Benjamin Clapp

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Benjamin Clapp
Born	October 13, 1977 (age 35)
Origin	Boise, ID
Genres	rock, punk, reggae, experimental
Instruments	Drums, junk percussion,trombone, guitar, electric bass,vocals
Years active	1988 - Present
Associated acts	Baptized By Fire Skeleton Key Amfibian Warsaw Poland Brothers
Website	Benjamin Clapp official site

Benjamin Clapp (born October 13, 1977) is an American musician from Boise, Idaho. He has performed, composed, and recorded music with numerous artists, most notably Jim Breuer, Jesse Blaze Snider and Baptized By Fire, Tom Marshall and Amfibian, Kronos Quartet, Erik Sanko andSkeleton Key, Dee Snider (Twisted Sister), David Peel (The Lower East Side), and White Trash.^[1][2][3]

Contents [hide] 1 Background 2 Career 2.1 1993-2001 2.2 2001-present 3 Discography 4 References 5 External links

[edit]Background

At the age of eleven, Clapp began studying trombone in Idaho public schools. He studied privately under bass trombonist Mark Sellman for a number of years, and was awarded the Louis Armstrong Award in 1995, as well as performance awards at Boise State University and the Lionel Hampton International Jazz Festival. Meanwhile he was self-learning to play drums; influenced early on by drummers Stewart Copeland, Lars Ulrich, and Dale Crover.^[4]

[edit]Career

[edit]1993-2001

In 1993, Clapp joined Boise punk band, Haggis, following ex-Septic Death drummer Paul Birnbaum

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