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Able to find the right energy level for any occasion, Ben Griffith boasts a repertoire of hundreds of songs and has been classically trained in many vocal and guitar styles. His vibrant array of stylized acoustic songs from many different genres includes many much-loved classics from the past 5 decades as well as polished arrangements of many fresh and well known new hits featuring live looping and effects.
He has had much experience performing for all kinds of events including but not limited to: Large festivals in front of 10,000+ audiences, university festivals, corporate events, weddings, product demos, private birthdays and other events.
Available for solo, duo, trio or full band.
3 Reviews
Ben was phenomenal on the wedding day! Aside from his great talent, he handled transitions throughout the day perfectly, made announcements on time and completely surprised me with his MC skills - SO GOOD! I am an event planner and have seen/worked with many musicians in my day and Ben was top notch! He is truly skilled and I hope to work with him again very soon! Thank you Ben :)
Singing Guitarist
Ben was very punctual n primo,
Show courtesy and professionalism through the night, he played all the songs we requested, will definitely book Ben again.
1990s Era Entertainment, Singing Guitarist
We booked Ben last minute for a client cocktail party and he was perfect! Very responsive when working out the details over phone and text. We can't wait to use Ben for our next get together. Strongly recommend if you're looking for that laid back, coffee house vibe.
Singing Guitarist
Booking Info
Price Range: $400-$2000
Gig Length: 30 - 360 minutes
Languages: English
About
A natural performer and talented singer/songwriter, Benjamin Griffith’s live performances have captivated thousands of audiences not only in South Texas, but as far as California, Illinois and Louisiana. After an entire childhood of singing and performing various instruments solo and in ensembles, Ben landed his first 4 hour regular residency show at a restaurant & bar in San Antonio at the age of 18 and has been performing at high-profile venues and festivals all over the country and has been featured on National Television and radio, Fiesta in SA, and has even gotten to work his favorite basketball team, The Spurs, during the playoffs season 2015.
His main body of work is indie folk with memorable melodies (often featuring compound meter) that take major influences from pop, rock, blues, jazz, progressive and many combinations in between. Many of his originals and stylized covers take a turn more towards the ethereal with a sprinkle of a few vocal effects and bass line introduced into the guitar work. Others take more of a funk or 90’s R&B feel, can have rhythmic undertones of Latin influence, and subtle folk, soul and indie rock flavors. With a tremendously wide vocal range reaching from basso profundo all the way up to countertenor, he nails crystal clear notes with expert control, spot-on dynamics, solid support, all while strumming rhythm, thumbing bass riffs, and a lead line that create a musical experience you would never expect to get from a solo acoustic performance.
In February of 2014, Ben Griffith joined indie alt rock band, The Black Market Club as a keyboard/synthesizer player and backup vocalist. Shortly after losing the previous lead vocalist in early 2015, the band went down to 5 members and Ben became the new lead vocalist. That month they won 1st place in the Riverfest Battle of the Bands on the Riverwalk becoming the official band of the Riverwalk, performing for every river parade that year. They have since opened up for some world touring acts such as Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness,The Maine, Hawthorne Heights, Bastille, to name a few. (This more rock oriented group is available for wedding bookings as well upon request. We have done many receptions in the past with this group with a set that centers more around 80's and 90's rock classics as well as standard wedding classics eg. "Stand by me" and "Shout" )
In January of 2015 Ben joined The Scott Ivey Band just in time to audition for the Belk Southern Music Showcase competition and out of 12,000 bands, they came out as one of the top five winners sharing a tour of the largest festivals on the east coast as well as appearances on ESPN.
In addition to tours with the Black Market Club and otherwise, Benjamin Griffith is currently performing shows several nights a week as acoustic solo, duo and trio acts at esteemed venues, high-end hotels and resorts in San Antonio and Austin, as well as writing/recording music for an upcoming solo album.
