Ben Wytinck Music

ALL NEW! SIX STRING RENOS

ben — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 06:53:16 +0000

NEED A HAND WITH YOUR RENO?

BEN WILL COME TO YOUR HOUSE, HELP WITH YOUR PROJECT (MAX 3 DAYS @ $20/HR.) + PUT ON A 1.5 HOUR CONCERT IN YOUR HOME WHEN IT’S ALL DONE. ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS CALL SOME FRIENDS, CHARGE THEM $10 EACH, AND COLLECT 25% OF THE TOTAL! THIS IS A CHANCE TO SHOW OFF YOUR NEW BATHROOM, KITCHEN, ETC. WHILE ENJOYING SOME FOOD, DRINKS AND MUSIC.

FOR MORE INFO, CLICK HERE: SIX STRING RENOS

JUNE 6TH – THE STANDARD TAVERN – WINNIPEG, MB

ben — Sat, 05 Jun 2010 23:11:03 +0000

BEN OPENS FOR THE F-HOLES

$5 DONATION 10:30PM

JUNE 30TH – OSBORNE STREET FESTIVAL – WINNIPEG, MB

ben — Thu, 13 May 2010 20:12:53 +0000

8:45PM AT OSBORNE AND MCMILLAN (WILD PLANET STAGE)

IT’S FREE!

RANDOM #1 – SOCIAL NETWORKS

ben — Tue, 11 May 2010 00:29:06 +0000

GOD BLESS SOCIAL NETWORKS. WHERE ELSE CAN YOU VIEW A PERSON’S DESCENT INTO ALCOHOLISM, FOLLOWED BY A SUDDEN RISE IN OFFSPRING? I KNOW PEOPLE WHO’S PROFILE PIC WAS THEM FUNNELING BEER ONE WEEK, THE NEXT WAS THEM AND THEIR NEW BABY. KEEP SEARCHIN’ AND YOU’LL FIND PASSED OUT FATHERS AND MOTHERS USED AS CANVASES FOR PERMANENT MARKER. SOME OF THOSE DRAWINGS WERE DONE ROUGHLY TO SCALE… SOME WERE TRACED. THIS ISN’T NEW. NO. I REMEMBER SEEING A PIC OF MY MOTHER PLASTERED. LAUGHED MY ASS OFF. IT, HOWEVER, WAS ONE POLAROID IN AN OLD FAMILY ALBUM TUCKED AWAY IN OUR LIVING ROOM. I CAN’T WAIT TO SEE WHAT THE FUTURE HOLDS. IF AND WHEN I HAVE KIDS, I SEE THEM BEING LITTLE SMART ASSES. PERHAPS ONE OF THEM WILL BASE A SCIENCE FAIR PROJECT ON HIS FATHER’S SKETCHY, WHISKEY SOAKED PAST. THE OTHER WOULD SELL LEMONADE AND VODKA ON OUR FRONT LAWN. “WELL, DAD, IF YOU GOT TO DO IT, HOW COME I CAN’T?” HOW CAN YOU SAY NO TO THAT?

NEW WEBSITE! ENJOY!

ben — Tue, 04 May 2010 00:30:55 +0000

THIS IS IT FOLKS. IF YOU HAVEN’T HAD A CHANCE TO CHECK OUT THE NEW SITE BECAUSE YOU’RE STUCK READING THIS DAMN POST, THEN DO SO AFTERWARD. DO COME BACK AND ENJOY SOME RANTING. TAKE A LOOK AROUND. VISIT THE VISUALS PAGE FOR SOME LIVE CLIPS AND PICS OF RECENT PERFORMANCES. BROWSE MY STORE FOR SOME DELICIOUS MERCH. CHECK OUT MY BIO TO DISCOVER A LONG LOST CHILDHOOD CLIP. READ SOME PRESS AND EXPLORE MY EXTRAS PAGE FOR SOME JUICY LINKS. CLICK ON THE SPEAKER BELOW THE PAWN SIGN AND LISTEN TO SOME TUNAGE. BUT DON’T FORGET TO JOIN THE MAILING LIST TO RECEIVE THE BEN WYTINCK MUSIC NEWSLETTER!

