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Steven Hardy

“Great things are not done by impulse, but by a series of small things brought together.” Vincent van Gogh

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Blues
Bluegrass
Classical
Country
Folk and Traditional
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R&B and Soul
Rock and Pop

Biography:

Steven Hardy is a songwriter, composer, and lyricist whose songs have been recorded by some of Canada’s favorite artists, including Marc Jordan, Murray McLauchlan, John McDermott, and others.

He has composed music for two national award winning television documentaries ("Slippery" and "Lost April"), and his music has been licensed for television in Canada, the U.S.A., Australia, Ireland, and Iceland.

In September, 2004, his song "If Never" was performed by London, Ontario singer Jessie Ross at the Paralympic Games in Athens, Greece, and was featured in the CBC Television Special "Celebrate!".

He has written and produced recordings for Cassandra Hodgins (a finalist in CBC Television's "Over the Rainbow"), Sonja Gustafson (runner-up in BRAVO's reality television series "Bathroom Divas"), Mandy Carter (CBC "Rock Your Campus" semi-finalist) and others.

He is the recipient of the inaugural SOCAN Advanced Songwriters Workshop Award.

In September, 2016, he was featured by the Songwriters Association of Canada after receiving a rare perfect song assessment for his song “Is It Just Me?”

He holds an Honors Degree in Theory and Composition from the University of Western Ontario.

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