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Education

UNIVERSITY OF MA, Bachelor of Arts 

EMERSON COLLEGE, MA

     Broadcast, journalism & voice

MOHAWK TRAIL HIGH SCHOOL, MA

Bands & Musicians

THE MAVERICK STREET BAND: GREG SMITH-GUITAR-VOCAL,

“CHICAGO” STEVE CARTER, DRUMS,FRED ELLSWORTH- GUITAR/VOCAL,

AJ SAUSVILLE-DRUMS, DENNIS BANVILLE-BASS,

BEN BANVILLE-PEDAL STEEL, JOHN SULLIVAN, GUITAR/VOCALS

JOHN PIGHETTI, Guitars, bass & drums 

JOHN HARTMANN, Bass, piano & drums 

MIKE HARRISON, Drums 

TERRY SILVERLIGHT, Guitar, bass, 

     drums & keyboards 

STEVE BUONANOTTE, Guitar, bass, 

     drums & keyboards 

CRIT HARMON, Guitar, bass & drums 

GARY NICHOLSON, Guitar

KEN GOLD, Keyboard, guitar, bass & drums 

DAVID PORTER, Guitars & Bass

DIANE SCANLON, Keyboards, Guitar & Bass 

JEFF BOVA, Keyboards 

MIKE MANGINI, Drums 

DAVE TOLAR, Guitars & bass 

ALEC ANTOBENNDETTO, Drums 

JIM SULLIVAN, Keyboards 

CHRIS KORWIN, Guitar

CATHY HENDERSON, Electric guitar

KRISTEN HENDERSON, Vocals, acoustic, 

     guitar & drums 

ANGEL ARCARO, Vocals 

TERRI AVELLA, Bass 

DEANA TAURIELLO, Drums 

RUSSELL LEACH, Drums & percussion 

BRIAN KARP, Bass

JIM GAMBINO, Keyboards 

STEVE SADLER, Mandolin 

TODD THIBAUD, Guitar, harmonica & vocals

SCOTT MITCHELL, Drums 

JON MACY, Guitar 

MIKE GATZIOS, Drums, Bass, guitar & piano 

MIKE SMITH, Electric guitar, vocals 

PETE CHANDLER, Bass 

TOM GROLEAU, Drums 

RIC POULIN, Keyboards & vocals

JOE REFANO, Guitar, bass, & drums 

PAUL BROKOW, Keyboards 

GREG SMITH, Guitar, harmonica & vocals

NICK JOYCE, Guitars & drums

JEFF BIRD, Drums

LEONDA HARDISON, Vocals, guitar & piano

BILLY HARDISON, Guitar & vocals

CRYSTAL HARDISON, Vocals & guitar

FAWN HARDISON, Vocals 

JUSTIN HARDISON, Guitar, banjo & vocals

LEVIN HARDISON, Piano, guitar & vocals

Performances

 

 

 

THE BULL RUN -WITH JOHN WAITT

THE BULL RUN- WITH DANA FUCHS

DUKAKIS AUDITORIUM-BENEFITS:

