Occupation(s) Musician Years active 1997–present | Name Ben Weinman Role Musician | |
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Born August 8, 1975 (age 48) ( 1975-08-08 ) Music group The Dillinger Escape Plan (Since 1997) Albums | ||
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Ben Weinman (born August 8, 1975) is an American musician, most notable for being the lead guitarist for the band the Dillinger Escape Plan. He is the founder and sole constant member through the band's career (1997-2017).
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- Early life
- Career and work in the Dillinger Escape Plan
- Other projects
- Influences and guitar technique
- Equipment
- Giraffe Tongue Orchestra
- References
Weinman was named one of SPIN Magazine's 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time and one of the 20 Most Influential Metal Guitarists Of The Modern Era by VH1. Weinman was named one of Guitar World Magazine's 50 fastest guitar players of all time alongside guitar players such as Eddie Van Halen and Les Paul. He was named one of Guitar World's Top 25 Cult Guitarists in 2009, and one of the top modern Metal Guitar players by metalsucks.com. Weinman has also been listed on About.com as an example of today's most important musicians under their definition of "guitarist" and was named one Alternative Press Magazine's "10 Favorite Guitar Slingers".
He follows a straight edge and pescetarian lifestyle.
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Early life
Weinman grew up in Morris Plains, New Jersey. He attended Fairleigh Dickinson University in Madison, New Jersey where he first received a degree in psychology and then in corporate communications, a field in which he worked for some time afterwards.
Career and work in the Dillinger Escape Plan
Weinman, Chris Pennie, Dimitri Minakakis and Adam Doll began the Dillinger Escape Plan in 1997. Thereafter, Weinman gradually shifted his focus on being a full-time musician and eventually quit his corporate job.
Weinman has been involved in the production of all the band's releases since their self-titled debut EP, as well as various other musical works. Weinman has self-managed or has been involved with the management of The Dillinger Escape Plan since the band's inception.
On February 6, 2012, Weinman appeared on the VH1 series Metal Evolution in the final episode on progressive metal where The Dillinger Escape Plan was quoted as being "the world's most dangerous band".
The band's second full-length album, Miss Machine, was the first album released by record label Relapse Records to make the Billboard charts. Weinman's first full-length studio album with The Dillinger Escape Plan, entitled Calculating Infinity, was listed in the book The Top 500 Heavy Metal Albums of All Time by Martin Popoff. Calculating Infinity was also named one of "100 best rock albums of all time" by Kerrang magazine, who presented Weinman with a spirit of independence award.
Known for his outspoken views on the music industry, he has contributed to various publications and spoken at universities and conferences on the subjects of music production and the music business. Weinman's business techniques and philosophies have been discussed, and featured, in publications such as the Huffington Post and Bloomberg Businessweek.
Other projects
Weinman has performed with acts such as Nine Inch Nails and System of a Down.
It has been confirmed in an interview that Weinman is collaborating with New Zealand-born artist Kimbra (perhaps best known for her contributions to the Gotye hit "Somebody That I Used To Know") on the follow-up to her debut album, "Vows". He also collaborated with rapper Wyclef Jean, contributing drums to a song which has not been released yet. Weinman also composed the score for the 2014 film Alien Abduction.
In 2012, Weinman founded the group Giraffe Tongue Orchestra. In 2016, he released the debut album Broken Lines with it.
Influences and guitar technique
Ben Weinman cited John McLaughlin, Robert Fripp, Greg Ginn and Stevie Ray Vaughan as his biggest influences. He also mentioned Marty Friedman of Megadeth as one of the first musicians that led him into investigating more eclectic types of guitar work.
Equipment
At NAMM 2014 ESP announced the release of Weinman's first signature guitar, the BW-1, which is based on the company's PS-1 "Xtone" model. He is also known for frequently playing the ESP H and MH series. Weinman has been seen using a variety of amps in the studio, ranging from a Bogner Uberschall, a Laney GH50L and a Marshall JCM, but he mainly uses Mesa/Boogie Triple Rectifiers and a Mark V for live performances.