Ben Carroll

About Ben Carroll

Ben Carroll is a guitarist, vocalist, songwriter, Universal Recording Artist, instrumental artist, teacher and a perpetual student of music. With a successful music career that spans more than a decade, selling more than a half-million albums, releasing seven albums with Ra as a lead guitarist, two albums of instrumental guitar music, three albums with The Hollow Glow as the lead vocalist and guitarist, and now getting ready to launch his first album as a singer/songwriter acoustic solo artist, “Illuminated Heart.” Ben has had experience on all levels of the music industry, from playing seat arenas to playing coffee shops, from recording with big name producers in big name studios to recording self-produced music on laptops. Lately Ben is very busy recording and touring and releasing albums.he also still finds the time to teach on a regular basis.

Experience

1. Recording Artist

   Universal Records

   Jun 2002 — Present

   Ra \"From One\" 11/22/2002 - Universal/RepublicBen Carroll \"Tasty Tunes\" 12/21/2004 - Independent ReleaseRa -\"Duality\" 06/21/2005 - Universal RepublicRa -\"Raw\" 10/24/2006 - Cement Shoes/Fontana (Universal)Ra -\"Black Sun\" 09/23/2008 - Universal/SMRRa -\"Black Sheep\" 06/09/2009 - Universal/SMRBen Carroll -\"A Dream Between Two Fires\" 06/30/2009 - Independent ReleaseThe Hollow Glow -\"Out of the Darkness\" 05/11/2010 - Independent ReleaseThe Hollow Glow -\"Into the Light\" 12/21/2010 - Independent ReleaseThe Hollow Glow -\"The Hollow Glow\" 10/02/2012 - Independent ReleaseRa -\"Critical Mass\" 10/15/2013 - SMRBen Carroll -\"Illuminated Heart\" 12/21/2013 - Independent ReleaseHalf Past My SIn -\"4:44\" 05/11/2014 - Mohawk Recording GroupRa -\"The Best of Ra Unplugged\" 06/03/2014 - SMR

Education

• Musicians Institute

  Performance/Guitar

  1995 — 1997

• Berklee College of Music

  Performance & Music Synthesis

  1994 — 1999