Ben Mount
Benjamin Mount, also known as Verse, Ben the Verse, The Verse and Pendulum Man, is an English rapper, MC, record producer and record label owner best known as the former MC in Australian/British drum and bass group Pendulum.[1]
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Background information | |
Birth name | Benjamin Mount |
Also known as | Verse, The Verse, MC Verse, Ben Verse, Ben the Verse |
Born | London | 14 April 1977
Genres | Drum and bass, electronic rock, electronica, darkstep, dubstep |
Occupation(s) | Rapper, MC, record producer |
Instruments | Vocals |
Years active | 1996–present |
Labels | Crunch Recordings Hardware Recordings Vision Recordings Renegade Hardware RAM Records |
Associated acts | Pendulum Calyx and Teebee Noisia SP:MC Paul "El Hornet" Harding |
Website | www.myspace.com/bentheverse |
Biography
Pendulum
Since 2006 and up until 2012 Ben has been the MC for Pendulum's Live Tours, remained their MC at DJ set events until mid 2017. In 2010, he made his studio debut on the band's album Immersion as the vocals to the song "The Vulture".
Ben left the Pendulum Live shows to focus on creating his own songs and running his own label. As of late 2017 he has also ceased to appear on DJ sets.
Producer
Verse is also a known drum and bass and dubstep producer. He had several drum and bass releases on his own label Crunch Recordings alongside other artists such as SP:MC, dBridge and others. He also has several releases on N-Type's dubstep-label Wheel&Deal.[2]
References
- "BBC - Newsbeat - Music - Pendulum steal the show at T '08". news.bbc.co.uk. 2008-07-13. Retrieved 2009-03-29.
- "Crunch Recordings - Verse". 2011-07-08. Archived from the original on 2011-07-08. Retrieved 2017-05-31.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)