Boston, Massachusetts
24 Years Old
Singer-Songwriter, Producer, Instrumentalist

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BIOGRAPHY

In the summer of 2004 Ben Jarrad moved from his home in Houston, TX to Boston, Mass. to become immersed in the bubble that is Berklee College of Music. Songwriting and playing with different musicians regularly became the norm. Ben has had studio experience since he was seventeen and currently records on his own at his home/studio in Brighton. He is playing in two bands (Autumn Armor, Two Play) and has been recording over the past year at Playonbrother Studios with Alan Evans of Soulive. In a session with Two Play at Playonbrother Alan had some words after the session,

“After that I did a session I got together with a great duo called Two Play here at the studio. The Duo is Ben Jarrad with Vocals, Acoustic/Electric Guitar, Banjo, Yuk and Cherstin with Vocals & Keys. They both blew me away, Cherstin is a single take queen and Ben amazed me with all the music he heard in his head. I would hear one part and say that's cool, next part... ahhh ok, third part.... hmmm interesting. Then you bring all the tracks up and it was just beautiful together..”

Autumn Armor also had a great experience this November and is due back in the middle of December to finish the full-length. Ben doesn’t just record he has been playing live in bands for eight years now. He likes to play all genres of music, but he has focused more recently on popular music because so many styles are accepted in pop music. Although, he doesn’t forget his southern jazz/blues and folk roots.

“ I believe in doing something you really enjoy and music does it for me. It’s hard to picture myself not playing music. It’s a true labor of love,”



Autumn Armor

check us out @ www.myspace.com/Autumnarmor

Colin Dinnie and Jon Reilly are two amazing musicians that make up the band...I'm just lucky to play with these two.

Jon and i have also recorded stuff together for a few years now...

He is featured on "Homeless Nugs" and he wrote "Roadrunner" and "So What"

Colin Dinnie and i met up in a band called "Coat of Thieves" and we soon learned of the chemistry we had for creating songs.

I'll put some of the cuts we recorded in Vermont, with Alan Evans, of Soulive i have some pics up from that session as well.

The Autumn Armor trio has recorded 4 new songs with Alan and hopes to finish up some more in Nov.

Keep you posted

Go Easy

Ben Jarrad

LEVEL

semi-pro

GENRES

Singer/Songwriter, Rock , Instrumental

Contact

Booking: AutumnArmor@gmail.com or BenJarrad@gmail.com

INSTRUMENTS

b3 organ / banjo / bass / drums / acoustic guitar / electric guitar / guitsteel / piano / saxophone / steel guitar / synthesizers / tambourine / ukulele / vocals

INFLUENCES

Jimi Hendrix, LIFE, Albert King, Beatles, Led Zeppelin, Soulive, Colin Dinnie, Jon Reilly, Clayton Dyess, Howard Roberts, Skip james, Pink FLoyd, Black Sabbath, Rage Against the Machine, Bob Marley and all of his wonderful children, Ravi Shankar, Kenny burrell, The Philadelphia Experiment, John Scofield, Duke Ellington, Johnny Cash, Bob Dylan, Ella fitzgerald, Bille Holiday, B.B. King, Robert Johnson, Eric Clapton, T-Bone Walker, Allman Brothers, Derek Trucks Band, Doc Watson, Bill Monroe, Tampa Red, Johnny Winter, Earl Hooker, Grateful Dead, Jefferson Airplane, The Doors, Steve Kumock, Mississippi John Hurt

DAY JOB

Musician/teacher/student

I AM INTERESTED IN

in co writing online
in networking with songwriters
in pitching songs to tv

I WRITE:

For a living

I Also Write:
by myself
for myself

I Prefer To Write:
lyrics
melody
music

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SONG CUTS

FOR DECAP check em' out at Decapbeats.com

OTHER SONG OR ALBUM CREDITS

DECAP made "Get it Juicy" with bass sounds of Brady Watts (killin' bassist) guitar - Ben Jarrad On the House - Written & produced by JR and Ben Underneath and Waiting -written by JR produced by Ben Jarrad Patience - off Autumn Armor's EP - written by Colin produced by Alan Evans Ballad of Brian Donovan - written by John Pool electric guitars, banjo - ben jarrad Brian D. - drum sequencing

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