Ben Schechter Explained

Ben Schechter
Birth Date:	26 August 1980
Nationality:	American
Movement:	Internet Art
Website:	http://www.weirddays.com

Ben Schechter (born August 26, 1980) is an American artist and filmmaker best known as a partner in Directors Collective Weird Days.^[1] He is now based in Los Angeles.

Career

Ben Schechter established Weird Days with Alex Goldberg and Drew Blatman in 2007. They gained notoriety for their work with Riff Raff, Santigold,^[2] Das Racist,^[3] Tanlines.^[4] and Real Estate.^[5] Schechter has directed commercials for MySpace,^[6] Nike, Converse, and Levi's.

Make It Rain

Schechter is the co-creator of "Make It Rain: For the Love of Money." The app was #1 in the iTunes store and has over 50 million downloads.

Ben's Books

Schechter ran a small independent book store in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. It has since closed.

External links

• Weird Days

Notes and References

1. Web site: Goble. Corban. Weird Days Interview. Epilogue. May 19, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140902211719/http://epiloguemagazine.com/featureweirddays.html. September 2, 2014. dead.
2. Web site: Santigold Gets Girls to Sing in Video for HBO Show. January 14, 2013 .
3. Web site: Das Racist Drop Clever Michael Jackson Clip. September 9, 2011 .
4. Web site: IFEANYI. KC. GOPANO, EPIC RED, TANLINES ADD UP TO 360-DEGREE INDIE MUSIC EXPERIENCE. February 17, 2012 . Fast Co Create. May 19, 2014.
5. Web site: The Top Music Videos of 2011 . Pitchfork Media. May 19, 2014.
6. Web site: Watch As Myspace Takes You into Riff Raff's Past. October 30, 2013 . Huffington Post.