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Beth n Ben
Genre: Roots, Pop
Region: Canberra, ACT
Members: Beth Monzo - Guitar, Vocals Ben Drysdale - Guitar, Vocals Adam Brown - Bass Dan Luton - Percussion Aidan Lowe - Drums Ashley Walsh - Keys



Beth’n’Ben’s songwriting spans from Blues, Roots, and Reggae to Jazz, Soul and Rock tunes. Their fusion of genre, and tongue in cheek writing style consistently turn heads and get the crowd moving wherever they go. After doing the solo thing and playing in other bands around Canberra for six years the duo teamed up in mid 2009, and have had a ball with collaboration playing up and down the east coast of Australia.

The duo released their debut EP, Boarding Pass, through Green Media on the October 15th 2010 after being signed to Indie label, Manga Republic and toured it to Brisbane, the Gold Coast, Sydney, and Melbourne before returning to Canberra to play the Australia Day pre fireworks entertainment to over a thousand people.

Beth n Ben’s track ‘Little Lady’ has had some great success on Triple J Unearthed Roots Chart since being uploaded late 2010 with two weeks at #1, seven weeks in the top 5, ten weeks in the top 10, and four and a half months in the top 25.
www.triplejunearthed.com/BethnBen
It also received some airplay from Sarah Howles on Triple J show ‘Root N All’ for a few weeks.

The duo continued to promote Boarding Pass with a bunch of gigs in 2011 including a main stage set at Summer Rhythm festival along side the Beautiful Girls, the Sea Shepherd fundraiser with Captain Paul Watson, a support set for Chris Isaak as part of the Enlighten Festival, and a Main Stage set at the Love jam Festival in Bondi. Beth n Ben played their last band set supporting The Panda Band at ANU Bar on August 17th before taking some to finish off to head back into Monstereo Studios to finish off their next EP Economy Class, which was released nationwide October 14th preceding their EP Launch on Sunday October 16th.

The duo then took off on an east coast tour over October and November, before taking the band on the road for a month in January and February including a set on the Lyrebird stage at Peats Ridge Festival, and the 2nd headline on the Lakeview stage at the Northern Beaches Music Festival in Sydney.

The band is back in the studio working on EP #3 ‘Scenic Roots’ and preparing for two more tours in April and May.

Check out some of our reviews:
From Triple J Unearthed:
Little Lady - This song grabs you by the feet and bobs your head like a miniature Bob Marley puppet, all the while filling your soul with sunshine. Love it!! Pilot Darcy 20 Jan, 2011
Cardboard Charlie - Gorgeous vocals, exquisite instrumentation, cruisy groove : ) velvetu 01 Sep, 2010
Don’t Say- Please select the correct answer. Beth n Ben are: a) funny b) sweet c) talented d) all of the above THE ANSWER IS D PEOPLE. Loafofsoph 04 Apr, 2011
Don’t Say - you have an amazing voice Beth! really beautiful an soulful song.Rhiannonp 29 Mar, 2011

From online retail at www.cardboardcharlie.com:
I have had this EP on high rotation for weeks on end. "Boarding Pass" has that "summer Down Under" reggae/roots sound! Complete with rhythms to make you move and themes to lift the soul; the infectious vocals from Beth n Ben are icing on the lyrical cake. This is a must have EP in any serious OZ-music loving fans collection!
Date Added: 01/17/2011 by Sin Mariani

Listen to us and find out about upcoming shows on Myspace:
www.myspace.com/bethnben
Check out live videos and Beth n Ben TV Episodes via our Youtube Channel
http://www.youtube.com/user/bethnbenvideofun
Join the mailing list on our Reverb Nation profile:
http://www.reverbnation.com/bethnben
Like us on Facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/BethnBen/127516033961947?ref=ts
CDs available through all good record stores and online through Cardboard Charlie (www.cardboardcharlie.com) and Waterfront Records (www.waterfrontrecords.com)
MP3s available through iTunes, Bigpond and Nokia
High Definition FLAC on Sonic Democracy; www.sonicdemocracy.com

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Little Lady
rating:  2/5
Lovely tune... That is until the phrase 'Liddle-lady' has been heard too many times and becomes a mess of ugly syllables embedded in the back of your...




Little Lady
rating:  5/5
this has been on repeat all week!




Back of the Line
rating:  5/5
love this - a song for the times, about the business ethic 'time is money' but it is only their time, not yours that counts. Should be sung at the c...




Don't Say
rating:  5/5
a simple human sentiment set to original music and lyrics - young, sweet and enchanting
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