Ben has been interested in music from a very early age being from a musical family. Ben tinkered on the piano since he was a toddler and started leaning guitar at the age of 13, playing in many covers and original bands since 15 of many different genres. Keyboards became a second instrument in 2006 and these days he considers it his main instrument.
Ben was introduced to Queen around the age of 6 when his folks had a copy of The Works on vinyl, Ben has been a fan ever since acquiring every subsequent album and back tracking after hearing Greatest Hits 1 at the age of 10. In Ben’s opinion there will never be another band like them and their music is great fun to play.
QUICK FACTS:
Born: Born 11th April 1980
Star Sign: Aries
Loves: Music, music and music….and a bit of comedy!
Hates: Liars and fascists.
Music Likes: Queen, Beatles, Bowie, Pink Floyd, Genesis, Stevie Wonder…too many to list!
Music Dislikes: Anything with auto tune or Simon Cowell related.
BEN'S EQUIPMENT:
- Nord stage 2
- Roland Juno-D
- Microkorg vocoder