Ben Ely

Ben Ely
Ely performing with Regurgitator in 2013
Background information
Birth name	Benjamin Ely
Born	(1970-09-13) 13 September 1970 (age 46) Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Genres	Rock, alternative rock, hip hop, electronica
Occupation(s)	Musician, songwriter, animator, producer
Instruments	Bass guitar, vocals, guitar, synthesizer, drums
Years active	1993–present
Labels	Valve, Warner Bros.
Associated acts	Regurgitator, Pangaea, Decoder Ring
Website	www.regurgitator.net

Ben Ely (born 13 September 1970) is an Australian musician and artist best known for his work with Brisbane indie/alternative rock band Regurgitator, a multi-ARIA Music Award winning group which formed in Brisbane, Australia in December 1993.

Born in Brisbane, Ely's family moved to the outer suburb of Cleveland. During his high school years he became friends with musicians members Dave Atkins and Jim Sinclair, with whom he would later form Pangaea. He met guitarist Quan Yeomans in 1993, with whom he formed Regurgitator. He claims that meeting Yeomans is the most important thing that has ever happened to him, stating that "I am a big fan of his work. I guess that helps when you play in a band with them". With regard to his musical influences, Ely has previously stated "Metallica and Black Sabbath made me who I am today".

Aside his tenure in Regurgitator, Ely has worked on other music projects:

Ely also co-wrote, (together with Decoder Ring), the music to the 2004 Australian film Somersault, starring Abbie Cornish. The soundtrack won an AFI Award for Best Original Music Score and the song 'Somersault' won the 2004 Best Original Song Composed for a Feature Film, Telemovie, TV Series or Mini-Series Award at the Australian Screen Music Awards.

Ely is also a successful practising artist and has exhibited work at The TAP Gallery in Darlinghurst, Sydney, and Flipbook Gallery in Brisbane as well as an exhibition in Fitzroy, Melbourne with his female Ouch My Face band mate.

Game Over! art exhibition.