Hard Soda

TESTIMONIALS:

"We hired HARD SODA to play at our annual summer party and they were just fantastic. Played lots of our favorite Blues/Classic Rock songs and they had all of our friends up singing and dancing. We plan on having them back for next year's party“ .... Marci and Eric Bourdeau – Brampton ON”

"I just wanted to let you all know we loved having you everyone can't stop raving about you guys. Thank you so much for a great night" Danielle F - Hampton Community Centre

HARD SODA provides a quality danceable mix of Rock, Blues, Rhythm & Blues for audiences of all ages. Band members are all seasoned professionals with an unwavering commitment to their craft and their clients. Formed in 2021, the band focuses on live performances at venues in and around the greater Toronto area.

Greg Stockman – Lead Vocals/Backing Vocals, Percussion
Greg, from Whitby, Ontario, is the Frontman for Hard Soda. He has been in the music business for over 25 years starting off as a drummer and backup vocalist. Greg found his real passion was singing and he hasn’t looked back since. Over the past number of years, Greg has provided lead vocals for several rock-based bands throughout the Durham region. Greg brings strong vocals and a great sense of humor to the stage, making for a highly entertaining and engaging performance.

Rob Anthony – Lead Guitar, Harmonica, and Backing Vocals
Rob shared the stage with Jeff Healey, John Lee Hooker, Hock Walsh, Dutch Mason and many more. He has recorded various CDs, but most notably leading his own Rock/Blues band "Coldsweat" and recording 2 CDs. He is strongly influenced by guitar greats, including the 3 Kings, Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix, Jeff Beck, SRV, Gary Moore, and Santana. Rob Anthony can easily be identified with any one of these influential musicians when he plays.

Steve "the Chief" Dodd - Bass Guitar and Backing Vocals
First studying piano at the of 10, Steve moved on to become a kick-ass Drummer and Bass player with bands, The Impalas, The Vagabonds, and Rasputin. He cycled through Toronto’s music seen in the ’70s, playing at numerous venues throughout the Toronto area, the Ontario High School circuit as well as up north in locales such as Sauble Beach, Grand Bend, and the cottage country’s venerable house of rock, The Key to Bala.
Steve took some family time off and came back to doing gigs and recordings with bands Room 26, Hands-On Jake, Blue Nash, and Lucky 13, and now provides the bottom end and backup vocals for Hard Soda.

Taras Kapanaiko – Drums/Percussion
Taras, known by many nicknames, is a long-time resident of Oshawa who started honing his craft early, playing in high school buddy garage bands struggling to respectfully reproduce Zeppelin and Rush while concurrently playing in the school's award-winning concert and Jazz combos.
Bar band life began when forming The Verge an R&B/ classic rock cover band that toured the GTA hot spots like EL Mocambo, The Opera House, Sneaky Dees, and too many private parties to mention. An appearance on Rogers Cable brought the band some success, but soon after the band broke up to pursue life commitments. For the last 10 years, Taras has also been a member of Man Gravy, a GTA band steeped in variations of The Beatles and vintage Blues with a twist.

Electrical outlets for power. All our equipment works with "100 amp" and above.
Easy access to unload equipment.
We provide Lights and PA System if not available at venue.