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Ben Gautrey
Background information
Birth name	Benedict Gautrey
Also known as	Ben
Born	(1980-11-21) 21 November 1980 (age 44) Tokyo, Japan
Genres	Alternative rock
Occupations	Musician
Instruments	Singer, guitar
Years active	1998–present

Benedict "Ben" Gautrey (born 21 November 1980) is an English singer-songwriter, formerly the frontman of the band The Cooper Temple Clause. He currently fronts Type Two Error.

Gautrey grew up in Reading, Berkshire, but was born in Tokyo, Japan, where his father was, at the time, an employee of the United Nations University.

Following the split of The Cooper Temple Clause, Gautrey became chairman of local amateur cricket club Wokingham Chestnuts Cricket Club, and also became the player manager of Ashridge Park F.C.

Gautrey featured on a track called Brain by Black Onassis, a project started by Christopher Karloff, formerly of Kasabian.

He is currently a member of Type Two Error, with fellow former Cooper Temple Clause bandmate Kieran Mahon.

Gautrey is now managing director at Great Place to Work UK.

Gautrey sings lead vocals on the following Cooper Temple Clause songs:

• "A.I.M."
• "Amber"
• "Been Training Dogs"
• "Before The Moor"
• "Blind Pilots"
• "Damage" (with Daniel Fisher)
• "The Devil Walks in the Sand"
• "Did You Miss Me?"
• "Digital Observations"
• "Film-Maker"
• "Habit of a Lifetime"
• "Head"
• "Homo Sapiens"
• "Let's Kill Music" (with Daniel Fisher & Tom Bellamy)
• "Murder Song"
• "Music Box"
• "New Toys"
• "On. Off. On."
• "Our Eyes Are Bright"
• "Panzer Attack"
• "Promises, Promises"
• "Resident Writer"
• "Safe Enough Distance Away"
• "Talking to a Brick Wall" (with Tom Bellamy)
• "The Lake"
• "The Same Mistakes"
• "Way Out West"
• "Who Needs Enemies?"
• "Written Apology"

References

1. "音楽ニュース". Excite.co.jp. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
2. "サービス終了のお知らせ". Thanks.yahoo.co.jp. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
3. "Wokingham Chestnuts Cricket Club". Retrieved 31 July 2020 – via Facebook.
4. "The Cooper Temple Clause: Where Are They Now?". Diymag.com. 25 September 2013. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
5. "Where are the best places to work in 2020?". Hrmagazine.co.uk. May 2020. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
6. "nCino Recognised as One of the 2020 UK's Best Workplaces™". Finance.yahoo.com. Retrieved 31 July 2020.

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