BIO
Ben Reed starting playing drums at the age of nine, and bass at the age of ten. He studied music at Middlesex University (BMus Hons - Jazz). He played bass on Frank Ocean's albums Endless and Blond, and is in Ocean's live band. Ben has worked with David Byrne, Peter Gabriel, Sampha, Richard Russell's Everything is Recorded, Ibeyi, Green Gartside, Hannah Peel, Dave Okumu, Westerman, Vegyn, Eska, Gwilym Gold, Shabaka Hutchings, Bullion, Pete Brown, Eddie Kramer, Anoushka Lucas, Laura Groves and Saiichi Sugiyama. He has also recorded three albums of his own music (Tall Story, Who Dreams of Hyssop, Station Masters).
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PHOTOS
VIDEOS
Everything Is Recorded perform Close But Not Quite live at the Hyundai Mercury Prize 2018. Visit http://www.bbc.co.uk/music for more Mercury Prize performance videos
Got to witness the angelic Frank Ocean at FYF. My soul has been blessed with the presence of an angel, and it was so holy I nearly went blind. If you ever have the chance to see Frank Ocean live, please do it. He's a beautiful artist, who has a near flawless vision for his performances.
