Harvey Gold , born October 12, 1952 in Akron, Ohio, U.S.A., is an American guitarist, bassist, and keyboardist for the avant-rock/New Wave band Tin Huey. When the band members first went their separate waysin 1982, he also became a film and video producer. In 1986, he started his own production company, Gold Teleproductions, which he currently co-owns and operates with partner Dan Epstein in Soho, New York. Included among the projects he's produced is, for comedy central the television series, 2 Drink Minimum, the house band including a couple of his bandmates from Tin Huey, Chris Butler (musician) (as music director) and Ralph Carney. After his 20 year stay in New York, he moved back to his hometown where he currently resides with his wife, Dolli. His most recent media project is the multi layered (website, facebook, twitter, youtube) www.yourbeernetwork.com, focused on craft beer & food, brewers, taverns, saloons, movies , music, wine, and 'culture'in general.
In recent years, he's been busy with his spin-off bands, Half Cleveland with Chris, and Harvey In The Hall , whose members include himself on the guitar, keyboard and vocals, the Hueys' and Unit 5's 'Bongo' Bob Ethington on drums, Chi-Pig's Deborah Smith on bass and vocals, and Bruce Hensal as producer. Others are guests/unofficial members, including the Byrds' and Flying Burrito Brothers' Chris Hillman, the Black Keys' Dan Auerbach, and Dolli; another band of his operating in the H in the H sphere, Mr. Ray Violet, includes himself on guitar, bass, digital sounds, loops and vocals, Tin Huey's Michael Aylward on guitar, harmonica and vocals, and in the case of "Lemon Beasley," David Stephenson (drummer). Michael and Harvey, more recently have been recording and performed at art galleries as "Huey's Swing Club."
Most recently, Harvey recorded a piano track for Sally Spring's latest offering, "Stars" and completed a "micro-mini" tour (playing bass) with Sally in March of '11, playing at "Not SXSW" in Austin, and other venues including Baton Rouge and New Orleans. Harvey also contributed a track for R. Stevie Moore's Tribute Box Set, a recording of Stevie's "Human Race" everything recorded, as a nod to Mr. Moore's dyi King status, on a Boss Stomp Box looper.