Brent Harding

Infobox musical artist 2
Name = Brent Harding
Background = khaki


Img_capt = Brent Harding with Social Distortion at the Hootenanny, 2005
Birth_name = Brent Douglas Harding
Born = March 3, 1967
Origin = Columbus, Ohio, U.S.
Genre = Punk, Bluegrass, Alt. Country
Occupation = Musician
Years_active = 1986-present
Instrument = Electric and acoustic bass
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
Notable_albums = "Under the Influences"- Mike Ness
"Beatsville"- Rod McKuen
"My Name is Deke", "Rhythm, Rhyme & Truth", "More Million Sellers", "Mister Entertainment" - Deke Dickerson and the Eccofonics
"Anything" - Amy Ferris
"Everything You Want For Christmas" - Big Bad Voodoo Daddy
Dynamo Jump
Joe Paquin
"Naranja", "Ventura" - Whiskey Chimp
The Lucky Stars

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

He joined Social Distortion in November 2004 and replaced temporary bass player,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 Solitaire" 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 bass for an insurgent bluegrass band called [http://www.whiskeychimpband.com 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 plays guitar and drums with the Steeplejacks.

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