NEW CD RELEASED!!!! Click Above to Buy the CD or MP3s
Contact email: meATbenhammondmusicDOTcom Download my 1-sheet press release with bio, contact info, song list, reviews, awards and more. Click here (pdf) .I am very happy to announce that my new album, entitled "[Reasonably] Honest", is now available to the public. This is my first full length, fully produced album, and features production by award winning producer Reuben Ghose, and an awesome band composed of Toronto studio musicians (Nico Dann - Drums, Gabe Nespoli - Keys, Dan Fortin - Bass) and former bandmates and friends (Jon Lindhorst - Sax, Zach Finkelstein, Kweku Sam Kwofie, Lindsay Hamilton - Vocals, and many more...) The Cd features 10 tracks of all original material, ranging from New Zealand influenced reggae styles through to theremin-tinged Twang-rock. To download a free full quality song and purchase mp3s, please visit my digstation page . If you would prefer purchasing a physical CD copy (with awesome graphics in an eco-friendly digi-pack) you can do so on equally artist-friendly CD-Baby .
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 been touring and playing festivals (including the Montreal Jazz Festival, Portland Old Port Fest) and venues (Montreal's Sala Rossa and Metropolis, Town Hall in New York City, many more). Recent appearances and activities have ranged from tours of his home in rural New England to across the world in New Zealand, composing original songs, and most recently completing his full length studio album "[Reasonably] Honest" with full band and Downbeat Magazine award winning mixer Reuben Ghose. On June 10th, Ben and his band played to a sold out crowd (200+ people) at the breathtaking Stone Mountain Arts Center for his hometown CD release. This already-famous venue has hosted Bela Fleck and the Flecktones, Leo Kotke and the Indigo Girls, to name a few.
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 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 which provides a platform for contemplative, understated lyrics.
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Upcoming Events by Eventful
"Worst Kind of Perfect" Live on the Radio
"Touch" Live at the Album Release at the Stone Mountain Arts Center with full band.
"When I'm Supposed To" Live at the Album Release at the Stone Mountain Arts Center with full band.
"Lemme Know" Live at the Album Release at the Stone Mountain Arts Center with full band, including my theremin performance.