Top-Downloaded Song on MadeLoud.com

Excited to announce that my track “Worst Kind of Perfect” is one of the top downloaded songs on music website madeloud.com I finished just a few songs below an artist named “Zan-X” performing what I can only imagine is a politically charged commentary on the Nixon administration and the resultant Watergate scandal  

Accepted for Noise Ordinance 2 – Sarasota Original Music

Great news! I have been accepted as one out of 119 local Sarasota submissions to be on the second edition of the Noise Ordinance CD. Spanning everything from Folk to Jazz to Indie Art-Noise, this CD catalogs Sarasota’s burgeoning original music scene. I am honored to be chosen, and look forward to playing the festival [...]

THANK YOU! Just Voted Suncoast’s “Best Local Cover Band”

A huge thank you to all of you friends, family members and fans out there that helped to vote me as Sarasota Creative Loafing’s “Best Local Cover Band” in their Best of the Suncoast Contest. I truly appreciate the support, and it’s an honor especially considering the high level of talent in this town. Speaking [...]

Ben Hammond 2 Songs Winners in “The Graduates” Soundtrack Contest

[http://www.thegraduatesmovie.com/vote] Thanks to your awesome showing of support, both “Touch” and “Something New” are now featured on the upcoming edition of the soundtrack to the award-winning independent film “The Graduates”. You can purchase the soundtrack, which also includes great songs from indie musicians (such as Stevie Becks, Bryan Russo, and Micah) at the website and [...]

Ben Hammond VOTE FOR ME! “The Graduates” Sountrack Competition

[http://thegraduatesmovie.com/vote] Visit http://thegraduatesmovie.com/vote — – REQUEST FOR HELP: VOTE to secure my spot on the soundtrack for the award-winning film “The Graduates” – Vote once per day! – 20 days left to vote! I normally hate to ask, but this is a really big opportunity! 2 of my songs have been selected from over 4,000 [...]