Her mission is real. Her love is real. Her talent is real. Gianna Hardt will be making an impact. From being raised on Chicago House and Hip-Hop, to classical training, to her underground dance scene involvement, Gianna's eclectic array of influences have one sole purpose while she is performing---to make you move. After graduating college in 2004, Gianna Hardt founded Forté Productions, a Chicago-based music event production company that still dedicates itself to cultivate, create and innovate unforgettable eclectic cutting edge underground events. (For more info, check out www.forteproductionsusa.com). You can catch Gianna at Lava Lounge, Smartbar, Red No. 5, Rodan, Coobah, Sonotheque, the PUMA Store, and many underground events in Chicago. Gianna has played alongside of Samuel L Session, Motor, Eliot Lipp, Gene LeFosse, K.atou, Angel Alanis, Danny the Wildchild, Kate Simko, Frankie Vega, Kill Memory Crash, Popkan, Sassmouth, Matt Nee, Gabe Palomo to name a few. She has been given acclaim and recognition by numerous publications. In 2008, with over 6 years of performing, you can expect Gianna to be coming to a city near you.
Gianna has let a couple of her weekly and monthly residencies go in order to get into the studio, and to put her music and event production to a good cause, "For the Mamas." With the loss of her mom to colon cancer in April of 2007, Gianna was devistated yet motivated to do something in her mother's honor. Her mom was her biggest supporter. Before her mother was bedridden, Gianna's mom, Mary, came to every event Gianna was involved with. "For the Mamas" will feature performances by like-minded artists, in which all the proceeds will go towards giving women receiving chemotherapy and radiation: massage, acupuncture, chiropractic treatment, manicures, pedicures, art classes, yoga classes, etc. Be on the lookout for the launch of the first "For the Mamas" benefit event Fall 2008. For more info, visit www.FortheMamas.org.
Music became her religion long before Gianna's teenage years. Her musical taste began as an eclectic pull from the radio: Chicago House, Hip-Hop, Classic Rock, Italian and Latin Music. Gianna feels extremely blessed to come from Chicago. Not only does she feel blessed to come from musically-rich Chicago, but even more blessed to have come from Chicago's culturally-rich Southside. (Not to be outdone by the fact that this was the prime time and place for Chicago House and underground).
Gianna began playing guitar in her teens. When it came time to choose her path, Gianna knew she had to follow her heart---she knew she had to study music. Gianna studied classical guitar at University of Colorado at Boulder and Southern Illinois University at Carbondale. During this time, she would play auditoriums and festivals with her Guitar Ensemble and Latin Music Ensemble. Although Gianna was formally studying classical music, she found herself getting deeper into electronic music and the underground electronic music scene.
Finally, while attending college, she bought her secondhand Technics turntables. Gianna had been accumulating records and hand-me-downs for a few years at this point. Dancing and innovation were always of high importance to Gianna, and that's what still continues to make her an electronic music purveyor. She is also fond of music that is intense and emotive, driving directly to the core. Either way, Gianna knows and feels music.
Her strong formulaic classical, eclectic and cultural backgrounds in music combined with her innate creative soul gives Gianna the ultimate ability for production and performance. With Gianna's house, techno and constant evolution and unique integration, you better believe she's a force to be reckoned with. Gianna pulls elements from her electronic influences of house, techno, minimal, jack and acid, creating and always expanding an eclectic style of her own. Her influences are vast; her delivery is on point and thumping. Make no mistake, Gianna is well respected and it is for a reason . -L. Franco
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