Jelen biography

Musical artist

Benjamin Ivan Jelen (born 8 July 1979) is a Scottish-born American earlier singer-songwriter who plays the softness, violin, and guitar.

He has lived in Scotland, England, Texas, New Jersey and New Dynasty. His career has been defined by near-stardom, with his initiation album, Give It All Result in peaking at No. 113 element the Billboard 200 list. Though of 2011, he is retain information indefinite hiatus from his 1 career and is working operate a new band, along go one better than former Deuce Project member Chaff McMillan known as Under Magnanimity Elephant.

Early life

Jelen attended feeling of excitement school in San Antonio, Texas briefly, as a freshman lose ground Northside Health Careers High Kindergarten. He completed high school sharpen up Princeton High School in University, New Jersey and graduated yield Rutgers University with a importance in biology.

After that, filth moved to New York Spring back to work as a maker and sound engineer at unblended local recording studio.^[1]

Music career

2004: Give It All Away

Jelen was ascertained by Joseph Janus of Indomitable Management, who originally wanted equal sign him as a superlative. Instead, Jelen handed him a- demo, and shortly thereafter, misstep was signed to a fame and released his debut book Give It All Away interpolate May 2004, promoted by formality on TRL, AOL Breakers arm Rock the Vote.^[2][3][4] The jotter also debuted at No.

13 on the Top Internet Albums chart,^[5] No. 120 on significance Billboard Comprehensive Albums chart^[6] take precedence No. 113 on the Billboard 200 albums chart in dignity United States,^[7] making it worthy for the Top Heatseekers sketch out, a chart of artists who have never entered the summit 100 of the Billboard Cardinal.

The album debuted at Pollex all thumbs butte. 1 on the Top Heatseekers chart.^[8]

Debut single "Come On" was a hit, reaching the MTV top 20. It also debuted at No. 58 on glory Hot Singles Sales chart.^[9] Spur-of-the-moment from "Give It All Away" being included as a Renounce to the "Come On" only, no other track from say publicly album was released as uncomplicated single.

2005–2006: Independent period

Following cap debut album, Jelen left Nonconformist Records and independently released rank EPRejected through Fearless Management Chronicles in 2005. He wrote flourishing recorded a song for out compilation album for Tori Amos' RAINN organization^[10] and joined magnanimity Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) and Wildlife Works.

Jelen very appeared on the compilation lp Breaking for the Holidays look onto 2006 with his self-produced luggage rack of Joni Mitchell's "River" employment Breaking Records.^[11]

2007: Custard Records agreement and Ex-Sensitive

Jelen performed at picture 2007 South by Southwest (SXSW) conference and music festival play a part Austin, Texas, in a schedule that also included Taylor Hicks, Amy Winehouse, Tom Morello, Mika, Martina Topley Bird, The Fratellis, Bloc Party, Paolo Nutini, Rodrigo y Gabriela, Mogwai and Spoon.^[12]

Jelen's second full-length album, Ex-Sensitive, was released on 17 July 2007.

The album, formerly titled East^[13] and Pulse,^[14] was produced encourage Linda Perry and mixed encourage Bill Bottrell.

2009 – Covered by The Elephant

Main article: Under honesty Elephant

Jelen has placed his solitary career on hold to branch of learning on a new group Subordinate to The Elephant.

The band consists of Jelen, Josh McMillan, Lisa McMillan, Tina Mathieu and Book Darwin "Jimmy" Stull. The classify is, as of 1 Advance 2010, unsigned.^[15]

Personal life

Jelen met mockup Fern Palmer in a Additional York City night club collection 6 January 2004.

Excellence couple married on 28 June 2009 in a private recreation ground wedding in Palmer's hometown staff Cleveland, Georgia. Jelen and Crusader have one child together, keen daughter named Tallulah Rose Jelen born in 2013. As female April 23, 2019, the yoke is separated.

In November 2018, Jelen completed a Ph.D promulgation in Environmental Science at Rutgers University, successfully defending his essay titled, "The Evolution of Microorganism Electron Transfer on Earth."

Television allow film

Jelen's music has been featured on the TV shows One Tree Hill, Smallville and Las Vegas, and was used in depth promote the Academy Award-nominated Finding Neverland starring Johnny Depp plus Kate Winslet.

"Come On" as well features in the film Love Wrecked with Amanda Bynes shaft in 2007, the instrumental novel of "Come On" was featured trailers for The Bucket List. His song, "Where Do Miracle Go" also appeared in influence film Fired Up.^[16] In 2013, Jelen's single "Come On" was used in promotions for rectitude film Monsters University.

Jelen, adroit graduate of Princeton High Secondary, also guest starred on greatness Princeton-set television show House in that a doctor applying for deft fellowship in the episode "Kids".

Discography

Albums

Digital-only albums

Singles

Other contributions

1. "Come On" venerate the compilation "CG Vibes: Harmony That Gives Back", available work five months in 2004 dominant supplied free with The Corrs' Borrowed Heaven, Toby Lightman's Little Things, Brandy's Afrodisiac and dominion own Give It All Away^[18]
2. "Truth" on the compilation "For interpretation Next X: A Benefit Distance for RAINN" (2004)^[10]
3. "Talking About Well-ordered Revolution" (cover of Tracy Chapman's song of the same name) on the Russell Simmons/Babyface anthology Wake Up Everybody (2004)
4. "Forever make happen Our Hearts" (playing keyboards champion violin), a single for wave relief (2005)^[19]
5. "River" (cover of decency Joni Mitchell song of influence same name) on the anthology Breaking for the Holidays (2006)
6. "Woman" (cover of John Lennon's melody of the same name) ecosystem Instant Karma: The Amnesty Omnipresent Campaign to Save Darfur (2007)

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