Benny Bell - ProfilesArchive

About Me

I'm an independent musician strumming my way through life. I'm not on a label nor do I have high budget recording.....what I do have is raw, intense emotion that is conveyed through a stripped down sound of just me and my acoustic guitar. The tracks you are listening to now are from my debut recording entitled "The Bedroom Project". Actually, Daisy Dexter is not on the EP, it's just a bonus for 'ya! The recordings themselves are free of editing save for some background noise reduction, other than that it's me and my guitar in one live take. I wanted this first recording to convey me at my most naked, stripped down to the bare essentials. This is me. This is who I am. I'm more concerned about getting the emotions and the connection than being a perfect player. To me, music is the ultimate expression of emotion, thus I try to connect with my fans on an emotional level. Isn't that what makes us all human?
Thanks to Expanding Locality for featuring me on their second compilation disc. If you want one of these discs just contact them through their website. You can find them in my top friends list.
There are now CD's available of The Bedroom Project! If you would prefer a CD instead of digital tracks of my music, please message me and we'll work something out. I'll get some forms up for this function....as soon as I figure out how.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 5/23/2007
Band Website: You are already here...
Influences: My earliest influence is actually classical music. That's what happens when you learn the cello before you learn the guitar! As to my other influences I'm sure this list won't ever be comlpete as I'm always evolving but I give a lot of credit to Dave Mustaine and Megadeth, Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash, John Lennon, Adam Jones and Tool, Thurston Moore and Sonic Youth, Gaz Coombes and Supergrass, Buddy Holly, David Gilmour and Pink Floyd, Nick Drake, the Decemberists.....it all comes out at different times. You'll have to listen close to be able to pick out some of the influences.
Sounds Like: That's kinda hard for me to judge. Tell you what...Why don't you tell me? Message me and tell me what you think and I'll post the top answers as they come in!

My music is also available through RawRip which you can access above. Although don't you think it should say "My Music" instead of "Our Music" considering I'm solo?! Hey I can't do anything about it pal. I gotta work with what they gave me.
You've been marked on my visitor map! Click to zoom in.

This is how many people are looking at my site right now. I know the number is staggering, take a deep breath and don't ever try to count that high again...
Special Message from Benny Bell: I told you so!!! ;p
Record Label: unsigned
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Compilation Disc Appearance!!!

Heard? That's right! I'm gonna be on a compilation disc coming out of Illinois! It features my song "Stars are Forever" as well as many other great bands. You can check it all out at Expanding Localit...
Posted by Benny Bell on Thu, 30 Aug 2007 09:22:00 PST

Home on the Farm

So a week ago I was at Farmfest having my spirit renewed. Not only was it a fantastic time(there were meteor showers, old friends, new friends, thunder & lightning storms, and awesome music) but I...
Posted by Benny Bell on Sat, 18 Aug 2007 11:13:00 PST

1000 plays!

Yay! I hit 1000 plays today! The next goal is 500 friends so de me a solid and tell all your buddies about me and tell them to add me because I rule and so does my music! I'm going camping this weeken...
Posted by Benny Bell on Fri, 27 Jul 2007 08:29:00 PST

Freakin Map!

I don't know what's wrong with my map. It worked great 'til now. It was all nice and red and yellowey and looked like fire and it was sweet! Not it's bunk. Map, unbunk yourself!
Posted by Benny Bell on Sat, 14 Jul 2007 07:55:00 PST

Bob Dylan

I'm going to see one of my heroes today....Mr. Bob Dylan! He's been such a big influence to me musically and artistically. I feel like I'm going on a holy pilgrimage or something. I suppose Odin's day...
Posted by Benny Bell on Wed, 11 Jul 2007 08:15:00 PST

Physical

I got my printer back today all freshly aligned and cleaned and sparkly. (Okay so it wasn't sparkly but whatever) That means....CD's!!! I printed up a bunch of 'em today...until I ran out of ink. If a...
Posted by Benny Bell on Sat, 07 Jul 2007 06:00:00 PST

New New New!!!

Yes!!!!! I got Snocap up and running today so you can buy "The Bedroom Prject" online now! So far this is the only place to find the EP. When I can resolve printing issues I'll have phsyical copies th...
Posted by Benny Bell on Wed, 06 Jun 2007 12:24:00 PST

Snocap

So I tried to put "The Bedroom Project" on Snocap today..........I don't know what it is but I feel like there's a huge force working against me releasing this album. I filled out the app. on Snocap&n...
Posted by Benny Bell on Tue, 05 Jun 2007 11:17:00 PST

Damn hackers!!!

I apologize for those ridiculous bulletins yesterday. Ny new site here got hacked. Stupid profile trackers...Anyways, it won't happen again. And thanks to Ellen and Rich for notifying me of the situat...
Posted by Benny Bell on Mon, 04 Jun 2007 11:33:00 PST

Printing sucks!!! EP on Snocap soon!!!

The cd is ready to be pressed but I'm having serious printer problems. The prototype came out great but most of the others have come out misaligned. I'll admit I'm a little frustrated as it's costing ...
Posted by Benny Bell on Mon, 04 Jun 2007 06:12:00 PST