Ben Christophers
| Ben Christophers | |
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 Ben Christophers performs live at the Fillmore Miami Beach in June 2010 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | 27 July 1969 |
| Origin | Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England |
| Genres | Folktronica, alternative rock, ambient |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter, Multi Instrumentalist, music producer |
| Instruments | vocals, guitar, piano, synthesizer |
| Years active | 18 |
| Labels | V2, Cooking Vinyl, Rocketeer |
| Associated acts | Bat for Lashes, Cold Specks, Francoise Hardy, Marianne Faithfull |
| Website | www.benchristophers.co.uk |
Ben Christophers (born 27 July 1969) is a singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist from Wolverhampton, in the West Midlands of England. To date he has released five albums: the first two on Virgin Records' V2 label, the third on Cooking Vinyl and the two most recent on his own label, Rocketeer.
He collaborated with French singer Françoise Hardy, for whom he wrote the song La Folie ordinaire. On 12 February 2008 he sang a duet My Beautiful Demon on her follow up album entitled Parenthèses.
In 2001, Christophers performed in support of Tori Amos whilst promoting his critically acclaimed album Spoonface. Manchester Evening News reported that he "wowed the crowd...So much so that the ovation at the end was deafening" and also remarked on how many instruments he played.[1]
Christophers has more recently supported Bat for Lashes on BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge with Jo Whiley,[2] on BBC television's Later... with Jools Holland[3] and the Late Show with David Letterman[4] on US television.
Christophers performed with Imogen Heap on Leg 6 of her Ellipse Tour[5] as an opening act as well as support for Heap on guitar and keyboards.
Discography
- My Beautiful Demon (1999)
- Spoonface (2001)
- The Spaces In Between (2004)
- Viewfinder (2005)
- Ben Christophers (2010)
External links
Notes
- ↑ men Administrator (17 February 2007). "Ben Christopher supports Tori Amos". men.
- ↑ BBC. "BBC - Radio 1 - Live Lounge - Bat For Lashes". bbc.co.uk.
- ↑ "BBC Two - Later... with Jools Holland". BBC.
- ↑ "Video: Bat For Lashes Doing "Daniel" on Letterman". Pitchfork.
- ↑ Imogen Heap. "Imogen Heap - Tour Dates". imogenheap.com.