Herb Bernstein arranged and produced records in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s[1] for Laura Nyro, John Denver, Joel Grey, The Four Seasons, Bob Dylan, The Monkees, Dusty Springfield, Tina Turner, Norma Tanega, The Happenings, Tony Orlando and Dawn, Julie Budd, Lainie Kazan, Frankie Valli, Peaches & Herb, Patti Austin, Connie Francis, Lesley Gore, and Jimmy Roselli.

Bernstein's numerous hit records as producer, publisher, or arranger include "See You in September," "Go Away Little Girl," "Knock Three Times" and "Leaving on a Jet Plane, as well as "Brink of Disaster" and "I Can't Make It Without You" by Lesley Gore (released in 1967 and 1968, respectively).

The Laura Nyro album More Than a New Discovery released in 1967, which Bernstein arranged and conducted, was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1999.

[citation needed] On August 11, 2012, Bernstein participated in Lincoln Center's "29th Annual Roots of American Music Festival" as a panelist for the "Stoned Soul Symposium", discussing the work of Laura Nyro.

[citation needed] He taught at Eastern District High School before embarking on his music career.