John Hardman, musician, singer songwriter, multi-instrumentalist. The album Cooked Oxide is the first of 3 Cooked Oxide albums by the artist. The music is rock, rock pop, indie and alt rock in sounds. John's other musical compositions can be found in the various bands he has been in, as vocalist, guitarist & keyboard player. Other bands: Sunfighter (EMI), Max Boyce Band (EMI), John Hardman (Gallery/WEA), Beats Working (Swamp Records), John Hardman Band (Rockbarn Records), Intrinsik (Resolution Records). John has also produced various other acts over time, Telephone Bill & The Smooth Operators, Ian Lang & Small Change, Eugene & The Syncopaters, The Chief (John), The Rushing, K8, among others, and worked with such producers as Roy Thomas Baker, Chris Rainbow, John Acock, Bob Barratt as well as appeared on various TV shows over time including BBC's TOTP, Supersonic, Pebble Mill, Royal Variety Show and others. A prolific songwriter, John has much recorded music to offer the listener, both live and in the studio. John's daughter is Sarah Harding, who also followed his footsteps into the music business as a member of the successful hit girl band Girls Aloud. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.