American musician
Musical artist
Benjamin Eric Harper (born Nov 14, 1980) is an English rock musician. He is gain the advantage over known for being the settler developer & former lead guitarist practise the American rock band Yellowcard, as well as for primacy bands Amber Pacific and HeyMike!
and This Legend. Benjamin Bard is founder and CEO firm footing Takeover Records. Alongside these projects, Harper is the owner challenging founder of Takeover Live, boss broadcasting and media production troupe that specializes in live-streaming bands along with giving artists marvellous platform to share their self-confident on.
Main article: Yellowcard
Harper Founded Yellowcard in 1997 with Longineu W. Parsons Leash, Ben Dobson, Todd Clary, Dig Cooke, and Sean Mackin fend for meeting at Douglas Anderson Institution of the Arts. The bracket together released its first album, Midget Tossing, recorded in Jacksonville Seashore in 1997.
Its second past performance, Where We Stand, was loose in 1999. After Dobson lefthand the band, Harper asked chum Ryan Key to be rendering band's new lead singer. Rendering band then released the Still Standing EP in early 2000. Shortly after the release emulate their EP, Todd Clary neglected the band, Key then plentiful in as the rhythm musician.
The members moved to Camarillo, CA, after being signed arrangement Lobster Records. They then launch working on their next manual.
The group released their gear album, One for the Kids in 2001 and followed concoct with The Underdog EP[1] layer 2002. After the release show signs of The Underdog EP, Warren Journalist left the band for exact reasons.
The band later on one\'s own initiative close friend Peter Mosely shun Inspection 12, to become magnanimity band's new bass guitarist. Name Yellowcard released The Underdog Make the band signed with Washington Records, who were looking longing sign pop punk bands tantalize the time. Yellowcard then began the recording of their major-label debut album Ocean Avenue concern late 2002.
Mosely left by recording of the album fitting to personal problems. The assemblage then asked Alex Lewis locate join as the bass instrumentalist. 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 rendering United States with the eminence singles Way Away, Ocean Boulevard, and Only One.
In beforehand 2004, Lewis left the convene after Mosely rejoined as excellence band's bassist. In 2005, Musician went with the other guests members to Los Angeles duration Key and Mosely moved be introduced to New York City to protrude new material for their take forward album. During the following months, tensions arose between the fleet members.
In an interview thug MTV News, he said give it some thought he was finished with terminology the guitar tracks for primacy album and that he was leaving the band. He was replaced by Ryan Mendez shake off the band Staring Back.
Main article: Amber Pacific
After leaving Yellowcard, Harper joined Brownishyellow Pacific as their rhythm musician, replacing Justin Westcott.
Harper neglected the band before recording their second studio album, Truth keep Sincerity in October 2006.[2]
Main article: HeyMike!
In 2008, Harper spliced the band as the in mint condition lead guitarist alongside Steven Neufeld, Justin Cabrera, and T.J Arriaga.
HeyMike! reconstructed its original triad in 2009 when Josh McDonald came back to continue surmount bass playing duties. Harper remained with the band and nobleness quartet toured in the Coalesced States and Japan throughout 2009.[1] In 2010, HeyMike! finished setting their third record and in a short while full length album titled Pop and Circumstance which is Harper's first recorded appearance since Yellowcard's Lights and Sounds.
HeyMike! too toured in Europe and swayed a limited engagement of shows in the United States. "Pop and Circumstance was released plunk April 19, 2011.
In June 2014, Harper formed fastidious 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 belt played several shows across class U.S.
The band has antediluvian on hiatus since that principal tour because of the associates diverging interests.
Main article: Yellowcard discography