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Ben Jelen

Background information
Born July 8, 1979 (1979-07-08) (age 28)
Edinburgh, Scotland
Origin New York City, New York, U.S.
Genre(s) Pop, piano rock, pop rock
Occupation(s) Singer/songwriter/musician
Instrument(s) Vocals, guitar, piano, violin
Years active 2004–present
Label(s) Fearless Management (2004–2005)
Custard (2006–present)
Associated acts Linda Perry, Tori Amos, Joseph Janus
Website benjelen.com

Ben Jelen (born 8 July 1979), born Benjamin Ivan Jelen in Edinburgh, Scotland, is a singer-songwriter who plays the piano, violin, and guitar. Events 939 - The Major Occultation or Ghaybat el-Kubra of Muhammad al-Mahdi 1099 - First Crusade: 15000 Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Edinburgh ( ˈɛdɪnb(ərə Dùn Èideann) is the Capital of Scotland and is its second largest city after Glasgow. Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. The City of New York New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Pop music as a genre features a noticeable rhythmic element catchy melodies and hooks, a mainstream style and conventional structure Piano rock, sometimes referred to as piano pop, is a term for a style of Rock music that is based around the Piano, and sometimes around Pop rock is a hybrid of Pop music and Rock music that uses catchy pop style with light lyrics over top of guitar-based songs A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified for the purpose of making Music. Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, which is often contrasted with Speech. The guitar is a Musical instrument with ancient roots that is used in a wide variety of musical styles The piano is a Musical instrument played by means of a keyboard that produces sound by striking steel strings with Felt covered hammers The violin is a bowed String instrument with four strings usually tuned in Perfect fifths It is the smallest and highest-pitched member In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Fearless Management is a New York City -based Music management ( talent management) company that was originally founded during 2003 by current Custard Records is an American Record label, best known for its success with English Singer-songwriter and Number 1 recording artist James Blunt. Linda Perry, born April 15 1965 in Springfield Massachusetts, to parents of Portuguese and Brazilian descent is an American rock musician Tori Amos (born Myra Ellen Amos on August 22, 1963) is a Pianist and Singer-songwriter of dual British and American Fearless Management is a New York City -based Music management ( talent management) company that was originally founded during 2003 by current Events 939 - The Major Occultation or Ghaybat el-Kubra of Muhammad al-Mahdi 1099 - First Crusade: 15000 Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Edinburgh ( ˈɛdɪnb(ərə Dùn Èideann) is the Capital of Scotland and is its second largest city after Glasgow. Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. Singer-songwriter is a term that refers to Performers who write, compose and sing their own material including Lyrics He has lived in Scotland, England, Texas, New Jersey, and New York.

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Music career

Jelen attended high school in San Antonio, Texas briefly, as a freshman at Northside Health Careers High School. Northside Health Careers High School (HCHS is a Magnet school in Northside Independent School District for students that are interested in pursuing a career He completed high school in Princeton, New Jersey and graduated from Rutgers University, the state university of NJ, with a degree in biology. See also Princeton Township New Jersey, Borough of Princeton New Jersey Princeton Borough New Jersey Princeton Township New Jersey this Rutgers The State University of New Jersey (also known as Rutgers University) is the largest institution for higher education in the state of New Jersey Foundations of modern biology There are five unifying principles After that, he moved to New York City to work as a producer and sound engineer at a local recording studio. The City of New York [1]

2004: Give It All Away

Jelen was discovered by Joseph Janus of Fearless Management, who originally wanted to sign him as a model. Fearless Management is a New York City -based Music management ( talent management) company that was originally founded during 2003 by current Instead, Jelen handed him a demo, and shortly thereafter, he was signed to a label and released his debut album Give It All Away in May 2004, promoted by appearances on TRL, AOL Breakers and Rock the Vote. [2][3][4] The album also debuted at #13 on the Top Internet Albums chart,[5] #120 on the Billboard Comprehensive Albums chart[6] and #113 on the Billboard 200 albums chart in the United States[7], making it eligible for the Top Heatseekers chart, a chart of artists who have never entered the top 100 of the Billboard 200. The Billboard charts are music sales airplay and digital ranking reports distributed to the general public by Billboard magazine The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard Top Heatseekers is a weekly albums chart introduced by Billboard in 1993 whose purpose is to highlight sales by new and developing musical recording artists The album debuted at #1 on the Top Heatseekers chart. Top Heatseekers is a weekly albums chart introduced by Billboard in 1993 whose purpose is to highlight sales by new and developing musical recording artists [8]

Debut single "Come On" was a hit, reaching the MTV top 20. It also debuted at #58 on the Hot Singles Sales chart. The Hot 100 Singles Sales (also known as Singles Sales) is a chart released weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States. [9] Apart from "Give It All Away" being included as a B-side to the "Come On" single, no other track from the album was released as a single.

