Chuck Harmony facts for kids

Chuck Harmony is a talented music producer and songwriter. His real name is Charles T. Harmon. He was born on December 18, 1979. Chuck Harmony is from Nashville, Tennessee. He has been nominated for a Grammy Award three times. He also won an NAACP Image Award for a song called "Bittersweet" by Fantasia.

Early Life and Musical Beginnings

Chuck Harmony grew up in East St. Louis, Illinois. He started playing music in church when he was only four years old. He learned to play the drums first. Soon, he also played the trombone, tuba, and piano. He even sang in the church choir.

He went to Alabama State University to study music. There, he focused on piano lessons. His goal was to become a jazz pianist. After college, he moved to Atlanta, Georgia.

Chuck Harmony's Music Career

Writing and Producing Hit Songs

Chuck Harmony started his professional music career in 2007. His first big songwriting job was for Celine Dion. He helped write her song "I Got Nothin' Left." He worked with famous artist Ne-Yo on this song.

Since then, Chuck Harmony has worked with many popular artists. He has produced, written, or arranged songs for stars like Rihanna, Mary J. Blige, John Legend, and Janet Jackson. He helps create the sound of their music.

He has been recognized for his amazing work:

• In 2009, he was nominated for a Grammy Award. This was for his work on Ne-Yo's album Year of the Gentleman.
• In 2011, he was nominated for another Grammy Award. This was for co-writing "Bittersweet" by Fantasia. He also won an NAACP Image Award for this song.
• In 2012, he received a Grammy nomination for "Pieces of Me" by Ledisi.

Chuck Harmony also produced "Work in Progress (Growing Pains)" for Mary J. Blige. This song was on her album Growing Pains. That album won a Grammy Award in 2009. He also helped write and produce Rihanna's hit song "Russian Roulette" in 2009. In 2010, he produced "One in a Million" for Ne-Yo. He also produced and co-wrote Keri Hilson's popular song "Pretty Girl Rock".

Forming the Band Louis York

In 2015, Chuck Harmony started a band called Louis York. He formed it with another talented musician, Claude Kelly. They had worked together before on music for artists like Bruno Mars and Miley Cyrus.

Louis York released their first music collection, Masterpiece Theater – Act I, in 2015. Chuck Harmony plays many instruments in the band. He plays keyboards, guitars, drums, and uses a vocoder. Their next collection, Masterpiece Theater – Act II, came out in 2016. Louis York is the first group signed to their own record label, Weirdo Workshop. This label works with Sony.

Awards and Recognition

Chuck Harmony has received several awards and nominations for his contributions to music.

Louis York Discography

Here are the music releases from Chuck Harmony's band, Louis York:

More of His Work

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