BEN IVORY

The new short film STARS - by director Benjamin von Essen - is now available for your pleasure on YouTube and Vimeo!

STARS - taken from Ben Ivory’s latest solo EP with the same name (released through the italian electronic label Boutade Musique) marks the next visual collaboration with von Essen, who also shot Ivory’s ultra aesthetic ARROW (HVITLING) video clip back in 2016.

But STARS is not only a music video, it’s a hybrid combining image, music and spoken word. A cinematic one-shot with a twist.

The dark science fiction scenario confronts his protagonist with the question: Where will we go when all ressources are exhausted? Whether earth is the reason or rescue here, is left to the viewer.

Watch STARS and the MAKING OF below!

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New collaboration #CLOSING with LoYoTo & Sicker Man has been released!!

Berlin Music Commission curated "18 most influental songs" for their latest compilation "LISTEN TO BERLIN - 2017/18".

The "10 Years Anniversary" edition features #CLOSING as it's final track - also available on SoundCloud and YouTube now!

"When LoYoTo presented me the CLOSING instrumental, I instantly fell in love with it. The intense string arrangements by Sicker Man touched me right away and all words and vocal melodies came to my mind just automatically. I hope everyone can hear how organic CLOSING has evolved and how much heart and soul was put into creating it." BEN IVORY

www.berlinmussiccomission.de

Beautiful people,

my new EP “ARROW/STARS” is out today!

You can listen and download it here:

iTunes: http://apple.co/2hYMXAu Amazon: http://amzn.to/2hQrINR beatport: http://btprt.dj/2i72YQO

‘ARROW’ was produced and co-written by Eva Be and comes with outstanding remixes by Eva Be, Hvitling, G.U.A., Friedrich Becker, Guanlong, and Pascale and the very special bonus song ‘STARS’.

Watch the official ‘ARROW (Hvitling)’ music video, shot by Benjamin von Essen on YouTube now:

Beautiful people,

I am happy to announce: my 3rd #solo EP "ARROW" will be released DEC 19th, 2016 on Boutade Musique Italy!

The title track “ARROW” was produced and co-written by Eva Be.

The EP includes the jazz inspired bonus song “STARS” and comes with very special remixes by Eva Be, Hvitling, G.U.A., Pascale, Guanlong and last but not least Friedrich Becker.

TRACKLIST: Ben Ivory - Arrow (Original Mix) Ben Ivory - Arrow (Hvitling Remix) Ben Ivory - Arrow (G.U.A. Final Remix) Ben Ivory - Arrow (Pascale's Remix) Ben Ivory - Stars (Original Mix) Ben Ivory - Stars (Eva Be Remix) Ben Ivory - Stars (Guanlong Remix) Ben Ivory - Stars (Friedrich Becker Remix)

Ben Ivory’s GOLD EP is now available worldwide via Zaubermilch Rec Video by FLUXUS (Cinematography Philipp Mücke Mück)

iTunes: http://tiny.cc/BenIvoryGOLD

Amazon: http://tiny.cc/BenIvoryGOLDEP

In 2013, Berlin-based artist Ben Ivory released NEON CATHEDRAL - an exceptional pop album, that instantly established him as one of Germany’s most promising music artists that year.

Loved by critics for its mature and international sound and sophisticated production, NEON CATHEDRAL impressively showcased Ben Ivory’s artistic potential, on one hand; on the other hand, however, the fierce major label marketing approach that accompanied the album’s release, became a personal and professional ordeal for the singer - resulting in Ben Ivory’s complete withdrawal from the music industry.

Eventually - after a one-year-hiatus - he returned to the stage with CLOSER (released on Poesie) an art-pop influenced club tune that emerged from a heartfelt collaboration with Eva Be - DJane, acclaimed house music veteran, and fellow Berliner. Their next track - NO LOVE - was released shortly after that - on Zaubermilch Records.

Now, with the release of SOLO[W], Ben Ivory literally re-enters the stage as a solo artist again, and effectively proves that he does not rely on pompous production and smoothed edges; instead, he focuses on his abilities as a songwriter - a talented storyteller, who intimately documents his own recent artistic development in words and music.

