A very dear family friend Scott Harding, (aka Scotty Hard), music producer/engineer extraordinaire, was in a catastrophic car accident last month. At 3am on Friday, February 15 while returning home from a late night mixing session the cab he was riding in was broadsided by some joy riders at extreme speed in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. The impact left him in serious condition with multiple injuries, including a crushed T5 vertebrae. Partially paralyzed, Scott’s condition is serious and like many dedicated artists he is without health insurance and is facing very large medical and legal fees. Scott underwent surgery earlier this month and is in good spirits, but the road to recovery will be a long and uncertain one.
For those of you who do not know Scott he is a Vancouver native and longtime New Yorker. He has had a long and flourishing career as a producer and engineer in the hip-hop and jazz genres. His list of production credits include the Grammy award winning Chris Rock CD Never Scared and an impressive artist list that includes: Charlie Hunter, Tricky, Crooklyn Dub, Dubadelic, Bailter Space, DJ Logic, Badar Ali Khan, Sex Mob, Medeski Martin & Wood, Material, Soul Crib, Michael Blake, Chris Brown, Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, Wu-Tang Clan, Vernon Reid, Dirty Dozen Brass Band, PM Dawn, De La Soul, Boogie Down Productions, Brand New Heavies, Prince Paul, Biz Markie, Chubb Rock, Teo Macero… to name but a few.
To help Scott’s cause, his friends and the dedicated musical community came together for a benefit concert on March 19, at the Highline Ballroom in New York City. The bill for the sold out show included jazz guitar legend John Scofield, Antibalas, Bill Laswell, MMW's John Medeski and Billy Martin, Marco Benevento and Joe Russo of Benevento/Russo Duo, Eric Krasno, Neal Evans, Sex Mob, DJ Logic, John Ellis, Michael Black, Vijay Iyer, Tommy Hamilton, and Kevin Kendrick. If you were unable to attend, photos from the show can be seen at http://timothyglennphoto.com/scottyhard
All proceeds from the event went to the "Scotty Hard Trust", established to help Scott through his ordeal. Personal Donations can be made as well and are payable to "The Scotty Hard Trust" c/o Heesok Chang 970 Kent Ave #401 Brooklyn NY 11205.

