Devo Harris

DeVon "Devo" Harris (born December 9, 1977), also known as Devo Springsteen, is an American record producer, songwriter, and DJ. The cousin of American rapper Kanye West, Harris discovered and led American singer John Legend to sign with West's label, GOOD Music, in 2003. Harris extensively contributed to Legend's debut Get Lifted and subsequent albums, along with releases for other artists including Nas, Britney Spears, Aretha Franklin, Ol' Dirty Bastard, and the Last Poets. For his production on West's 2005 single "Diamonds from Sierra Leone", Harris won the Best Rap Song honor at the 48th Annual Grammy Awards.

Devo earned his BS in Economics from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. After earning his Master of Business Administration degree from Columbia Business School in 2011, Harris has since shifted focus onto technology and media proprietorship.

Biography Harris grew up in the U.S. and Germany. Both of his parents were in the U.S. Army. He graduated high school from The Pembroke Hill School in Kansas City, Missouri, and then attended the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. At Penn, he wrestled, played football, and DJed at local radio stations WPPR and WQHS FM. After graduating with degrees in Economics and Strategic Management, he moved to New York City in 2000 with college roommate John Legend. While working in venture capital, he began working part-time assisting and serving as A&R at the production company G.O.O.D. Music. Harris eventually signed Legend to the label in 2003 and managed his project. Harris then earned an MBA degree from Columbia Business School. by U.S. band Riot In Paris, which debuted on UniverseCity blog and was noted as the first interactive choose-your-own-adventure music video in the U.S. After graduating from Columbia Business School in 2011, Harris started his career in technology by teaching himself to code and launched Red Ochre Inc. in 2014. Soon after, he would become a Senior Product Manager at Vimeo.

In 2020, Harris launched Adventr, an interactive streaming platform. In September 2021, Adventr became a finalist in the 2021 TechCrunch Disrupt Conference and announced its patent on voice-controlled interactive media.

Discography Singles Year Title (Album) Artist/Project Label Released 2009 "Magnificent" Rick Ross 2008 "If You're Out There" John Legend GOOD/Sony/Columbia 2008 "Association" Nas The N Mixtape 2008 "The Promise" Deborah Cox Deco Recording Group 2008 "You Know Where My Heart Is" Deborah Cox Deco Recording Group 2007 "What Y'all Came To Do" Aretha Franklin J Records 2007 "Misunderstood" (Finding Forever) Common GOOD/Geffen 2007 "Always Lovin' You" Kreesha Turner Virgin 2007 "Celebrate" Cassidy J Records 2007 "Let Go" Britney Spears Jive Records2007 "Sweeter" Estelle Homeschool/Atlantic 2007 "Come Together" Estelle Homeschool/Atlantic 2007 "Blowin' My Phone Up" Consequence GOOD/Sony/Columbia 2006 "Let There Be Light" (Hip Hop Is Dead) Nas IDJ/Sony/Def Jam 2006 "Stereo" (Once Again) John Legend GOOD/Sony/Columbia 2006 "My Love, My Life" GLC GOOD Music 2006 "When I Was..." Rhymefest J Records 2006 "Back In The Day" The Last Poets Jambetta 2005 "Diamonds from Sierra Leone" (Late Registration) Kanye West Roc-A-Fella/IDJ 2004 "Refuge (When It's Cold Outside)" (Get Lifted) John Legend GOOD/Sony/Columbia 2004 "So High" (Get Lifted) John Legend GOOD/Sony/Columbia 2004 "Live It Up" (Get Lifted) John Legend GOOD/Sony/Columbia 2004 "Sunkist Sunlab Radio" Sunkist Soda 2004 "And You Say" Consequence SureShot Records 2003 "Summer Beach House Direct Effect Theme" MTV

Mixtapes 2007, "Bacardi Grandmelon And Devo Springsteen Present: The Good The Bad The Ugly" 2006, "Bacardi Big Apple & Devo Springsteen Present: The Good Life"

Awards and nominations Year Category Song/Album Artist Result 2006 Best Rap Song "Diamonds from Sierra Leone" Kanye West 2006 Best Rap Album Late Registration Kanye West 2006 Best R&B Album Get Lifted John Legend 2006 Best Album Late Registration Kanye West