Michael John Harvey (born 29 August 1958 in Rochester, Victoria, Australia), is an Australian rock musician, composer, arranger and record producer.
He is best known for his long-time collaboration with the singer and songwriter Nick Cave. A multi-instrumentalist, Harvey plays guitar, bass guitar, keyboards, and drums. He also sings. Born in rural Victoria, Harvey moved to the suburbs of Melbourne in his childhood. His father was a Church of England Vicar and the family lived adjacent to the church, first in Ormond then later Ashburton. Harvey sang in the church choir from an early age. Harvey, his elder brother Philip and younger brother Sebastian all attended the private boys school Caulfield Grammar School. It was at school in the early 1970s that Harvey met fellow students Nick Cave, Phill Calvert and Tracy Pew. A rock group was formed with Cave (vocals), Harvey (guitar), Calvert (drums) and other students on guitar, bass and saxophone. The band played at parties and school functions with a mixed pre-punk repertoire of Lou Reed, David Bowie, Roxy Music, Alice Cooper and the Sensational Alex Harvey Band, among others. Harvey was also a member of the school choir (conducted by actor Norman Kaye), and took extracurricular lessons from jazz guitarist Bruce Clarke.
Solo albums
* Intoxicated Man (1995)
* Pink Elephants (1997)
* One Man's Treasure (2005)
* Two of Diamonds (2007)
* Three Sisters - Live at Bush Hall (2008)
Film soundtracks
* Ghosts... of the Civil Dead (1990)
* Alta Marea & Vaterland (1993)
* To Have And To Hold (1996)
* Chopper (2000)
* Australian Rules (2003)
* Suburban Mayhem (2006)
* Deliver Us from Evil (2006)
* Motion Picture Music (2006)
Other CD releases
* And The Ass Saw The Angel (2000)
Albums produced by Mick Harvey for other artists
* Robert Forster Danger in the Past (1990)
* Once Upon A Time In The Blink Of An Eye (1992)
* Anita Lane Dirty Pearl (1993)
* The Cruel Sea The Honeymoon is Over (1993)
* Congo Norvell Music To Remember Him By (1994)
* Rowland S. Howard Teenage Snuff Film (1999)
* Anita Lane Sex O'Clock (2001)
Awards
* 2007 ARIA Awards: When Nick Cave was inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame he took it upon himself to induct Mick Harvey and other Australian members of the Birthday Party and The Bad Seeds
* 2006 AFI Awards: Best Original Music Score (Suburban Mayhem)
* 2004 ARIA Awards: Best Original Soundtrack (Australian Rules)
* 1997 ARIA Awards: Best Original Soundtrack (To have and to hold)
* 1996 ARIA Awards: Single of the Year & Best Pop Release (Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds and Kylie Minogue: "Where the Wild Roses Grow")
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