Podcast appearances and mentions of Ben Abraham

On today's episode, we sit down with the brilliant songwriter and performer Ben Abraham. Known for his evocative storytelling and soulful voice, Ben has released solo albums with Secretly Canadian and Atlantic Records. His songwriting credits include massive hits like Praying by Kesha and Grow As We Go by Ben Platt, solidifying his reputation as a collaborator with some of the music industry's biggest names.With billions of streams under his belt, Ben's career is nothing short of remarkable—but the road hasn't always been smooth. Now embracing life as an independent artist, Ben opens up about his creative journey, the highs and lows of the music business, and what's next for him.

We've had a lot of guests on the show it's so hard picking our favourite ones. Here are some highlights from Ben Abraham, Leigh Sales and Bob Geldof!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

3 billion gamers worldwide, billions of devices, terabytes of data streamed, the gaming industry comes with pretty big numbers starting with its $455 billion sales in 2023. Is its environmental footprint as big? (Not) fun fact, not a single executive in this sector could answer the question. A new non-profit initiative, the Sustainable Gaming Alliance, is trying to get these numbers right and to equip the industry with the right framework. Its Managing Director, Maria Wagner, and its Research and Standard lead, Dr Benjamin Abraham joined this Green IO episode where great insights were shared on:

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we begin our annual spooky series, this time on 2001's Fatal Frame. We briefly talk about the year it came out, its developer/publisher, and why we picked it before turning to other introductory topics. Dev Game Club looks at classic video games and plays through them over several episodes, providing commentary. Sections played: An hour-ish Issues covered: Discord-only going forward, why this game?, photo mode games, changing culture of photography, re-elevating photography, Sony shenanigans, best years of all time, the ubergame, years where genres were introduced or forks were in the road, being able to fit more games in, risk aversion and uniqueness, indie games, too big to feel?, a bit about Tecmo, Japanese horror, based on a true story?, the cover and the possible origins of the game, the correlations screen, connecting up details, following the ghosts, pushing characters in the directions of the horror, using ghosts in interesting ways, pixel hunting with the characters, interaction prompts on key items, controls, meticulous camera placement and movement, entering a piece of furniture, not overthinking it, the straining of fixed cameras, distinguishing between cameras, something refreshing, feeling extremely different, the visual aesthetic, relying on tropes but using it to enrich, less is more, audio and horror, games that feel like save states due to repetition, accessibility options, give players options and opportunities and not getting in the way of that, accessibility as a frontier, save anywhere, games that get sanded down, more game boxes.  Games, people, and influences mentioned or discussed: Heroes of Might and Magic, Resident Evil (series), Pokemon Snap, Umurangi Generation, Toem, Beyond Good & Evil, Deadly Premonition, Minecraft, Halo, Animal Crossing, GTA III, Devil May Cry, Civ III, Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney, Ico, Silent Hill 2, Final Fantasy X, Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec, MSG 2: Sons of Liberty, Myst III: Exile, SSX Tricky, Super Smash Bros. Melee, Advance Wars, Burnout, Gothic, Black & White, Ghost Recon, Jak and Daxter, Max Payne, Onimusha: Warlords, Koei, Pikmin, Red Faction, Serious Sam, GameCube, Xbox, GameBoy Advance, Spider-Man 2, Horizon, Ubisoft, Valheim, Dead or Alive, Ninja Gaiden, Tecmo Bowl, Pac-Man, Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Hideki Itegaki, Makoto Shibata, Ringu, Criterion Channel, Ju-On: The Grudge, Audition, Amityville Horror, The Entity, Until Dark, Skyrim, Alone in the Dark, Sam, MegaMan, Hitman, Tunic, Castlevania IV, Alien: Isolation, P. T., Dead Rising, Celeste, Far Cry 2, Ben Abraham, Ben Zaugg, Grim Fandango, Father Beast, Jedi Knight 2: Jedi Outcast, Dave K, Half-Life 2, Starfighter/Jedi Starfighter, Raven Software, World of Warcraft, Kirk Hamilton, Aaron Evers, Mark Garcia. Next time: More of Fatal Frame! Twitch: timlongojr Discord DevGameClub@gmail.com

This week on the show we welcome Craig Batten, President of S4 Lights and S4 Decor, who brings over 25 years of experience in decorative and seasonal lighting, including the introduction of LEDs to the market & Aviv Ben-Abraham, an Account Executive with 20 years of experience, who excels in launching new territories, driving innovation, and integrating technology with design to enhance audience experiences.