NASHUA VALLEY MUSIC FESTIVAL,

     with Richie Havens & Lori McKenna 

LANCASTER COFFEEHOUSE, with Kate Redgate

WACHUSETT VALLEY INN

JONES BEACH THEATER, Lilith Fair

THE VILLAGE STAGE, with Sarah McLachlan,

     Natale Merchant, Indigo Girls & Liz Phair 

MUCH MUSIC-TV NETWORK 

THE KNITTING FACTORY

ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY, Opened for Joan Jett 

THE BOTTOM LINE

WFUV ARTIST SERIES, "Shine" release

CB'S GALLERY

THE BITTER END

THE LIVING ROOM

WETLANDS

MERCURY LOUNGE

THE STRAND, Opened for Oasis

THE SOMERVILLE THEATER

WOMEN IN ROCK, Folk & blues festival 

HAMPTON BEACH BALLROOM, 

with Laurie Geltman & Darling Anglels

HAMPTON BEACH, The Commitments, me vocals

CAPE COD MELODY TENT, The Commitments

STEPHAN TALKHOUSE, The Commitments

HOUSE OF BLUES, "Going Home" Release

ACOUSTIC UNDERGROUND, Competition

JOHNNY D'S, Competition finalist

UNPLUGGED STUDIOS with Joe Gramolini, 

     Subterrainians, Choice Clique & me

Television

VH-1, Interview, Women First Series 

NBC-TV, Live

TODAY SHOW, "Antigone Rising" Live

ROCKEFELLER PLAZA, Live 

BOSTON ACCESS CABLE TV, Live

RAWK TALK, Live Interview

GREENFIELD COMMUNITY TV, Live

STUDIO-LIVE!, "Agona Hardison Band" 

Radio

MTV RADIO

ABC RADIO

FORDHAM UNIVERSITY 

BOSTON UNIVERSITY, Interview

NPR, Interview

EMERSON COLLEGE, Performance 

TUFT'S UNIVERSITY, Performance 

UNIVERSITY OF MA, RI and NH

ASSUMPTION C

Bands

AGONA 

MUDHENS 

BRANDY 

AGAPE 

ANTIGONE RISING 

BIJOU EVERGREEN 

THE COMMITMENT'S

AGONA HARDISON BAND 

EAST & WEST COAST ROCK BAND 

THE COURAGE BROTHERS

CD Design

AMY MANTO ZAZU

DIAN HEINZ, Pink City Design

CRYSTAL STAR HARDISON

JESSICA ADAMSON

Website Design 

AMY MANTO ZAZU 

CHRIS HEINZ

DIAN HEINZ, Pink City Design

Management

ROBERT SLATER, Slater Poductions

KEITH GARDE & PAUL GEARY, 

PKA Management 

BOBBY FRANCIS, Reel Rhythm Records

Writing Partners

JOHN PIGHETTI

JOHN HARTMANN 

TERRY SILVERLIGHT

STEVE BUONANOTTE 

CRIT HARMON

KEN GOLD

DIANE SCANLON 

JAMES DAY

GARY NICHOLSON 

CHRIS KORWIN

DAVID PORTER 

JIMMY SCOTT

JAIME KYLE 

JON MACY 

KRISTEN HENDERSON 

CATHY HENDERSON

MIKE GATZIOS 

MIKE SMITH 

JOE RAFANO

PAUL BROKOW 

REGGIE WASHINGTON 

DAVE ROBYN 

RIC POULIN

NICK JOYCE 

Publications

WORCESTER TELEGRAM & GAZETTE

THE WORCESTER SENTINAL

SOAP OPERA DIGEST

NEW YORK POST

BILLBOARD MAGAZINE

PEOPLE MAGAZINE

SEVENTEEN MAGAZINE

JANE MAGAZINE

HIT'S MAGAZINE

THE VILLAGE VOICE 

SWING MAGAZINE

AMUSEMENT INTERNATIONAL

THE AQUARIAN

UNIVERSITY MAGAZINE

GOOD TIMES MAGAZINE 

LONG ISLAND & NEWS 

PLAYBACK ASCAP, "Lilith Fair"

