Ben Mellor

Synopsis

Poet and performer, theatre-maker and activist, Ben Mellor was the BBC Radio4 Poetry Slam champion 2009. Bristling with the wit and wisdom and the energy he brings to the stage, Light Made Solid is his exciting CD and, like his debut print collection of the same name, features many of the award-winning poems which have propelled him to prominence.

Available direct from www.flapjackpress.co.uk. CD £5, CD+Book deal £10, Book on its own £7.50.

CD [cat no. FPCD002]: tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 & 9 produced & mixed by Adam Menczykowski; tracks 7, 8 & 10 produced & mixed by Dan Steele. Mastered by Adam Menczykowski at Unit Studios, www.unitstudios.co.uk. All tracks written, performed & co-produced by Ben Mellor. Reproduction by Disc Wizards www.discwizards.com.

Reviews

"A pure undiluted talent. Concentrated" - Lemn Sissay MBE, poet
"Ben has presence and poise combined with linguistic and intellectual agility" - Patrick Neate, Whitbread Prize-winning novelist
"Poetry with soul. Ben Mellor knows What's Goin' On" - Tony Walsh, poet

Originally hailing from Hitchin in Hertfordshire, Ben Mellor has since migrated north to Manchester, from where he performs and teaches at theatres and festivals, schools, colleges and universities, throughout the UK and internationally.
In 2008 Ben performed his first solo spoken word/theatre piece - an ecologically-themed, bicycle-powered show called Voices of Dissent, produced under the banner of his company Moksha.
In the same year he won the Manchester Literature Festival slam and the Diké Omeje Slam Poetry Award, the prize for which was a year-long residency at Commonword. He went on to become the BBC Radio 4 Poetry Slam champion in 2009.
Ben is a founder member of the spoken word hip hop theatre collective Pen-ultimate, whose acclaimed debut show A Night on the Tiles (a play written entirely in verse and exploring the seedy underworld of high-stakes gangster Scrabble) premiered in 2010 at Contact Theatre before embarking on a national tour.
Ben also works with musicians and producers to create backing tracks and soundscapes for his work. He has performed spoken word with jazz fusion band, Current Affairs, legendary drummer Myke Wilson's jazz/hip hop outfit Speech Pherapy, and beat-boxer and percussionist, Jason Singh. Ben also beat-boxes with (and without) a loop station to create beats and soundscapes for his own work and for the songs of singer-songwriter Léonie Higgins.

Price £5.00

Details
ISBN 643157415053x
Publisher Flapjack Press
Genre Poetry

Other Titles by Ben Mellor

• Light Made Solid
• Anthropoetry