Kristen Brancaccio is a writer, director, and VMA-nominated producer. Her recent projects include music videos for artists including the Oscar-winning FINNEAS, Ke$ha, Usher, and a video for Ben Abraham that screened at SXSW 2023, directed by Jillian Bell and starring Charlie Day and Mary Elizabeth Ellis.  In this episode we cover:  - How Kristen went from not knowing anyone in LA to cultivating a robust Hollywood rolodex  - How she ended up having her first-ever pitch meeting opposite Matt Damon and Ben Affleck - Her experience with programs like Project Greenlight, AT&T Shape, SyFy's digital pilot competition, and SXSW 2023 - When she knew it was time to start her own production company, Exit Twelve Keep up with Kristen @kristensreality Keep up with the show @nosetpathshow --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rebecca-doyle3/support

This edition of the CHS features a couple of unique elements: a 5 song set highlighting a few eastern European cities I'll be visiting this month, and a headset tribute to the late, great master of stringed instruments, David Lindley. And if THAT was not enought to grab your attention, remember that this is another 2 hour show featuring amazing artists like LP, Ben Abraham, Mamas Gun, Ian Gomm, Dope Lemon, The Fratelli's, Midnight Oil, The Hollies, Supergrass and SO many more! As always, ENJOY!!! {and please forgive the 30 sec sound delay at the outset!}

 In 2022, roughly 3 billion people, or one in every three people in the world, regularly played computer games, either on their phone, computer, or some kind of gaming console. Analysts predict that the video game market will bring in over $200 billion in 2024. If you think about it, people are wired to play games, it's actually something that's helped us evolve as a species. The Arsht Rockefeller Foundation has put together an initiative to share climate-change-resiliency solutions by 2030. Their goal: to reach one billion people. Video games have shown they not only bring people together, but also help mobilize collective action. But what about the environmental impact? We take a look at what digital games can cost the planet as well as the benefits of designing climate-resilient video games. Rosemary Mann leads video gaming strategy at the Adrienne Arsht-Rockefeller Foundation Resilience Center. Chance Glasco is the creative director of Good Dog Studios and a nonresident senior fellow at the Adrienne Arsht-Rockefeller Foundation Resilience Center. Juni Yeung is a music teacher, author, cultural historian, and interpreter. Ben Abraham is the founder of the research and consultancy group, AfterClimate, and the author of Digital Games After Climate Change. Marina Psaros is head of sustainability at Unity Technologies.

