“There is no such thing as a good influence. Because to influence a person is to give him one’s own soul. He does not think his natural thoughts, or burn with his natural passions. His virtures are not real to him. His sins, if there are such thing as sins, are borrowed. He becomes an echo of someone else’s music, an actor of a part that has not been written for him.” Oscar Wilde
Ben has performed with and supported many artists, notabley including Pete Murray, the Whitlams, Diesel, Moving Pictures, Bertie Blackman, Iota, Old Man River and Rene Geyer. In October 2009 he also received an Australian Songwriting Associations (ASA) Songwriting award in their Rock/Indie category.
He has released 2 albums, In the Absence of Fear (2006) and Social Architecture (2007) and a DVD, 'Microsymphonix: Live @ Yooniq Studios', featuring Ben's songs arranged for string quintet.
Earlier this year he started recording his next collection of songs, tentatively titled 'Angry Birds...' which will hopefully be completed before the end of the year
“…here’s the voice of a modern day poet coming to terms with an often brutal world” Sam Cutler, former manager of the Rolling Stones and the Grateful Dead.
“…the singer/songwriter displays a penchant for heart warming and bone-crunching truths about love and life…” Time Off Magazine, Brisbane
"If you want a variety of acoustic music constructed with heart by one man then listen here" Rave Magazine, reviewing Social Architecture
We are officially announcing that Mass Burial has booked album recordings in Production Avenue studios in Sydney, which will commence on 21st of December 2009.
The producer will be none less than Lachlan Mitchell, who earned world wide fame by producing internationally acclaimed masterpiece albums for Sydney industrial/death metal giants The Amenta and legendary Australian black metal pioneers Nazxul.
We are finally ready to start promoting my 'I Surrender' single with my album, 'Ella Trip' coming right after -yey!! What d'ya think to the video teaser?
Hi ben - had to run off the other day in melbs to pack - didn't get to say you were great! Lovely songs and poem! Hopefully see you n em round the traps
I had Akashally (actually in humanese) 1st found you via doing a search for the attached mind-blower of a documentary (nearly an hour & a half), KYMATICA, also by someone with the same name as you. Your music touches a chord in my Soul, Jung Sonne, & speaks to me directly! DO play the greater DC metropolitan area. You rock ~ (•8-D}
I am launching my new album BURSt through the roof this Friday at the Uber Bar, West End, Brisbane. Come party! Spcial guests Wild Marmalade, Spankinhide & DJ Dakini. 8PM $15
Hey Ben! Congratulations for Friday night!! It was sooo good!! Your poetry is amazing! we couldnt believe you wrote it! I cant stop listening to Love is a Cruel Machine! Good good luck for the rest of the tour! I know it will be fabulous!
Buddy! Awesome! See I told you your material was GREAT! :) Not that I'm an expert or anything... LOL!
I'm glad you picked that track for me to remix. HA HA :D
Now that you've won that... do you think we should put the original and the remix up together on iTunes as a package so people can celebrate in the LCM goodness?
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