Barry Harris

Barry Harris is a singer, songwriter, producer, guitarist, keyboardist, and the creator of Barry Harris’ Kon Kan. He is also the co-creator of the remix and production team Thunderpuss. In the spring of 1988, Barry launched the project known as Kon Kan, becoming the first club DJ in the world to write, produce, and perform a worldwide Top 40 hit with “I Beg Your Pardon.” In 1998, Barry teamed with DJ and producer Chris Cox to form Thunderpuss. Together, the duo produced more than 31 number-one Billboard Dance remixes for artists including Madonna, Britney Spears, Jennifer Lopez, Cher, Mary J. Blige, Janet Jackson, and many others. Barry is also widely recognized for his work on Whitney Houston’s “It’s Not Right but It’s Okay” and the club classic “Dive in the Pool (Let’s Get Soakin’ Wet).” Beyond Barry Harris’ Kon Kan and Thunderpuss, his creative history includes solo work, Outta Control, and Sick Seconds. Barry continued the Kon Kan legacy in 2014 with the re-recording of “Pardon Me / Rose Garden ’14.” He claimed the official Spotify artist page in 2016 and the Apple Music page in 2018. In 2020, the 1994 album Vida was reissued worldwide digitally after previously being available only in Canada. New songs followed in 2023. In December 2024, Barry Harris’ Kon Kan was billed on a Brazil tour with Information Society, with dates in Belo Horizonte, Rio de Janeiro, Ribeirão Preto, Brasília, Goiânia, São Paulo, and Porto Alegre, followed by a new LP released June 30, 2026.