Ben Brooks of Warren Park is a call centre agent by day. By night he is a radio DJ and singer songwriter who is just starting to be noticed by those in the know. His song, The Girl Who Cried Wolf was recently discovered by a BBC Radio Solent producer on the BBC Introducing website; here musicians upload their songs in the hope of being noticed. If you’re lucky you’ll get a call from the BBC, and all being well you’ll get played on the radio.
Of course this tale of overnight success has been many years in the making. Ben has been plying his trade in smoky pubs and clubs for a decade now with his band, The Skies, and more recently as a solo artist. He’s twice played the Victorious festival, performing on the Acoustic Stage in 2012 and the Busker Stage in 2013. And in September he will be supporting successful singer-songwriter Wilfy Williams, who featured in a profile in Edition 14 of this paper, on his homecoming gig to promote his new album.
Not content to rest on his laurels, Ben recently started to present a show to America on French Dog Radio, part of the 365 Network, every Sunday night between 8-9pm, with the stated aim of teaching Americans the beauty of English Music. We wish him all the best!
Follow Ben on Twitter @Benny8londe