Brent Harding

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Brent Harding
Brent Harding with Social Distortion at the Hootenanny, 2005
Background information
Birth name	Brent Douglas Harding
Born	March 3, 1967
Origin	Columbus, Ohio, U.S.
Genre(s)	Punk, Bluegrass, Alt. Country
Occupation(s)	Musician
Instrument(s)	Electric and acoustic bass
Years active	1986-present
Associated acts	The Lucky Stars Deke Dickerson and the Eccofonics Whiskey Chimp Dynamo Jump The Hollywood Combo The Sleepwalkers Mike Ness Social Distortion The Steeplejacks

Brent Harding (born March 3, 1967) is a bass player for the famous California punk group Social Distortion.

He joined Social Distortion in November 2004 and replaced Matt Freeman, who is best known for working as the bass player of Rancid.

Harding was the bass player for Social Distortion's Mike Ness during Ness' Cheating At Solitiare tour and recorded with Ness on his second solo offering Under the Influences. His previous bands include Deke Dickerson And The Ecco-Fonics, The Eugene Edwards Band, The Lucky Stars, The Sleepwalkers and The What-Me Worry? Jug Band. He also plays stand up for an insurgent bluegrass band called Whiskey Chimp in his home town of Ventura, CA.

Summer of 2007 saw the birth of Harding's newest project, The Steeplejacks. Along with Harding, the band consists of Jonny Wickersham (Social Distortion, U.S. Bombs and Youth Brigade) on guitar, Sam Bolle (Fear,Dick Dale, Agent Orange) on stand up bass, Toby Emery (Raging Arb and the Redheads, Jackass) on mandolin and guitar and Bill Flores (The Rincon Ramblers, Louie Ortega) on pedal steel, fiddle and accordion.

Harding playing bass in Social Distortion

Harding with Social Distortion in Hamburg, Germany 2005

Harding with Social Distortion in New York City at the Nokia Theater, October, 2005

Harding with Sylvain Sylvain of the New York Dolls in New York City at the Nokia Theater, October 2005

[edit] Discography

• The Lucky Stars
• Under the Influences- Mike Ness (1999)
• Rhythm, Rhyme & Truth] - Deke Dickerson and the Eccofonics )2000
• Beatsville- Rod McKuen (2002)
• My Name is Deke - Deke Dickerson and the Eccofonics (2004)
• More Million Sellers - Deke Dickerson and the Eccofonics
• Mister Entertainment - Deke Dickerson and the Eccofonics
• Anything - Amy Ferris (2004)
• Everything You Want For Christmas - Big Bad Voodoo Daddy (2004)
• Dynamo Jump
• Joe Paquin
• Hollywood Combo
• Naranja- Whiskey Chimp
• Ventura - Whiskey Chimp

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