After the Bourbon's break-up in the mid-1990s, he became the horn player for many of Canada's best known exports and domestic successes, recording and performing in the United States and Canada. He served as Michael Bublé's musical director and featured soloist and is the latest addition to Ronnie Hawkins' band, The Hawks.
From 2000 to 2005, Hardy was nominated as Horn Player of the Year at the Canada's Maple Blues Awards in recognition of his extensive contributions to the blues genre, both live and in the studio.[citation needed]
He is also known as a session player on musical saw, and has been featured on numerous recordings, including BNL's Born on a Pirate Ship and Veda Hille's Spine. His saw playing can also be heard on jingles for an assortment of products and services including ads for Halls Cough Drops, Kia Cars, and Scott's Turfbuilder. A long awaited instrumental saw CD, entitled Musical Saw Encounters, is slated for release in early 2015.
His newest group, The Pip Squeek Orchestra, described as a dixieland-band-on-steroids, debuts fall 2007 with a new CD and a line-up of players from Vancouver, Victoria and Toronto.
To date, Hardy has released four CDs as a solo artist. He continues to travel, perform and record extensively, dividing his time between Toronto, Vancouver, Victoria and New Orleans.
The Being FRANK Show (TV talk / variety show, 2011–present)
ReferencesEdit
^Myers, Paul (October 2003). Barenaked Ladies: Public Stunts, Private Stories. Simon and Schuster. pp. 76–77. ISBN978-0-7432-3835-9.
External linksEdit
Live performance by Gene Hardy & Sparkjiver on YouTube
Gene Hardy on Sonicbids EPK
August 25, 2023
gene, hardy, this, biography, living, person, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, adding, reliable, sources, contentious, material, about, living, persons, that, unsourced, poorly, sourced, must, removed, immediately, from, article, talk,. This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately from the article and its talk page especially if potentially libelous Find sources Gene Hardy news newspapers books scholar JSTOR July 2010 Learn how and when to remove this template message Gene Hardy is a Canadian multi instrumentalist and vocalist He performs on saxophone violin musical saw and theremin Gene HardyBackground informationOriginToronto Ontario CanadaOccupation s MusicianInstrument s Saxophone violin musical saw thereminYears active1979 presentWebsitegenehardy wbr com Contents 1 Career 2 Discography 2 1 Solo albums 2 2 Contributions 3 TV and film 4 References 5 External linksCareer EditHardy s early music training began in Victoria British Columbia first on violin at age 9 then on saxophone a year later After studies at the Victoria Conservatory of Music and UVic he moved to Toronto in 1986 In 1988 he joined Canadian alternative rock band Bourbon Tabernacle Choir 1 After the Bourbon s break up in the mid 1990s he became the horn player for many of Canada s best known exports and domestic successes recording and performing in the United States and Canada He served as Michael Buble s musical director and featured soloist and is the latest addition to Ronnie Hawkins band The Hawks From 2000 to 2005 Hardy was nominated as Horn Player of the Year at the Canada s Maple Blues Awards in recognition of his extensive contributions to the blues genre both live and in the studio citation needed He is also known as a session player on musical saw and has been featured on numerous recordings including BNL s Born on a Pirate Ship and Veda Hille s Spine His saw playing can also be heard on jingles for an assortment of products and services including ads for Halls Cough Drops Kia Cars and Scott s Turfbuilder A long awaited instrumental saw CD entitled Musical Saw Encounters is slated for release in early 2015 His newest group The Pip Squeek Orchestra described as a dixieland band on steroids debuts fall 2007 with a new CD and a line up of players from Vancouver Victoria and Toronto To date Hardy has released four CDs as a solo artist He continues to travel perform and record extensively dividing his time between Toronto Vancouver Victoria and New Orleans Discography EditSolo albums Edit Gene Hardy amp Sparkjiver Gene Hardy amp Sparkjiver CD 2000 Gene Hardy amp Sparkjiver FunkyBluesyJazzyChurchy CD 2002 Gene Hardy Blow Blow Blow CD 2004 Gene Hardy amp The Pip Squeek Orchestra Gene Hardy amp The Pip Squeek Orchestra CD 2007 Contributions Edit Bourbon Tabernacle Choir Sister Anthony 1990 Big Sugar Big Sugar 1992 Bourbon Tabernacle Choir Superior Cackling Hen 1992 Barenaked Ladies Gordon 1992 No 1 CAN US gold Rheostatics Whale Music 1992 Big Sugar Five Hundred Pounds 1993 Rheostatics Music from The Motion Picture Whale Music 1994 Barenaked Ladies Maybe You Should Drive 1994 No 175 US No 57 UK Rheostatics Introducing Happiness 1994 Bourbon Tabernacle Choir Shy Folk 1995 Barenaked Ladies Born on a Pirate Ship 1996 No 111 gold U S No 18 Canada Veda Hille Spine 1996 Bourbon Tabernacle Choir Simply the Best 1985 1995 2000 Kevin Quain Tequila Vampire Matinee CD 2000 Neil Leyton Midnight Sun 2003 Fading Ways Esthero We R in Need of a Musical Revolution CD EP 2004 Reprise Records Esthero Wikked Lil Grrrls Samplers Version 1 amp 2 CD 2005 Warner Bros Records Esthero Wikked Lil Grrrls CD 2005 Warner Bros Records Esthero Fastlane Remixes CD 2005 Warner Bros Records Dean Drouillard Dream at Harmony Motel CD 2005 Adam Warner No Place to Lay CD 2006 Kevin Quain Winter in Babylon CD 2007 Chuck Jackson A Cup of Joe CD 2012 Linus Records TV and film EditGeneral Hospital TV series Ups And Downs film Colin James Presents the Blues Masters TV special 1997 Hemingway Vs Callahan CBC mini series 2003 Take The Lead film 2006 Sounds Like Motown documentary 2007 Motown High documentary 2008 Numerous appearances on MuchMusic 1990 present The Being FRANK Show TV talk variety show 2011 present References Edit Myers Paul October 2003 Barenaked Ladies Public Stunts Private Stories Simon and Schuster pp 76 77 ISBN 978 0 7432 3835 9 External links EditLive performance by Gene Hardy amp Sparkjiver on YouTube Gene Hardy on Sonicbids EPK Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Gene Hardy amp oldid 1061705427, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
