Harrison (musician)
Harrison Robinson, mononymously known as Harrison, is a Canadian electronic musician from Toronto, Ontario.Jordan Darville, [https://www.thefader.com/2016/09/14/harrison-allie-vertigo-music-video-interview "How Harrison got healthy and found his voice"]. Fader, September 14, 2016. He is most noted as a two-time Juno Award nominee for Electronic Album of the Year, receiving nods at the Juno Awards of 2017 for Checkpoint TitaniumHolly Gordon, [https://www.cbc.ca/music/junos/news/alessia-cara-drake-the-weeknd-tegan-and-sara-among-2017-juno-nominees-1.5074794 "Alessia Cara, Drake, the Weeknd, Tegan and Sara among 2017 Juno nominees"]. CBC Music, February 7, 2017. and at the Juno Awards of 2024 for Birds, Bees, the Clouds and the Trees.[https://www.cbc.ca/music/junos/juno-awards-2024-nominations-charlotte-cardin-daniel-caesar-talk-1.7105439 "Here are all the 2024 Juno nominees"]. CBC Music, February 6, 2024.
Robinson released tracks to SoundCloud before releasing the EP Colors in 2015.Scott Simpson, [https://exclaim.ca/music/article/harrison-colors_ep "Harrison, Colors EP"]. Exclaim!, April 1, 2015.
Checkpoint Titanium, his debut full-length album, was released in 2016.Benjamin Boles, [https://nowtoronto.com/music/album-of-the-week-harrison-s-checkpoint-titanium/ "Album of the week: harrison’s Checkpoint Titanium"]. Now, September 7, 2016. He followed up in 2018 with his second album, Apricity.Matt Bauer, [https://exclaim.ca/music/article/harrison_knows_winter_is_coming_apricity_will_help_us_cope "Harrison Knows Winter Is Coming; 'Apricity' Will Help Us Cope"]. Exclaim!, October 10, 2018.
Birds, Bees, the Clouds and the Trees, his third full-length album, followed in 2023.Tom Beedham, [https://exclaim.ca/music/article/harrison_birds_bees_the_clouds_and_the_trees_review "Harrison Pushes Beyond the Material World on 'Birds, Bees, the Clouds & the Trees'"]. Exclaim!, April 26, 2023.
Awards
Maxime Lamontagne's music video for the single "How Can It Be", from the Colors EP, was shortlisted for the Prism Prize in 2016.[http://exclaim.ca/music/article/prism_prize_announces_top_20_finalists_for_2016 "Prism Prize Announces Top 20 Finalists for 2016"]. Exclaim!, February 9, 2016. In 2017, Scott Cudmore's video for "It’s Okay, I Promise" was shortlisted,Haydn Watters, [https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/prism-prize-2017-top-10-1.4054927 "A Tribe Called Red, Grimes, Wintersleep videos make Prism Prize short list"]. CBC News, April 4, 2017. and in 2019 Ft. Langley's video for "Your Girl" made the shortlist.[https://www.cbc.ca/radio/q/blog/jessie-reyez-classified-more-to-vie-for-best-canadian-music-video-prize-1.5079840 "Jessie Reyez, Classified, more to vie for best Canadian music video prize"]. Q, April 2, 2019.
"By Myself", a collaboration between Harrison and DijahSB, was a nominee for the 2022 SOCAN Songwriting Prize.Myriam Bercier, [https://lecanalauditif.ca/actualites/finalistes-prix-chanson-socan-2022/ "Les finalistes du Prix de la chanson SOCAN 2022"]. Le Canal Auditif, June 1, 2022.