Ben Edwards

New York, United States

Musician

www.youtube.com/user/4our5ive6ix

I'm a 27 year old Brit who recently moved from Liverpool to NYC. For the last few years I've been playing guitar and singing professionally in theatre shows, festivals, and on cruise ships with various Beatles tribute bands as George Harrison (see videos below), so I'm experienced when it comes to singing harmonies - some unusal ones - and also singing some lead vocals too. I appear in the opening scene of the hit hollywood film Across The Universe (Jim Sturgess, Evan Rachel Wood, Bono, Eddie Izzard) playing 'Hold Me Tight' in the band at the Cavern Club. I've also played in many different bands over the last 10 years, indie/metal/punk/post-punk/post-rock/classic rock/folk/blues/electro etc. and enjoy making some of my own original music under the name '4our5ive6ix'. I love recording/mixing/producing, either myself or demos for bands (see audio below). My online portfolio of recordings is on my website, www.fastersound.co.uk - thanks!

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Video

This Is Yesterday
Download from iTunes: http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/this-is-yesterday/id457872798?i=457872848
Lead vocals and lead guitar
Which will you go for / Which will you love / Which will you chose from / From the stars above
Goofin around making a little anniversary gift for my amazing wifey xx
Performed and recorded by Ben Edwards
Lead guitar & harmonies, Sgt. Pepper's 40th anniversary concert, live @ the Cavern Club, Liverpool
Me playing sitar, Beatles tribute concert, live @ Floral Pavillion Theatre, UK
On camera/onstage from 0:30sec, Cavern Club scene with Jim Sturgess and Lisa Hogg(&Evan Rachel Wood)
Playing some quick jazzy chord changes. Squarepusher Theme, originally by Squarepusher.
Me on lead guitar/backing vocals

Physical Details

Height:177 cm / 5ft 10in Waist:76 cm / 30in
Weight:67 kg / 147 lbs Shoe size:10.0 UK / 11.0 US / 44.5 Euro
Ethnicity:White / Caucasian Hair color:Brown
Skin color:White Hair length:Medium
Eye color:Blue Hair type:Straight
Chest:93 cm / 37 in

Experience

2005

  • Leeds Metropolitan University : BSc Music Technology, Leeds, UK

Music

Woman (John Lennon cover)
all performed, recorded and mixed by me
Guitar ability:ExpertProducer ability:Expert
Vocal ability:Lead singerEngineer ability:Expert
Composer ability:IntermediateLike to join a band:Yes

Singing styles

PopRock

Favorite genres

RockIndieElectronicCountry
I was also humbled to play 3 consecutive nights at the famous Alhambra Theatre in Paris last November 2010, where legends such as Houdini, Edith Piaf, Dizzy Gillespie, Duke Ellington, Quincy Jones, Stephane Grappelli, Django Reinhardt and Ella Fitzgerald once performed.

I appear in the opening scene of the film Across The Universe (Jim Sturgess, Evan Rachel Wood, Bono, Eddie Izzard) playing 'Hold Me Tight' in a band at the Cavern Club.

I've also played in a 60s British Invasion show, the band is called THE UNION JACKS. (You can see the band page on here and on Facebook).

I have my Grade 5 Music Theory, and have a fantastic ear for that's been improving every day for the last 15 years.

I play a US Fender Telecaster, Epiphone Casino, Danelectro DC '59, tons of pedals (some boutique), a Gibson J-160E acoustic, a Takamine acoustic, and a Taylor Big Baby (for my travels). Amp wise I use a 90s Vox AC30/TBX (all valve, blue celestions), and a reissue '59 Fender Bassman.

I love recording, mixing and producing too, either myself or demos for bands.

I also play harmonica, and a little bit of sitar now and again!

Thanks!

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  • Adam Awesome man, that was a GREAT cover. (I could tell immediately, but just to confirm it I used my sound hound app and it thought you were joy division =) - check out my original instrumentals here or on youtube
    4 months ago