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 BENNY STRANGE's Profile |
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When Continents Collide is Now Available! |
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| Location: | Los Angeles, California |
| Country: |  United States |
| Last Login: | May 1, 2008 (597 days back) |
About Me |
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| WHEN CONTINENTS COLLIDE NOW AVAILABLE! DARKROOM RECORDS 2008 $5.00 NOWHERE LEFT TO RUN NOW AVAILABLE! DARKROOM RECORDS 2006 $5.00 Hitchhiking from New York to California with nothing more than a sleeping bag, an acoustic guitar and $112 may sound like an extreme way for an 18-year-old singer/songwriter to follow his inspiration but, according to David Avram Brown, who performs under the moniker Benny Strange, “It just seemed like the necessary thing to do at the time.” After spending his early twenties ping-ponging between San Francisco, New York City, Boston, Santa Cruz and Maui, Brown eventually settled in Los Angeles where, with the help of recording engineers Joe Zook (Modest Mouse) and Ethan Willoughby (Black Eyed Peas), he recorded his self-produced debut EP, Nowhere Left to Run. The EP was released on his own label, Darkroom Records in September of 2006. It’s been an uphill battle for this truly independent recording artist. From singing for his supper and sleeping on park benches in Golden Gate Park to rescuing his instruments from a burning rehearsal building, the music of Benny Strange continues to be more than just a labor of love. According to this multi-instrumentalist, the process of writing, recording and performing is also his “cathartic outlet essential to both emotional and spiritual survival.” Brown continues, “Through all the uncertainties of a lifestyle rooted in constant change, the one thing I’ve always had is my music. Whether I was cold and hungry or sittin’ fat and comfy on a beach in Hawaii, I’ve always had a guitar by my side.” Currently Brown is promoting his second Benny Strange EP entitled When Continents Collide. The five song EP was released on iTunes on January 19th 2008 and is available right here on the official Benny Strange MySpace page. "Each song was better than the last. Truly impressive!" -CBS Radio "Rising indie-sensation Benny Strange knows that brevity and experimentation aren’t necessarily strange-bedfellows." -Relix.com "His thoroughly listenable second EP, When Continents Collide, is more than worthy of comparisons to his contemporaries like Keane and Cary Brothers." -JoshSpear.com "...lush arrangements with sweeping hooks, Benny Strange is beginning to generate a lot of buzz in the indie community." -Suite101.com |
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Music:Member Since: 9/16/2005Band Website: bennystrange.com Band Members: Benny Strange - Vocals & Guitars Anthony "Sprout" Enns - Keyboards & Various Odd Noises Jack Friel - Drums & Percussion ...and a rotating cast of colorful characters Influences: This list could go on forever but here's a little sample... Lately: Wilco, The Shins, Arcade Fire, Peter Bjorn & John, Rogue Wave, The Foundry Field Recordings, Sea Wolf In General: My family's record collection, The Beatles, Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Leonard Cohen, The Beach Boys, Phil Ochs, Woody Guthrie, Arlo Guthrie, The Velvet Underground, David Bowie, The Who, Early U2, The Pixies, Sonic Youth, The Flaming Lips, Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Ornette Coleman, Bob Marley & The Wailers, Nigel Godrich, Chris Walla, Beck, Towane, LinkiDoo & Kaduki, Sunbun Deluxicon, Redwood Trees, Diamond Rings, Grand Master Flash & The Furious Five, Kool Keith, Kostar 1, Johnny B, Smith Dobson Jr, Nels Cline, Grant Green, Charlie Christian, C2, Terry Gilliam, Jon Brion, Michel Gondry, Wes Anderson, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Vincent Van Gogh, Pablo Picasso, Leonardo DaVinci, Claude Monet, Andy Warhol, Etc... Sounds Like: FREE BENNY STRANGE RINGTONES Record Label: Darkroom Records Type of Label: Indie |
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My Background and Lifestyle |
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| Occupation: | Music Artist (Indie) |