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we begin a new series on 2008's EA space horror game Dead Space. We position it in a change in Electronic Arts at the time (having just done another game from 2008) and then get into the spookiness of it all. Dev Game Club looks at classic video games and plays through them over several episodes, providing commentary. Sections played: Chapter 1 Issues covered: Halloween Longo shenanigans, doubling down on 2008, the limits of the podcast, Electronic Arts at the time, shifting to new IP and building creative teams, conservatism as a publisher, building the IP and then owning it, starting with the horror, being direct vs being baroque, overly antagonistic actors, setting up the story by using existing tropes, the janitor, another version of diagetics, excellent character design, a third-person character who doesn't speak, cohesive character, picking science fiction influences from places, rough spots on the onboarding, being cohesive with character and setting, constraints driving their design and resources, a single location story, fish out of water but using the tools you have, building survival horror into the bones, holographic UI, technical benefits, who was the innovator, stealing like an artist, committing to the bit, a short but sweet review, hearing your language in a game, permadeath and Far Cry 2, Extra Life. Games, people, and influences mentioned or discussed: Jean-Luc Picard, Aw Jeez, Dark Souls, Lord of the Rings, EA Spouse, Star Wars, Bioware, John Riccitello, Mirror's Edge, Dante's Inferno, Harry Potter, Warner Bros, George Lucas, Resident Evil (series), Bill Paxton (RIP), Far Cry 2, BioShock, Visceral Entertainment, God of War, The Evil Within 2, Wolfenstein: The New Order, Callisto Protocol, Alien, Sunshine, Event Horizon, Glen Schofield, Ian Milham, Prey, System Shock 2, Republic Commando, Gears of War, Kill Zone, Kill Switch, Max42357, Raymond, SimCity 2000, Masuhiro Sakurai, Jeffool, Clint Hocking, Manveer Heir, Ben Abraham, Extra Life, Artimage, Lani Lum, Ocarina of Time, Monolith, Dungeons & Dragons, Joel Gifford, Troy Mashburn, Kirk Hamilton, Aaron Evers, Mark Garcia. Next time: Chapter 2-5 Links: Masuhiro Sakurai's YT English link Destructoid on Far Cry 2 and permadeath Ben Abraham's FC2 Permadeath Twitch: brettdouville or timlongojr, instagram:timlongojr, Twitter: @timlongojr and @devgameclub DevGameClub@gmail.com

WHAT AN EPISODE. We're down Kenny, because his dumb ass is having twins today, but in his seat we have the King of the South Ben Mintz. Our interview this week is with Australian singer-songwriter Ben Abraham & Actress/Director Jillian Bell (Workaholics, 22 Jump Street). We talk about their new video, "If I Didn't Love You" which stars Charlie Day & Mary Elizabeth Ellis. UNREAL conversation (38:56- 1:12:44). We also get into Mintzy's all-time concert run and his love of Widespread Panic (the band, not the general feeling).We also get into Kanye/Cudi & Lollapalooza taking over Chicago.LISTEN & SUBSCRIBE!!!!

We had the pleasure of interviewing Ben Abraham over Zoom video!award-winning singer-songwriter Ben Abraham recently released his sophomore album Friendly Fire (which has already done almost 10 million streams!) The album is a really beautiful + deeply personal body of work that highlights Ben's almost decade-long odyssey navigating both his sexuality + spirituality following the release of his debut album Sirens. Another Falling Star is based on a conversation Ben had with Kesha about “getting high in Hollywood” and about the countless artists who move to LA with high hopes + big dreams. (The two also co-wrote her double-Platinum, Grammy-nominated smash single “Praying” together). As for the inspiration behind the album -- following the release of Sirens, while engaged to his longtime girlfriend, Ben became romantically involved with another man – ending the relationship and resulting in a huge crisis of faith for him as a devout Christian. He detailed this in a powerful note to fans last month. Sirens was met with critical acclaim upon its release in 2014, including from the New York Times who heralded it as “a debut of remarkable depth.” The record catalyzed his career as an in-demand songwriter for artists like The Chicks, Gallant, Ben Platt & Demi Lovato. We want to hear from you! Please email Tera@BringinitBackwards.com. www.BringinitBackwards.com #podcast #interview #bringinbackpod #FriendlyFire #BenAbraham #NewMusic #zoom Listen & Subscribe to BiB https://www.bringinitbackwards.com/follow/ Follow our podcast on Instagram and Twitter! https://www.facebook.com/groups/bringinbackpod

