BEN FINK | GUITAR C 845.625.3358 E benjammin45@gmail.com W www.benfink.com
EDUCATION Berklee College of Music, Boston, MA Bachelor of Arts in Professional Music, May 2011
PERFORMANCE EXPERIENCE Accompanist for Dance Classes/Intensives | 2009 to Present Guitarist working with modern dancers and dance classes. Some Say Fire | 2008 to Present Lead Guitarist for original Boston, MA jazz-influenced rock group. Ben Fink Trio | 2008 to Present Leader and Guitarist for jazz-funk-soul fusion group with Alex Melcher and Kellan Thomas. Lead Guitarist | 2008 to Present Lead Guitarist performing at venues in New York’s Hudson River Valley with musicians including Bill Heller (Rippingtons, Patti Austin), Joel Rosenblatt (SpyroGyra, Lee Ritenour), Mike Hall (Edgar Winter, Buddy Rich), Sal Giorgianni (Miles Davis, Maynard Ferguson, Rascals), Jerry Sokolov (Blood Sweat & Tears), Peter O’Brien (Orleans) and Ritchie Goods (Manhattan Transfer, Whitney Houston, Alicia Keys). Solo Guitarist | 2005 to Present Falcon Music & Arts Center. Opening act for jazz saxophonist Hugh Brodie. Solo guitarist for weddings and similar special events. Dutchess Community College Jazz Ensemble | 2006 Lead Guitarist for the College’s Jazz Ensemble. Citron Productions | 2006 Lead Guitarist for an entertainment production company in Tarragona, Spain. Played blues, jazz, rock, salsa, and country-western music with numerous European musicians in and around Barcelona. Steve Gravino Band | 2005-2007 Guitarist performing with a jazz band in Rhinebeck, NY at numerous local venues. Joe Medwick’s Memphis Soul | 2005-2007 Lead guitarist with a Memphis-style soul and roadhouse blues band performing in New York’s Hudson River Valley with Joe Medwick, Ross Rice and Mike Dunn (The Band, Rick Danko, Crowmatrix). BluRoots | 2004-2007 Founder, leader and guitarist for a blues influenced rock band performing at various concerts and benefits throughout NY and PA.
Studio Recordings | 2005 Recorded two demo CDs with bassist Richie Goods and drummer Peter O’Brien, engineering by Bruce Berkee at Nevessa Studios, Woodstock, NY.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE Writer/Instructor | 2009 to Present Guitar instructor and writer for Chuck Leavell’s www.irocku.com, an educational website for teaching students classic rock and roll. Bedford Youth Performing Company | 2010 Music teacher at a summer music intensive in Bedford, NH.
ADDITIONAL TRAINING/EXPERIENCE Adam Rogers Workshop | 2010 Berklee College of Music, Boston, MA Richie Goods and Murali Coryell | 2006 Took private guitar lessons from two renowned musicians. Robben Ford and Steve Earl | 2005 Attended summer Guitar Workshops with two world class musicians. Omega Institute for Holistic Studies | 2005 Trained with Tao Seeger and Michael Morando at a summer Music Camp.
AWARDS/SCHOLARSHIPS Scholarships | 2007-2011 Berklee College of Music, Boston, MA Merit scholarships | 2005 and 2006 Berklee College of Music Summer Guitar Sessions
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