Ben Kenney, (born on March 12, 1977), is a musician from the United States, and the bassist for the band Incubus. Ben Kenney played guitar for the hip-hop group The Roots before he joined Incubus in 2003 after the departure of bassist and founding member Alex Katunich aka Dirk Lance. He had previously played with Incubus members Mike Einziger and Jose Pasillas in Time Lapse Consortium. The introduction of Kenney into the group marked a shift in the band's sound. His tight grooves and hip hop influenced sound replaced previous bassist Dirk Lance's funky bass lines. Apart from changing the groove and the style of Incubus' work, he also added backing vocals to their songs (Mike Einziger used to do them), adding extra harmonies to each song, examples of which can be heard in the songs Agoraphobia, Pendulous Threads and Diamonds and Coal. He also plays in his own band, The Division Group, (formerly known as Supergrub) with Neal Evans of Soulive and Ashley Mendel. Ben is known to play 6 different instruments and sometimes plays drum solos with Incubus' drummer Jose Pasillas live on-stage. He has also done studio work for artists including: Justin Timberlake, Faith Evans, Erykah Badu, Blackalicious, and producers Timbaland and DJ Jazzy Jeff. Ben has three solo albums, 26 released in 2004, Maduro released on March 1, 2006 and Distance And Comfort released in 2008. Ben plays guitar, bass, and drums while singing and writing every part on the solo records. His equipment includes Lakland basses, Line 6 effects and Mesa Boogie amplifiers. (via Wikipedia)

About Ben Kenney

Genre: Funk
Hip Hop
Rock

Name: Ben Kenney

Record Label: Ghetto Crush Industries

Associated With: The Roots
Supergrub
Time Lapse Consortium
Incubus
The Division Group

Instrument Played: vocals, guitars, Bass, drums

Birth Date: Mar 12, 1977

Website: www.benkenney.com