GROW AS WE GO Lyrics + Arrangement: Alexandra Robotham, Ben Abraham, Ben Platt   I NEED THEE EVERY HOUR Lyrics: Annie Hawks  Arrangement: Traditional   YOU ARE FORGIVEN Music and Lyrics: Anais Mitchell Alternate lyrics: Kelley Douglas   HE'S GOT THE WHOLE WORLD IN HIS HANDS Lyrics: Alan W. Livingston Arrangement: The Isley Brothers ON STAGE Dawn Hyde (lots of talking)  Xan DuBose (vocals) Perry Harris (vocals) Sean Thomson (guitar)     SERMON AUDIO IS AVAILABLE FOR STREAMING THROUGH THE WEBSITE AND AS A PODCAST THROUGH ITUNES AND PODBEAN.    ALL SCRIPTURE QUOTED FROM THE NEW REVISED STANDARD VERSION OF THE BIBLE © 1989 BY THE NATIONAL COUNCIL OF CHURCHES OF CHRIST.   MUSIC COVERED UNDER THE LICENSE CCS#11209.

In 2014, Australian artist Ben Abraham released his debut album, Sirens to critical acclaim. Riding high on his professional success, Abraham was blissfully unaware of the impending heartbreak and faith crisis that would rock his personal life. However, like a phoenix, he rose from the ashes and coped in the best way he knew how, music. Abraham began pouring some of his most personal thoughts over a baby grand piano. In 2022, those honest lyrics and soulful melodies have culminated with his sophomore album, Friendly Fire via Atlantic Records. We chatted with the award-winning singer-songwriter about the new album, how a conversation with Kesha inspired a lyric in his introspective new single “Another Falling Star,” and more! Check out Ben's new single "Another Falling Star" on your Voice of ECHO 2022 playlist. Follow Ben Abraham: @benbenabraham Follow ECHO: @readecho --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

We catch up with friend of the show Robbie Williams, and Chrissie ends up accidentally signing a duet with the great man; Harley Breen fire trucks himself; Ben Abraham drops a single; Chrissie books a holiday; Sam's house is the same as Drake's; and Browny asks you for your plumbing horror stories. A Nova Podcast Podcast Produced & Edited By Andy Zito Executive Producer: Jack Charles Producers: Victoria Wall & Brodie Pummeroy Additional Audio Production: Tim Mountford See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Los Angeles-based singer and songwriter joined us to talk about the monumental changes he's experienced over the last few years. He also shared some incredibly beautiful songs from his upcoming album on Atlantic Records.

How bad for the environment is game development? Terry Burdak from Paper House and Ben Abraham a researcher on the Environmental impact of video games join us to talk about their project to find out. They'll be tracking the exact energy usage while developing their next game WOOD & WEATHER and aim to make the process easy for other studios to do the same. SIFTER is produced by Nicholas Kennedy, Viv Thum, Fiona Bartholomaeus, Daniel Ang & Adam Christou. Mitch Loh is Senior Producer and Gianni Di Giovanni is our Executive Producer. Join the SIFTER Discord Support SIFTER by buying our merch Support the show: https://sifter.store See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We're going back to our Sweet Relief Benefit show from Otober 20, 2021 featuring singer-songwriter, Ben Abraham. Thanks to Ben;s amazing performance and all the dedicated fans in the comments, JaM Cellars made another incredible donation to Sweet Relief Musicians Fund, providing financial aid to musiccians and industry workers in need! Be sure to keep your eyes- and ears- peeled for new stuff from Ben in 2022!During this episode, we were kicking back with our creamy-licious Butter Chardonnay. So grab a glass, sip back and get ready to JaM out and wind down. Cause this is JaMHappyHour, poured by JaM Cellars.Find Ben Abraham over at www.benabrahammusic.com.And stay connected with the band on Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube!Find more music on Spotify, Apple Music, and many other streaming platforms.Learn more about JaM Cellars supporting Sweet Relief Musicians Fund at www.jamcellars.com/sweetreliefAnd find your favorite JaM Cellars wines by visiting us online, at JaMCellars.comAnd on Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube.Tune into JaMHappyHour LIVE every Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday on Facebook and YouTube, starting at 4 PM Pacific.

L.A.-based Australian singer-songwriter, Ben Abraham, reveals what fans can expect from his forthcoming album, Friendly Fire, and the story behind his heavy-hearted single, War In Your Arms.

