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Hometown: Montreal, QC, CA
Label: TCBE
Website: www.benjamin-russell.com
Sounds Like: The Clash, Roxy Music, David Bowie (Official), MGMT, Big Audio Dynamite
Genre: Pop
I am a multi-genre singer-songwriter, painter, writer and graphic artist (I design all my album covers), originally from Saskatoon, a small city in Saskatchewan, a prairie province in western Canada. I now live in Montreal, Quebec. My partner in life and art is Elyce.
I was nominated, "Most Promising Male Vocalist", in the 80s for my hit single, "Miracle (Miracle of Love)". I have released many albums, singles and videos.
My songs are wide-ranging in style and hard to pin down, with influences from folk to punk, from rock to jazz and classical. I've even made a country album, HALF TON TRUCK. I have a couple of other personas at the extreme ends of my creative spectrum: RIVER OF STONE (acoustic/folk-style), and GURU GROAN (aggressive electronic dance).
I come from an era when it was normal for artists to go where their creativity led them, so I offer no excuse. I may not be as famous as some of my influences, but I believe I deserve the creative latitude allowed The Clash, Bob Dylan, The Beatles, Adele and Kanye West.
In 2008, at one of my lowest points, I had the dream which started me painting. I described it to Elyce as being in "water colour hues". She surprised me by giving me the gift of my first paints. My watercolour and gouache paintings have been exhibited and sold in art shows.
I've realized lately that I'm also a poet, and I've begun creating Instagram posts with excerpts of poems and lyrics.
Benjamin Russell Website: https://benjamin-russell.com
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/2yw3ijBg4Tenp3Ul1zuoPg
Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/benjamin-russell/47225251
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/tcbemusic
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Benjamin-Russell/e/B003CHAZR6/digital/ref=ntt_mp3_rdr?_encoding=UTF8&sn=d
Bandcamp: https://benjaminrussell.bandcamp.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BenjaminRussellMusic
Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtl_bar
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bar.mtl.poetry/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bar_mtl/
Interview with Miss Parker on RAVE AND ROLL blog: https://rave-and-roll.com/2021/01/18/80s-and-sometimes-20s-music-rules-criminally-underrated-artists-bands-benjamin-russell-balance/?fbclid=IwAR1a0ffU5KM1rEb7jb0bq9jCqCoi2kJKSy1a6KfPUPqHnk2SoRiOfIb4-rk
"His style, voice and playing are right on the money."
Fanfare Magazine
"A sound and persona of his own."
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"Benjamin Russell did a fantastic show. The interaction was almost unbelievable."
The Plant
"...may emerge in time as one of our better singer-songwriters."
The Montreal Star
"Combining elements from his punk era with his better remembered electronic Miracle ‘80s pop career, Russell is nothing if not prolific..."
David Farrell - FYI Music News
"I love this (ROCKHILL) CD. It brings elements from the exciting times of the late sixties and early seventies and makes it fresh and new again, sounding totally modern."
Duke Eatmon - CBC Radio One Homerun Show
"... his new CD, Rockhill, an impressive, original work... Benjamin has a wide and expressive vocal range and is a talented multi-instrumentalist."
Ralph Angelillo - Muzik Etc
“<< ...son nouvel album, Rockhill, une oeuvre originale impressionnante... l. Benjamin possède une large gamme vocale expressive et il est aussi un multi-instrumentaliste talenteux. >>”
Ralph Angelillo - Muzik Etc
“Benjamin Russell‘s excellent new album is an amalgam of avant-garde modernity, earthy tradition, and Brian Eno-like eccentricity.”
zoot aloors - canadaisamusicmec.ca
"…experience this uber-talented, charming, and endearing musician."
Miss Parker - Rave and Roll Blog
“An impressive display of staccato, claw hammer style of guitar playing... His voice is smooth and tuneful, evocative of Ian McCulloch from Echo & The Bunnymen.”
noisography
"Benjamin Russell has a very special talent."
Sunday Express
"A master of the crafty melodic hook."
Graffiti Magazine
"Russell is loaded with talent!"
The Hamilton Spectator
