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Member Since: 5/4/2007
Band Website: benmakinen.com
Band Members: Ben Makinen: Drummer, Composer, Film Maker ...
Influences: Impressions from the womb. Sudden violent shock. Warm caresses. Coming and going.Energy. Emptiness. Calm. Chaos. Sound. No Sound. No Try. Do.
Sounds Like: Ocean waves smashing into ten thousand gongs heard through a misty dream falling from a passing comet.
Record Label: Bmakin Music
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Go Speed Racer, Go!

The chipmunk was speeding across three lanes of impatient traffic.It stopped, twisted, and darted forward again as my car closed the distance in the third lane. Come on, come on - go little guy! I re...
Posted by Bmakin Music on Wed, 14 May 2008 12:57:00 PST

I was not blown-up!

Phew. No one was hurt at the Israeli Birthday Celebration last Thursday where I was hired to play a drum roll for the flag raising ceremony and where my mother was sure I'd be blown-up.You'd think at ...
Posted by Bmakin Music on Sun, 11 May 2008 07:40:00 PST

Getting blown-up?

My mother thinks I may be blown up today while playing a drum roll at an Israel 60 Years of Statehood flag raising ceremony this afternoon. "Jews are hated around the world! I'd rather die in my own h...
Posted by Bmakin Music on Thu, 08 May 2008 01:27:00 PST

How many friends have you made?

Myspace friends. Who are they? What are they? Have you ever had one over for dinner?I only regret that I am unable to spend more time listening to my friend's music and watching their films...Ciao...
Posted by Bmakin Music on Wed, 07 May 2008 02:13:00 PST

Old Salsa masters remind all performers to RELAX and LISTEN

A friend sent me a link to video footage from Candido’s 82nd birthday party at Birdland (2003). Watching and listening to these old masters of Son - Cuban music, or Salsa - got me to thinking (w...
Posted by Bmakin Music on Sun, 16 Mar 2008 02:36:00 PST

Old Rivets Popping Out

I am now down to one rivet in my old Zildjian sizzle cymbal. There used to be 8 of them and over the last 20 years they have popped out one at a time. They were old rivets with a styalized flower patt...
Posted by Bmakin Music on Sat, 08 Mar 2008 12:39:00 PST

For Chie: Playing with Space

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Posted by Bmakin Music on Sat, 08 Mar 2008 01:16:00 PST

Hillary Clinton - I know an old lady...

Hillary Clinton:I know an old lady who swallowed a lie, I don't know why she swallowed a lie, I guess young American soldiers and Iraqi children will die!!
Posted by Bmakin Music on Sat, 08 Mar 2008 01:11:00 PST

Obama Brings Music Back To School?

If a black president from Chicago can't get music back in the schools, this country is really screwed!! Let's give him a shot at fixing Reagan's big mistake. No Child Without An Instrument!
Posted by Bmakin Music on Sat, 08 Mar 2008 01:05:00 PST

Not Enough Room For Music.

Musicians who perform most every night often find themselves seeking escape from noise throughout their day. I am one of those. I have become so sensitive to sound that I rarely listen to the radio, d...
Posted by Bmakin Music on Mon, 18 Feb 2008 04:24:00 PST