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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A paypal account has been setup. please contribute anything you
A paypal account has been setup. please contribute anything you can, it all helps. here's the link and thanks again
Show was a complete success. Thanks to everyone for going and do
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.
For you Canadians, There is a benefit concert this thursday in V
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.
To Friends of Scotty Hard: Hard Folks Benefit For Scotty Hard
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
Joel Hamilton is riding a vespa coast to coast to raise money fo
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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