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'''Ben Carey''' is an Australian guitarist born on 10 January 1975 in [[Warburton, Victoria]], Australia. He played with bands such as [[Savage Garden]], [[Tal Bachman]], and [[Lifehouse (band)|Lifehouse]]. He also performed with Elvis Monroe with members from bands like [[Matchbox Twenty]].<ref>[http://mix941fm.cbslocal.com/2012/09/07/ben-casey-from-lifehouse-interview-about-his-new-band-elvis-monroe/ Ben Carey From Lifehouse Interview About His New Band Elvis Monroe], 7 September 2012. {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160317023308/http://mix941fm.cbslocal.com/2012/09/07/ben-casey-from-lifehouse-interview-about-his-new-band-elvis-monroe/ |date=17 March 2016}}.</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Hogan|first1=Jan|title=Elvis Monroe taps top talent in tribute to American pop|url=http://www.reviewjournal.com/entertainment/arts-culture/elvis-monroe-taps-top-talent-tribute-american-pop|website=Las Vegas Review-Journal|accessdate=30 January 2016|date=25 September 2012}}</ref>


== Career ==
Ben Carey is an australian guitarist, who played with band such as Savage garden, Tal Bachman, Lifehouse and now the country inspired Elvis Monroe with members from bands such as Matchbox Twenty.
From 1998 to 2000 Carey joined Savage Garden on their Affirmation World Tour as band guitarist, performing "I Knew I Loved You", "Affirmation", "Crash & Burn", and other songs.


For a short period of time, he played in the band Tal Bachman and is featured in the video for the hit single "[[She's So High (Tal Bachman song)|She's So High]]".
He travelled the world with [[Savage Garden]] on their Affirmation tour in 1999/2000, which took them all over the world. A hit album containing songs like: I Knew I Loved You, Affirmation, Crash & Burn etc.


In 2004, Carey joined [[Lifehouse (band)|Lifehouse]] after the departure of [[Sean Woolstenhulme]], brother of drummer [[Rick Woolstenhulme]], Jr. In 2009, Lifehouse announced that Carey was an official member, stating he was "family to us".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lifehousemusic.com/blog/default.aspx?nid=21119 |title=Lifehouse : Blog : Horseback riding |publisher=Lifehousemusic.com |date=2007-07-28 |accessdate=2011-08-17 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110807140245/http://www.lifehousemusic.com/blog/default.aspx?nid=21119 |archivedate=2011-08-07 }}</ref> He featured in the band's videos "Broken", "[[Halfway Gone]]", "[[All In (Lifehouse song)|All In]]" and "[[Between the Raindrops]]" in 2012. In December 2014, the band announced that Carey would leave to focus on other projects, such as his band Elvis Monroe.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://lifehousemusic.com/news/a-note-from-the-band/|title=Lifehouse A Note from the Band|author=The Uprising Creative|work=Lifehouse|accessdate=15 January 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150116075824/http://lifehousemusic.com/news/a-note-from-the-band/|archive-date=16 January 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>
For at short period of time he later on played in the band Tal Bachman, and is featuring in the video for the hit single "She's So High" <ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/She%27s_So_High_(Tal_Bachman_song)</ref>


Elvis Monroe released one single; "Blue Collar Man", which was the theme song for season 3 of TV show "Vegas Rat Rods".
In 2004 he joined [[Lifehouse]] after the departure of Sean Woolstenhulme, brother to the drummer Rick Woolstenhulme, Jr. In 2009 Lifehouse announced that Ben was now seen as an official member of the band, stating he was "family to us". He then came to feature in the band's videos "Broken", directed by [[Kiefer Sutherland]], "[[Halfway Gone]]", "All In" and "[[Between the Raindrops]]" in 2012. In December 2014 the band announced that Ben would leave the band to focus on other projects such as his band Elvis Monroe. So far Elvis Monroe has released the single "Rebel".


==References==
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==External links==
<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lifehouse_(band)</ref>
* {{IMDb name |nm0136910}}

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Latest revision as of 22:48, 6 May 2023

Ben Carey
Background information
Born (1975-01-10) 10 January 1975 (age 49)
Warburton, Victoria, Australia
Occupation(s)Musician, actor
InstrumentGuitar

Ben Carey is an Australian guitarist born on 10 January 1975 in Warburton, Victoria, Australia. He played with bands such as Savage Garden, Tal Bachman, and Lifehouse. He also performed with Elvis Monroe with members from bands like Matchbox Twenty.[1][2]

Career

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From 1998 to 2000 Carey joined Savage Garden on their Affirmation World Tour as band guitarist, performing "I Knew I Loved You", "Affirmation", "Crash & Burn", and other songs.

For a short period of time, he played in the band Tal Bachman and is featured in the video for the hit single "She's So High".

In 2004, Carey joined Lifehouse after the departure of Sean Woolstenhulme, brother of drummer Rick Woolstenhulme, Jr. In 2009, Lifehouse announced that Carey was an official member, stating he was "family to us".[3] He featured in the band's videos "Broken", "Halfway Gone", "All In" and "Between the Raindrops" in 2012. In December 2014, the band announced that Carey would leave to focus on other projects, such as his band Elvis Monroe.[4]

Elvis Monroe released one single; "Blue Collar Man", which was the theme song for season 3 of TV show "Vegas Rat Rods".

References

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  1. ^ Ben Carey From Lifehouse Interview About His New Band Elvis Monroe, 7 September 2012. Archived 17 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine.
  2. ^ Hogan, Jan (25 September 2012). "Elvis Monroe taps top talent in tribute to American pop". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
  3. ^ "Lifehouse : Blog : Horseback riding". Lifehousemusic.com. 28 July 2007. Archived from the original on 7 August 2011. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
  4. ^ The Uprising Creative. "Lifehouse A Note from the Band". Lifehouse. Archived from the original on 16 January 2015. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
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