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EARLY LIFE Ben Bledsoe spent most of his young life performing. As a child living in California he was a Child Model and also acted in several commercials throughout the late 80s and early 90s. In his teen years his parents moved him to Longwood, Florida a suburb of Orlando, Florida where he met future bandmate Marc Terenzi . At the age of 16 the 2 formed a band " Natural ". with fellow members Patrick King, Michael Johnson , and Michael 'J' Horn. NATURAL LIFE The guys tried to get signed with many major labels but were turned down despite a huge local following in Orlando, FL . One day as they rehearsed at Transcon Studios Boyband king Lou Pearlman noticed them and liked their act. Soon after they were signed with Transcontinental Records . Lou Pearlman spared no expense and promoted the guys first single with Claire's and a tour with the Monkees . However American fame was slow and the guys were soon sent to Germany to conquer little girl's hearts. They had much success with such hits as 'Put your arms around me', 'Will it ever', and 'Runaway'. In the summer of 2003 Marc Terenzi 's girlfriend Sarah Connor became pregnant. Lou Pearlman wasn't happy with the news and wanted Marc kicked out of Natural and replaced with someone new. Ben and the other members (except Patrick King) were not thrilled with this and decided to break Natural up. They finished the tour and Ben was left to a new phase in life. THE LIFE OF AN INSOMNIAC Ben took the split with " and New York . He also performed with Seventeen Magazine 's 'Rock your Prom tour' in 2005. He released 'An Insomniac's Guide to a lonely heart' independently on his own record label '44th Floor Records'. So far no singles have been released though rumor has it either the title track 'Lonely Heart' or the Kitschy tounge in cheek '(I love everything about you but your) Boyfriend' may just be released one of these days. He continues to play shows in Orlando, Florida and is planning a tour of Germany as well as a USA college tour. He is also currently recording new material. EXTERNAL LINKS |
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