SHOWCASE AT STUDIO BEE: BENJAMIN PRATT AND DANCE OVER ANAHEIM

When: Thursday, January 21, 2010 - 6:00 PM (Doors open 5:00 PM)
Ticket Info: Tickets on sale soon!

NO TICKET REQUIRED - This show is FREE and open to the public

6:00 PM: Benjamin Pratt

Benjamin Pratt is both a lover of poetry and music. He decided to develop his passion to do his part to keep the world healthy. One of his favorite quotes...; "Music begins to atrophy when it departs too far from the dance... poetry begins to atrophy when it gets too far from the music. " - Ezra Pound

Benjamin was born in Massachusetts, raised in Colorado and Florida. He now considers Colorado his home.

Ben plays orignal tunes combined with sung and spoken word. He also has a growing library of cover tunes, jazz tunes, hiphop, rock and childrens tunes. To thicken his 'one man show' Benjamin incorporates a guitar synthesizer along with electronic looping. The result... a full, rich presents of beautiful sound.

He is passionate about jazz theory and is amazed with the new worlds music transports us to.

Benjamin works at The Manitou Arts Theater as the sound and lighting technician. Along with managing the electronic technical aspects of theater, Benjamin incorporates his musical talents writing music for many of The MAT's in-house produced theater shows.

6:45 PM: Dance Over Anaheim

In December of 2007, Nell Maynard and Katie Porter decided to start writing songs together, and it was initially an acoustic project between the two. The duo recorded many tracks together soon after writing. Chris Iverson recorded piano for a couple of songs during the process. In April of 2009, the name "Dance Over Anaheim" was formed, and Chris officially joined soon after. After their first concert at the Loft on May 16th, 2009, bassist Eli Fredrickson joined the band. Adam Gilsdorf and Hunter Hovenga have drummed during concerts. They have played in many gigs this summer, opening for touring acts such as "We Shot The Moon", "Good Old War", and "One For The Team". All members are seniors in high school and have lived in Colorado Springs for many years. The band's sound could be described as an alternative, pop rock, piano driven feel, with many lead guitar and acoustic songs present.