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Ben Hardt And His Symphony
Rock / Indie / Classical

"WYEP’s Pittsburgh Artist of the Year"

PITTSBURGH,
United States

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Last Login:  5/16/2008
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   Ben Hardt And His Symphony: General Info
Member Since3/9/2005
Band Websiteben-hardt.com
Band MembersBen Hardt with violins, violas, cellos, a double bass and a rock band.


Come On, Come On 3-14-08

Ben Hardt CD Release - "Waltz No. 1"

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Influences
I was listening to these people while writing this album:

The Police
Eurythmics
Nat King Cole
Ryan Adams
Blonde Redhead
The Arcade Fire
Matt Pond PA
The Violet Burning
Bjork
The Clash
Radiohead
Elliott Smith
early U2
Nick Drake
The Beatles
Other local musicians
Anything else that happens upon my ears.
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   Upcoming Shows ( view all )
May 17 2008 7:00P
Club Cafe Acoustic w/ Scotts Rogers Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
May 17 2008 10:30P
Club Cafe w/ Symphony Thee Adora to open Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Jun 7 2008 8:00P
Broad & Washington/Circle of Hope Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jun 9 2008 7:30P
Three Rivers Arts Festival (Featured Act!) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Jun 12 2008 6:00P
15-Minutes Art Gallery Opening (acoustic w/ strings) PITTSBURGH

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   About Ben Hardt And His Symphony
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Ben Hardt is in the middle of creating an epic multi-album project called Ben Hardt And His Symphony, which chronicles the story of two lovers in WWII London, complete with a string section and band. The first six songs released are an overview of what promises to be a much larger and more comprehensive album detailing the introduction, separation, and reunion of the lovers, displaying a hopeful story against the backdrop of one of the darkest times in the 20th century.

Ben Hardt performs live with a full band and string quartet

All songs written, arranged, recorded and engineered by Ben Hardt
String arrangements by Ben Hardt and Chris Massa

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   Ben Hardt And His Symphony's Friend Space (Top 16)
Ben Hardt And His Symphony has 2444 friends.
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Ben Hardt And His Symphony's Friends Comments
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alyssa rose♥





May 15 2008 3:11 PM

hey BFF :P
lol
i absolutlyy LOVVED the CD.
its so amazing.
thanks so much for it!

~lyss
Kristen





May 15 2008 12:29 PM

haha.. yeah we are official friends! and its awesome! because your music is awesome! i love it!
Danny





May 14 2008 9:43 AM

Hello Ben Hardt And His Symphony
Hope you are having a great day
Have an outstanding week
HARDCORE IS HOW I LIVE!





May 13 2008 9:20 AM

omg! ya! there is tons of places you could play at here and im sure u would get much attention! :)
Antonio Danese





May 13 2008 5:31 AM

Thanks for the request."Your music is great"
greetings
Antonio
HARDCORE IS HOW I LIVE!





May 12 2008 10:14 PM

amazing! <3
Ms. Bee





May 7 2008 9:59 PM

GREAT MUSIC...I LUV IT!!
*Kayla Jane*





May 7 2008 8:30 PM

Ben!!!

I totally need to come see one (or a few?) of your shows this summer!

I get a lot of compliments on my (your) shirt. Thanks for making me stylish ;)

Have a great day!

Kayla
A Blog of a Good Time





May 7 2008 8:37 AM

i need to stop being stupid and make it to one of your shows.

love your sound... really!
BarbaraTheButcher





May 6 2008 3:08 PM

Yesss so come sing too meeee!
Danielle





May 4 2008 9:03 PM

Gorgeous sounds

Thanks for the add
Jamie





Apr 30 2008 2:09 PM

No problem! Thanks for coming and playing for us! I've been listening to your music a lot since friday...Let me know if you are ever playing a show in Michigan again!
Jeff





Apr 30 2008 6:52 PM

I know, the pleasure was all mine. You guys were fantastic. The rest of my weekend was studying and finishing projects.
How was yours?
Reggie Ginn





May 3 2008 4:53 PM

How cool to be doing all these big events and festivals! Fun! :)
♥Pink Jeans





Apr 30 2008 10:11 PM

haha yup! I'm hooked! I would have to say that I think everyone here at Concordia is hooked after last Friday's concert :) you and your symphony were awesome thanks for playing!
-MEL
Lizabiz





Apr 30 2008 7:26 PM

yeah your music is amazing. I really enjoy your sound. I hope to hear you and your symphony again soon.
alex!





