Keith Harris | |
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| Born | October 1951 (age 72–73) Newcastle, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | University of Dundee |
| Occupation(s) | Music industry consultant, artist manager |
| Awards | MMF Music Industry Champion, 2014 |
| Website | keithharrismusic |
Keith Harris OBE (born October 1951) is an English music industry consultant and artist manager, who is the former chair of UK Music's Diversity & Equality Taskforce.[1] Harris has worked in the music industry on both sides of the Atlantic for more than four decades as a promotions manager, including for such major companies as Transatlantic Records, EMI and Motown, and he is one of the most high-profile black executives in the business, with artists he has represented including Stevie Wonder (with whom he has worked since the 1970s), Junior Giscombe, Omar, and Lynden David Hall.[2] Harris serves in non-executive director and board positions across multiple music charities and companies, while regularly giving talks, seminars and workshops to aiming to change perceptions and help to give young people the tools to enter the industry.[3][4]
Harris was elected Rector of the University of Dundee in 2021.
- ^ Staff, MusicWeek (1 June 2020). "'Make sure this is not another false dawn': Keith Harris' open letter to the music industry". MusicWeek. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Black Music: Locked out of the Mainstream with Keith Harris OBE". Brighter Sound. 28 May 2020. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
- ^ Rowlinson, Amy (7 July 2020). "032 Follow Your Dreams with Keith Harris OBE". Focus on WHY (Podcast). Retrieved 4 December 2020.
- ^ Tschmuck, Peter (19 September 2016). "introducing our guests: keith harris (manager of stevie wonder, london)". Music Business Research.