When a songs so good you literally put the TikTok video on repeat...you've gotta know more about the artist!!! Abby called up singer/songwriter Ben Abraham to talk about the music that had people screaming "give us the song!!" in the comments. He has a wildly impressive resume, writing for artists like Kesha, Demi Lovato and more.

Chrissie's Celeb Stuff gets out of hand; Heath 'Heater' Shaw drop by; Titus O'Reily goes to the Maldives; Deano remixes some more classics; we asked you what crappy award you've won; and pop star Ben Abraham helps Sam get one step closer to Kesha. A Nova Podcast Podcast Produced & Edited By Andy Zito Executive Producer: Jack Charles Producers: Victoria Wall & Brodie Pummeroy Additional Audio Production: Tim Mountford See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Twenty One Pilots, Mitch James, Master Peace, The Veronicas, Bebe Rexha, Ben Abraham & Mitch Tambo See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this week’s episode, we review of mish mash of new releases from YUKIKA, Evanescence, and Glasvegas, the latter two which sadly suffer from production and mixing issues that take up most of our critiques! We also check out some new great tracks from Olivia Rodrigo, St. Vincent, Years and Years, and Ben Abraham. Links: […] The post Episode 187 – Bad Production Ruins Albums appeared first on Out Of Ten Podcast.

Kesha talks with one of her frequent collaborators Ben Abraham ahead of his new album release. Ben and Kesha relive the experience of writing Kesha's song Praying together with Ryan Lewis and then performing it together on the Grammys. Ben tells the story of his upbringing in the pentacostal church and experiencing exorcisms. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

In the final episode of the year we come back to Dr Jackson Ryan and look more closely at his recent article researching the power use of our favorite Christmas presents, the PlayStation 5 and the Xbox Series consoles. To do that we have enlisted the invaluable aid of Dr Ben Abraham! Together they begin to draw a portrait of how the gaming industry might move towards sustainability over the course of this generation. LINKS: Read Jackson's article on energy consumption in the new generation here: https://www.cnet.com/features/ps5-xbox-series-x-and-the-climate-crisis-facing-next-gen-video-games/ Jackson mentioned a self-regulatory initiative between the console makers on energy efficiency. Read more about that here: https://www.eesc.europa.eu/resources/docs/games-consoles-self-regulatory-initiative.pdf And a final Christmas treat: Ben briefly mentioned Joshua Aslan and whole-heartledly recommends his PhD thesis for anyone wanting to dive deeper into the power draw of gaming: http://epubs.surrey.ac.uk/853729/ As always, check out the Game Devs For Future discord to get acquainted with the IGDA Climate SIG and hopefully find your place in the fight for a livable future. https://discord.gg/KW5XXWzCHq

We pick out some gems in the first half, many recently released in the last few weeks, plus the second half is all listeners' Christmas requests. ----------- TRACK LIST FOR EP. 53 ----------- * Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas - Johnnyswim * Joyful Joyful - The Brilliance * Great Things - Melanie Penn (ft. The Arcadian Wild) * Noel - Tow'rs * Wonderful Christmastime - Dwan Hill (ft. Ben Abraham & The New Respects) * Mele Kalikimaka - Christa Wells (ft. Andrew Capra) * Hope's Come To Town - Lovkn * Oh, to See Christmas - JJ Heller * At Last, The King (Reimagined) - The Gray Havens * Little Drummer Boy - Yolanda Adams * Go Tell It - Kate Hurley * Baby Son - John Mark McMillan * Gloria Gloria - Jess Ray & Langdon * O Come O Come Emmanuel - Rosie Thomas * O Holy Night - Beta Radio * Angels We Have Heard on High - Jillian Edwards * The Child with the Star on His Head - Sufjan Stevens * Silent Night - Needtobreathe * Joy to the World - Sandra McCracken * Emmanuel - Alathea ---------- CREDITS ----------- * Host/Producer - Dave Trout * SPONSOR: Graham Jones' Kickstarter - https://is.gd/grahamks * UTR's 2020 Buildathon Campaign - https://utrmedia.org/b2020 * UTR's picks for 6 Best Christmas Albums of 2020 - https://utrmedia.org/cmas20 * UTR's Special Menu Playlist - https://utrmedia.org/sm13 * Email: gourmetmusicpodcast@gmail.com (c) 2020 UTR Media. All Rights Reserved. A 501(c)(3) non-profit org - info at https://utrmedia.org

