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Ben Kuzay

Solo and freelance bassist; on tour w/ Monstrosity

About Me

DEBUT ALBUM "IN THE HALLS OF THE PUNISHER" out now!
Ben Kuzay is a solo musician. On the side, he also does freelance, both live and in the studio, and gives private and group bass guitar lessons. Kuzay is currently on tour playing bass guitar for Monstrosity. He is the bassist of Joel Wanasek (since 2001), and is a former member of Wykked Wytch (August 2002-December 2002). Ben has also played with Richard Christy (Death, Iced Earth, Howard Stern Show), Duane Timlin (Divine Empire, Forest Of Impaled, Judas Iscariot), and many others.
Ben reads music fluently, and travels around the United States, playing with many different and diverse musical acts. He also has recorded original music with producers such as Jason Suecof (Audiohammer{Orlando, Florida}), James Creer (Sonic Cauldron{Orlando, Florida}), and many others.
Here is a live video of Ben Kuzay performing a bass guitar solo at The Reptile Palace in Oshkosh, Wisconsin on December 22, 2007:
SOME BANDS AND MUSICIANS BEN HAS PLAYED WITH:
MONSTROSITY
RICHARD CHRISTY
WYKKED WYTCH
JOEL WANASEK
BRIAN WERNER
MIKE PHILIPPOV
DUANE TIMLIN
A FEW OF BEN KUZAY’S CURRENT AND FORMER BASS GUITAR STUDENTS:
Brett Dumpstrey (Darkshift)
Mike Stoffers (Today We Fly)
Ben Kuzay and Richard Christy, at their recording session for Wykked Wytch December, 2002Free MySpace Layouts by Iron Spider

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 10/26/2006
Band Website: benkuzay.com
Band Members: Ben Kuzay: bass guitar, keyboards, guitar, drum programming
Influences: Ben's bass playing is influenced by Geezer Butler, Steve Digiorgio, David Harbour, and Stuart Hamm; in his initiatory period he was also influenced, to a limited extent, by Cliff Burton and David Ellefson.

Ben cites King Diamond, Michael Harris, Glenn Danzig, and Black Sabbath as his main over-all musical influences.

PHOTOGRAPHY BY CAL KOTHRADE

http://calsworld.net/

Sounds Like: Stuart Hamm, Type O Negative, Pink Floyd
Record Label: Evil Ink
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Career Timeline

TIMELINE: Oct. 1992: Ben Kuzay decides to start playing bass guitar, and begins practicing on the one owned by the school. Nov. 1992: Ben receives his first bass guitar and bass amp. Dec. 1993: Ben re...
Posted by Ben Kuzay on Thu, 19 Jul 2007 12:16:00 PST

Other Profiles You Can Hear Ben Kuzay Play Bass On

A list of myspace band profiles on which you can hear Ben Kuzay play bass: Ben Kuzay  myspace.com/benkuzay    (instrumental solo music) Joel Wanasek  myspace.com/joe...
Posted by Ben Kuzay on Wed, 12 Sep 2007 04:39:00 PST