Ben Ely

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Ben Ely
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Ely performing with Regurgitator in 2013
Background information
Birth nameBenjamin Ely
Born (1970-09-13) 13 September 1970 (age 52)
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Genres Rock, alternative rock, hip hop, electronica
Occupation(s)Musician, songwriter, animator, producer
Instrument(s)Bass guitar, vocals, synthesizer
Years active1993–present
Labels Valve, Warner Bros.
Website www.regurgitator.net

Benjamin Ely (born 13 September 1970) is an Australian musician and artist best known for his work with alternative rock band Regurgitator.

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Early life

Born in Brisbane, Ely's family moved to the outer suburb of Cleveland. During his high school years he became friends with musicians members Dave Atkins and Jim Sinclair, with whom he would later form Pangaea. [1] He met guitarist Quan Yeomans in 1993, with whom he formed Regurgitator. He claims that meeting Yeomans is the most important thing that has ever happened to him, stating that "I am a big fan of his work. I guess that helps when you play in a band with them". [2] With regard to his musical influences, Ely has previously stated "Metallica and Black Sabbath made me who I am today". [3]

Music

Aside his tenure in Regurgitator, Ely has worked on other music projects: [4]

Ely also co-wrote, (together with Decoder Ring), the music to the 2004 Australian film Somersault, starring Abbie Cornish. The soundtrack won an AFI 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. [5]

Personal life

Ely is also a successful practising artist and has exhibited work at The TAP Gallery in Darlinghurst, Sydney, and Flipbook Gallery in Brisbane as well as an exhibition in Fitzroy, Melbourne with his female Ouch My Face bandmate.

Game Over! art exhibition. [6]

Ely was the partner of Yumi Stynes from 2001. They separated after eight years, in 2008. They have two daughters, Anouk and Dee Dee. [7] [8] He later remarried and had more children with his new partner [9]

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References

  1. ↑ "Brisbane - Ben Ely - The Collapse Board Interview - COLLAPSE BOARD". COLLAPSE BOARD. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
  2. ↑ "Bombshellzine.com – News Page - the Hotseat: Ben Ely of Regurgitator". Archived from the original on 26 October 2012. Retrieved 2012-10-26.
  3. ↑ "Kotori Magazine - Explosions by Regurgitator - An Interview". kotorimagazine.com. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
  4. ↑ http://queenslandartgallery.com/exhibitions/past_exhibitions/2007/andy_warhol/andy_warhol_up_late/14_march%5B%5D
  5. ↑ awards Awards for Somersault at IMDb
  6. ↑ "Anna Angel: Interview: Ben Ely for Rave Magazine". Archived from the original on 16 January 2013.
  7. ↑ Miller, Megan (22 January 2011). "Yumi a wild child no longer". Herald Sun. Archived from the original on 16 October 2016. Retrieved 1 March 2012.
  8. ↑ O'Brien, Kerrie (23 March 2018). "'I hope our boys can be taught that they're allowed to cry': Yumi Stynes" . Retrieved 1 February 2019.
  9. ↑ "Regurgitator still getting their roxx off" SMH https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/music/regurgitator-still-getting-their-roxx-off-20180731-p4zund.html
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