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Ben Harper (musician, born 1980)

Benjamin Eric Harper (born November 14, 1980) is an American rock musician. He is best known for being the founder & former lead guitarist for the American rock band Yellowcard, as well as for the bands Amber Pacific and HeyMike! and This Legend. Benjamin Harper is founder and CEO of Takeover Records. Alongside these projects, Harper is the owner and founder of Takeover Live, a broadcasting and media production company that specializes in live-streaming bands along with giving artists a platform to share their sound on.

Ben Harper
Birth nameBenjamin Eric Harper
Also known asBenjammin
Born (1980-11-14) November 14, 1980 (age 43)
OriginJacksonville, Florida, U.S.
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Producer
  • composer
  • musician
Instrument(s)
  • Vocals
  • guitar
  • steel guitar
Years active1997–present
Labels
Member of
Formerly ofYellowcard

Music career edit

Yellowcard (1997–2005) edit

Harper Founded Yellowcard in 1997 with Longineu W. Parsons III, Ben Dobson, Todd Clary, Warren Cooke, and Sean Mackin after meeting at Douglas Anderson School of the Arts. The band released its first album, Midget Tossing, recorded in Jacksonville Beach in 1997. Its second album, Where We Stand, was released in 1999. After Dobson left the band, Harper asked friend Ryan Key to be the band's new lead singer. The band then released the Still Standing EP in early 2000. Shortly after the release of their EP, Todd Clary left the band, Key then filled in as the rhythm guitarist. The members moved to Camarillo, CA, after being signed to Lobster Records. They then begin working on their next album.

The group released their third album, One for the Kids in 2001 and followed up with The Underdog EP[1] in 2002. After the release of The Underdog EP, Warren Cooke left the band due to personal reasons. The band later asked close friend Peter Mosely from Inspection 12, to become the band's new bass guitarist. After Yellowcard released The Underdog EP the band signed with Capitol Records, who were looking to sign pop punk bands at the time. Yellowcard then began the recording of their major-label debut album Ocean Avenue in late 2002.

Mosely left during recording of the album due to personal problems. The band then asked Alex Lewis to join as the bass guitarist. Yellowcard released their album Ocean Avenue on July 22, 2003 reached No. 23 on U.S. Billboard 200, the album was a commercial success in the United States with the hit singles Way Away, Ocean Avenue, and Only One.

In early 2004, Lewis left the band after Mosely rejoined as the band's bassist. In 2005, Harper went with the other band members to Los Angeles while Key and Mosely moved to New York City to create new material for their next album. During the following months, tensions arose between the band members. In an interview with MTV News, he said that he was finished with writing the guitar tracks for the album and that he was leaving the band. He was replaced by Ryan Mendez from the band Staring Back.

Amber Pacific (2006) edit

After leaving Yellowcard, Harper joined Amber Pacific as their rhythm guitarist, replacing Justin Westcott. Harper left the band before recording their second studio album, Truth in Sincerity in October 2006.[2]

HeyMike! (2008–present) edit

In 2008, Harper joined the band as the new lead guitarist alongside Steven Neufeld, Justin Cabrera, and T.J Arriaga. HeyMike! reconstructed its original trio in 2009 when Josh McDonald came back to continue his bass playing duties. Harper remained with the band and the quartet toured in the United States and Japan throughout 2009.[1] In 2010, HeyMike! finished recording their third record and second full length album titled Pop and Circumstance which is Harper's first recorded appearance since Yellowcard's Lights and Sounds. HeyMike! also toured in Europe and played a limited engagement of shows in the United States. "Pop and Circumstance was released on April 19, 2011.

This Legend (2014–present) edit

In June 2014, Harper formed a new band with former Yellowcard drummer and good friend Longineu W. Parsons III, Chris Castillo (lead vocals and rhythm guitar) and Steven Neufeld (bass guitar) called This Legend.[3] The band played several shows across the U.S.

The band has been on hiatus since that first tour because of the members diverging interests.

