, ▁Scott ▁Sh arr ard ▁& ▁the ▁Br icky ard ▁Band , ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁Born ▁and ▁raised ▁in ▁Michigan , ▁USA , ▁Scott ▁Sh arr ard ▁often ▁c ites ▁his ▁father , ▁also ▁a ▁guitar ist ▁and ▁singer - song writer , ▁as ▁his ▁earliest ▁influence . ▁He ▁began ▁his ▁musical ▁career ▁studying ▁jazz ▁at ▁the ▁High ▁School ▁for ▁the ▁Arts ▁in ▁Mil w au kee , ▁Wisconsin ▁during ▁the ▁day ▁and ▁ear ning ▁his ▁stri pes ▁by ▁playing ▁and ▁singing ▁with ▁local ▁and ▁visit ing ▁leading ▁mus icians ▁such ▁as ▁C ly de ▁St ubble field , ▁Will ie ▁H igg ins , ▁Har vey ▁S cal es , ▁Bud dy ▁Mil es , ▁Luther ▁All ison , ▁and ▁Hub ert ▁Sum lin ▁by ▁night . ▁ ▁New ▁York ▁After ▁high ▁school , ▁Scott ▁Sh arr ard ▁and ▁core ▁members ▁of ▁his ▁band ▁The ▁Ch ester fields ▁moved ▁their ▁home ▁base ▁to ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁and ▁eventually ▁gar ner ed ▁critical ▁app raise ▁for ▁their ▁live ▁shows ▁and ▁studio ▁record ings . ▁ ▁After ▁they ▁dis band ed ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁Sh arr ard ▁continued ▁to ▁write ▁and ▁record ▁on ▁his ▁own ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁collabor ating ▁in ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁and ▁Hudson ▁Valley ▁areas ▁with ▁a ▁tight kn it ▁group ▁of ▁mus icians ▁that ▁includes ▁bass ist ▁Jeff ▁" The ▁Cla w " ▁Han ley , ▁drum mer ▁Diego ▁Vog l ino ▁and ▁multi - inst rument al