Ben Kenney
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| Ben Kenney | ||
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| Background information | ||
| Born | March 12, 1977 | |
| Genre(s) | Rock Funk Hip Hop |
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| Instrument(s) | Vocals, Guitar, Bass, Drums | |
| Label(s) | Ghetto Crush Industries | |
| Associated acts |
Incubus The Roots Time Lapse Consortium The Division Group |
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| Website | www.benkenney.com | |
Ben Kenney, (born on March 12, 1977), is a musician from the United States, and the bassist for the band Incubus.
Ben Kenney played guitar for the hip-hop group The Roots before he joined Incubus in 2003 after the departure of bassist and founding member Alex Katunich aka Dirk Lance. He had previously played with Incubus members Mike Einziger and Jose Pasillas in Time Lapse Consortium.
The introduction of Kenney into the group marked a shift in the band's sound. His groove-oriented sound replaced previous bassist Dirk Lance's funky bass lines.
He also plays in his own band, The Division Group, (formerly known as Supergrub) with Neal Evans of Soulive and Ashley Mendel. They are releasing their new CD Saturnize in 2006.
Ben is known to play 6 different instruments and sometimes plays drum solos with Incubus' drummer Jose Pasillas live on-stage.
He has also done studio work for artists including: Justin Timberlake, Faith Evans, Erykah Badu, Blackalicious, and producers Timbaland and DJ Jazzy Jeff.
Ben has two solo albums, 26 released in 2004, and Maduro released on March 1, 2006. Both were released by the independent record company, Ghetto Crush Industries. Ben plays guitar, bass, and drums while singing and writing every part on the solo records.
His on-stage equipment includes Lakland Joe Osborn and Bob Glaub signature basses (based on Fender Jazz and Precision basses respectively), Line 6 effects and Mesa Boogie amplifiers.
He has also recently helped The Smyrk produce their latest EP.
[edit] Discography
26 (2004)
- Breathe - 3:31
- Hoopdie - 4:17
- 4.2.3. - 5:23
- Andrea's Asleep - 1:08
- Creme - 3:41
- You Won't Like The Sound - 3:16
- So Hard - 2:47
- Mr. Spader, I Presume - 1:28
- Empty Handed - 4:30
Maduro (2006)
- Wrong - 3:00
- Inside Pt. 2 - 4:15
- Skyscraper - 2:57
- Nigeria - 1:12
- The Ether - 2:52
- Nepenthe - 1:15
- Conception And The Funeral - 3:26
- It's Not Too Late - 4:08
- How Would You Know? - 3:49
- Girl - 3:55
- The Moment - 3:09
[edit] External links
- Ben's Website
- Incubus' Official Website
- The Division Group Website
- Supergrub Website
- Ghetto Crush Industries Website
- Incubus' #1 Fansite
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| Brandon Boyd | Mike Einziger | Jose Pasillas | DJ Chris Kilmore | Ben Kenney |
| Alex Katunich | Gavin Koppell |
| Discography |
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| Studio albums: Fungus Amongus | S.C.I.E.N.C.E. | Make Yourself | Morning View | A Crow Left of the Murder... | Light Grenades |
| Live albums: Live at Lollapalooza 2003 | Live in Japan 2004 | Live in Sweden 2004 | Live in Malaysia 2004 |
| DVDs: When Incubus Attacks Volume 2 | Morning View Sessions | Alive at Red Rocks |
| EPs: Enjoy Incubus | When Incubus Attacks Volume 1 |
| Singles: "A Certain Shade of Green" | "Pardon Me" | "Stellar" | "Drive" | "Wish You Were Here" | "Warning" | "Nice to Know You" | "Are You In?" | "Circles" | "Megalomaniac" | "Talk Shows on Mute" | "Agoraphobia" | "Make a Move" | "Anna-Molly" | "Dig" | "Love Hurts" |
| The Roots |
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| Black Thought | Captain Kirk Douglas | Kamal Gray | Hub | F. Knuckles | ?uestlove Malik B. | Ben Kenney | Kid Crumbs | Martin Luther | Rahzel | Scratch | Scott Storch | Josh Abrams | Maimouna Youssef a.k.a Luna E. | Dice Raw | Wadud Ahmad | Peedi Peedi |
| Discography |
| Organix (1993) | From the Ground Up (1994) | Do You Want More?!!!??! (1995) | Illadelph Halflife (1996) | Things Fall Apart (1999) | The Legendary (1999) | The Roots Come Alive (1999) | Phrenology (2002) | The Tipping Point (2004) | Game Theory (2006) |
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| Okayplayer | Ursula Rucker |
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