Ben Crook - ProfilesArchive

About Me

Days of Light - New Song and Clip.
Drum Solo in Morph 2006. Live at the Corner Hotel, Melbourne.

Ben Crook is a musician and producer. He has played in many projects over the years, mostly on drum kit, but also on electronic drums, various percussion instruments, guitar and vocals. Ben currently lives in Melbourne after spending 18 months in EuropeBen co-ordinated an independent tour of regional UK and Europe in July 06 with the Melbourne based band "Morph" The performances in Europe began with 6 shows in Linz at Pflasterspectakle in Austria, then on to Graz for two outdoor venue shows, Boom festival in Portugal, and another 15 gigs in venues and festivals around England, Wales and Scotland.After the success of Morph’s independent tour of Europe, Ben traveled to Spain to play with the percussion group "Livika". Together they produced the track "Dembou" The track features the vocals of Seydina from Senegal which are sung in Wolof, along with vocals from Saadia from Morocco, singing in Arabic.In 2007 Ben worked on production and composition ideas in the UK and recorded some live drumkit sessions with Mathieu Denis in Paris. One of the tracks recorded was "Melting Point" which is a collaboration with Willow Stahlut on violin (the song is currently on this page)Ben Moved to Paris in late 2007 and in that time reorded four tracks, again with producer Mathieu Denis and collaborated with flute player and vocalist Jay Petroccelli.His Debut CD will be available at the end of 2007 and features the music recorded and produced on his travels in Europe. Information on when and where the music is available will follow soon.Coming up...Gigs with Prajna Gigs with the Imprints at Woodford folk festival Gigs in January with Morph Debut CD Release

My Interests

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Member Since: 8/15/2006
Band Website: myspace.com/morphmusicorg
Influences: Music - It is somewhat intangable, everyone has thier own concept of it. Here is part of my personal philosophy on music, ideas which inspire me to follow a musical path.As I understand it, vibration is the physical essence of everything, it is the basis on which existence is formed.It is the earth spining around the sun, it is the particles that hold us together, it is every sound in the air.Everything we are experiencing with our senses is vibrating.Through this way of looking at things, nature in a fundamental sense, is an unimaginably complex symphony of resonance.Music to me is an expression of this universal resonance. It is an expression of the harmony that moves inside us and around us It is an expression of the dance between chaos and coincidence.A physicist will tell you - no energy is ever created or destroyed, it only changes form.You could look at this scientific fact in the way that every moment is an opportunity to transform our world.There are many ways to bring about positive energy and positive change, participating in music is one way.Sharing music, whether its listening or playing, gives us an opportunity to connect with people on an equal and positive level.
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Record Label: Independent
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