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Ben Kenney is the bassist 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 releasing their new CD ‘Saturnize’ in 2006.
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 three solo albums, ‘26’ which he released in 2004, ‘Maduro’ which he released on March 1, 2006 and Distance & Comfort which he released January 15, 2008. 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 releasing their new CD ‘Saturnize’ in 2006.
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 three solo albums, ‘26’ which he released in 2004, ‘Maduro’ which he released on March 1, 2006 and Distance & Comfort which he released January 15, 2008. 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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lmerr wrote:
Looking for his album 26. Can anyone point the way?
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DallasGoodBoy wrote:
Eulogy The Ether so cool))
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GuiiiSuri wrote:
amei
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nathanielj wrote:
He just keeps getting better.
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dudumad wrote:
Groovie man.
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DannyFin wrote:
Ben Kenney - So Cool
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itsmellslikerob wrote:
Had the pleasure of seeing Ben play in Boston last week, and it was an absolute blast. I've never seen musicians have more fun playing live than Ben and his band. And you can get his stuff on benkenney.com, he has his own webstore. Songs are also on iTunes.
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itfeelsunnormal wrote:
Genius!
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In4TheAdventure wrote:
where the hell do i get this guy's stuff??????????????????????/
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Rosie606 wrote:
Breathe <3
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musik-man500 wrote:
Does anybody know where to get "26" from? I've been looking everywhere and can't seem to find it! Any response to my page would be helpful =)
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prupp wrote:
Is it just me or are there blank spots on 'some days are better than others' and 'comfort'?
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wphockey wrote:
i've been having trouble finding a decent picture of the new album art with decent resolution if anyone can help me on this quest id really appreciate a message or post in my shoutbox. thanks =)
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juicyme wrote:
Conception and the Funeral = <3
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solanaschuller wrote:
Ben idoloo(L)
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antipop91 wrote:
Love 'Not Today', '18th Avenue' and 'Euology' Awesome songs! :)
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Leandrei wrote:
Great work, Ben, great work! Love D&C ;)
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itsmellslikerob wrote:
Anyone else feel Implants would make an awesome metal song?
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Janesaix wrote:
I heard Distance and Comfort yesterday and, well, is not sooooooooo awesome like his previous albums. Whatever, Not Today and Eulogy rulez. And anyway, I have to listen it more times :P Greetings :)
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itsmellslikerob wrote:
Bought Distance and Comfort on iTunes, definitely awesome. Saw that 26 is now up there as well.
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