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| {{Infobox musical artist | |||
| | name = Ben Kasica | |||
| | image = Ben_kasica.jpg | |||
| | background = non_vocal_instrumentalist | |||
| | caption = Kasica in concert | |||
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| | birth_name = Benjamin Judah Kasica | |||
| | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1984|4|15|mf=y}} | |||
| | birth_place = ] | |||
| | instrument = Guitar | |||
| | occupation = {{flatlist| | |||
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| '''Benjamin Judah Kasica''' (born April 15, 1984) is a ] best known as a former ] for the ] band ]. Since leaving the band he has engaged in ] and ] recordings and ]. | |||
| ==Career== | |||
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| He began playing guitar at age eleven. He joined Skillet in 2001 at the age of sixteen, and recorded the albums '']'', '']'', '']'' (which went Gold on November 18, 2009<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ardentrecords.com/skillets-comatose-goes-gold-awake-passes-200k-in-sales/ |title=Skillet’s "Comatose" Goes Gold, "Awake" Passes 200K In Sales |publisher=Ardent Records |date=November 18, 2009 |accessdate=October 4, 2011}}</ref>) and '']'' (which went Platinum) with them. | |||
| Kasica is known for his many tricks while playing the guitar live on stage. These range from his solos to playing his guitar behind the back of his head.{{Citation needed|date=December 2013}} ] said in the YouTube interview that he enjoyed having Kasica in the band "for his integrity; someone who wants to be honest about things."{{Citation needed|date=December 2013}} Kasica announced he was leaving Skillet to pursue other interests on February 14, 2011.<ref>{{cite web |author=Publicada por Nuno Ribeiro |url=http://www.heavyhardmetalmania.net/2011/02/skillet-ben-kasica-leaves-band.html |title=Skillet - "Ben Kasica" leaves the band |publisher=HeavyHardMetalmania |date=February 14, 2011 |accessdate=October 4, 2011 }}{{dead link|date=July 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> He was asked to return on a temporary basis on April 11, when Jonathan Salas left.{{Citation needed|date=April 2011}} On April 14, he played his next final show, as Seth Morrison played the show the following day.{{Citation needed|date=April 2011}} | |||
| ==Other work== | |||
| Kasica is one of the owners of the clothing brand "LifeLoveMusic", a Christian organization that encourages Christians to "be the light of the world" by "loving the unlovable and sacrificing our lives for others."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lifelovemusic.com/about.html |title=LLM Clothing: Buy a shirt. Change the world |publisher=Lifelovemusic.com |date= |accessdate=October 4, 2011}}</ref> | |||
| Kasica is also the co-owner of Skies Fall Media Group, which offers artists many services; from their website: "Along with the record company, artist development/management and recording studio, Skies Fall Media Group also contains a full service graphic design and professional photography division, model and actor management, and live music production division with more to come."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.skiesfall.com/ |title=Skies Fall Media Group |publisher=Skiesfall.com |date= |accessdate=October 4, 2011}}</ref>{{Failed verification|date=October 2011}} | |||
| Kasica was the director/producer of ''Cellofourte: A String Tribute to Skillet'' which is an album by Tate Olsen, the cellist for Skillet, doing four-part cello covers of popular Skillet songs.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://skiesfallrecords.com/news?5 |title=Skies Fall Records |date= |accessdate=July 6, 2012 }}{{dead link|date=July 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> | |||
| Kasica produced Skillet's music video, "Not Gonna Die".<ref>{{cite web|last1=Childers|first1=Chad|title=Skillet, 'Not Gonna Die' - Exclusive Video Premiere|url=http://loudwire.com/skillet-not-gonna-die-exclusive-video-premiere/|website=Loudwire|accessdate=March 22, 2017}}</ref> He is the executive producer for the music video, "Back from the Dead", and made a cameo appearance towards the end of the video.<ref>{{cite web|title=Skillet Fights Zombies in New 'Back From The Dead' Video|url=http://www.newreleasetoday.com/news_detail.php?newsid=2154|website=New Release Today|accessdate=March 22, 2017}}</ref> | |||
| ==Guitar equipment== | |||
| Kasica played GMP Guitars exclusively when he first joined the band. However, he and his fellow Skillet guitarist ] later switched to ], most notably the PRS SC 250, and the Mira. For "]" Kasica recorded with ], mostly ]s. | |||
| * PRS SC250 | |||
| * Boss TU-3 Chromatic Tuner | |||
| * Boss DD-7 Digital Delay | |||
| * BOSS FS-5U | |||
| * Ibanez TS9DX | |||
| * Tonebone JX-2 Switchbone | |||
| * Vox Wah | |||
| * Boss OS-2 Overdrive/Distortion | |||
| * Keeley C4 Compressor | |||
| * Line 6 DL4 Delay Modeler | |||
| * Vox AC30HH | |||
| * Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I13yBXHDCIQ|title=Backstage with... Skillet (GuitarEdge.com)}}</ref> | |||
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