Tatiana Ferraz recebe Ben Abraham, sobrevivente do campo de concentração, a professora da USP Maria Luiza Tucci Carneiro e Anita Pinkuss, do Centro de Cultura Judaica.

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Our next guest achieved superstar status for his Tony Award-winning performance as Evan Hansen in ‘Dear Evan Hansen’, originating the lead role. He is a Grammy and Emmy Award-winning vocalist, songwriter, and actor, who is also recognized for his role as Benji Applebaum in ‘Pitch Perfect’ and ‘Pitch Perfect 2’. This year he shared another side of himself as a songwriter and solo artist with the release of his first full-length album, ‘Sing To Me Instead’, which delivers confessional lyricism by way of soulful intimacy as part of one cohesive narrative. The 12-track album chronicles the highs and lows of a transformative relationship. Showcasing his personal story, he penned several songs solo and co-wrote the remainder of material alongside the likes of Ben Abraham, Eg White, Nate Cyphert, Michael Pollack, Jenn Decilveo and more. In addition to his recent album, he is the executive producer and leading star of the new Ryan Murphy series, ‘The Politician’, currently on Netflix. He is the youngest artist to be one award away from EGOT status, And The Writer Is…Ben Platt! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Matthew and Luke genealogical texts examined from a first century Jewish believer’s persective

In this episode we look into and break down how I recorded a Mahogany session of Ben Abraham. Case Study: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1OiX7k6dbtE ___ SOCIALS: Website: https://www.hellodannyfeng.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hellodannyfeng/ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/hellodannyfeng/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hellodannyfeng/

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Episode 29 begins with on sales including Niall Horan’s 2018 tour leg with opener Maren Morris. Trans-Siberian Orchestra adds more shows for their on sale. Jewel’s “Handmade Holiday Tour” has 23 shows on sale. Little Big Town adds their “Breakers Tour” with Kacey Musgraves and Midland. Luke Combs adds 4 shows. Cirque du Soleil Crystal has a whopping 105 shows on sale. Jeff Dunham has 23 shows on sale. MLB Playoffs get rolling with Yankees’ 3 games on sale. In addition, PBR has ten events on sale. Singles begin with “rockstar” by Post Malone and 21 Savage. Travis Scott and Metro Boomin dropped a lackluster “Blue Pill.” Niall Horan released his third single “Too Much To Ask” and announced his album ‘Flicker’ release date on October 20th. Nick Jonas released “Find You.” The Killers dropped ‘Wonderful Wonderful’ today and preceded it with one last single “Some Kind of Love.” Maggie Rogers released “Splitting Stones.” Macklemore dropped his album ‘GEMINI’ today, and he released a single “Good Old Days” featuring Kesha from the album this past week. He also released “Change” featuring Ben Abraham, an outtake from the album. Khalid dropped his rough draft of single “Perfect.” Miley Cyrus released her third single “Week Without You” before her album ‘Younger Now’ drops next week. For album reviews, Foo Fighters dropped ‘Concrete and Gold.’ Sports delves into the PGA Tour Championship that finishes off the FedEx Cup. NBA drama boils with Kyrie Irving on ‘First Take’ and Kevin Durant’s fake social media accounts. For college football, Oklahoma State vs. TCU and Mississippi State vs. Georgia go down this weekend. NFL Week 2 brought a struggling Giants, and they will face their rivals the Eagles in Week 3. Raiders vs. Redskins are also a Week 3 preview highlight.