THE BOSTON GLOBE

THE BOSTON HERALD CONCERT 

THE BOSTON PHOENIX

CAMBRIDGE CHRONICLE

THE IMPROPER BOSTONIAN

THE MIDDLE EAST MONTHLY 

THE SUN ALBUM

THE TAB

MIDDLESEX NEWS

THE STOW VILLAGER

NEW ENGLAND PERFORMER

METRONOME MAGAZINE

THE COLLEGIAN

UNIVIVERSITY OF MASS NEWSPAPER 

THE GREENFIELD RECORDER

THE WEST COUNTY NEWS

THE ROWE GOAL POST

Album Producers

JOHN PIGHETTI

JOHN HARTMANN

JEFF BOVA

KEN SIMON

TERRY SILVERLIGHT 

STEVE BUONANOTTE 

CRIT HARMON

KEN GOLD 

JAMES DAY

JOE REFANO

PAUL BROKOW 

CINDY SLAUGHTER 

BARBARA JORDAN

KEITH GARDE 

DAVID PORTER 

DIANE SCANLON

Photographers

PAUL LEYDON 

MARY ELLEN TOPPING 

HENRY HILLIARD 

CRYSTAL HARDISON 

Video Production

DAN SEMINATORE, Ocean One Productions 

erts

MUDHENS 

Publicists

JANE BLUMENFELD, In-House Media 

ELLEN GUIRLEO, Full House Prod. 

Booking Agents

SQUAD 16 BOOKING AGENCY

D&S ENTERTAINMENT

SLATER PRODUCTIONS 

Legal Representation

DAVID LEVIN, ESQ., NY

PATTI JONES, ESQ., MA

MARK FRIEDMAN, ESQ., MA

CRAIG BROWN, ESQ., MA

TV Placements

HBO, "TRUE BLOOD" 

ABC, "All My Children", One Life to Live"

NBC, "The Young & The Restless" & 

      "Days of Our Lives"

CBS , "The Bold & The Beautiful"

Awards

WACHUSETT VALLEY, Singer-Songwriter 

MUSICIAN'S MAGAZINE, Winner 

    Top 10 bands in NY Levi’s Acoustic 

BILLBOARD, Winner Singer/Songwriter

ALL-AMERICAN NATIONAL, Winner

MISS TEEN OF MASSACHUSETTS, First Place

Recording Studios

MIX ONE STUDIOS 

CHRYSALIS MUSIC STUDIOS 

SONALYST STUDIOS 

THE POWER STATION 

THE POWER CLOSET 

AVATAR RCORDING STUDIOS

Performances

THE BULL RUN WITH JOHN WAITT

THE BULL RUN WITH DANA FUCHS

NASHUA VALLEY MUSIC FESTIVAL,

     with Richie Havens & Lori McKenna 

LANCASTER COFFEEHOUSE, with Kate Redgate

WACHUSETT VALLEY INN

JONES BEACH THEATER, Lilith Fair

THE VILLAGE STAGE, with Sarah McLachlan,

     Natale Merchant, Indigo Girls & Liz Phair 

MUCH MUSIC-TV NETWORK 

THE KNITTING FACTORY

ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY, Opened for Joan Jett 

THE BOTTOM LINE

WFUV ARTIST SERIES, "Shine" release

CB'S GALLERY

THE BITTER END

THE LIVING ROOM

WETLANDS

MERCURY LOUNGE

THE STRAND, Opened for Oasis

THE SOMERVILLE THEATER

WOMEN IN ROCK, Folk & blues festival 

HAMPTON BEACH BALLROOM, 

with Laurie Geltman & Darling Anglels

HAMPTON BEACH, The Commitments, me vocals

CAPE COD MELODY TENT, The Commitments

STEPHAN TALKHOUSE, The Commitments

HOUSE OF BLUES, "Going Home" Release

ACOUSTIC UNDERGROUND, Competition

JOHNNY D'S, Competition finalist

UNPLUGGED STUDIOS with Joe Gramolini, 

     Subterrainians, Choice Clique & me

Television

VH-1, Interview, Women First Series 

NBC-TV, Live

TODAY SHOW, "Antigone Rising" Live

ROCKEFELLER PLAZA, Live 

BOSTON ACCESS CABLE TV, Live

RAWK TALK, Live Interview

GREENFIELD COMMUNITY TV, Live

STUDIO-LIVE!, "Agona Hardison Band" 

Radio

MTV RADIO

ABC RADIO

FORDHAM UNIVERSITY 

BOSTON UNIVERSITY, Interview

NPR, Interview

EMERSON COLLEGE, Performance 

TUFT'S UNIVERSITY, Performance 

UNIVERSITY OF MA, RI and NH

ASSUMPTION COLLEGE

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