Music
| Track Title | Length | Content | Favorites | Download | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| When I'm Supposed To | 3:51 | Clean | Add to Playlist | $0.89 | |
| Start Breathing | 5:13 | Clean | Add to Playlist | $0.89 | |
| Lemme Know | 3:29 | Clean | Add to Playlist | $0.89 | |
| Even Though | 4:32 | Clean | Add to Playlist | Free | |
| Let's Get Alone feat. Kweku | 3:31 | Clean | Add to Playlist | $0.89 |
Biography
Born in the tiny town of Hiram, Maine and graduated in 2006 with a degree in Music Technology from McGill University in Montreal, Ben Hammond has since been touring (from his home in rural New England to New Zealand) and playing his unique brand of Acoustic Soul-Pop at a variety of festivals (Montreal Jazz Festival, Portland Old Port Fest) and hundreds of venues (Montreal’s Sala Rossa and Metropolis, Town Hall in NYC). In March 2008 Ben completed his full length studio album “[Reasonably] Honest” with a full band and Downbeat Magazine award winning mixer Reuben Ghose, which has garnered him radio interviews and airplay across the Northeast. On June 10th, 2008 Ben played to a sold out crowd (200+ people, 17$ tickets, no opener) for his official hometown album launch at the breathtaking Stone Mountain Arts Center in Maine, which has featured such greats as Bela Fleck and the Indigo Girls.
Schooled in jazz, raised on rock, immersed in soul, and fascinated with music the world over, Ben can just as easily be found strumming and singing a ballad as he can live looping an a cappella improvisation of Tuvan throat singing, beatboxing, and harmonized scatting. When performing his composed material, either as a soloist or with his quartet, the music features Ben’s engaging, soulful vocals weaved within a framework of genre-shifting instrumentation, providing a platform for his subtle, contemplative lyrics.
Visit www.benhammondmusic.com
Review at Indie-Music.com:
- "[This] singer-songwriter does a lot more than just play guitar; he beat boxes, circuit bends and writes damned good songs… his new CD, [Reasonably] Honest, has ten tracks that weave in and out of jazz, rock, reggae, rap and pop while staying true to a sound that is definitely Ben Hammond. [He] sounds, vocally, like Jamie Cullum and John Mayer and has a bouncy guitar style with great backbeats that remind me of Jack Johnson. The thing that sets him apart from those guys is his ability to blur the line between jazz, pop and hip-hop and do it so that it doesn't sound forced."
To view or download my "one-sheet" press release pdf visit http://www.benhammondmusic.com/ben-hammond-music-one-page.pdf
Wilco
the beatles
John Mayer
Stevie Wonder
Dave Matthews
Kurt Elling
Lauryn Hill
The Roots
Peliguin Drop
Jan 3, 1983
Blog
Sep 30, 2008
Please visit my blog at www.benhammondmusic.com for info on upcoming shows, free mp3s, and other cool stuff! Seeya.
On MadeLoud
May 4, 2011
On our Facebook page I asked what kind of mix our readers would like to hear next, and a guy named Sterling made a request for a folk/bluegrass mix. Done and done! It turns out that our bluegrass section is somewhat tiny, so it actually made perfect sense to blend it in with some of our folk favorites. In this section you'll find songs related to Amelia Earhart, parts of a concept record, and...
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