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Biography |
Ben Jelen (born 8 July 1979 in Scotland, UK), born Benjamin
Ivan Jelen, is a singer/songwriter who plays the piano,
violin, and guitar. He has lived in Scotland, England,
Texas, New Jersey, and New York.
Ben attended high school in New Jersey and graduated from
Rutgers University, the state university of NJ, with a
degree in biology. After that, he moved to New York City to
work as a producer and sound-engineer at a local recording
studio.
Ben was discovered by Joseph Janus of Fearless Management,
who originally wanted to sign Ben as a model. Instead, Ben
handed him a demo, and shortly thereafter, he was signed to
a label and released his debut album "Give It All Away". His
music has been featured on One Tree Hill, Smallville, Las
Vegas, and was used to promote the Academy Award Nominated
"Finding Neverland" starring Johnny Depp and Kate Winslet.
He has also written music for Tori Amos' RAINN organization
and joined the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) and
Wildlife Works. Ben also independently released the EP
"Rejected" through Fearless Management Records in 2005.
On the EP "Rejected" Ben and his brother, Sebastian, sang
the song, "Baby Girl" written for their sister Nina's
funeral, when she died in the summer of 2005.
Ben appears courtesy of Fearless Management on the
compilation album "Breaking for the Holidays" in 2006 with
his self-produced cover of Joni Mitchell's "River" through
Breaking Records. The record is available at
http://www.breakingrecordsmusic.com.
According to Fearless, Ben's new album is set to be released
July 17, 2007, and is to be titled "Ex-Sensitive". The new
album, formally titled "East" and "Pulse," was produced by
Linda Perry and mixed by Bill Bottrell. |
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