THIS BRAND NEW SITE STARTED 3 MONTHS AGO WITH SOME OF MY PICS AND A FEW IDEAS. IT WOULD NOT HAVE COME TOGETHER IF IT WEREN’T FOR MY GOOD FRIEND KYLE SIERENS. KYLE WORKED NIGHT AND DAY ON THE TECHNICAL NERDY STUFF (FYI: CLASSY SMART WOMEN THESE DAYS LOVE A GUY WHO CAN READ/WRITE WEB CODE, DRYWALL AND CHANGE AN ALTERNATOR – IN THAT ORDER) AND DIDN’T COMPLAIN ONCE THAT HE HAD NO LIFE. HE IS HONESTLY ONE OF THE MOST DIVERSELY TALENTED PEOPLE ON EARTH. THANK YOU VERY VERY MUCH KYLE FOR MAKING MY DESIGNS COME TOGETHER AND ‘POP’. PLEASE CHECK OUT HIS OWN SITE AT KYLESIERENS.COM.

RANTS VOL.1 – PET PEEVES

ben — Tue, 04 May 2010 05:30:13 +0000

SO THIS IS THE FIRST. IT WILL BE QUICK. IT WILL ONLY HURT A BIT. AND I PROMISE I WON’T GIVE YOU ANYTHING TOO LETHAL. HOWEVER, I HOPE YOU WILL BE STUCK WITH IT FOR A WHILE.

THIS, MY FRIEND, IS MY RANT SECTION. HOW THE HELL DID IT COME TO THIS? I’M NOT A FAN OF THIS WHOLE BLOG CRAZE BUT MY THERAPIST SAID IT’S GOOD FOR BUSINESS. SO HERE I AM, FORCE FEEDING YOU A DOSE OF MY OWN IRONY.

I ASK MYSELF, WHY THE HELL WOULD ANYONE CARE ABOUT WHAT I HAVE TO SAY. AND WHO AM I TO THINK I HAVE SOMETHING IMPORTANT OR GROUND BREAKING TO DECLARE. WELL, I GUESS YOU’RE THE POOR BASTARD WHO FELL FOR IT CAUSE YOU’RE READING THIS NOW. LET’S GET ON WITH IT, SHALL WE…

THIS WEEK I WILL GO OVER MY PET PEEVES. I’M GOING TO LAY IT ALL OUT FOR YA NOW, THAT WAY WE’LL GET ALONG. I APOLOGIZE FOR THE NEGATIVITY IN THIS FIRST EDITION. VOL. 2 WILL BE MORE “CARE BEARS” MEETS “VICTORIA’S SECRET”.

PET PEEVE #1:

-THE INFAMOUS “NEW TP ROLL ON THE EMPTY ROLL” TRICK-

THIS ONE JUST CHAFES MY BISCUIT. HOW LAZY ARE THESE PEOPLE? THEY’RE ALREADY SITTING DOWN AND THEY CAN’T EVEN SWITCH THE OLD ROLL FOR THE NEW ONE? I’M SURPRISED THEY PICKED THE WASHROOM AS THEIR FIRST CHOICE. THEY’RE THE TYPE OF PEOPLE WHO CHANGE A FLAT TIRE, THEN JACK UP THE CAR.

JUST TWIST YOUR BODY, PULL BACK THE SPRING LOADED PIN, AND REMOVE THE OLD ROLL. BE SURE TO KEEP THE CARDBOARD CYLINDER FOR YOUR LATE NIGHT CRAFT SESSIONS. ONCE THE NEW ROLL IS INSTALLED, TEXT SOMEONE FOR HELP WITH THE REST.

PET PEEVE #2:

-LITTERING-

I WAS DRIVING DOWN SOME STREET THE OTHER DAY WHEN THE DRIVER IN FRONT OF ME ROLLS DOWN HIS WINDOW AND CHUCKS OUT HIS LIT CIGARETTE. FIRST I THINK, “SHIT, I HOPE MY GAS TANK IS SEALED OFF BETTER THAN A CELIBATE NUN”. THEN I THINK, “THIS GUY IS A REAL PUTZ BAG”. DOESN’T HE THINK OF THE POOR WATERFOWL THAT WILL GET HIS NON-BIODEGRADABLE FILTER LODGED IN THEIR WEE LITTLE ESOPHAGUS’? THE DAMN THINGS LOOK LIKE DELICIOUS CATERPILLARS.