Services Offered
Set List
Master list for requests:
Alex Clare – Too close
Amy Winehouse - Valerie
The Black Keys – Tighten Up
Beatles – In My Life
Beatles - Something
Beatles – Across the Universe
Ben E. King – Stand by me
Ben Harper – Steal my kisses
the Black Crows - She talks to angels
Blues Traveler – Runaround
Bon Iver – Skinny Love
Brooks and Dunn – Neon Moon
Bush – Glycerine
Cat Stevens – Wild World
Crosby, Stills & Nash – Helplessly Hoping
Dave Matthews – Ants Marching
Dave Matthews – Crash
Dave Matthews – Satellite
David Grey - Babylon
Death Cab for Cutie - I will follow you into the dark
Depeche mode - Dream on
Dispatch - The General
Don Mclean – American Pie
Duncan Sheik - Barely Breathing
The Eagles – Take it Easy
Ed Sheeran – Thinking out loud
Elton John – Rocket man
Eric Clapton – Before you accuse me
Eric Clapton – Hey, Hey
Everclear – Santa Monica
Fall out boy – Sugar we’re going down
Filter - Take a picture
Fleet Foxes – Tiger Mountain Peasant
Fleetwood Mac - Dreams
Fleetwood Mac - Landslide
Fleetwood Mac – The Chain
Foo fighters - Everlong
Foster the people – Pumped-up kicks
Fuel – Shimmer
Garth Brooks – Friends in low places
George Michael – Faith
Gin Blossoms – Hey Jealousy
Gnarles Barkley – Crazy
Greenday - Time of your life
Greenday – Basketcase
Goo Goo Dolls - Name
Harry Styles – As it was
Hootie and the Blowfish - Hold my hand
Hootie and the Blowfish – Let her cry
Incubus – Drive
Incubus – Mexico
Incubus – Pardon me
Iron & Wine – Such Great heights
J. Frank Wilson - Last Kiss
Jack Johnson – Bubble toes
Jack Johnson – Flake
Jack Johnson – Sitting waiting wishing
Jet – Look what you’ve done
Jim Croce – Bad, Bad Leroy Brown
Jimmy Eat World – The Middle
John Mayer–Waiting on the world
John Legend - All of me
Johnny Cash – Big River
Johnny Cash – Folsom Prison Blues
Johnny Cash – Hurt
Johnny Cash – Ring of Fire
Judee Sill – Crayon Angels
Justin Timberlake – What goes Around
Killers, the – Mr. Brightside
Led Zeppelin – Goin’ to California
Leonard Cohen – Hallelujah
Live – Lightning crashes
The Lumineers – Ho, Hey
Matchbox 20 – Push
Matchbox 20 – The Real world
Matchbox 20 - 3am
Mumford & Sons – I Will Wait
Mumford & Sons – Little lion man
Mumford & Sons – The Cave
Muse – Time is running out
Nirvana - Heart shaped box
Oasis – Wonderwall
Panic at the Disco – I write sins not tragedies
Paul McCartney – Blackbird
Pearl Jam – Better Man
Pearl Jam – Yellow Ledbetter
the Police–Every little thing she does
Postal Service – We will become
Silhouettes
Post Malone – Circles
Raconteurs – Steady as she goes
Radiohead – Creep
Radiohead – Fake Plastic Trees
Radiohead – High & Dry
Radiohead – Karma Police
Redemption song – Bob Marley
Red hot chili peppers - Under the bridge
Red Hot Chili Peppers – Road Trippin’
Seven Mary 3 – Cumbersome
The Shins – Gone for Good
The Shins – New Slang
Sister Hazel – All for You
Simple minds – Don’t you forget about me
Smashing pumpkins - Tonight, tonight
Smashing Pumpkins – Disarm
Smashing pumpkins – Today
Stealer’s Wheel– Stuck in the Middle
Steve Miller Band – Abracadabra
Stone Temple Pilots - Plush
Stone Temple Pilots – Big Empty
Stone Temple Pilots – Creep
Sublime - Badfish
Sublime - Santeria
Sublime – What I Got
Teddy Swims – Lose Control
Third Eye Blind – Jumper
Third Eye Blind – Semi Charmed Life
Tom Petty – Free fallin’
Tom Petty – I won’t back down
Tom Petty – Mary Jane’s last dance
Tonic – If you could only see
Tracy Chapman - Fast car
Tracy Chapman – Gimmie one reason
Train – Meet Virginia
U2 - One
Vertical Horizon – Everything you want
Weezer - Say it ain’t so
Weezer – Island in the Sun
The Wallflowers – One Headlight
The White Stripes–Seven Nation Army
Zac Brown Band – Chicken Fried
Influences & Inspiration
Jeff Buckley
David Gray
The Shins
Johnny Cash
Radiohead
Steve Miller
The Eagles
Smashing Pumpkins
Matchbox 20
Pink Floyd
Fleetwood Mac