Ben Deily
Encyclopedia
Ben Deily is an American
musician
and songwriter, most famous as one of the founders, writers and lead singers (along with Evan Dando
) of the Boston
-based alternative rock band The Lemonheads
.
to complete his degree in English & American Literature
, Ben graduated cum laude from Harvard University
in 1994. Since then he has worked in the advertising industry—as a copywriter and as an Associate Creative Director
--while living in Boston
, San Francisco, Los Angeles
and Portland, Maine
. Deily’s work has won several Clio Awards
, Addy Awards
, inclusion in the Communication Arts
Advertising Annual, and other advertising industry honors.
According to the Boston Phoenix Deily presently lives and works in the Boston area, where he and his wife Lisa Deily frequently perform with their current band, Varsity Drag.
, sharing a bill with them at New York City's Bowery Ballroom
in June, 2009.
At the 2010 South by Southwest
music festival in Austin, Texas, Deily joined Dando on stage for an acoustic performance of several of their early Lemonheads songs.
Blake Babies
pods
Varsity Drag
as Ben Deily
United States
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musician
Musician
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and songwriter, most famous as one of the founders, writers and lead singers (along with Evan Dando
Evan Dando
Evan Griffith Dando is an American musician, most famous for fronting the alternative rock band The Lemonheads. He is the only original member left in the current Lemonheads line-up, having served as lead singer since the band's original formation in 1986...
) of the Boston
Boston
Boston is the capital of and largest city in Massachusetts, and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. The largest city in New England, Boston is regarded as the unofficial "Capital of New England" for its economic and cultural impact on the entire New England region. The city proper had...
-based alternative rock band The Lemonheads
The Lemonheads
The Lemonheads are an American alternative rock band first formed in 1986 by Evan Dando, Ben Deily and Jesse Peretz. Dando has remained the band's only constant member....
.
Advertising career
After leaving the LemonheadsThe Lemonheads
The Lemonheads are an American alternative rock band first formed in 1986 by Evan Dando, Ben Deily and Jesse Peretz. Dando has remained the band's only constant member....
to complete his degree in English & American Literature
American literature
American literature is the written or literary work produced in the area of the United States and its preceding colonies. For more specific discussions of poetry and theater, see Poetry of the United States and Theater in the United States. During its early history, America was a series of British...
, Ben graduated cum laude from Harvard University
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
in 1994. Since then he has worked in the advertising industry—as a copywriter and as an Associate Creative Director
Creative Director
A creative director is a position often found within the graphic design, film, music, fashion, advertising, media or entertainment industries, but may be useful in other creative organizations such as web development and software development firms as well....
--while living in Boston
Boston
Boston is the capital of and largest city in Massachusetts, and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. The largest city in New England, Boston is regarded as the unofficial "Capital of New England" for its economic and cultural impact on the entire New England region. The city proper had...
, San Francisco, Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
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and Portland, Maine
Portland, Maine
Portland is the largest city in Maine and is the county seat of Cumberland County. The 2010 city population was 66,194, growing 3 percent since the census of 2000...
. Deily’s work has won several Clio Awards
Clio Awards
The Clio Awards are annual awards bestowed to reward innovation and creative excellence in advertising, design and communication. The categories include work in nearly all types of media, and the judges are advertising professionals from around the world....
, Addy Awards
Addy Awards
The ADDY Awards is the world's largest advertising competition with over 50,000 entries annually. Founded in Florida in 1960 it was adopted by the American Advertising Federation, a not-for-profit industry association, as a national competition in 1968....
, inclusion in the Communication Arts
Communication Arts
Communication Arts is the largest international trade journal of visual communications. Founded in 1959 by Richard Coyne and Robert Blanchard, the magazine’s coverage includes graphic design, advertising, photography, illustration and interactive media. The magazine continues to be edited and...
Advertising Annual, and other advertising industry honors.
According to the Boston Phoenix Deily presently lives and works in the Boston area, where he and his wife Lisa Deily frequently perform with their current band, Varsity Drag.
Post-Lemonheads Performances with Evan Dando
Deily's band Varsity Drag has performed with The LemonheadsThe Lemonheads
The Lemonheads are an American alternative rock band first formed in 1986 by Evan Dando, Ben Deily and Jesse Peretz. Dando has remained the band's only constant member....
, sharing a bill with them at New York City's Bowery Ballroom
Bowery Ballroom
The Bowery Ballroom is a music venue in the Bowery section of New York City. The structure, at 6 Delancey Street, was built just before the Stock Market Crash of 1929. It stood vacant until the end of WWII, when it became a high-end retail store. The neighborhood subsequently went into decline...
in June, 2009.
At the 2010 South by Southwest
South by Southwest
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music festival in Austin, Texas, Deily joined Dando on stage for an acoustic performance of several of their early Lemonheads songs.
Discography
The Lemonheads- 1986 Laughing All The Way To The Cleaners EP
- 1987 Hate Your Friends
- 1988 CreatorCreator (Lemonheads album)Creator is the second album by American alternative rock band The Lemonheads. It was issued twice, as an LP in 1988, and as a CD in 1992, which included three bonus live tracks, recorded at the radio station VPRO in The Netherlands...
- 1989 Luka (single)
- 1989 Create Your Friends (special double album of the first two LPs)
- 1990 Lick
Blake Babies
- 1993 Innocence and Experience (liner notes)
pods
- 1992 It's a Bummer About Bourbie, 4-song EP (see It's a Shame About RayIt's a Shame about RayIt's a Shame about Ray is the fifth album by The Lemonheads. It was released on June 2, 1992 . Tom Morgan of Australian band Smudge helped author the album, while Juliana Hatfield played bass and sang backing vocals on some songs....
) - 1994 Where I'm Calling From
- 1994 are we all set? LIVE AT CBGB, 4/16/93
Varsity Drag
- 2006 for crying out loud (CD, colored 10" vinyl with bonus track)
- 2009 rock & roll is such a hassle: varsity drag live in Europe (CD and digital)
- 2009 night owls (CD and digital)
- 2009 live owls: varsity drag live on WMFO (live 'official' bootleg, digital)
- 2010 "white cat in a snowstorm" single (digital)
as Ben Deily
- 2006 all these years gone by: selected songs, 1986-2006 (limited edition double CD)