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Ben Westbeech

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About Me

Hello. I make music that i like.

Buy me tunes. If you like em. There in the store... Also out on thick ass Brownswood vinyl. The deeper cut the better. You know it makes sense. .. http-equiv="Content-Type" c.."text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1" / Untitled DocumentGilles Peterson & Ben Westbeech (live) @ Southport40

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Member Since: 2/22/2006
Band Members: Ben Westbeech- Vocals, guitar, turntable... Uval Gabay- Drums Marc Rapson- keys Benji Muscat- Bass Gus Pirelli- Samples
Influences: Roy Ayers, D'Angelo, The Roots, Jay Dee R.I.P, Tribe Called Quest, De La Soul, Slick Rick, Dj Shadow, Ella Fitzgerald, Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Herbie Hancock, The Nice, James Brown, Badly Drawn Boy, The Clash, The Sex Pistols, Nirvana, Dr Alimantado, Ray Barretto R.I.P NWA, Jeru the Damaja, Jimi Hendrix, Beastie boys, Aretha Franklin, Wu Tang Clan, The Neptunes, MJ Cole, Buddy Rich, Henryck Gorecki, Erik Satie, Quincy Jones, Curtis Mayfield, Stevie Wonder, Chuck Berry, Lewis Parker, Charlie Parker, Ray Charles, Slum Village, Ol Dirt Dog...no one rocks it like ol dirt.Ronnie Scotts...
Sounds Like: I edited my profile with Thomas' Myspace Editor V4.4ME And JOSE, PisseD Up Unrehearsed FREeStylE...Ben Westbeech and José James in Tokyo

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Record Label: http://www.brownswoodrecordings.com/
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

JAPAN and life in general...

Sorry i haven't blogged fro ages it's been pretty crazy. since i was last in touch we've done the jools holland show, fabric, big chill, glastonbury amongst other really dream come true gigs. It has b...
Posted by Ben Westbeech on Thu, 16 Aug 2007 08:02:00 PST

Brazil...

here is the Brazil diary...Sunday...I arrived and met Dougal and Tommy in the airport, they were bloggers who were covering the whole trip. It turned out that nearly everyone was from Glasgow and like...
Posted by Ben Westbeech on Thu, 07 Jun 2007 10:53:00 PST

Hey hello and how you doin...

It's been a while. I'm currently recording drums for me next installment. I'm loving it, or as we were saying in Leuven, I'm Leuven it. Thanks to Gus Pirelli for that one. We've done a few things. Her...
Posted by Ben Westbeech on Thu, 24 May 2007 07:56:00 PST

Crazy few nights... Part 1 Cheltanham... tbc...

Chickychicky bow wow...I'll start this blog with Uv's slogan of the past few days. As it has bought me much joy on the tour bus/van... here's Cheltanham in pictures...Chillin before the showPirelli in...
Posted by Ben Westbeech on Mon, 07 May 2007 03:23:00 PST

JAPAN JAPAN JAPAN...

Hello. I have not blogged of late so here is Japan. I had a wonderful time, although being terribly ill, and fell in love with the peaceful yet mental city of Tokyo.Here are some piccies...Here is a t...
Posted by Ben Westbeech on Mon, 16 Apr 2007 04:12:00 PST

Radio 4 losse ends...

I had a lovely morning at radio 4 and did a session for loose ends, we ended up picking up a bassist and drummer along the way, go tohttp://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/aod/shows/rpms/radio4/looseends .rpm For ...
Posted by Ben Westbeech on Mon, 19 Mar 2007 05:15:00 PST

Ronnie Scotts, Xtra bass awards, Tom Robinson, Stockholm...

Its been a mad few weeks and i am absolutely knackered, writing this on a plane back from Stockholm after a promo trip and acoustic gig with Marc Rapson... I'll start with ronnie scotts. Sorry i haven...
Posted by Ben Westbeech on Sat, 17 Mar 2007 03:24:00 PST

Brussels photo...

I have been put up for best vocalist at the drum and bass awards this year, bit of a surprise but all good. I can't believe Clipz hasn't been nominated for best producer. Some things just aren't right...
Posted by Ben Westbeech on Tue, 20 Feb 2007 12:41:00 PST

Annie mac mini mix, Austria and Brussels...

Well well well. I've been a busy little bee. Lots to talk about. Firstly go check Annie macs show to hear my mini mix. http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/aod/radio1_aod.shtml?radio1/mashu pI'll put it on me pa...
Posted by Ben Westbeech on Sun, 18 Feb 2007 08:48:00 PST

So good toaday video and dj mag review...

I spent all of yesterday freezing my bollocks off by london city airport filming the video for so good. It was proper crazy. Talk about sacrificing for your art. I think it's gonna add to the overall ...
Posted by Ben Westbeech on Tue, 13 Feb 2007 02:52:00 PST