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When Continents Collide NOW AVAILABLE ON CD & iTunes! |
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| WHEN CONTINENTS COLLIDE IS NOW AVAILABLE!DARKROOM RECORDS 2008$5.00">... Posted by BENNY STRANGE on Mon, 14 Apr 2008 07:42:00 PST |
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Benny Strange Featured on Spinner.com |
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| I am very very pleased to find Benny Strange featured on Spinner.com.Check it out: http://www.spinner.com/2008/04/04/ourstage-snapshot-benny-st
range/... Posted by BENNY STRANGE on Fri, 04 Apr 2008 02:18:00 PST |
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"Sifting" Featured on Playlist.com |
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| http://playlist.com/ Posted by BENNY STRANGE on Sun, 23 Mar 2008 09:04:00 PST |
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Benny Strange Featured on AOL Music |
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| AOL & OurStage have teamed up to help five unsigned artists gain exposure. That's right. You guessed it. Benny Strange is one of them. Check it out: http://music.aol.com/artist/genre/pop... Posted by BENNY STRANGE on Sat, 08 Mar 2008 11:27:00 PST |
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Another Number 1 On OurStage |
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| This time it's the Pop channel: http://www.ourstage.com/music/archive/entry/VDJSAVPCOKAC-now
here-left-to-run Posted by BENNY STRANGE on Wed, 06 Feb 2008 09:57:00 PST |
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Benny Strange Featured on MGD The Craft |
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| Check it out: www.myspace.com/thecraftmgd Posted by BENNY STRANGE on Wed, 06 Feb 2008 09:49:00 PST |
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The New EP is Now Available on iTunes |
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| The time has come... ... Posted by BENNY STRANGE on Wed, 30 Jan 2008 09:22:00 PST |
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When Continents Collide EP Now Available for Pre-Order |
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| CLICK "BUY NOW" BUTTON BELOW TO PRE-ORDER WHEN CONTINENTS COLLIDE EP$7.99 (shipping included within U.S.)... Posted by BENNY STRANGE on Thu, 06 Dec 2007 01:58:00 PST |
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Acoustic Benefit Show @ On The Rox (Above The Roxy) Nov 15th |
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| A million thanks to everyone who came out and showed their love at the benefit show at On The Rox. The food drive went smashingly! The donation box was overflowing with cans of food by the end of the ... Posted by BENNY STRANGE on Sun, 11 Nov 2007 06:07:00 PST |
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Topping the Charts on OurStage for the 3rd Consecutive Month |
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| The October numbers are in and "Obscenity" ended up at number 1 in the Noise Pop category and number 5 overall on OurStage. A million thanks to all who voted! That's the third month in a row that a Be... Posted by BENNY STRANGE on Thu, 01 Nov 2007 11:18:00 PST |
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My Friends |
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Darkroom Records, glitter, glitter, everywhere!, Anthony, Jack Friel, Henry Fields, jb, VOCO, Naomi & The Courteous Rudeboys, NICO STAI, Elvis Perkins, Joey, B.A. for Obama, Abbot Kinney, Ethan Willoughby, Robert Hadley, Mastering Engineer, Old Man Hands, The REAL Doyle drums, Nels Cline, Math Gang, nowhere nothing, Sound Craft, Undiscovered, mostafa, Alan Morphew, Bobby Borg (NEW BOOK OUT APRIL 15TH), Lon Cohen Studio Rentals, CRAFT Club, Fallen Leaves, David, Lord of the Yodelers, Ms. Lady, London, myrtle, Christopher Dallman, Vegan Warrior, meg, Exo Eso 012, Mothers Cafe and Garden, music is art, Billi, Ari Raskin, ♥jeska♥, Pirate Davey Seraph Jones, Pauline Keightley Photographs, Sean, Smackle ♥'s Oh, Hush! [Get It/Get It], Hot Pockets Tribute Band, Andrew, bitter herbs, Mr. Indie is the Super Alternative, ANDREA'BRIGETTE, Casey Shuffle, Brandy, exhausted prayer, 405 East, CHURCHiE, soon to be shawn, Karen!
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