Ben Babbitt

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Ben Babbitt
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Babbitt in 2019
Born
Evanston, Illinois, US
EducationSchool of the Art Institute of Chicago
Known forAtmospheric music
Notable work
Kentucky Route Zero
Musical career
GenresElectronic, soundtrack, experimental
Occupation(s)Composer, sound designer, musician, record producer

Ben Babbitt is a Los Angeles-based artist and musician for independent films and video games. He is a founding member of the video game development studio Cardboard Computer, where he wrote the soundtrack for Kentucky Route Zero.

Career[]

Babbitt has been making music since a very young age, and comes from a musical family with both parents playing in orchestras in Chicago.[1]

Since 2011, he has been a member of the band Pillars & Tongues with Mark Trecka and Elizabeth Remis, and contributed to their 2013 album 'End-Dances', numerous small-edition tape releases, in addition to touring extensively throughout the U.S., Canada, and Europe. Babbitt has exhibited work with Cardboard Computer at the V&A Museum in London, the Art Institute of Chicago, the Museum of Moving Image in New York City, and the Museum of Pop Culture in Seattle,[2][1] as well as the Getty Museum, in Los Angeles, and the Field Museum in Chicago.

In 2019, Babbitt collaborated with Angel Olsen on her album All Mirrors, providing most of its string arrangements, and playing multiple instruments on the album.

Discography[]

Albums[]

  • Static Between Stations (2016), as Junebug.[3]
  • Wilderness Withdrawal (2018), quadraphonic live performance[4]

Soundtracks[]

  • Coureur des Bois (2013), video game by Tamas Kemenczy for LA Game Space
  • Paris Window (2019), feature film by Amanda Kramer
  • Kentucky Route Zero (2020), video game by Cardboard Computer[5]

Appearances[]

  • End-Dances (2013), album by Pillars & Tongues[6]
  • An Index (2017), tape by Pillars & Tongues
  • the Anteroom (2018), album by How to Dress Well
  • Cross Record (2019), album by Cross Record
  • All Mirrors (2019), album by Angel Olsen

References[]

  1. ^ a b Gordon, Lewis (August 23, 2016). "Kentucky Route Zero: How Ben Babbitt crafted the soundtrack to a Lynchian modern classic". Fact Magazine. Retrieved August 7, 2019.
  2. ^ "On February 15 2019, Bem Babbitt Shared His Insights on Sound Design in a Compelling Lecture Open to the General Public". IULM University MA Game Design. February 16, 2019. Retrieved August 8, 2019.
  3. ^ Mccarter, Reid (August 23, 2016). "KENTUCKY ROUTE ZERO'S ANDROID MUSICIANS ARE RELEASING A WHOLE ALBUM". Kill Screen (9). Retrieved August 7, 2019.
  4. ^ "Ben Babbitt Wilderness Withdrawal EP". Whistler.
  5. ^ Sandoval, Marshall (September 22, 2014). "Bluegrass and Atmospherics". Unwinnable Weekly (15). Retrieved August 7, 2019.
  6. ^ "Pillars and Tongues - 'End-dances' (album stream)". Pop Matters. September 11, 2013. Retrieved October 15, 2019.
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