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Singer, musician, songwriter and DJ Ben Jackson was born in Melbourne, Australia, 1982. A trained musician, percussionist and songwriter, Jackson’s musical knowledge is vast and varied. His beginnings were founded in a great love for percussion and singing/songwriting. He studied drum kit through his entire high- school education, while playing through the weekends with jazz ensembles, big bands and open mic blues jams. After completing his schooling in 2000, Jackson then continued on with his major (Percussion) through the next 2 years of music studies at Box Hill Institute of TAFE, and then another two years at Northern Melbourne Institute of TAFE. Throughout this time, Jackson crafted his songwriting and developed a great love and influence from singer/ songwriters such as Sheryl Crow, Johnny Cash, Stevie Nicks, Fleetwood Mac, The Doors, The B-52’s, The Indigo Girls, Mumford and Sons, Lilly Allen, Jeff Buckley, Chris Isaak, Bob Dylan and The Rolling Stones. From 2006 to 2009,