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Demo CD is Out! Send me a message to order one! |
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| Location: | Williston, VT/Potsdam, NY, New York |
| Country: |  United States |
| Last Login: | Jun 29, 2008 (541 days back) |
About Me |
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| Ben O'Brien Smith is a multi-instrumentalist, composer, and an all around "Jack of all things musical" He is at home with a diverse variety of styles. Ben is a primarily a percussionist and is a Music Performance Major with a concentration in percussion at the Crane School of Music. Ben composes solo and ensemble percussion works in addition to more mainstream music. His compositions are available upon request. Commissioned pieces are welcome as well.
Ben is always looking to collaborate with other musicians of any genre. In addition, he is available for recording and performing. Contact him for more information. Ben is currently the drummer for the ska band Behind Bad Luck! Please click on the link below to visit their myspace and download music from their new demo! Ben is a member of the Percussive Arts Society. Subscribe to Ben's e-mail newsletter! Send an e-mail to Benobriensmith@gmail.com with "Add to List" in the subject line and you're done. You will not be spammed, your e-mail address will not be sold and your soul will remain intact. Don't worry! |
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My Interests |
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Music:Member Since: 12/5/2006Band Website: benobriensmith.tk Band Members: Ben O'Brien Smith- Drums/Percussion, Guitars, Bass, Keyboards, Programming, Samples, Vocals Influences: A wide variety: Stever Reich, John Cage, John Powell, Debussy, So Percussion, Radiohead, Coldplay, Aphex Twin, Porcupine Tree, Pat Matheny, Bela Fleck & The Flecktones, Dream Theater, Liquid Tension Experiment, REM, Matchbox 20, David Goodrich, Peter Mulvey...the list goes on (that's just a nice snapshot of a few random ones). Sounds Like: A rich musical blend of a variety of styles. Record Label: The BOSS Type of Label: Indie |
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My Background and Lifestyle |
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| Occupation: | Music Artist (Electronica/Electroacoustic/Ambient) |
My Blog |
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Workshop With Frame Drummer/Master Percussionist Glen Velez |
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| This morning I had the opportunity to attend a 1 1/2 hour frame drum workshop with three-time Grammy Award winning master drummer, composer and educator, Glen Velez. It was an absolute blast!As I&rsqu... Posted by Ben O'Brien Smith on Mon, 31 Mar 2008 11:43:00 PST |
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UVM Jazz Performs Zappa |
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| The University of Vermont Jazz Ensemble performed a concert of works by Frank Zappa this evening at the Davis Students Center. The Grand Maple Ballroom was quite full for the concert. The UVM Jazz Ens... Posted by Ben O'Brien Smith on Thu, 27 Mar 2008 01:49:00 PST |
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Great Concert @ Higher Ground! |
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| I just got back from an evening of great Rock and Blues music at the Higher Ground Ballroom in South Burlington, VT. On invite from my friend Erik, I attended the concert without any previous knowledg... Posted by Ben O'Brien Smith on Thu, 27 Mar 2008 01:45:00 PST |
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A Full Length Album for Behind Bad Luck! |
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| And so The Journey begins! Work is in progress for a full length album for my ska/rock band, Behind Bad Luck! As with the demo we produced in late 2007, I will be engineering this project and keeping ... Posted by Ben O'Brien Smith on Thu, 27 Mar 2008 01:40:00 PST |
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Recording! |
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| So, I've been doing live recordings at coffee houses and whatnot for the past 4 months now and it's been going very well. If you're interested in checking out a sample of the recordings, please listen... Posted by Ben O'Brien Smith on Tue, 01 May 2007 07:19:00 PST |
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My New CD |
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| My new CD, The Electronic Ambient Demos, is now available for purchase. Tracklist:Lone WolfRegroupDuneAmbiessenceThe Other SideUnrestCDs are $5 in person. I will ship CDs for $7 total. If you decide t... Posted by Ben O'Brien Smith on Mon, 15 Jan 2007 08:21:00 PST |
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My Friends |
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Behind Bad Luck!, Erik Hanson, John, Cities Over Seas, Porcupine Tree, Trey Gunn, Garage a Trois, Medeski Martin & Wood, David Kuckhermann, Vorcza, The Bad Plus, Kronos Quartet, Pat Mastelotto, So Percussion, THE HIGHWAY BEAUTIFUL, Version City, The Coffee Barn, Billy, matt boyle / dominant fiction art collective, missFlag - FREE download!, JORGE PENSI, [Benign], Jam Recording Studios, Victor Démé, HYENA Records, Xander Naylor, Loretta, nicoley entezami (World Percussionist), Paradogs, geo alessandro -Circuitry Man-, NOLA Ska, URBANDUX, PdL, Danny Massure "What It Is", Aenimark, Andreas, JAW, Gunnar Backman & Anders Berg a collaboration WONKA, Kaley Nelson Photography, Thomas Sienko, T.A.Z, marsen jules, Rod DeGeorge CD Now Available, The Story, v01d, Johnny 9 and the Racers, Black Square, Alexander George Lovat, Invisible Art, Nøkkelrose, Mike Thomas, MAJESTIC MOOSE, NOVA ROBOTICS (EP3), TRANSILVANIANS, attrition, WhiteAxxxe & White-X-Blues-Band, Pilfaka, Gandalf's Project
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