2005–2006: Independent period

Following his debut album, Jelen left Maverick Records and independently released the EP Rejected through Fearless Management Records in 2005. Maverick Recording Company, is an American Record label and the record company division of entertainment company Maverick. An extended play ( EP) is a Vinyl record, CD, or Music download which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify Rejected is an independently-released EP by American singer Ben Jelen. Fearless Management is a New York City -based Music management ( talent management) company that was originally founded during 2003 by current He wrote and recorded a song for a compilation album for Tori Amos' RAINN organization[10] and joined the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) and Wildlife Works. Tori Amos (born Myra Ellen Amos on August 22, 1963) is a Pianist and Singer-songwriter of dual British and American The Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network ( RAINN) is the largest anti-sexual assault organization in the United States of America The Natural Resource Defense Council ( NRDC) is a New York City -based Non-profit, Non-partisan international environmental Advocacy Jelen also appeared on the compilation album Breaking for the Holidays in 2006 with his self-produced cover of Joni Mitchell's "River" through Breaking Records. [11]

2007: Custard Records deal and Ex-Sensitive

Jelen performed at the 2007 South by Southwest (SXSW) conference and music festival in Austin, Texas, in a lineup that also included Taylor Hicks, Amy Winehouse, Tom Morello, Mika, Martina Topley Bird, The Fratellis, Bloc Party, Paolo Nutini, Rodrigo y Gabriela, Mogwai and Spoon. South by Southwest ( SXSW) is a set of interactive, Film, and Music festivals and conferences that take place Taylor Reuben Hicks (October 7 1976 is an American singer who achieved fame in 2006 as a contestant on the fifth season of American Idol Thomas Baptist Morello (born May 30 1964 is a Grammy Award -winning American Guitarist best known for his tenure with the bands Rage Against the Machine Mica Penniman (born 18 August 1983) known as Mika (ˈmiːkə is a Lebanese-born, London-based, Grammy -nominated and BRIT Award Martina Topley-Bird is a British vocalist who first gained fame as the featured female vocalist on Trip hop pioneer Tricky 's debut album Maxinquaye The Fratellis are an Alternative rock band from Glasgow, Scotland. Bloc Party are a British Indie rock band composed of Kele Okereke on vocals and Rhythm guitar, Russell Lissack on Paolo Giovanni Nutini (born 9 January 1987) is a Scottish Singer/songwriter from Paisley. Rodrigo y Gabriela are a Mexican musical duo who specialize in playing fast rhythmic classical Guitars The duo's members are Rodrigo Sánchez lead guitar and Gabriela Mogwai are a Scottish rock group from Glasgow, Scotland. Formed by Stuart Braithwaite and Dominic Aitchison in 1995 Spoon is an American Indie rock band from Austin Texas. The band is led by Britt Daniel (vocals guitar Jim Eno (drums Rob [12]

Jelen's second full-length album, Ex-Sensitive, was released on July 17, 2007. Ex-Sensitive is the second album by Scottish/American singer Ben Jelen and is his first release on Linda Perry 's Custard Records. Events 180 - Twelve inhabitants of Scillium in North Africa are executed for being Christians Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The album, formerly titled East[13] and Pulse[14], was produced by Linda Perry and mixed by Bill Bottrell. Linda Perry, born April 15 1965 in Springfield Massachusetts, to parents of Portuguese and Brazilian descent is an American rock musician Bill Bottrell is an American Record producer, Songwriter and musician probably best known for his Grammy Award -winning collaboration with

