Ben Kealey
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Ben Kealey is the former English touring keyboardist for the rock band Kasabian.{{Cite web|url=https://www.rotherhamadvertiser.co.uk/news/view,kasabian-musician-ben-in-rotherham-art-exhibition_15347.htm|title=Kasabian musician Ben in Rotherham art exhibition|website=www.rotherhamadvertiser.co.uk}} He was born in Leicester, England.
Career
=Kasabian=
Kealey was the drummer in the band in its original format, when the band was still called Saracuse. In 2006, he rejoined the band (now named Kasabian) as the keyboard and synth player. In 2009, he became a permanent touring member of Kasabian; he was not involved with most of the promotional work, but he did appear in the music video for "You're in Love With a Psycho".{{Cite web|url=http://www.gforcesoftware.com/artists/interviews/ben-kealeys-dead-buni-bikes|title=Ben Kealey's Dead Buni Bikes |website=Gforcesoftware.com|accessdate=13 May 2020}} He is credited on the band's albums West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum (2009), Velociraptor! (2011) and 48:13 (2014).
=Film soundtracks=
Kealey has played piano or other instruments on the soundtracks to several films, including London Boulevard and I Give It a Year.{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0tb5ZNNzjOc |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211215/0tb5ZNNzjOc |archive-date=2021-12-15 |url-status=live|title=I Give It A Year - the making of the score: composer Ilan Eshkeri|date=3 February 2013 |publisher=YouTube|accessdate=13 May 2020}}{{cbignore}}
Personal life
As well as being a Grade 8 pianist, Kealey is also a contemporary artist, who has completed a number of pieces so far which concentrate on urban art, painted pianos, and bicycles. Kealey writes poetry, music, and sketches.
In April 2013, a piano designed by Kealey was unveiled as part of an urban art project at the Curve Theatre in Leicester.{{Cite web|url=https://www.pukaarnews.com/curve-launches-piano-project-designed-by-kasabians-ben-kealey/6198/|title=Curve Launches Piano Project Designed by Kasabian's Ben Kealey|date=9 April 2013}}
Equipment
Kealey utilises a Hammond B200 organ, Muse receptor rack modules triggered by Novation controller keyboards and a Korg microkorg synth. He uses an Electro Harmonix Memory man delay pedal, a Boss digital delay/echo pedal and an Ibanez distortion pedal.
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20190507223903/http://benkealey.com/ Ben Kealey Urban Artwork]
- [http://music.thedigitalfix.com/content/16599/tmf-meets-ben-kealey.html TMF meets Ben Kealey]
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Category:English people of Irish descent