A fellow engineer needs your help.

Moderator Joined: Sep 12, 2002 Posts: 1865 Location: NYC

A good friend of mine and engineer Scott Harding was in a horrible car crash a few weeks ago returning from a studio in a cab. 3 Kids were drag racing and ran a red light and plowed into the side of the cab and then fled the scene, the next morning the car was reported stolen. As a result of the crash, Scott in now paralyzed below the waist. Like a lot of people in the industry, Scott had no health insurance and very little in the bank. All of his friends, fellow engineers, and musicians are pulling together to help raise money for the HUGE bills that are starting to come in as a result of the accident.

Benefit concerts are being organized and below is the first one. If you are in NYC and want to hear some incredible musicians and help someone at the same time, this is the night.

The Scotty Hard Concert, March 19th
Highline Ballroom
461 West 16th Street
New York

Confirmed artists:
John Scofield
John Medeski
Billy Martin
Bill Laswell
Eric Krasno
Neal Evans
Marco Benevento
Joe Russo
Antibalas
Sex Mob
DJ Logic
John Ellis
Michael Blake
Vijay Iyer
Tommy Hamilton
Kevin Kendrick

The date is March 19, you can see further details on the venue web site http://www.highlineballroom.com/bio.php?id=427. 100% of the gross box office receipts will go to the trust. Tickets are on sale now. We're doing this event entirely non-comp, tickets can be purchased through the outlet specified on the site.

If you can't make the show and want to still help a fellow engineer, you can send a check to:

The Scotty Hard Fund
c/o Heesok Chang
970 Kent Ave #401
brooklyn ny 11205

Any amount will help even if it's $1.

Scott Harding has engineered some great records and worked with incredible artists. I'm sure you either have one of the records he's worked on or heard on the radio.

Thank you in advance.

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Moderator Joined: Sep 12, 2002 Posts: 1865 Location: NYC

A paypal account has been setup. please contribute anything you can, it all helps. here's the link and thanks again

http://www.scottyhardtrust.com/

Moderator Joined: Sep 12, 2002 Posts: 1865 Location: NYC

Show was a complete success. Thanks to everyone for going and donating.

Joel Hamilton, an engineer and friend of Scott's at G room studio has signed up for the scooter cannonball run from san fran to delaware and will be looking for donations or sponsors to raise money for Scott. His goal is to raise $10,000 by racing a 25hp scooter across the country against hundreds of others. He's nuts but it's for a good cause. As soon as he sets up the page, I'll post it here.

Posted: Thu Apr 10, 2008 8:17 pm

WOW, THIS IS VERY SAD, AND CAN HAPPEN TO ANY OF US.
HE MUST BE WELL RESPECTED IN THE BUSINESS FOR THAT LINE UP TO PERFORM TO HELP HIM PAY HIS BILLS.
THIS IS MY FIRST POST ON THIS FORUM, AND THIS IS VERY SAD TO HEAR.
I´LL DO WHAT I CAN.

Moderator Joined: Sep 12, 2002 Posts: 1865 Location: NYC

For you Canadians, There is a benefit concert this thursday in Vancouver. Here's the info

http://www.hardstockforscottyhard.org/

Come and enjoy a GREAT night of music. Check out the link, it's quite the lineup.

Posted: Tue Apr 22, 2008 10:11 am

Thanks for that. It kind of conflicts with my sons Kidapalooza concert but I'll definitely try to go. Always willing to support a local.

Moderator Joined: Sep 12, 2002 Posts: 1865 Location: NYC

To Friends of Scotty Hard:

Hard Folks Benefit For Scotty Hard

TLAB w/Michael Blake & Steve Ulrich
Chris Brown & Kate Fenner w/Tony Scherr
Brad Roberts
Not Waving But Drowning
Gachupin
Reverend Vince Anderson
Brooklyn Boogaloo Blowout w/Leah Siegal

100% ALL PROCEEDS GO TO THE SCOTTY HARD TRUST
SATURDAY MAY 10, 2008

The Living Room NYC

154 Ludlow Street (between Stanton and Rivington) 212-533-7235

Door Charge: $20 suggested donation

To purchase tickets in advance online click on below link.

http://www.ticketweb.com/t3/sale/SaleEventDetail?dispatch=loadSelectionData&eventId=265698

Moderator Joined: Sep 12, 2002 Posts: 1865 Location: NYC

Joel Hamilton is riding a vespa coast to coast to raise money for Scott. here's a link to the website.

http://www.vespacoast2coast.com/

thanks

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