Benjamin Goldwasser
Benjamin Nicholas Ben Hunter Goldwasser is a songwriter and musician in the psychedelic rock band MGMT, for which he primarily plays keyboards and sings. In 2009, his song Electric Feel , remixed by Justice, won a Grammy Award in the Grammy Award for Best Remixed Recording, NonClassical category. In 2010, his band was nominated for a Grammy as Best New Artist and Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals.
Goldwasser was born in Mishawaka, Indiana, the son of Rachel Hunter and David Goldwasser. He was raised in Westport, New York. Goldwasser is Jewish on his fathers side. When he was eleven years old, he saw Adrian Belew live in concert, and met guitarist Rob Fetters backstage. He began piano lessons with his grandmother and mother, played in his high schools jazz band, and attended a rock and roll camp in Montpelier, Vermont. One of his musical influences in high school was the electronic protopunk band Suicide.
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