Hardstock 08 -a special benefit for Scott Harding


On Feb 16 2008 at about 3 am, Scott Harding was seriously injured in a hit and run collision in NYC. He has no health insurance. He is a musician, artist and friend. 100% of the net proceeds from this show went to help him.

Hardstock 08 featured the cream of Vancouver musicians from the last 30 years.

This benefit show took place April 25 at the Commodore Ballroom in Vancouver, BC. It was historic. It was glorious. The rock was pushed up the hill, the pink elephant in the room was given free booze; and pigs did fly.
Headlining was a super group created for the occasion called The Hard Ones, featuring (in alphabetical order) Barney Bentall, Doug Elliot, Paul Hyde, Colin James, Simon Kendall, Colin Nairne, Craig Northey, Pat Steward...Neil Osborne, Brad Merritt and Dave Genn (from 54/40), Tom Harrison, Ra McGuire and Smitty from Trooper; The Pointed Sticks; The Jazzmanian Devils; John Mann from Spirit of the West with his son Harlan Mann; Bughouse 5; Kinnie Starr; Hardrock Miners; the Furies; I Braineater; Go Four 3, Swank and the Mike Webster band.
The show was opened by Mayor Sam Sullivan. All told we raised almost $25,000. Not bad for a 3 week promotion when they said it could not be done.
Next up.............Holy Hardstock!!! - a 3 ring circus in a Cathedral on June 13. This is a sit down family event. Bring the kids and Mom, Dad, and Grandparents. After all, Hardstock is all about people pulling together to help out.

Tuesday, April 22, 2008

Meet Morgan Tanner and JFR


Morgan Tanner is the son of John Tanner, one of the great DJs of Vancouver history (Nite Dreems etc). Morgani is also a DJ. He is making an exclusive dj mix using an assortment of Scotty Hard's productions and tracks he engineered. There will be a limited Hardstock edition of 100 copies (CD-R) with cover art.

Morgan Tanner:
This will be an eclectic blend of sounds representing just some of the work Scott has done for the musical community. My background as a dj started when my dad had me on his local cable show 'nite dreems' and then on coast 1040 and more recently with CiTR where i produced my own show. For the past 10 years or so, have followed Scotty's work as i became interested in the people behind the boards. I think such a mix would be a great addition to this benefit and would show folks that Scott has helped create some of their favorite rap classics.

I am proposing to create this mix, and package it and sell it at the show for $20 with all the money going to Scott.

This situation is also one i feel passionate about as I am a community support worker for people with disabilities. My main client is an artist who was in a taxi accident and was paralyzed and is working towards walking again. So i know how support really helps folks rehabilitate. I am planning to bring the man i support who is in a wheelchair to the gig on friday.

Jfr ( my client) was in a taxi accident 15 years ago in Japan where he lived for 14 years as an artist( similar situation to Scotty) Jfr however has a brain injury but he is an example of how people do amazing things, Jfr is expected to be able to walk again sometime in the near future as a result of his rehab training.

Jaime Clay has helped out a lot on the cd and donated the blank CDs (just the right ones i was looking all over for) Each Cd will have a unique cover artwork and will be hand numbered.
morgan tanner

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