Benjamin Speed
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| Background information | ||
| Birth name | Benjamin Speed | |
| Also known as | Mr Tappin' Fresh The Other Half |
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| Born | 1979 | |
| Genre(s) | Alternative Fusion Experimental Folk rock Indie pop Hip hop Electronica Film |
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| Occupation(s) | Musician, songwriter, composer | |
| Instrument(s) | Cello, Guitar, Singing, Rapping | |
| Years active | 2001— | |
| Label(s) | Creative Vibes Groovescooter ABC |
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| Associated acts |
The New Pollutants | |
Mr Speed (b. Benjamin Speed, 1979 in Adelaide, South Australia) is an Australian alternative and hip hop musician. He gained an honours degree in Music Technology at the Elder Conservatorium of Music at Adelaide University and now performs as a solo artist and composes for film and television.
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[edit] History
As a boy, Speed grew up playing the cello and guitar. He graduated with honours in a degree in Music Technology from the Elder Conservatorium in 2005 and now lives in Sydney, Australia.
He began performing solo shows in 2001 and released two EP's under the monikers Mr Tappin' Fresh and The Other Half before retitling them under Mr Speed. Later, he teamed up with DJ Tr!p to form The New Pollutants, a music duo that toured to major festivals around Australia including the Falls Festival, Big Day Out and headlining the opening of the 2004 Adelaide Fringe Festival. The New Pollutants released a full length album, 12" EP and 7" single.
In 2005, The New Pollutants composed and performed a new soundtrack to the silent film Metropolis[1]. This project has performed at the Australian Centre for the Moving Image (ACMI), as a part of the 2006 Commonwealth Games Cultural Festival, at the 2006 Perth Revelations Film Festival] and 2005 Adelaide Film Festival. From the world premiere performance at the 2005 Adelaide Film Festival, the Adelaide Advertiser said: "Speed and Hopprich’s score was a gift"[2].
In 2006, Benjamin Speed relocated to Sydney and has since composed scores for short films, animations and television documentaries. He received the ‘Best Original Score’ award at the 2006 St Kilda ‘Top 100 Shorts’ Film Festival for the animated film Carnivore Reflux[3], a film that has also been nominated for the Australian Film Institute[4] and won at the Inside Film Awards[5]. In February 2007, Benjamin Speed had his debut solo album, The Dreamer, released through Creative Vibe].
[edit] Career
- 2006 - Winner Best Short Film at 2006 SA Short Film Awards; Finalist at 2006 Sony Tropfest, 2006 AFI, ATOM and IF Award nominations for Carnivore Reflux by The People’s Republic of Animation.
- 2005 - Metropolis Soundtrack Live Rescore – Adelaide Film Festival 2005; Next Wave Festival at Australian Centre for the Moving Image (ACMI) - Melbourne 2006; Perth International Film Festival 2006.
- 2004 - South Australian Music Industry (SAMI) Award Winner (Most Popular Electronic / Dance Act
- 2004 - Triple J Radio’s Mix-Up – Amnesty Freedom Festival 2004, Adel. Uni O’Ball 2003 & TINA Festival, 2002
- 2003 - dB Mag Reader Awards - Most Popular Dance Act (The New Pollutants) 2003
- 2003 - No. 1 on 3D Radio’s Top 20 + 1 in June 2003 for The New Pollutants Sid-Hop 7” single
- 2002 - CD release of the month in Sydney’s 3D World magazine for 09/2002
[edit] Performance
- Australian Tour supports for Kid Koala, Kool Keith, DJ Krush, 2005
- Falls Festival 2004 New Years Eve w/ De La Soul, Missy Higgins, Cat Empire, Hilltop Hoods, Xavier Rudd et al.
- Headliner, opening concert, Adelaide Fringe Festival 2004
- Buck 65 (Canada) Australian tour with MKB and Music vs Physics 2004
- Big Day Out 2003 Boiler Room w/ Kraftwerk, Luke Slater, Gonzales, Chicks On Speed et.al
- anticon. (USA) w/ Dose One, Sole and Jel 2001
- TINA Festival 2002 w/ Light Surgeons (UK), Manitoba (Can), Sage Francis (USA)
- TINA Festival 2001 w/ Mad Professor (UK), Hrvatski, (USA) Fat Cat Records (UK)
- Scalene w/ Neotropic, (Ninja Tune), Battery Operated & Mitchell Akiyama 2002
- 2002AD Festival 2002 Adelaide Fringe w/ Scanner (UK), The Bird, Tristram Carey
- The Herbaliser (UK) Ninja Tunes 2003 w/ Red Monika
[edit] Discography
[edit] Solo
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[edit] The New Pollutants
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[edit] Compilations and Collaborations
- 2002 Semikazi Collectve - 2002 Compilation
- 2002 Surgery Records - 2002A2D: Analogue 2 Digital
- 2002 SubFM - La Trobe University - The Fine Line
- 2002 DJ Tr!p - Various: Reflex
- 2002 DJ Tr!p - Various: Acute
- 2002 DJ Tr!p - Various: Right
- 2003 ABC – Sound Quality Volume 2: Approved For Export
- 2003 MISA - Sounds of MISA Volume 2: Setlist
- 2003 3D Radio - Depth Charge 3
- 2003 DJ Tr!p - Paintbox Compilation 12"
- 2004 Soobiesta - Straight Out Of Brisbane
- 2005 Cyclic Defrost Presents: Interesting Music From Australia
- 2005 Blank Tapes CD Sampler 5a & 5b
- 2005 52nd Sydney Film Festival - Music For Film: Cults Classics Curios
[edit] Film Composition
- 2007 - Sweet and Sour - The People's Republic Of Animation & Shanghai Film Corporation – Short Animation - Feb 2007
- 2007 - Ayen’s Cooking School for African Men – Sieh Mchawala - SBS TV Documentary – Feb 2007
- 2006 - The Catch – Yasemin Sabuncu – The Feast Festival – Short Film - Nov 2006
- 2006 - Birth – Paul Leeming c/ The Sydney Film School – Short Film – July/Aug 2006
- 2006 - Errorism: A Comedy of Terrors – The People’s Republic Of Animation Series Two - Short Animation - June 2006
- 2005 - Carnivore Reflux - The People’s Republic Of Animation – Short Animation - Jan 2006
- 2005 - Errorism: A Comedy of Terrors – The People’s Republic Of Animation Series One – Short Animation - Nov 2005
- 2005 - Metropolis Rescore – The New Pollutants Feature Film Rescore Project – March 2005
- 2005 - As Long As I'm Rollin' – Jackson Pellow – Film Australia Short Documentary – 2005
- 2004 - OK, Lets Talk About Me – Sophie Hyde & Bryan Mason – SBS TV Documentary – Nov 2004
[edit] See also
[edit] Notes
- ^ Metropolis rescore
- ^ Nunn, Louise (February 22, 2005), Review of Metropolis rescore, Adelaide Advertiser
- ^ 2006 St Kilda Film Festival Winners
- ^ 2006 AFI nominations
- ^ 2006 IF Awards
