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Benjamin Mount
Background information
Birth nameBenjamin Mount
Also known asVerse, The Verse, MC Verse, Ben Verse, Ben the Verse
Born (1977-04-14) 14 April 1977 (age 47)
London, England
GenresDrum and bass, electronic rock, electronica, darkstep, dubstep
Occupation(s)Rapper, MC, record producer
InstrumentVocals
Years active1996–present
LabelsCrunch Recordings
Hardware Recordings
Vision Recordings
Renegade Hardware
RAM Records
Websitemyspace.com/bentheverse

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]

Biography

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Pendulum

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From 2006 and up until 2012 Ben was 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

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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

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  1. ^ "BBC – Newsbeat – Music – Pendulum steal the show at T '08". news.bbc.co.uk. 13 July 2008. Retrieved 29 March 2009.
  2. ^ "Crunch Recordings – Verse". 8 July 2011. Archived from the original on 8 July 2011. Retrieved 31 May 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
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