Ben Jorgensen
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| Born | July 4, 1983 (age 24) |
| Origin | Teaneck, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Instrument(s) | drums electric guitar electric bass |
| Voice type(s) | Tenor |
| Label(s) | Equal Vision Records Sire Records |
| Associated acts | Random Task Armor for Sleep |
Ben "Slork" Jorgensen (born July 4, 1983 in Teaneck, New Jersey) is the lead singer and guitarist of the New Jersey band Armor for Sleep. He wrote the first Armor for Sleep songs during the summer after his first year in college, and recorded them as a demo cd for $100 at a local recording studio, playing all the instruments himself. He lives in Teaneck, New Jersey.[1] He is of German, Danish, and Japanese descent, and is also Jewish. Prior to forming Armor for Sleep, he was the drummer for punk band Random Task. He made a cameo appearance in Fall Out Boy's "Dance, Dance" video, and also in Cobra Starship's video for "The City Is at War", playing alongside Pete Wentz as a police-man.
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[edit] Discography
- Dream to Make Believe (June 3, 2003) Equal Vision Records
- What to Do When You Are Dead (February 22, 2005) Equal Vision Records
- Smile For Them (October 30, 2007) Sire Records
[edit] Singles
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| 2003 | "Dream to Make Believe" | Dream to Make Believe |
| 2004 | "My Town" | Dream to Make Believe |
| 2005 | "Car Underwater" | What to Do When You Are Dead |
| 2005 | "The Truth About Heaven" | What to Do When You Are Dead |
| 2006 | "Remember to Feel Real" | What to Do When You Are Dead |
| 2007 | "Williamsburg" | Smile for Them |
| 2008 | "Hold the Door" | Smile for Them |
[edit] References
- ^ Knopper, Steve. "COOL@NIGHT; CONCEPT CD: Awaking the spirit in life or death; Armor for Sleep ponders afterlife with no apologies", Newsday, March 16, 2006. "It's hard to imagine a more morbid form of writer's block than this: I was kind of stuck in that place where the only thing I could write about was through the perspective of me being dead, says Ben Jorgensen, singer, guitarist and lyricist for the Teaneck, N.J.,..."
[edit] External links
- Ben on MySpace
- Ben Jorgensen at the Internet Movie Database
- Armor For Sleep's official website
- Armor For Sleep on the Equal Vision Records site
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Categories: 1983 births | Living people | American male singers | American rock singers | American rock guitarists | New Jersey musicians | People from Teaneck, New Jersey | Americans of Danish descent | Americans of German descent | Americans of Japanese descent | American Jews | East Asian Jews | Asian Americans in music
