During Haver's early years as a musician, he worked with the Welsh band,
Waterfront, in the late 1980s. He was the band's musical director and drummer, playing on their top 10 US single, Cry. In 1989, he was the drummer on
Corey Hart's album,
Young Man Running. After recording the album, he also toured with Hart in Canada, Japan and the Philippines. Haver's first notable engineering and writing work, came on the fifth
Manic Street Preachers album, released in 1998. The album was titled,
This Is My Truth Tell Me Yours. The album debuted at number 1 in the
UK Album Chart, selling 136,000 copies, going
Gold in the first week. He teamed up with
The Simpsons creator,
Matt Groening in 1992 to create a second musical album for the animated series.
The Yellow Album is a play on
The Beatles' album of a similar name, which was finally released in 1998. Haver was credited for the writing and production of the track, "The Ten Commandments of Bart." Haver also was an engineer for
Catatonia's album release in 1998. During this period, he also worked on two
Super Furry Animals albums,
Mwng and
Out Spaced. With
Huw Stephens from
Radio 1, Haver founded the
Cardiff-based record label Boobytrap Records in 2000. Haver produced songs on the 2001 album by the
Manic Street Preachers, which was titled
Know Your Enemy. The album was the UK band's sixth release, with their last album coming three years prior in 1998. The album was a huge commercial success in the United Kingdom, reaching number two in March of that year. It remained in the charts for a period of sixteen weeks, selling over 100,000 copies in total throughout 2001. It received a gold certification from the
British Phonographic Industry for the number of copies sold. Haver worked on a number of the album's tracks, including Freedom of Speech Won't Feed My Children and Royal Correspondent. He also produced a two-track
EP for
Bullet for My Valentine in 2002. In 2002, Haver teamed up with
Richard Parfitt, the ex-
60 Ft. Dolls front man. The album was titled
Highlights in Slow Motion and received positive reviews, albeit struggling to reach the top of the charts in terms of sales. A year later, Haver teamed up with the New Zealand rock band,
The Feelers. The album was a big success, securing two number one singles in the country with the hits
Larger Than Life and
The Fear, from
Playground Battle. Haver toured with the
Manic Street Preachers in 2003 as a percussionist, following the release of their greatest hits album,
Forever Delayed. During the same period, he also helped launch the career of
Amy Wadge, now known as a regularly co-writer of
Ed Sheeran's music. In 2002, Haver heard Wadge playing in
Cardiff and recorded and released her debut album, The Famous Hour. Haver again worked with on the
Manic Street Preachers' seventh studio album in 2004. The album was titled
Lifeblood and had two singles which narrowly missed out on becoming number one singles. The album itself peaked at number 13 in the
UK Album Chart. Lifeblood was preceded by the single
The Love of Richard Nixon. During the mid-week chart the single was in number 1 position, but dropped and charted in the second position on the
UK singles chart. The album by the end of 2004 had gone
Silver.
Beautiful Intentions was released in 2005 by the ex-
Spice Girl,
Melanie C. Haver was the main producer for the album. The album only had one single that charted in her native Britain, which was
Next Best Superstar. Despite the limited success in the UK, the album performed well in mainland Europe, securing
Melanie C a number of accolades.
Beautiful Intentions reached number one on the Portuguese album chart. The last single from the album was
First Day of My Life, which was only released in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. The single went platinum in Germany and gold in Switzerland. In 2006, Haver teamed up with
Manic Street Preacher frontman,
James Dean Bradfield for his debut solo album. Two singles were released from the album,
That's No Way to Tell a Lie and
An English Gentleman. In the same year, he also produced the album of a second
Manic Street Preacher member,
Nick Wire. Wire's album received positive reviews, but didn't make any major impressions in the charts. Haver co-produced the eighth studio album for the
Manic Street Preachers, it was titled
Send Away the Tigers. The album peaked at number 2 in the
UK Album Chart following its release. The album received nationwide coverage in the UK, as it only missed out on the top spot in the charts by 690 copies, losing out to the
Arctic Monkeys. Despite missing out on top spot, the album still received gold accreditations in both Britain and Ireland. The second single from the album,
Your Love Alone Is Not Enough, reached number 2 on the
UK Singles Chart. Three other singles were released from the album, all of which entered the UK Top 40. He also produced
Second Hand Planet in 2007, the second album of New Zealand rock group,
Opshop. It was released under Siren Records. The album was certified 3× Platinum in New Zealand on 8 February 2009,. In 2010, Haver returned to work with the New Zealand rock band,
Opshop on their latest album.
Until the End of Time reached number one in New Zealand. The album had a relatively low level of success when compared to their previous album. A year later he teamed up with
Annabel Fay for her album,
Show Me the Right Way. It was her best-selling album to date, peaking at 8th position in the New Zealand charts. Haver also worked with
Chinaski in 2014 and 2017 on two albums by the Czech band. Haver worked on
Martin Carr's album, New Shapes of Life. He worked on the Snow Bound for
The Chills, which was released on 14 September 2018. His recent releases also include the
Red album for
Devilskin, Horizon for
Ekko Park, The Blessed Ghost for Voodoo Bloo and has become a member of the band Gramsci. ==Notable productions==