Harding's first academic journal paper was published in the "Journal of Music, Technology & Education" (Volume 13, Numbers 2-3, 1 December 2021), entitled "Pop vs Rock: A comparison study of managing sessions in the recording studio and the influences of genre", co-authored with Nyssim Lefford.
hˈɑːɹdɪŋz fˈɜːst ˌækədˈɛmɪk dʒˈɜːnəl pˈeɪpɚ wʌz pˈʌblɪʃt ɪnðə "dʒˈɜːnəl ʌv mjˈuːzɪk, tɛknˈɑːlədʒi ænd ˌɛdʒuːkˈeɪʃən" vˈɑːljuːm θˈɜːtiːn, nˈʌmbɚz tˈuː dˈæʃ θɹˈiː, wˈʌn dᵻsˈɛmbɚ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd twˈɛnti wˈʌn, ɛntˈaɪɾəld "pˈɑːp vˌiːˈɛs ɹˈɑːk: ɐ kəmpˈæɹɪsən stˈʌdi ʌv mˈænɪdʒɪŋ sˈɛʃənz ɪnðə ɹᵻkˈoːɹdɪŋ stˈuːdɪˌoʊ ænd ðɪ ˈɪnfluːənsᵻz ʌv ʒˈɑːnɹə", kˈoʊˈɔːθɚd wɪð nˈɪsɪm lˈɛfɚd.