ALSO, THE WRAPPERS, BAGS, AND OTHER CRAP FLOATING IN THE BREEZE. YOU CAN GRAB YOUR VIDEO CAMERA AND SHOOT THE DISCOMFORTING BEAUTY OF IT ALL, OR YOU CAN PICK IT UP AND PUT IN THE GARBAGE. ANYONE WHO WALKS BY OR OVER SOMEONE ELSE’S DISCARDS IS JUST AS BAD AS SOMEONE WHO PUTS IT THERE. WE ALL HATE DOING SOMEONE ELSE’S JOB, I KNOW, BUT SUCK IT UP THIS ONE TIME. USE YOUR BEST DISCRETION, OF COURSE. DON’T PICK ANYTHING UP THAT MIGHT GIVE YOU A MONTHLY PRESCRIPTION BILL.

PET PEEVE #3

-CHEWED GUM NEAR FOOD OR SMALL CHILDREN-

I MAY BE ALONE ON THIS ONE. IF I HAD THE CHOICE BETWEEN SEEING SOMEONE’S BRAIN LIKE GUM LIGHTLY PLACED ON THE EDGE OF THEIR DINNER PLATE OR HAVING MY ACHILLES TENDON SLICED WITH A RUSTY BUTTER KNIFE, I’D PICK THE GUM. BUT I’D STILL GAG LIKE A HUNCHED BACK ALLEY CAT. I KNOW I SOUND LIKE A PANSY, BUT THIS IS A PSYCHOLOGICAL PROBLEM I’VE HAD TO GROW UP WITH. HOWEVER, I AM UNAFFECTED BY PIG SHIT BEING SPLASHED IN MY FACE. YOU FIGURE THAT ONE OUT FOR ME.

NEXT TO THE ATOM BOMB, GUM IS MAN’S MOST DEADLY WEAPON. KIDS GET IT IN THEIR HAIR AND ON THEIR CLOTHES. AND AT LEAST ONCE IN OUR LIFE TIME WE’VE PLAYED TRIDENT ROULETTE, GAMBLING WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF CLOGGING THE CANAL WITH SWALLOWED GUM.

THERE YOU HAVE IT. CONGRATS ON MAKING IT THROUGH THEM ALL. SEE YA NEXT TIME WHEN WE DISCUSS THE NEW AGE OF MUSIC. JUSTIN BIEBER? DON’T GET ME STARTED. BELIEVE IT OR NOT, I THINK THE FUTURE LOOKS GOOD. IT’S ALL UP TO YOU. CHEERS!

GIT YER DO-IT-YOURSELF ALBUM KITS HERE!

ben — Tue, 04 May 2010 00:29:16 +0000

EVER WONDER HOW BEN MAKES HIS OVER-SIZED CD CASES? HE SPENDS MANY HOURS LISTENING TO GOOD VINYL WHILE CUTTING, GLUING AND ASSEMBLING. ALL SLEEVES ARE HAND MADE, AND NOW YOU TOO CAN LEARN HOW TO MAKE YOUR OWN ALBUM CASE. VISIT THE “EXTRAS” PAGE TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT THE “DIY ALBUM KIT” OR CLICK ON THIS LINK: DIY ALBUM KIT.

AUG. 14TH – PRIVATE FUNCTION – WINNIPEG, MB

ben — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 19:46:19 +0000

SORRY – INVITE ONLY

AUG. 22ND – FORT FRANCES FOLK FEST – FORT FRANCES, ON

ben — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 05:22:35 +0000

TIME: TBA

WWW.FORTFOLKFESTIVAL.COM

AUG. 26TH – THE RIVER BARGE FESTIVAL – WINNIPEG, MB

ben — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 09:53:41 +0000

BEN PERFORMS AT “KELLY HUGHES LIVE!”

3:00 PM AT THE FORKS

FREE!