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Ben

About Me

Living in Manchester. I am the singer in a band called Idiom. Writing original songs with both old and new metal influences. I am also involved in two theatre companies, one is called Just Add water and the other is Shot In The Dark. We use a mix of drama, music, physical theatre, and poetry. I am very passionate about all of these art forms. I also play the drums and percussion. Having performed with touring theatre companies and in cabaret shows I can say that for me their is nothing better than performing your own work, because it is personal to me and I can truly believe in it. This is why I enjoy writing lyrics for the band and poetry and scripts for theatre. My influences are also very divers and I try and absorb as much Film, music, theatre, and stand up comedy as I can. I can’t give you any personal details about myself; I think that’s up to other people to judge

My Interests

My intrests are all pretty much coverd in the 'about me' section, but I do like to enjoy being with my friends and family, taking long walks and eating good food. I also collect stand up comedy vids/dvds and old school games for the saga mega drive and master system (bit sad I know).

Music:

Nine Inch Nails, Add N to X, Fila Brazillia, Vast, Rage Against the machine, System, Tori Amos, Bjork, Prodergy, Type O Negative, Perfect Circle, I Monster, Moby, Michel Jackson, Queen, White Stripes.

Movies:

From good old Rocky to more resant little miss sunshine and hundreds inbetween.

Television:

I fined TV quite shallow so comedy works best, like black books, buzzcocks, or talk shows. But I do love 24.

Heroes:

Eddie Izzard, Trent Reznor, michael baryshnikov, cirque du soleil, Buddy Rich, Stomp, forced entertainment theatre company, Chris Spring (my old drama teacher), Bruce Lee.