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News 2009

Ben is working on a new album. Stay tuned

Ben wrote a song ('You Got Me Wrapped Around Your Little Finger') with 
Beth Rowley for the film 'An Education' which is released on 9th 
October 2009 in the US and 30th October in the UK
Ben and Paul Pilot produced 'You Got Me Wrapped...' and 'Sunday Kind 
Of Love'. Beth sings these songs in a nightclub scene and if you look 
very closely you might see Ben, Paul, and other members of her band in 
the background - CLEAN-SHAVEN!

Here's a link to the trailer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oYkLgaQ27L8

Ben is currently appearing in Mother Courage at the National Theatre in London as part of Duke Special's band
It runs until 8th December 2009

For more information go to

http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/49665/productions/mother-courage-and-her-children.html

Duke Special's new album 'I Never Thought This Day Would Come' is now available and features Ben's orchestral and horn arrangements along with his clarinets

Ben has also done arrangements for and played on three new Duke Special albums to be released very shortly from www.dukespecial.com

'The Silent World of Hector Mann' - recorded in Chicago by Steve Albini. It features 12 songs by different composers including Ben

'Five Songs from Huckleberry Finn' - an unfinished musical by Kurt Weill

'Mother Courage' - featuring the songs from the current NT production by Duke Special

Ben has recently played on new albums for Kula Shaker, Divine Comedy, Beverly Knight, Paloma Faith, Toploader, Imelda May and played on the soundtrack to the new Michael Jackson film 'This Is It'