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Ben Kenney is the bass player for the rock band Incubus.
Ben Kenney was formerly part of 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.
He also plays in his own band The Division Group (formerly known as Supergrub) with Neal Evans of Soulive and Ashley Mendel. They are planning to release a follow album, ‘Saturnize.’
Ben is known to play 6 different instruments and sometimes plays drum solo’s with Incubus’s drummer Jose Pasillas live onstage. He has also cut his teeth doing studio work for artists like Justin Timberlake, Faith Evans, Eryka Badu, Blackalicious, and producers like Timbaland and DJ Jazzy Jeff.
Ben has 4 solo albums, ‘26’ which he released in 2004, ‘Maduro’ which he released on March 1, 2006, Distance & Comfort which he released January 15, 2008 and “Burn The Tapes” which was released along with a DVD in 2010. All were released by the independent record company, Ghetto Crush Industries. Ben shows his skills by playing guitar, bass, and drums while singing and writing every part on his solo records.
His onstage equipment includes Lakland Joe Osborn and Bob Glaub signature basses, and Mesa Boogie amplifiers.
Ben Kenney was formerly part of 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.
He also plays in his own band The Division Group (formerly known as Supergrub) with Neal Evans of Soulive and Ashley Mendel. They are planning to release a follow album, ‘Saturnize.’
Ben is known to play 6 different instruments and sometimes plays drum solo’s with Incubus’s drummer Jose Pasillas live onstage. He has also cut his teeth doing studio work for artists like Justin Timberlake, Faith Evans, Eryka Badu, Blackalicious, and producers like Timbaland and DJ Jazzy Jeff.
Ben has 4 solo albums, ‘26’ which he released in 2004, ‘Maduro’ which he released on March 1, 2006, Distance & Comfort which he released January 15, 2008 and “Burn The Tapes” which was released along with a DVD in 2010. All were released by the independent record company, Ghetto Crush Industries. Ben shows his skills by playing guitar, bass, and drums while singing and writing every part on his solo records.
His onstage equipment includes Lakland Joe Osborn and Bob Glaub signature basses, and Mesa Boogie amplifiers.
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aiiimee wrote:
http://www.youtube.com/o2academytv ................................................ Mike from Incubus talks to O2 Academy TV about preparing for going on the road, their favourite experiences whilst on tour and how they work to not repeat themselves on any of their albums ♥
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osanan wrote:
"Insanely talented musician." - Totally agree!
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rissarr wrote:
Insanely talented musician. Love 'Get it to Go' :D
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beetbaux wrote:
Beard of Bees is fantastic, every track is great.
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benredefine wrote:
Just got mine in the mail ^_^ signed copy # 350/500 !%!^ :D:D:D:D:D
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RockHardChest wrote:
Love the new album. Amazing man
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Inertiah wrote:
Ben is such a good musician, so much talent.
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Giga86 wrote:
The new album is AWESOME!
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Musiclifelove3 wrote:
What a genius.
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Rapha_rsd92 wrote:
Supergrub & The Division Group, it's great.
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mr_AD wrote:
i have a 3 albums
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gonza_veja wrote:
genuis
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echoVista wrote:
Honestly, I like this guy's solo stuff more than Incubus. This is some really original rock, dipping with a variety of influences in each song. You can find the albums on iTunes.
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PatrickDog wrote:
I dream with Ben Kenney playing his solo work in the Maquinaria Festival, the new track is EPIC!
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departarrival wrote:
dying for him to come back to denver, co.
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lykeomgitskia wrote:
i loooooooove ben kenney XD
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screwed4life10 wrote:
http://www.dailytargum.com/multimedia/2.12020/interview-with-ben-kenney-of-incubus-1.2203270
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LessBass wrote:
COME TO VENEZUELAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!! I HOPE SEE YOU SOON!!
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BGSM wrote:
jesus this is great
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mxmbass wrote:
This dude is great!
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Incubus is an obsession.
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