Artist description BEN GOTT is a person. He is also a band. This might sound confusing, but it's not, really. He writes jangly pop songs, cute little instrumentals, and beat heavy "hip-pop." You should check it out!

Music Style pop, new age, hip-pop

Musical Influences XTC, Elvis Costello, Mike Oldfield, babybird, Morrissey, Johnny Marr, Blur, Billy Bragg, Pete Yorn

Similar Artists XTC, babybird, Talking Heads, Morrissey, Billy Bragg, Electronic

Artist History 20 July 1979: Ben Gott (aka "band") is born...1980-1990: "band" plays music a lot...1991: "band" records his own songs; they're awful...1994: "band" thinks more seriously about music, and collaborates with a real musician, forming Institutional Harmony...1997: Institutional Harmony disbands; "band" keeps writing and performing...1998: "band" releases first CD...1999: "band" releases second CD...2001: "band" graduates from college...2002: "band" prepares to release his fourth CD (and seventh collection of songs), "Secret Codes," which will contain original songs, a cover, and some bonus live tracks!

Instruments Keyboards, guitars (acoustic, electric, modified electric), percussion (tambourine & shakers), vocals, and everything else.

Albums On CD:

Press Reviews "Intelligent, crafty homepop..." -AUTOreverse; "Inventive and creative..." -Tom Moretti, Crescent Digital; "...Nice..." -Dave Gregory, formerly of XTC, referring to Ben's cover of "Making Plans for Nigel"; "...I am pleased to report that your CD got repeated listenings and now sits on the shelf sandwiched in between the Goo Goo Dolls and Grace Pool..." -Dean Zemel, dude from Wisconsin

Additional Info Catch Ben live on the occasional Wednesday night at the Rain Desert Cafe in Danielson, Connecticut!

Location Pomfret, Connecticut - USA

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