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Baby Copperhead

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"In Baby Copperhead's hands, the banjo sounds otherworldly, like an instrument from a science-fiction movie. After a couple tracks, you'll forget all about the riff from Deliverance and wake up to the possibilities that Baby Copperhead has just begun to harness. " - PAUL CONSTANT, Seattle's The Stranger

New York City-based performer and composer, Baby Copperhead (a.k.a. Benjamin B. Lee), was transplanted as a youth from Europe to Chapel Hill, North Carolina, where he grew up playing cello and guitar.  Having been immersed in Chapel Hill's respected and independent music scene gave him a strong backbone in all kinds of music.  There he was drawn into the sound of the banjo and its profound influence in American roots music. After playing the banjo for several years he went on to study with banjo wizard, Tony Trischka, who was one of Bela Fleck's mentors. Baby Copperhead's fascination with electronics such as circuit bending, synthesizers, and samplers has also added an electro-sonic component to his dissonant banjo compositions. He has had the opportunity to tour throughout the U.S., Japan, and Europe.

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