Ben Finley performer-composer specializing in bass; often inspired by collaborative & sustainable place-making, voice/words, and improvising
Albums as leader or co-leader
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Recorded in a friend's basement shortly before the world changed due to the coronavirus, this piece is a treasured reminder of making music in a room together with friends.
Dan Gonzalez (clarinet)
Yvette Holzwarth (violin)
Patrick Behnke (viola)
Ben Finley (double bass)
Recorded by Jared Rodriguez in Los Angeles
Mixed by Dan Gonzalez and Jared Rodriguez
Mastered by Caoba Records
Album Drawing by Patrick Behnke, Album Design by Dan Gonzalez
2020
This album represents years of deep friendship, learning, and experimenting with the electric and acoustic shifting cores of the bass and viola.
Patrick Behnke (viola, electronics, voice)
Ben Finley (double bass, electric bass, voice, effects)
Recorded and engineered by Jared Rodriguez, Ben Finley, and Patrick Behnke
2019
An album that attempts to cycle a message on itself, in the end re-learning re-learning. Told through one of the maybe oldest sonic soul connections, voice and bass.
Kathryn Shuman (voice, effects)
Ben Finley (electric bass, double bass, effects)
Produced and Mixed by Davy Sumner
Mastered by Daniel Walter Eaton
Artwork by Marta Tiesenga
2018
This trio of friends use to meet every Sunday to play around the California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) Sometimes they would meet in foyers, stairwells, by trees—anywhere there was space or resonance. This recording session was very healing and hopefully it brings out something unexpected in yourself.
Ben Finley (aka Ben Branch) - Double Bass
Sarah Reid (aka Sarah Sap) - Trumpet
Tony Gennaro (aka Tony Trunk) - Percussion
Ryan Gaston - Engineer
2017