1. Benjamin A Weinman was born on August 8,1975 and is an American musician, most notable for being the lead guitarist and primary songwriter of the mathcore band the Dillinger Escape Plan.
25 Facts About Ben Weinman
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Ben Weinman is the founder and sole constant member of the DEP, he is currently playing rhythm guitar with the crossover thrash band Suicidal Tendencies and lead guitar in the progressive rock supergroup Giraffe Tongue Orchestra.
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Ben 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.
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Ben Weinman was named one of Guitar World's Top 25 Cult Guitarists in 2009, and one of the top modern Metal Guitar players by MetalSucks.
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Ben Weinman's family was not actively observant but he grew up "with a real appreciation of the culture of Judaism".
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Ben Weinman was diagnosed with attention deficit disorder as a child.
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Ben Weinman later stated that "music saved his life" because it helped him to discover new ways of learning, make friends and it gave him a sense of purpose.
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Ben Weinman attended Fairleigh Dickinson University in Madison, New Jersey where he first received a degree in psychology in 2000 and then in corporate communications, a field in which he worked for some time afterwards at a web company.
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Ben Weinman played in some bands from New Jersey and in 1996 he founded the hardcore punk band Arcane along with Chris Pennie on drums, Dimitri Minakakis on vocals, Bruce Fulton on bass and Brad McMann on second vocals.
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Ben Weinman describes the group as a "lost cause" due to their lack of innovation.
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Ben Weinman gradually shifted his focus on being a full-time musician and eventually quit his corporate job.
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Ben Weinman has been involved in all the band's releases since their self-titled debut EP, as well as various other musical works.
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Ben Weinman has self-managed or has been involved with the management of The Dillinger Escape Plan since the band's inception.
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On February 6,2012, Ben 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".
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Ben Weinman is currently the manager for two times Grammy award-winning singer Kimbra who he collaborated with on her second studio album entitled The Golden Echo.
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Ben Weinman collaborated with rapper Wyclef Jean, contributing drums to a song which has not been released yet.
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Ben Weinman composed the scores for the films Alien Abduction, Red 48, The Survivalist, and the upcoming film Banshee.
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Ben Weinman joined Suicidal Tendencies as a fill-in guitarist on their summer 2018 tour; Weinman was later confirmed as a full-time member of Suicidal Tendencies, and he is currently working on new material with them.
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Ben Weinman cited John McLaughlin, Robert Fripp, Greg Ginn, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Marty Friedman, and Steve Vai as his biggest influences.
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Ben Weinman acknowledges Apocalypse by McLaughlin's Mahavishnu Orchestra as the album that changed his life, stating that "It was a huge part of what led me to make Dillinger".
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Ben Weinman named its frontman Mike Patton his favorite singer of all time.
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Ben Weinman is known for frequently playing the ESP H and MH series.
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Ben Weinman is currently not married, but has an adopted son and a daughter.
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Ben Weinman has supported the You Rock Foundation which seeks to spread awareness about depression and appeared in one of its video campaigns.
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Ben Weinman has been vocal about his choice not to drink, smoke or use other recreational drugs Weinman follows a pescetarian lifestyle.