- Ben Ely
Ben Ely (born
September 13 ,1970 ) is amusician andartist best known for his work with Brisbane punk bandRegurgitator , a multi-ARIA Award winning group which formed in Brisbane in December 1993 and is still together after eight albums.Recent Years
In recent years Ben has worked on other music projects [ [http://queenslandartgallery.com/exhibitions/past_exhibitions/2007/andy_warhol/andy_warhol_up_late/14_march] ] besides
Regurgitator .Jump 2 Lightspeed released a self-titled album in 2006 and featured Ben Ely on bass and vocals, Graeme Kent on guitar (later replaced by former
Channel V presenter Steve Bourke), andStella Mozgawa on drums.Ely co-wrote the music to the 2004 Australian film starring
Abbie Cornish , "Somersault", withDecoder Ring . The soundtrack won anAFI Award for Best Original Music Score and the song 'Somersault' won the 2004 Best Original Song Composed for a Feature Film, Telemovie, TV Series or Mini-Series Award at the Australian Screen Music Awards. [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0381429/awards]In July 2008 completed his first official
solo album with Ben Ely’s Radio 5 called "Transcending Reality".He is also a successful practising artist and has exhibited work at The TAP Gallery in Darlinghurst, Sydney, and Flipbook Gallery in Brisbane.
Personal Life
Ben Ely has two daughters with
Channel V presenterYumi Stynes . A song they wrote for their eldest daughter, 'Don't Go To Sleep' appears on the soundtrack to the Australian documentaryBra Boys .External Links
[http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=705820606&ref=nf Ben Ely Facebook]
[http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=633892859 Regurgitator On Tour]
References
[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1292080/] [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0381429/awards]
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