Ben Rector
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| Birth name | Benjamin Evans Rector |
| Born | November 8, 1986 |
| Origin | Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States |
| Genres | Pop rock |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter |
| Instruments | Piano, guitar, vocals |
| Years active | 2006–present |
| Website | benrectormusic |
Benjamin Evans Rector (born November 8, 1986) is an American singer, songwriter and musician based in Nashville, Tennessee. His most recent record, Brand New, was released in August 2015. Rector has independently sold over 250,000 albums and 2 million single-song downloads.
Rector was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He received piano lessons , but he did not pursue music seriously until he picked up guitar (and later, songwriting) in high school.
During his first year at the University of Arkansas, he released a self-titled EP that featured the song "Conversation", which went on to win the Grand Prize in the Pop category of the John Lennon Songwriting Contest in 2006. He is the youngest person ever to win the award for the pop category. The EP grew popular in surrounding states, and Rector began touring frequently on weekends and during breaks in the school year.
While at Arkansas, Rector was a member of BYX.
Rector released his first full-length album Twenty Tomorrow in 2007 and its follow-up Songs That Duke Wrote in 2008. During his college career at the University of Arkansas he played approximately 200 shows.
In April 2009 Rector was given the Northwest Arkansas Music Award (NAMA) for best male singer-songwriter in Northwest Arkansas. In June 2009 Rector moved to Nashville to pursue songwriting and to continue his career as an artist.
Rector’s third studio album, Into the Morning, was released on February 16, 2010 reached No. 11 on Billboard's Top Heatseekers chart. Following the release, Rector co-headlined the "Three Amigos Tour" with fellow Nashvillians Steve Moakler and Andrew Ripp. The rest of 2010 brought support slots with Dave Barnes and Five for Fighting, "The Beat Lives Forever" co-headline tour with Drew Holcomb and The Neighbors, and the "Feels Like Home" tour in Germany, organized by Johannes Strate of the German band Revolverheld. In the early 2011 Rector headlined the Midwest, supported fellow Nashville artist Matt Wertz's "Weights & Wings" national release tour, and performed on the VH1 Best Cruise Ever with many artists including Train, The Script, Colbie Caillat and Lifehouse.
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