Television and film

Jelen's music has been featured on the TV shows One Tree Hill, Smallville and Las Vegas, and was used to promote the Academy Award-nominated Finding Neverland starring Johnny Depp and Kate Winslet. One Tree Hill is a teen television drama created by Mark Schwahn that premiered on September 23 2003 on The WB Television Network. Las Vegas is an American Television series that aired on NBC from September 22, 2003 to February 15, 2008 "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. Finding Neverland is a 2004 British / American semi- Biographical film directed by Marc Forster. John Kate Elizabeth Winslet (born 5 October 1975 is a five-time Academy Award -nominated Golden Globe -nominated Emmy Award -nominated Recently, the instrumental version of "Come On" was featured in a trailer for The Bucket List. The Bucket List is a 2007 comedy-drama film written by directed by Rob Reiner and starring Jack Nicholson, Morgan Freeman

Jelen also guest starred in an episode of House as a man looking to become a doctor in the episode "Kids". House, also known as House MD, is an American Medical drama, which debuted on the FOX network on November 16 2004 Kids is the nineteenth episode of the first season of House, which premiered on the FOX network on May 3, 2005.

Discography

Physical albums

Virtual albums

Singles

Other contributions

  1. Unknown track on the limited-edition compilation "CG Vibes: Music That Gives Back", available for five months in 2004 and supplied free with The Corrs' Borrowed Heaven, Toby Lightman's Little Things, Brandy's Afrodisiac and his own Give It All Away[16]
  2. "Truth" on the compilation "For the Next X: A Benefit CD for RAINN" (2004)[17]
  3. "Talking About A Revolution" (cover of Tracy Chapman's song of the same name) on the Russell Simmons/Babyface compilation Wake Up Everybody (2004)
  4. "Forever In Our Hearts" (playing keyboards and violin), a single for tsunami relief (2005)[18]
  5. "River" (cover of the Joni Mitchell song of the same name) on the compilation Breaking for the Holidays (2006)
  6. "Woman" (cover of John Lennon's song of the same name) on Instant Karma: The Amnesty International Campaign to Save Darfur (2007)

References

  1. ^ Music Emissions interview
  2. ^ Breaking and Entering: Ben Jelen
  3. ^ Billboard Bits: Rock The Vote, Mellencamp, Linkin Park
  4. ^ Billboard Bits: 'Por Vida,' Loeb/Mitchell, AOL Breakers
  5. ^ Chart positions by Billboard.com
  6. ^ Chart positions by Billboard.com
  7. ^ Chart positions by Billboard.com
  8. ^ Billboard.com chart positions
  9. ^ Billboard.com chart positions
  10. ^ Artists Shower Tracks on RAINN Benefit
  11. ^ Breaking Records website
  12. ^ SXSW Finally Confirms First Round of Artists
  13. ^ Jelen Breaks Free With Linda Perry
  14. ^ Ben Jelen Inks With Perry's Custard Label
  15. ^ Single listing at Billboard.com
  16. ^ CoverGirl Launching Record Label
  17. ^ Artists Shower Tracks on RAINN Benefit
  18. ^ 'Forever' Unites Artists For Tsunami Relief

External links

The Hot 100 Singles Sales (also known as Singles Sales) is a chart released weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States. The Corrs are a Celtic Folk rock group from Dundalk, County Louth Ireland. Borrowed Heaven is an album by The Corrs and it was produced by Olle Romo Toby Lightman is a critically-acclaimed American singer/songwriter For the novel based on the Buffy the Vampire Slayer television show see Little Things. Afrodisiac is the fourth studio album by American singer Brandy, released by Atlantic Records on June 28, 2004 Give It All Away is the debut album by Scottish/American singer Ben Jelen. " Talkin' 'Bout a Revolution' " is the second single from American contemporary folk artist Tracy Chapman. Tracy Chapman (born March 30, 1964) is an American Singer-songwriter, best known for her singles " Fast Car " " Russell Simmons (born October 4, 1957 in Queens New York) is an American entrepreneur and philanthropist " River " is a song by Joni Mitchell, from her 1971 album Blue. Joni Mitchell, CC (born Roberta Joan Anderson on November 7 1943) is a Canadian Musician, Songwriter, and John Winston Ono Lennon, MBE (born Instant Karma The Amnesty International Campaign to Save Darfur is a compilation album of various artists covering songs of John Lennon to benefit MySpace is a popular social networking Website offering an interactive user-submitted network of friends personal profiles blogs groups photos music and
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