Artist Profile in the Sarasota Herald-Tribune’s “The Ticket”

Sarasota’s premier newspaper periodically features locale musicians in their arts publication / website “The Ticket”, and they’ve featured yours-truly this week. Journalist Dawn Scire does a bang-on job describing my sound in all its permutations and combinations, and I might just have to steal some of her phrases when describing my music in the future. Rock on for [...]

“Send me on my way” – Beach Club

Ben Hammond Band Live at the Beach Club, Siesta Key, FL. Ben – Guitar, Vocals, Loop Pedal. Garrett Dawson – Percussion. Danny Berglund – Drums. Cort Farris – Synths. Dan Brock – Bass. Derek “Diamond D” Decesare on Video. http://www.benhammondmusic.com  

Sublime Cover 54-46/Ball and Chain w/ Cort Farris on Steel Pan and Drums

Footage from the Inlet on the Jersey Shore, featuring Cort Farris on steel pan and drumset. This tune is a cover medley put together by Sublime from their album “40 oz to Freedom”. I am using an OC-3 Octave Pedal for the Bass, and also a Boomerang Loop Station to live loop myself (vocal percussion). [...]

“Mary Jane’s Last Pool Party” and “For What It’s Worth, It’s Goin’ On” (Marvin Gaye, Buffalo Springfield and Tom Petty Covers)

This 4th of July saw Ben Hammond touring across the US, and Ben and Kristen were lucky enough to score an invite to a pool party in Indiana. Patriotic bikinis, mimosas and roof jumping hilarity ensued. The most fitting sing-along jam seemed to definitely be “Mary Jane’s Last Dance” by Tom Petty, given the Florida [...]

Eastern US Tour: “Wagon Wheel” (Old Crow / Dylan Cover) in New River Gorge, WV

Near Fayettville, WV is New River Gorge and the third largest bridge of its type in the world. I had trail ran out to Long Point the previous day and upon seeing it decided I needed to hike out with my guitar and record something there; it was such a beautiful spot. Since I am [...]

Ben Hammond – “Closer, But The Kid Is Not My Son” Billie Jean – Closer – Closer Mashup

Singer Songwriter Beatboxer Looper Ben Hammond performing his mashup of Michael Jackson’s “Billie Jean”, “Closer” by Ne-Yo and “Closer” by NIN (Nine Inch Nails) solo with beatboxing and loop pedal for the majority and then blended into the full band version towards the end. I am playing a Taylor T5 and using a Boomerang Rang+ [...]

Insane Beatbox / Concept Comedian Genius Beardyman

SO GOOD! Take an hour of your life and absorb this…  “is everyone aware what Dub-step is? cause it’s a funny type of music… it’s a lot of ‘bub-bubs’ and ‘wow-wows’”

Ben Hammond – Beatles Cover Mashup (Come Together, Dear Prudence)

Singer Songwriter Beatboxer Looper (again with the “me”) performs an acoustic mashup up two classic Beatles tunes: “Come Together” and “Dear Prudence”. Using a Taylor 412-ce Acoustic Guitar, Vocal Percussion and a Boomerang Rang III Loop Pedal. Filmed at the Hub Baja Grill on Siesta Key in Sarasota, FL with a Canon Powershot D10 (water [...]

“Blackbird, Bye-Bye” Jazz Standard / Beatles Medley

Singer Songwriter Beatboxer Looper Ben Hammond (me again!) doing a medley of two Blackbird tunes, jazz standard “Bye Bye Blackbird” into “Blackbird” by the Beatles. In the intro I use my Boomerang Pedal to loop the ‘A section’ rhythm guitar part and then play the melody on top. Guitar is a Taylor T5, filmed with [...]