Formed in 1982, synthpop band Information Society achieved mainstream success for a time in the late eighties and early nineties.

After Information Society broke up, Harland kept the rights to the name of the band and worked with Steven Seibold of Hate Dept..[3] The resulting album titled Don't Be Afraid, was released in 1997.

[4] The album resulted in a more industrial influenced sound, purportedly fulfilling the wishes of Harland in pursuing a darker approach that he had previously hoped to explore.

A 2004 episode of VH1's Bands Reunited, caused a brief controversy when Harland refused to appear in an Information Society reunion performance, despite apparently accepting the invitation on-camera by signing a copy of their first album.

Harland cited family obligations and a demanding career in not returning full-time; he has since been involved nonetheless, performing at a few concerts, and is featured as a vocalist on their 2007 album Synthesizer.

After 11 years as a full-time recording artist, Harland moved to San Francisco and began his career in video game audio engineering.