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'''Benjamin Curtis''' is one third of [[School of Seven Bells]], in which he sings and plays many instruments in addition to guitar. Benjamin was the [[guitarist]] and [[backing vocalist]] for the rock band [[The Secret Machines]] until March 2007, when, according to the band's website, he left to pursue a career in a band which was previously his side project. He is the brother of [[Brandon Curtis]], who plays [[bass guitar]] and [[keyboard instrument|keyboards]] for the [[The Secret Machines]]. Born in [[Lawton, Oklahoma]], he currently resides in [[New York City]].
Curtis cites guitarists such as [[Pete Cosey]], [[Michael Rother]], [[Yoshimi P-We]], and [[The Edge]] of [[U2]] as some of his primary influences on guitar. He plays a heavily [[Effects pedal|effects]]-laden [[space rock|spacy]] style of guitar, reminiscent of late [[1960s]] and early [[1970s]] [[psychedelic rock]]. <ref>Tim Sendra, [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:tu548qxzbtn4~T1 "Now Here is Nowhere Review], ''[[All Music Guide|Allmusic.com]]''</ref>
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