Before joining Ultra, he attended City University London and majored in Business studies and Financial Markets.
He went to school with two Ultra members, James Hearn was his class mate and Jon O'Mahony a couple of years older.
He wrote and produced for artists such as Liberty X, Natasha Bedingfield, Kylie Minogue and Bryan Adams.
Ultra briefly reunited in 2005 to record and release a second album entitled The Sun Shines Brighter.
Harwood also co-wrote Germany's entry in the 2015 edition of the Eurovision Song Contest for German singer, Ann Sophie.