Benjamin Anderson

• Name — Benjamin Anderson • Born — 28 January 1974 • Birthplace — Tucson, Arizona, US • Genre — Rock/Industrial/Ambient Music/Electronic music • Occupation — Singer songwriter Guitarist Keyboards Programmer • Years Active — 1995 – present • Instrument — Vocals, guitar, accordion, piano, programming, keyboards, keyboard bass • Label — The Boredom Killing Business Loud & Proud Records

Anderson was first introduced to music at an early age, singing and traveling in an all-boys choir. In high school he became inspired by artists such as The Cure, The Mission, and U2. This led him to pick up the guitar and later leave college, wandering to Denver, Colorado, where he recorded his first record as lead guitarist with the band Rorschach Test. Rorschach Test later relocated to Seattle, where they were signed to the now defunct, Chicago label, Slipdisc Records (Mercury). They sustained a successful career during Seattle's lively music scene in the 1990s. They toured North America playing shows with the likes of Korn, Type O Negative, Genitorturers, Queensrÿche. In 1999, Anderson left the band Rorschach Test to pursue a musical journey in ambient and electronic music. Many of his ambient records were written as part of his art installations which also contained themed paintings and video. In 2012, Anderson lent his keyboard talent to the Seattle supergroup Walking Papers. The band was formed in 2012 by members Barrett Martin (Screaming Trees, Mad Season) and Jeff Angell (The Missionary Position). They later became a quartet when Anderson and bassist Duff McKagan became members. Their debut self-titled album was re-released August 6, 2013, on Loud & Proud records a division of Roadrunner Records.