VERNON, BC

Tel. 289 776 9308

ROSS.HARDY @ HARDMD.COM

Ross Hardy

1990-1997
Engineer – Chris Stone Audio
- Music Supervision (Film & TV)
- Production Music

1993-2010
Composer
- 3000 Compositions for Production Music labels BMG / Universal / Sonoton / DeWolfe

2009-2010
Business Development Executive – SOCAN
- Fought for copyright and collected owed SOCAN royalties
- Nightclubs, stadiums, concert venues
- Advocating for Canadian Composers

2010-2014
Director, Production Music – olé Media Management
- Lead olé’s Production Music division
- Expanded profession to include music publishing, technology, marketing, digital rights management and executive leadership

2014-2024
Partner/Composer – HARD Music Group
- 100% Canadian Production Music Company
- HMG controls three 100% Canadian labels, representing 20,000 works worldwide from 170 Canadian Composers.

Top Credits

Saturday Night Live / Late Night with David Letterman / In A Fix / Buffy The Vampire Slayer / ESPN / Fox Sports / NBC Sports / WWE / WWF / Hockey Night In Canada / Schitt's Creek

EXPERIENCE / ABILITIES

Action, Current Affairs, Lifestyle, News, Sports

PROFESSIONAL ROLES

Composer, Lyricist, Music Editor, Music Producer, Programmer

LANGUAGE

English

PERFORMING RIGHTS SOCIETIES

SOCAN, ASCAP, BMI

MECHANICAL RIGHTS SOCIETIES

SOCAN RR

UNIQUE EXPERIENCE / INFORMATION

1990-1997
Engineer – Chris Stone Audio
- Music Supervision (Film & TV)
- Production Music

1993-2010
Composer
- 3000 Compositions for Production Music labels BMG / Universal / Sonoton / DeWolfe

2009-2010
Business Development Executive – SOCAN
- Fought for copyright and collected owed SOCAN royalties
- Nightclubs, stadiums, concert venues
- Advocating for Canadian Composers

2010-2014
Director, Production Music – olé Media Management
- Lead olé’s Production Music division
- Expanded profession to include music publishing, technology, marketing, digital rights management and executive leadership

2014-2024
Partner/Composer – HARD Music Group
- 100% Canadian Production Music Company
- HMG controls three 100% Canadian labels, representing 20,000 works worldwide from 170 Canadian Composers.

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