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Co-write with producer Logic.
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Birth name | Benjamin Anthony Alessi |
Born |
Buffalo, New York |
September 29, 1995
Origin | United States |
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Years active | 2008–present |
Labels | Big House Publishing |
Website | www |
Ben Alessi (born September 29, 1995) is a New York City-based, American singer, songwriter, record producer and multi-instrumentalist signed to Big House Publishing.
Ben begin writing, recording, engineering and playing a variety of musical instruments in his native Buffalo, New York when he was only 13 years old. This led to him starting to perform acoustic sets throughout Buffalo – where he started to build a name for himself as a "Nude Performance Artist". The local success encouraged him to start exploring electronic compositions where he started to hone his production style. Ben attended St. Francis High School in Hamburg, New York.
In 2013, Ben released his debut EP "War" which showcased his artistic development over the past 5 years and started to grab the attention of music blogs and A&R's in the industry.
In 2014, Big House Publishing announced that it had signed Ben to an exclusive songwriter and producer agreement. Ben immediately began to work with music executives Christian Cedras and Krista Retto and their teams on writing music for other vocalist across the globe and participated in notable co-writes with talent such as Mike Campbell (who co-wrote A Great Big World and Christina Aguilera's 2014 GRAMMY-award winning hit "Say Something") and REO (who produced for Beyonce's I Am... Sasha Fierce).
Released – September 2012
Track Length – 03:59
In 2012, Alessi self-released his debut single "Primes" via Napster and Spotify.
Released – 2013
Track Length – 02:53
In 2013, Alessi followed up with the single "War" via Napster and Spotify.
Released – May 20, 2016 via Ok Samurai
Track Length – 03:09
In 2016, Alessi team up with Australian producer, Kuren (who drew his inspiration from Porter Robinson), to collaborate on "Home (feat. Ben Alessi)". The single was released in Australia and was soon picked up by Triple J radio. The support surged collective YouTube views to over 1MM and peaked at #4 on Spotify's Australia: Viral 50 chart.