Ben Kasika: biography, creativity, interesting facts

In 1996, a new star appeared on the horizon of world music - the band Skillet. Its main focus was Christian rock. The group still exists. The results of 20 years of creativity were nine studio and two live albums. For the whole history of the group its composition has changed. In the period from 2001 to 2011, Ben Kasika occupied the guitarist's position in Skillet. He became one of the brightest and mysterious members of the group. Why? And what is his path in rock music?

Biography

Who is Ben Kasika? His biography is practically unknown to the general public. He was born in the United States (presumably in Memphis, Tennessee) on April 15, 1984 in a religious family. He has a brother and sister. Benjamin (full name) grew up a fairly calm and assiduous boy. And no one expected that he would show serious interest in rock music. Ben started playing guitar at the age of 11. And the Skillet group was formed a year after that. The musical collective quickly became popular in America. However, at the age of 12 Ben Kasika was not yet a professional musician, and it was impossible to take the boy to the group. Then he set himself a clear goal. In a good way, Kasika took advantage of the situation of Kevin Haland's departure and, in many respects due to his acquaintance with Skillet participant Corey Cooper, got into the collective. At that time he was a full 16 years old.

Personal life

The creative path of a virtuoso guitarist can be called smooth and light. There are no scandals and dark spots in it. However, over the years, he kept secret information about his family, Ben Kasika. His personal life was also not covered in the media. But the fans closely follow the activity of the musician in social networks and share information. So, it became known that the favorite girl Benjamin called Caitlin. And in November 2014, the guitarist made her an official proposal. However, the exact date of the wedding did not become known.

Creation

According to music critics, the first Skillet compositions were created in the style of post-grunge. In the 90 years after the death of Kurt Cobain ("Nirvana") this direction was the most popular in rock music. Ben Kasika came to the group when she switched to industrial metal.

It is noteworthy that the guitarist started with classical music, but two years later he tried an electric guitar and began to develop in this direction. And yet, as experts say, the influence of classics is felt in his famous solos.

Ben Kasika became famous as a virtuoso guitarist. All this is due to the unusual tricks with the guitar at the concerts of the band. Virtuosity of his game is not only in the technique of performance, but also the use of a musical instrument behind his back. He also uses techniques borrowed from post-grunge styles and alternative rock. Namely, palm-muting, melodic inserts and acoustic bustings.

In the Skillet group, Ben Kasika earned respect for an honest and conscientious approach to work and his surroundings. This was repeatedly said in an interview with the frontman of the team, John Cooper.

Leaving the group

Despite the warm relations within the group, in early 2011, Ben Kasika decided to leave the group. He said this on his social networking page. He also said that he thanks every member of Skillet for ten wonderful joint years, for fascinating tours around the world. But now the guitarist needs a stable church and family life. As Kasika confessed, he leaves the band, but remains in the world of music, art. Now he is interested in producing and designing clothes.

Interesting Facts

• In the work of any guitarist, musical instruments play an important role. And to the choice of their musicians are particularly palpitating. When Ben Cusika came to the band, he had exclusive GMP guitars at his disposal. However, soon, along with Corey Cooper - his partner in the guitar business - he switched to the PRS brand. During the recording of the studio album, Awake used the guitar Gibson.
• It is noteworthy that the period when Ben Kasika played in the band is called gold in its history. It is from 2001 to 2011 that Skillet creates his most popular albums Collide and Comatose.
• During the period of participation in the musical group, the guitarist had a habit of walking around his stage at a concert. This happened during the performance of his parties and in pauses. The fans have always been curious about this fact. In one of the interviews, drummer Laurie Peters admitted that he does this in order to simply pogrimnichat in her direction or "shake" at the drum rack. There was also the opinion that Laurie and Ben met.
• As planned, after leaving the group, Ben Kasika became the owner and producer of the Skies-Fall recording studio. One of its famous projects are the rock bands Random Hero and Stria. Also, the ex-guitarist today is the co-owner of the Christian organization for the production of clothing. Mark has already become popular in America and received the name LiveLoveMusic, which means "Life, Love, Music". The ideological side of the company is based on the religious principle - to bring light to the world and to give love to all people.
• In addition to music, Ben Kasika is fond of photography. On social networks for a long time scattered his artistic pictures, showing landscapes of places of travel and photos of relatives and loved ones. In addition, he lectures on the art of writing song lyrics.