Ben Carey
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| Born | January 10, 1975 Warburton, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, actor |
| Instrument | Guitar |
Ben Carey (born January 10, 1975, Warburton, Victoria, Australia) is an Australian guitarist. He played with bands such as Savage Garden, Tal Bachman, Lifehouse and Elvis Monroe, with members from bands such as Matchbox Twenty.[1][2]
Career
Between 1998 and 2000, Carey joined Savage Garden on their Affirmation World Tour as band guitarist, performing songs such as "I Knew I Loved You", "Affirmation" and "Crash & Burn".
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
- ^ Ben Carey From Lifehouse Interview About His New Band Elvis Monroe September 7, 2012
- ^ Hogan, Jan (September 25, 2012). "Elvis Monroe taps top talent in tribute to American pop". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
- ^ "Lifehouse : Blog : Horseback riding". Lifehousemusic.com. 2007-07-28. Archived from the original on 2011-08-07. Retrieved 2011-08-17.
- ^ The Uprising Creative. "Lifehouse A Note from the Band". Lifehouse. Retrieved 15 January 2015.