Nic Hard's career in music began in the late 90's while DJ'ing in clubs and house parties throughout Philadelphia and later, London. His love of dance music drove him to purchase synths and drum machines, then eventually computer recording programs. Having a deep background in DJ'ing and making dance music has provided Nic with an incredible foundation and affinity for what has become the backbone of record making.

After returning to America, Nic took a job at Unique Studios in NYC where he began to learn the ins-and-outs of studio life. Shortly thereafter Nic became the house engineer at RPM studios where he had the good fortune to work with artists such as Joey Ramone, Jack Bruce, Tito Puente, Eagle Eye Cherry, Flava Flav and Jesse Malin. Paralleling the long list of artists there was also the chance to work with many great producers, mixers and engineers like Michael Barbiero, John Kurzweg, David Holmes, Dave Sardy and Steve Thompson among others.

Keith Carlock, Steely Dan's drummer, raves about Nic: "I have a very particular sound that I have always heard in my head, but never could get it translated to recordings. Nic naturally knew what to do. He listened to the drums in the room and "got it" right away. He knew how to get on tape the balance and mix of the kit just as I heard it while playing, and that's really incredible and very rare in my experience! I look forward to working with Nic every time I'm fortunate to do so. He's the real thing."

In 2002, when he was asked to record and co-produce an album with The Church, Nic jumped at the chance and went freelance. Nearly a decade later and having worked with many different kinds of artists in many different studios and environments, Nic has developed a real sense of competency and technical ability allowing him to focus on the creative aspects of record production. Nic has worked with young unsigned bands who have never set foot in a studio before to seasoned recording artists like Norah Jones, Joey Fatone, Wayne Krantz and Fred Schneider to studio pros like Keith Carlock, Tim LeFebvre, Sean Pelton and Nir Z to name but a few.

Currently, Nic is in a New York studio co-producing The Kin's major label debut for Interscope.

One of Nic's major accomplishments is his work on the acclaimed album by the boston band Aberdeen City, who, after working with Nic were signed by Maureen Kenny and Steve Lillywhite to Columbia records.

The Bravery is another highlight of Nic's career. He has worked, in one capacity or another, on almost every release of theirs. Like The Bravery and Aberdeen City, Nic is seeing many of the unknown bands he has worked with go on to sign recording and/or licensing deals. Bands like The Bravery, The Head Set, Midnight Spin, The Kin and The Perfects have had their tracks used in numerous TV shows, ads and video games including everything from Twilight to the Super Bowl.

Some of the up-and-coming acts that have been working with Nic include The Ropes, TV TV, Chappo, The Perfects and Midnight Spin---all of which are continuing to gain notoriety and the attention of music fans. The Perfects have been scaling the charts at indiecharts.com in addition to signing a deal with Bunim/Murray. Midnight Spin won the 2010 Independent Music Award for best Indie/Alt./Hard Rock song. The Kin, whose first album was produced by Nic, went on to record their second with Jack Douglas returning to have Nic mix it!

Another area that Nic has been branching out into is that of movie scores. Now having mixed the score for a short film directed by Malcolm Lee called Life's Poison and produced a score for the film, The Price, which gained favorable reviews at the Vail Film Festival and an honorable mention at the Los Angeles New Wave International Film Festival.

In addition to producing and engineering, Nic has recently been delving into his roots and doing remixes. So far he has done remixes for The Kin, The Bravery, TV TV and Blip Blip Bleep.

In various articles that feature Nic, he stresses the importance of originality, perspective, detail and aesthetic. He has conveyed that establishing a great working atmosphere is incredibly important and that workflow, vibe, adaptability and a collaborative attitude are what help make great records. Nic's emphasis on creativity and edge in conjunction with a strong sense of style and technical "chops" have enabled Nic to continually build his reputation as someone who people love to work with. He has developed into a seasoned Producer/Mixer/Engineer who is capable of pulling excellent performances from artists of all kinds and delivering stellar mixes.