In this playoff-packed episode of Hockey Topics, hosts Clayton Horwitz and Ben Abraham discuss the 2017 Stanley Cup Conference Finals, John Scott's comments about P.K. Subban, Ryan Johansen's season-ending injury, and much more.

In this episode of Hockey Topics, hosts Clayton Horwitz and Ben Abraham discuss the second round of the 2017 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs, along with Ben Bishop's new contract, the upcoming Conference Finals, and much more.

We are joined this week by the incredibly talented Ben Abraham: an artist and songwriter based in Melbourne, Australia. Missy and Ben dig deep into "meditations on love", different types of longing, and what made him (Ben) cry. http://itunes.com/atwill http://instagram.com/atwillradio http://instagram.com/missymodell   https://www.instagram.com/benbenabraham

Adam Lee is an Australian artist working from his country studio at the foothills of the Macedon Ranges just outside of Melbourne, Australia. His practice focuses on a re-interpretation of painting and drawing traditions and references a wide range of sources, incorporating biblical narratives, natural history, historical and colonial documentary photography, contemporary music and film, and varying literary sources. Employing new evaluations of landscape painting and old world portraiture Lee investigates humanity’s interface with the environment of the natural world and its relationship to ideas of a timeless zone of the divine. Topics discussed in this episode:  Accepting the unexpected Allowing the process of creating artwork guide you Embracing inspiration Describes his newest body of work, "Lament Asunder" Anselm Kiefer Chris Ofili Creative problem solving within paintings Understanding writers block The business side of the gallery system Ben Abraham www.artistdecoded.com www.instagram.com/artistdecoded www.twitter.com/yoshinostudios

Get ready for a bowlful of of excitement and hilarity, but mostly confusion, in this episode about Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens and Wishbone’s “A Twisted Tail,” where we get tangled up in Dickens - with special guest Ben Abraham!

Writing an EP over an 8 year stretch, performing with Sara Bareilles & having the balls to go for what you want. This, an acoustic performance, and so much more, as Cinematic Folk singing sensation Ben Abraham enters the chat cave.

Writing an EP over an 8 year stretch, performing with Sara Bareilles & having the balls to go for what you want. This, an acoustic performance, and so much more, as Cinematic Folk singing sensation Ben Abraham enters the chat cave.

Welcome to Roguelike Radio episode 25, where we look at Permadeath, both how it applies in roguelikes, and other game experiences. Talking this episode are Andrew Doull, and Ben Abraham of Critical Distance, joined part way through the episode by Darren Grey and Nicolas Casalini (aka DarkGod).Read more »

Our regular podcast host Mattie Brice needs a bit of extra time for her latest interview, so we've dug into our archives again for yet another heretofore unheard Critical Distance Confab episode. In this installment, Eric Swain interviews our very own founder and former head curator Ben Abraham. Part of the original games blogger boom in 2007-2008, Ben Abraham has always found himself focused on the community of critics. It led him to try and bridge many of those working unknown and segregated by the internet's distance to eventually founding a curation site (this one!) to bring all the best writing. Also in this podcast, we discuss some of his other notable projects and his obsession with Far Cry 2, the focal point of a few of those projects. SHOW NOTES SLRC Permanent Death - The Complete Saga Frank Bilders is Dead A Post-Comment World i am ben abraham Replayabilty is NOT a word Opening Theme: 'Close' by The Alpha Conspiracy Closing Theme: 'Wishing Never' by The Alpha Conspiracy

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In our most puerile episode to date, Joel reveals that he doesn't know anything about DMC: Devil May Cry, Vick tries to convince us to start playing Candy Crush before it's too late, and Dave apologizes for maligning The Blockheads which as it turns out, is a pretty good game! Oh and Lisa has a blue hat. This week we examine the topic of in-game Tutorials. Along the way we make reference to Temple Run 2, Zookeeper and Half Life to name a few. We also highly recommend watching Egoraptor's seminal (hurhur) work, Sequelitis - Mega Man Classic vs. Mega Man X. What do you guys think? Are in-game tutorials really necessary? Can we live without them? Tell us what you think via email or tweet us @StaringScreens. Don't forget, if you get your friends to listen to the podcast and follow us on Twitter, we'll send you something awesome. /InvisibleCarrotDangle Links: The #Objectify event planned by Leigh Alexander and Ben Abraham… … and why they (rightly) decided to call it off.

