Along with Zack Ward has begun a movie production company called Makeshift Productions, which will release their first feature film; a horror movie tentatively titled Zombies Ate My Mom, in 2005.Since leaving Evanescence, the band which he formed in high school with Amy Lee , he has composed and produced music for Avril Lavigne and Kelly ClarksonHe is preparing to enter the studio to record his own solo album. No name is set yet, but Ben intends to do all of the composing himself, play all of the instruments at the recording studio, and sing vocals too. It is scheduled to be released in early Summer 2005 - the same time we are told that the new Evanescence album will be released.Plays an ESP F-400FM Ltd guitar.Co-wrote the following tracks on Evanescence's multi-platinum album, Fallen: "My Immortal", "Imaginary", "Haunted", "Taking Over Me", "Going Under".Originally aspired to be a drummer. Switched to guitar because of wrist pains/ carpal tunnel.Though he is a guitarist, he has not had any type of training or lessons pertaining to guitar. He has been trained in piano.When in Evanescence, he dedicated his work on the album "Fallen" to his grandfather.Credits Avril Lavigne and Kelly Clarkson for giving him the confidence to begin his solo endeavors.