Apr 29 2008 5:20 PM

it's going good and so is your music : )
SPRINGHILL





Apr 25 2008 9:49 AM

Thanks man. Heard about you from a friend who knows you. Like your sound as well...and congrats on getting YEP's artist of the year.
kk ♥





Apr 24 2008 5:53 PM

ahhaha well, i like that one too :)
i just think the bass line and violin
is really great on runaway :D
Cläire





Apr 23 2008 2:39 PM

Aw Ben (may I call you Ben? Should I add the last name and symphony?)...

Yes, Germany is great. I'm glad Cindy is recommending it. Also, I heard your avalanche song on her radio show this afternoon (time change) with my friends at lunch today. Way to be relevant!

Till then,
Claire
kk ♥





Apr 23 2008 4:16 PM

hahhh :D actually, i am from z-town,
and i was at the calvin show sunday night :D
you guys were awesome :)
i swear, your cd has played like 4038905734857034985
well, like nonstop in my house since then :P
i realllly reallly reallly like your song runaway!
The Actual Emily Stuart [SBF]





Apr 23 2008 1:48 PM

Hahah, no problem at all. The show was awesome.

Yeah, it makes me sound so official.
Ha!
Lisa Lyman





Apr 23 2008 1:12 PM

Waltz No 1 is my favorite... go figure?! lol
A LITTLE GLAMOUROUS, SO BETH





Apr 23 2008 12:22 PM

the music isn't bad...its really good! keep it up...i also love your voice.
the best of quinn, (: [38 days]





Apr 22 2008 11:24 PM

awww you called me june bug!
that made me smileeeeeeeeee.
ahahaha, I love your music.

& yes, it would be nice for you to come to hawaii, (:
actually, it'd be greaaaat.
ELLY*trickster





Apr 22 2008 10:01 PM

im doing very good
how about you..
love the songs :)
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Apr 21 2008 4:33 PM

why hello theree =) what's shakin'? -angelo
ツayy; brooklynn<3.





Apr 22 2008 9:03 PM

hah
i love your
music
its amazzing!!
ツayy; brooklynn<3.





Apr 22 2008 6:58 PM

great
:]]
and yours??
Spank a Peacock [[Grey is ♥]]





Apr 21 2008 7:11 PM

Ben, you are effing AMAZING!

I love your sound :]]

Cheers ♥
xo
AshyPooh♥ I love The Perfect Victim♥





Apr 22 2008 12:25 AM

i think i am having my friends band play for me !! so I'm hoping that works out the way i want it ! ( =
thank byou for noticing its almost my b-ay ! lol ( =
Danny





Apr 21 2008 4:46 PM

Hello Ben. I like your music. Have a great week.
Meganster!





Apr 21 2008 2:12 PM

yessss =)!
~~JanisGayle~~





Apr 19 2008 10:28 PM

Thank you and I wish the same for you...take care...
Cindy





Apr 11 2008 4:11 AM

i've tagged you in like 18 photos... come on myspace.

hugggghhhhhaaaaah!
Cydnayyy™





Apr 14 2008 4:10 PM

awww. :(

i added come on come on;]

i love your sound.
it is so wonderful♥
Cydnayyy™





Apr 12 2008 8:50 AM

thanks for the request!

your music sounds incredible and im not just saying that to be nice!

i added one of your songs to my profile!!

:]
Erika