Of course, we here at the Moving Pixels blog are fans of the work done over at the Critical Distance web site, a site interested in serving in a curatorial role in highlighting and maintaining various discussions in video game criticism. Conceived by Ben Abraham and launched in 2009, Critical Distance provides a weekly update of some of the best video game criticism published around the internet. Additionally, they provide a number of critical compilations of writings done by various critics, journalists, and academics on significant game titles.   We wanted to sit down and talk with Ben and fellow Critical Distance contributor, Eric Swain, to talk a little bit about the site, what purpose they see it serving in the emerging conversation about games, and how they manage the Herculean task of locating and managing such a vast array of voices.

VGHVI Latest Thoughts Podcast with Michael Abbott, the Brainy Gamer. Roger and Michael discuss the state of academic discourse about games in relation to the "middle circle" of game criticism, and the table we think VGHVI brings to the conversation. Features Roger Travis and Michael Abbott. Produced by Randy Ma.(Here's a direct link to the podcast.)Apologies for the lowness of my voice both in frequency and in volume. The former was a problem with a cold, now resolved, the latter a problem with my Skype settings, hopefully also now resolved.As Michael and I discuss at the end of the podcast, stay tuned for information, probably towards the end of the summer, about Michael's first online course-offering!Links to items Michael and I discuss:The Video Games and Human Values Initiative: check out the events listing there for invitations to the VGHVI gaming sessions--Lord of the Rings Online on Sunday nights and rotating titles (usually on XBox Live) on Thursday nightsMichael Abbott's Brainy Gamer blogRoger Travis' Living Epic blogDan Bruno's Cruise Elroy blogBen Abraham's SLRC and Critical Distance (founded by Ben and featuring him and many other incisive game critics)Corvus Elrod's Man Bytes BlogJustin Keverne's Groping the Elephant blogErik Hanson's VGHVI week-in-reviewThe Vintage Game ClubThe Tempest

Welcome to Episode 1 of the Critical Distance Confab. The CDC podcast is a weekly discussion with a cast drawn from an irregular pool of videogame bloggers and contributors to the Critical Distance website. We discuss issues of design, culture, art, and the industry viewed through the lens of videogame criticism. In this, the first of a tentatively scheduled weekly podcast, we have an extended discussion about the daunting topic that is Games Criticism. Our cast for this episode includes: Ben Abraham, Randy Ma (aka demonicmurry), Travis Megill, Alex Myers, David Sahlin, and Eric Swain. I apologize for the audio quality as this is our first attempt at a podcast - rest assured that the quality of the recording will improve in subsequent episodes. With that in mind we hope you enjoy the first episode and stay tuned for more in the coming weeks. Show notes: Rock, Paper, Shotgun Sparky Clarkson's Bioshock Compilation Corvus Elrod's Man Bytes Blog String Theory: The Illusion of Videogame Interactivity Randy Balma: Municipal Abortionist You Have to Burn the Rope The Passage The Marriage

Volume 1 of the Brainy Gamer Podcast Holiday edition features two segments:Segment 1: Leigh Alexander from Sexy Videogameland; Kirk Battle (aka L.B. Jeffries) from Banana Pepper Martinis; Mike Schiller from PopMatters; and Roger Travis from the Video Games and Human Values Initiative. Segment 2: Daniel Purvis from Graffiti Gamer; Ben Abraham from SLRC; Trevor Dodge from Male Hipster Leering and the First Wall Rebate Podcast; and David Carlton from Malvasia Bianca.