Ben Jorgensen
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| Born | July 4, 1983 |
| Origin | Teaneck, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Genres | Alternative Pop Punk |
| Occupations | Musician |
| Instruments | Vocals Electric Guitar Drums Keyboard |
| Labels | Equal Vision Records Sire Records |
| Associated acts | Armor for Sleep God Loves A Challenge Random Task |
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| Gibson SG Fender Jazzmaster |
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Ben "Slork" Jorgensen (born July 4, 1983 in Teaneck, New Jersey) was the lead singer and guitarist of the New Jersey band Armor for Sleep. He wrote the first Armor for Sleep songs during the summer after his first year in college, and recorded them as a demo cd for $100 at a local recording studio, playing all the instruments himself. He lives in Teaneck, New Jersey.[1] He is of German, Danish, and Japanese descent. Prior to forming Armor for Sleep, he was the drummer for punk band Random Task. He made a cameo appearance in Fall Out Boy's "Dance, Dance" video, and also in Cobra Starship's video for "The City Is at War," playing alongside Pete Wentz as a police-man. After Armor For Sleep parted ways, Jorgensen started an electronic project with Sierra Shardae called God Loves a Challenge. He also recorded a solo EP called "There Is Nowhere Left To Go" at Treehouse Studios in Jersey City, NJ. The EP was released on October 5, 2010 via digital download.
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[edit] Personal Life
On January 28, 2012, Jorgensen proposed to his girlfriend of two years, actress Katrina Bowden, at the Four Seasons Hotel.[2]
[edit] Discography
(with Armor For Sleep)
- Dream to Make Believe (June 3, 2003) Equal Vision Records
- What to Do When You Are Dead (February 22, 2005) Equal Vision Records
- Smile For Them (October 30, 2007) Sire Records
- The Way Out Is Broken (September 5, 2008) Self-released
(with God Loves A Challenge)
- Various tracks (2009) Self-released
(Solo material)
- There Is Nowhere Left To Go (October 5, 2010)
[edit] Singles
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| 2003 | "Dream to Make Believe" | Dream to Make Believe |
| 2004 | "My Town" | Dream to Make Believe |
| 2005 | "Car Underwater" | What to Do When You Are Dead |
| 2005 | "The Truth About Heaven" | What to Do When You Are Dead |
| 2006 | "Remember to Feel Real" | What to Do When You Are Dead |
| 2007 | "Williamsburg" | Smile for Them |
| 2008 | "Hold the Door" | Smile for Them |
[edit] References
- ^ Knopper, Steve. "COOL@NIGHT; CONCEPT CD: Awaking the spirit in life or death; Armor for Sleep ponders afterlife with no apologies", Newsday, March 16, 2006. "It's hard to imagine a more morbid form of writer's block than this: I was kind of stuck in that place where the only thing I could write about was through the perspective of me being dead, says Ben Jorgensen, singer, guitarist and lyricist for the Teaneck, N.J.,..."
- ^ Chen, Joyce (January 30, 2012). "Katrina Bowden gets engaged to rocker Ben Jorgensen the night before the SAG Awards 2012". New York Daily News. http://www.nydailynews.com/gossip/katrina-bowden-engaged-rocker-ben-jorgensen-night-sag-awards-2012-article-1.1014110.
[edit] External links
- Ben Jorgensen at the Internet Movie Database
- Armor For Sleep's official website
- Armor For Sleep[dead link] on the Equal Vision Records site
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- 1983 births
- Living people
- American male singers
- American rock singers
- American rock guitarists
- Musicians from New Jersey
- People from Teaneck, New Jersey
- American people of Danish descent
- American people of German descent
- American musicians of Japanese descent
- American Jews
- East Asian Jews
- Jewish singers
- Jewish musicians
