| Ben Carey | |
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| Background information | |
| Born | (1975-01-10) 10 January 1975 (age 49) Warburton, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, actor |
| Instrument | Guitar |
Ben Carey is an Australian guitarist born on 10 January 1975 in Warburton, Victoria, Australia. He played with bands such as Savage Garden, Tal Bachman, and Lifehouse. He also performed with Elvis Monroe with members from bands like Matchbox Twenty.
Career
From 1998 to 2000 Carey joined Savage Garden on their Affirmation World Tour as band guitarist, performing "I Knew I Loved You", "Affirmation", "Crash & Burn", and other songs.
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". 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.
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, 7 September 2012. Archived 17 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine.
- Hogan, Jan (25 September 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. 28 July 2007. Archived from the original on 7 August 2011. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
- The Uprising Creative. "Lifehouse A Note from the Band". Lifehouse. Archived from the original on 16 January 2015. Retrieved 15 January 2015.