Ben Mount
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Benjamin Mount, also known as Verse, Ben the Verse, The Verse and Pendulum Man, is an English
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

 rapper
Master of Ceremonies
A Master of Ceremonies , or compere, is the host of a staged event or similar performance.An MC usually presents performers, speaks to the audience, and generally keeps the event moving....

, producer and record label owner best known as the MC in Australian drum and bass
Drum and bass
Drum and bass is a type of electronic music which emerged in the late 1980s. The genre is characterized by fast breakbeats , with heavy bass and sub-bass lines...

 group Pendulum
Pendulum (band)
Pendulum is an Australian drum and bass and electronic rock band founded in 2002 in Perth by Rob Swire, Gareth McGrillen, and Paul Harding.Swire and McGrillen were members of the rock band known as Xygen. After hearing Konflict's "Messiah" at a club, they were inspired to enter into the drum and...

.

Biography

Ben graduated from the University of Leeds
University of Leeds
The University of Leeds is a British Redbrick university located in the city of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England...

 in 1999, with a bachelor's degree in the History of Art.

Pendulum

Since 2006, Ben has been the MC for Pendulum's tours and DJ set events. In 2010, he made his studio debut on the band's album Immersion
Immersion (album)
Immersion is the third studio album from Australian electronic rock/drum & bass band Pendulum. The album was announced in early 2009, with the name being confirmed in December 2009. The album was released 21 May 2010 in Australia and Ireland, and 24 May for the rest of the world, followed by a UK...

 as the vocals to the song "The Vulture".

Producer

Verse is also a known drum and bass
Drum and bass
Drum and bass is a type of electronic music which emerged in the late 1980s. The genre is characterized by fast breakbeats , with heavy bass and sub-bass lines...

 and dubstep
Dubstep
Dubstep is a genre of electronic dance music that originated in south London, England. Its overall sound has been described as "tightly coiled productions with overwhelming bass lines and reverberant drum patterns, clipped samples, and occasional vocals"....

 producer. He had several drum and bass releases on his own label Crunch Recordings alongside other artists such as SP:MC, dBridge
DBridge
dBridge is a drum and bass producer whose career has stretched from the early days of the genres conception back in the early 1990s. His real name is Darren White.dBridge was one member of the iconic super-group Bad Company during the late 90s and early 00s...

 and others.
He also has several releases on N-Type's dubstep-label Wheel&Deal .

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