Benjy Ferree
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Benjy Ferree is a singer/songwriter from Prince George's County
, Maryland
. He currently resides in Washington, DC.
Following "Leaving the Nest," an EP of six songs released jointly by Box Theory and Planaria Records in October 2005,
Ferree signed with Domino Records US/UK. They added four new songs to the original EP and released Ferree's full-length debut album - also entitled "Leaving the Nest" - in late 2006.
In February 2009, Domino USA released Ferree's 2nd full-length album, "Come Back to the Five and Dime Bobby Dee Bobby Dee." Domino UK released the album world-wide in December 2009.
Live, Ferree plays a Fender Telecaster
and Nord Electro 3, as well as a Little Phatty
, moogerfooger
s, POG2, samplers, and tape delay. Sometime touring band member Drew Mills of the Philadelphia band Blood Feathers
(formerly of Aspera) plays custom made Wurlitzer
drums and guitar. Ferree's live band has also included his wife Laura Jean of The Aquarium (band)
(Dischord Records
). Benjy and Laura Jean were married on October 10, 2009 in Demming, New Mexico at the Courthouse Gazebo.
Prince George's County, Maryland
Prince George's County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maryland, immediately north, east, and south of Washington, DC. As of 2010, it has a population of 863,420 and is the wealthiest African-American majority county in the nation....
, Maryland
Maryland
Maryland is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware to its east...
. He currently resides in Washington, DC.
Following "Leaving the Nest," an EP of six songs released jointly by Box Theory and Planaria Records in October 2005,
Ferree signed with Domino Records US/UK. They added four new songs to the original EP and released Ferree's full-length debut album - also entitled "Leaving the Nest" - in late 2006.
In February 2009, Domino USA released Ferree's 2nd full-length album, "Come Back to the Five and Dime Bobby Dee Bobby Dee." Domino UK released the album world-wide in December 2009.
Live, Ferree plays a Fender Telecaster
Fender Telecaster
The Fender Telecaster, colloquially known as the Tele , is typically a dual-pickup, solid-body electric guitar made by Fender.Its simple yet effective design and revolutionary sound broke ground and set trends in electric guitar manufacturing and popular music...
and Nord Electro 3, as well as a Little Phatty
Little Phatty
The Little Phatty is a monophonic analog synthesizer manufactured by Moog Music since 2006, preceded by the Voyager and succeeded by Voyager Old School. Its design was conceived, in part, by Robert Moog himself, and is the last instrument to have that distinction, although the primary engineer was...
, moogerfooger
Moogerfooger
moogerfooger is the trademark for a series of analog effects pedals manufactured by Moog Music. There are currently five different pedals produced, however one of these models is designed for processing control voltages rather than audio signal...
s, POG2, samplers, and tape delay. Sometime touring band member Drew Mills of the Philadelphia band Blood Feathers
Blood Feathers
Blood Feathers are an American rock band from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They were formed in 2005 by Ben Dickey and Drew Mills. The current band consists of Dickey and Mills , Mickey Walker , Patrick Marsceill , Sam Murphy , and Tracy Stanton .- Biography :Blood Feathers started as a...
(formerly of Aspera) plays custom made Wurlitzer
Wurlitzer
The Rudolph Wurlitzer Company, usually referred to simply as Wurlitzer, was an American company that produced stringed instruments, woodwinds, brass instruments, theatre organs, band organs, orchestrions, electronic organs, electric pianos and jukeboxes....
drums and guitar. Ferree's live band has also included his wife Laura Jean of The Aquarium (band)
The Aquarium (band)
The Aquarium is an indie rock band from Washington, D.C., United States. The band is a duo, consisting of Jason Hutto, formerly of Motor-Cycle Wars and Laura Harris , formerly of Threads . The group was founded in 2002...
(Dischord Records
Dischord Records
Dischord Records is a Washington, D.C.-based independent record label specializing in the independent punk music of the D.C.-area music scene. The label is co-owned by Ian MacKaye and Jeff Nelson, who founded Dischord in 1980 to release Minor Disturbance by The Teen Idles...
). Benjy and Laura Jean were married on October 10, 2009 in Demming, New Mexico at the Courthouse Gazebo.
Discography
- Leaving the Nest (20062006 in musicThis is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 2006.-January:*January 10 – Eric Burdon releases his album Soul of a Man and begins touring with a new band....
) (LPAlbumAn album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
, CD, MP3MP3MPEG-1 or MPEG-2 Audio Layer III, more commonly referred to as MP3, is a patented digital audio encoding format using a form of lossy data compression...
) in November in the US, and in January 2007 in Europe - Come Back to the Five and Dime Bobby Dee Bobby Dee (20092009 in musicThe following is a list of notable events and releases in 2009 in music. Susan Boyle's album I Dreamed a Dream became the biggest selling album in the world for 2009, selling 8.3 million copies in five weeks; more than any other artist's in the whole year...
) (CD, MP3MP3MPEG-1 or MPEG-2 Audio Layer III, more commonly referred to as MP3, is a patented digital audio encoding format using a form of lossy data compression...
) in February in the US, and in December 2009 in Europe
Interviews
- Interview with Benjy Ferree Aural States (Feb 2009)
- Interview with Benjy Ferree Interview Magazine (January 2009)
Live sessions
- Benjy Ferree on KDHX, St Louis (Performed September 2009)
- Benjy Ferree at the Kennedy Center Millennium Stage (video) (Performed September 2009)
- Benjy Ferree on NPR's World Cafe (Performed April 2009)
- Benjy Ferree on WOXY (Performed February 2009)
- Benjy Ferree "Tiny Desk Concert" video (Performed January 2009)
- Benjy Ferree on Daytrotter (Performed March 2007)