To help finalize SOLO[W], Ben called on Swedish producer Kim Wennerström. Together, they created a sound that is noticeably rougher and grittier than the singer’s recent releases. It’s a return to Ben Ivory’s urban roots, without neglecting the dark-pop aficionado’s talent to compose highly infectious pop anthems.

SOLO[W] - being released with stunningly diverse remixes by THVS. (Berlin), LoYoTo (Berlin), Roy Sela (Tel Aviv), Alx Go (Stockholm), Brutus, ShortShort and Parkish (Berlin) - does not only announce Ben Ivory’s regained artistic freedom, it predominantly underlines the singer’s reclaimed authenticity.

Dear friends, critics and fellows, I would like to say thank you for supporting and challenging me during the year - it was truly busy but also very successful at the same time. I am grateful I could sort things out, that made me feel uncomfortable and gain back the full ownership of my artistic output. This new freedom unlocked new creativity and made me start working behind the camera again, which resulted in the first photo projects I´ve done in many years. It also made me return to the clubs (where everything started back in time), with an exciting new collaboration with DJane EVA BE, as the kick off to this new chapter in my career. And of course I started working on new solo material with the true handwriting of Ben Ivory, which will be released very soon - Finally supported by an innovative and ambitious booking agency, who will help me visit as many cities as possible next year, to play live for you. With 2014 coming to an end, I would like to wish you peaceful holidays and a mind-blowing New Years Eve!! Christmas comes early this year and the video above is my gift to you: STARS is a new demo I have made, among many others, as a first draft for my coming production (roughly recorded it into my MacBook in this case, while I was riding on a train at night). Its a favorite in my current selection for the next album and I really hope you like it too.

I am looking forward to see you and hear from you next year again, stay well and take care!

Love & light,

Get Physical Music / Poesie Musik strike on their home-turf with the release of "CLOSER" (Maxi EP) by Eva Be & Ben Ivory this October.

Legendary Berlin female DJ teams up with the glamourous Singer for a great piece of contemporary Deep House music featuring a strong and catchy vocal performance.

The track which was premiered live at Eva Be’s Get Physical Video Session, marks their frist ever recording together.

EVA BE & BEN IVORY - NO LOVE (TEASER)

On July 10th 2014, men's fashion brand SOPOPULAR presented their coming spring/summer collection 2015 at MERCEDES BENZ FASHION WEEK in Berlin. Ben Ivory and DJane/producer EVA BE created the live soundtrack for the outstanding collection, displayed at the stage show installation. Ivory, who is still in the studio, working on new material with Kim Logan, Eva Be and thieves., was glad to take part into the presentation and called his performance "the perfect possibility" to premiere new songs: 

"I think the aesthetic space in which Designer Daniel Blechman creates his great outfits, is very close to the one, where I am composing my music. The collaboration was a long term dream come true. I really hope the audience enjoyed it as much as I did." 

Ben has also written the collections title theme "WASTELAND", a musical piece which will be the title music for the campaigns video clip and was also premiered live at the show. 

BEN IVORY will collaborate with men's fashion brand SOPOPULAR on their spring/summer 2015 presentation "WASTELAND" at MERCEDES BENZ FASHION WEEK.

He will exclusively premiere new songs live with EVA BE at the runway show in Berlin. 

For more information visit: www.sopopular.net // www.silk-relations.com

German press release:

Mit “Wasteland” zeigt das Berliner Menswear Label SOPOPULAR im Rahmen der Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Berlin seine Kollektion für Spring/Summer 2015 als Runway Show auf der Stage.

Als Live-Act wird Sänger Ben Ivory neben vier bisher unveröffentlichten Songs den eigens für die Kollektion komponierten Titelsong von seinem kommenden Album präsentieren.

Inspiriert von Tribes und Gangs setzt SOPOPULAR mit seiner elften Kollektion auf das kollektive Gemeinschaftsgefühl und setzt außerdem ein Zeichen für bewussten Konsum und beständige Mode.

TO RUSSIA WITH LOVE!