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“His music is addictive.” -Jeff Dauler (All the hits Q100 Atlanta)
"Ben is mother truckin’ awesome!" -John Popper (Blues Traveler)
“There’s an energy that just pours out of him... I saw a rock star up there tonight.” -Ed Roland (Collective Soul)
"The buzz about Ben Deignan is blanketing the metro area like sausage gravy on a big fluffy biscuit. John Mayer was getting this kind of chatter back when he played as a virtual unknown, so catch Deignan on the way up." -Shane Harrison, Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Ben Deignan is "Atlanta's Hottest Rocker"
"Ladies and gentlemen (well, mostly ladies) we would like to announce that the Metromix panel has selected Ben Deignan as Atlanta’s Hottest Rocker. Maybe it was the boyish good looks or perhaps they are suckers for the red tie but he has earned the grand prize…" - Metromix
BIO:
Heavily influenced by Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, and Michael Jackson, Georgia native Ben Deignan grew up as a soul junky. It wasn't until seeing U2 in concert at the age of 15 that he began to dive into the world of rock, picking up the family’s six-string, forming various garage bands in junior high and blossoming into a 22-year-old funkster with a sound that’s turning heads and winning fans around the world. The singer/songwriter has spent the last 6 years crafting a Southern, soulful pop/rock sound that’s all his own. “A female friend of mine described my music as ‘orgasmic’, and I thought it was clever,” Deignan says. “I never really took it seriously, but for some reason that label has stuck.”
It was only a few years ago, while playing his dad’s company party at the Tin Roof Cantina in Atlanta, that Deignan was discovered and connected with renowned Atlanta-based multi-platinum certified vocal coach Jan Smith, who has been responsible for developing the voices of Usher, Rob Thomas and matchbox twenty, Keyshia Cole, Ciara, Keri Hilson, India.Arie, and Collective Soul, and has been helping the fresh-faced Deignan prep his pipes. In 2008, Deignan set out on an extensive touring schedule with his band, playing shows with the likes of Collective Soul, Jon McLaughlin, Ryan Cabrera, and Taylor Hicks, and with fans of the live shows including actress Katherine Heigl and her husband, singer/songwriter Josh Kelley.
Ben cites Bono, Stevie Wonder and The Police among his influences, and sounds like something you’d hear on the radio, only more interesting. Busy playing shows and writing songs, in 2009 he released a debut full-length album, and is continuing to push his music into new directions artistically. He’s also developed a worldwide fan base throughout the UK, Europe, Australia, South Africa, New Zealand, and South America with thousands of subscribers and more than 2.5 Million views of his live music on YouTube.
With his amazing vocals, clever songwriting, and high-energy performances, for Ben, everything is possible.
