With a kitschy, Indie folk rock sound that rattles the soul, Ben Ripani Music Co. delivers a caustic symphony of songs, a melodic vocal dance of involved rhythmic textures and honest, vulnerable lyrics.  The 5-piece  group consists of Ben Ripani (guitar, vocals), Mike Schminke (percussion), Derek Kolb(bass, vocals), Nick Mungari(lead guitar) & Chris Nakielski (keyboards, vocals). “There’s a twang, an emotion, a polarizing sense of attraction between you and Ben Ripani that is almost indescribable. It’s not quite blues. Or rock. Or folk. Rather, it pulls a piece from each of them and creates a patchwork musical canvas that has a little bit of Dylan, a smattering of Blues Traveler, a dash of Dave Matthews and some Wilco for good measure. Each and every member of the Ben Ripani Music Company plays with a passion and focus that I haven’t seen live in quite some time.” (CBB Fest: Congress Theater 12/4/2010 by Ben Dahl | Lost in Concert) 

Ben Ripani released his first solo record “Hope Street” in 2009, an honest album “with rich instrumentation and soulful vocals. Some songs stripped to only the acoustic guitar to showcase Ripani’s poetics, which certainly hold up” (Max Herman: Illinois Entertainer). Ben Ripani Music Co. released their debut 7-song EP titled “Maladies” on June 11, 2011. Recorded at WBEZ Studios on Navy Pier in Chicago, Paul Von Mertens joined the project as the producer (Brian Wilson, Wilco, Poi Dog), with Adam Yoffe engineering. 

Following the release of Maladies, BRMCo has been busy playing shows around the United States. This run has included appearances at the Chicago Bluegrass & Blues Festival, South By Southwest, House of Blues Chicago, Hard Rock Chicago & multiple East Coast tours. Please stay tuned for new music as BRMCo. is in the studio now recording a full length album.

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Greetings,

These tracks are whimsical tracks meant for videos mostly.  Created meticulously with FL Producer tick by tick.  Digitally, I am just playing around.

Otherwise I am basically a self taught Chicagoan artist who plays guitar and uke upside down and backwards along with piano and some light reed work.

If you're not feeling the groove, please check out The Inspector, Natalies Eyes, Uninvited or Walking.  

I'm having a hard tie discovering what I like on here, so please feel free to point me to your work.

Oh and John Mayer, okay I added you, now stop bugging me about it.

Thanks.

In the real world it takes you 55 minutes and 27 seconds to cross this desert from one side to the other.
But, however, there are other worlds and mental states.
The desert sand here is the time and the sky space - the music.
The road in this adventure is ornamented by live pictures-illusions. Voiced images tremble and drift away on the canvas that are woven from white-hot air.
In the desolate sun-drenched gallery there are 10 pictures..

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