About Me
WHO IS BEN HAMEEN?...Producer, MC, Singer, Songwriter, Guitarist (acoustic, electric, classical), Bass Player, and Recording Engineer for positive Atlanta hip hop group Collective Efforts.
...went to Grady High School in Atlanta, GA....been performing at various parties, venues and festivals in and out of Atlanta since 1989 with the following groups: Brothers (1989-1992), Live On Arrival (1994-2004), and Collective Efforts (2003-present)....made three full-length albums with Live On Arrival in professional recording studios (Musiplex for the first one, and Treesound for the last two -- each one recorded and mixed by audio engineer extraordinaire George Pappas): the first, a self-titled album in 1995, the second, "Presentation" in 1998, and finally, "Information from the Underground" in 2001. All of which will be available for purchase/download soon.
...recently (more like "finally") graduated with honors from Georgia State University with a major in Sociology and a minor in Spanish; focus on Race and Urban studies.
...got his nickname from 7th grade Spanish class...and no, is not Muslim, but has nothing against Islam.
...with Collective Efforts, released three full-length albums so far... ("Visions of Things To Come" in 2003, "Trail Mix" in 2005, and "Medicine" in 2006.) The first two projects were recorded on a home computer, using Acid 3.0, and "quasi-mastered" in Wavelab. "Medicine" was recorded and mixed on Protools (a 002 running on a G5). Glenn Schick mastered the project in order to get that polished finished product.
...you can visit
WWW.CECREW.COM for more detailed info and the latest news about Collective Efforts...and don't forget to check out
The Official CE Myspace Page for a taste of the newest music and up to the minute updates from the crew.
...if you want to know anything else, please feel free to ask...I'll do my best to help you out however I can...although I try to stay busy, so if it takes a second to get back to you, please don't take it personal. I got much love and respect for everybody out there pursuing their dreams. Keep doing what you do. Peace to all artists I have ever collaborated with or have yet to collaborate with, keep that positive energy flowing. Let's make this happen.
Peace fam.
The music player on this page contains some old Ben Hameen tracks, just learning Acid 3.0, and figuring out how to make beats on an MPC...a little something for the true school Hameen listeners.
The video of CE's newest single "Until My Life's Gone", produced by Bambu, video by Matt Weiss, Jonathan Brill and fam. Thanks to everyone who made this possible.