Discography edit

With Yellowcard
With HeyMike!
  • Pop and Circumstance (2011)
With This Legend
  • It's in the Streets (2014)

References edit

  1. ^ . Elektra Music Group. Archived from the original on January 3, 2011. Retrieved July 30, 2023.
  2. ^ "Ben Harper (ex-Yellowcard) joins Amber Pacific". Punknews.org. October 12, 2006. Retrieved July 30, 2023.
  3. ^ "Fuse". Fuse.tv. Retrieved July 30, 2023.


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ofYellowcard Contents 1 Music career 1 1 Yellowcard 1997 2005 1 2 Amber Pacific 2006 1 3 HeyMike 2008 present 1 4 This Legend 2014 present 2 Discography 3 ReferencesMusic career editYellowcard 1997 2005 edit Main article Yellowcard Harper Founded Yellowcard in 1997 with Longineu W Parsons III Ben Dobson Todd Clary Warren Cooke and Sean Mackin after meeting at Douglas Anderson School of the Arts The band released its first album Midget Tossing recorded in Jacksonville Beach in 1997 Its second album Where We Stand was released in 1999 After Dobson left the band Harper asked friend Ryan Key to be the band s new lead singer The band then released the Still Standing EP in early 2000 Shortly after the release of their EP Todd Clary left the band Key then filled in as the rhythm guitarist The members moved to Camarillo CA after being signed to Lobster Records They then begin working on their next album The group released their third album One for the Kids in 2001 and followed up with The Underdog EP 1 in 2002 After the release of The Underdog EP Warren Cooke left the band due to personal reasons The band later asked close friend Peter Mosely from Inspection 12 to become the band s new bass guitarist After Yellowcard released The Underdog EP the band signed with Capitol Records who were looking to sign pop punk bands at the time Yellowcard then began the recording of their major label debut album Ocean Avenue in late 2002 Mosely left during recording of the album due to personal problems The band then asked Alex Lewis to join as the bass guitarist Yellowcard released their album Ocean Avenue on July 22 2003 reached No 23 on U S Billboard 200 the album was a commercial success in the United States with the hit singles Way Away Ocean Avenue and Only One In early 2004 Lewis left the band after Mosely rejoined as the band s bassist In 2005 Harper went with the other band members to Los Angeles while Key and Mosely moved to New York City to create new material for their next album During the following months tensions arose between the band members In an interview with MTV News he said that he was finished with writing the guitar tracks for the album and that he was leaving the band He was replaced by Ryan Mendez from the band Staring Back Amber Pacific 2006 edit Main article Amber Pacific After leaving Yellowcard Harper joined Amber Pacific as their rhythm guitarist replacing Justin Westcott Harper left the band before recording their second studio album Truth in Sincerity in October 2006 2 HeyMike 2008 present edit Main article HeyMike In 2008 Harper joined the band as the new lead guitarist alongside Steven Neufeld Justin Cabrera and T J Arriaga HeyMike reconstructed its original trio in 2009 when Josh McDonald came back to continue his bass playing duties Harper remained with the band and the quartet toured in the United States and Japan throughout 2009 1 In 2010 HeyMike finished recording their third record and second full length album titled Pop and Circumstance which is Harper s first recorded appearance since Yellowcard s Lights and Sounds HeyMike also toured in Europe and played a limited engagement of shows in the United States Pop and Circumstancewas released on April 19 2011 This Legend 2014 present edit In June 2014 Harper formed a new band with former Yellowcard drummer and good friend Longineu W Parsons III Chris Castillo lead vocals and rhythm guitar and Steven Neufeld bass guitar called This Legend 3 The band played several shows across the U S The band has been on hiatus since that first tour because of the members diverging interests Discography editMain article Yellowcard discography With Yellowcard Midget Tossing 1997 Where We Stand 1999 One for the Kids 2001 Ocean Avenue 2003 Lights and Sounds 2006 With HeyMike Pop and Circumstance 2011 With This Legend It s in the Streets 2014 References edit Elektra Entertainment Elektra Music Group Archived from the original on January 3 2011 Retrieved July 30 2023 Ben Harper ex 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