Ben Mount Explained

Benjamin Mount
Birth Name:Benjamin Mount
Alias:Verse, The Verse, MC Verse, Ben Verse, Ben the Verse
Birth Date:14 April 1977
Birth Place:London, England
Genre:Drum and bass, electronic rock, electronica, darkstep, dubstep
Occupation:Rapper, MC, record producer
Instrument:Vocals
Years Active:1996–present
Label:Crunch Recordings
Hardware Recordings
Vision Recordings
Renegade Hardware
RAM Records
Associated Acts:Pendulum
Calyx and Teebee
Noisia
SP:MC
Paul "El Hornet" Harding

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

Pendulum

See main article: Pendulum. 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

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, dBridge and others.He also has several releases on N-Type's dubstep-label Wheel&Deal.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: BBC – Newsbeat – Music – Pendulum steal the show at T '08. news.bbc.co.uk. 2009-03-29. 13 July 2008.
  2. Web site: Crunch Recordings – Verse. 8 July 2011. 2017-05-31. bot: unknown. https://web.archive.org/web/20110708205734/http://www.crunchrecordings.com/verse.php. 2011-07-08.