Album
Eighteen Wheels of Pain is Ben's debut CD. Buy it now via mail-order or Paypal at the Store.
Acknowledgements for Eighteen Wheels of Pain
I changed or rewrote a lot of music while recording the album. As a result, most of the players played some parts that did not end up in the final mix. Recording took such a long time, and so many changes were made, that some players have expressed surprise at what the parts they played sound like.
Engineers and Technicians:
- Alec Fellman: Engineer
- Don Hoffman: Photography
- Steve Hammons: Engineer
- Kazuto Matsumoto: Chief Engineer, Caveman Music, Brighton, MA
- Nate Nims: Computer Technician
- Ed Ranson: Lyric Editor
- John Ranson: Computer Technician
- Matt Ranson: Website Design
- Pam Robinson: Cover Art
- Greg Ryerson: Mastering Engineer, Rare Form Mastering, Minneapolis, MN
- Tom Smouse: Mixing Engineer, Fuzzy Slippers Studio, St Paul, MN
- Hui (Bertha) Tang: Website Management
Players on Eighteen Wheels of Pain:
- Alex "the donk": vibraphone
- Lara Azzarello: vocals on track 11, lead vocals on track 14
- Sara Bein: vocals on track 9, lead vocals on tracks 4, 7, and 10
- Jesse Christian: bass
- Sean Erick: trumpet
- Geoff Guillard: drums and percussion
- Michael Haziza: human beat-box
- Janine Hebb: vocals on tracks 11, lead vocals on track 14
- Jack Hendra: drums
- Dave Kerkvliet: bass drum
- Chris Kottke: trumpet
- Roman Kovalik: keys
- Farah Lewis: vocals on track 9, lead vocals on track 10
- Lucas Leto: drums and percussion
- Godwin Louis: tenor saxophone
- Lucas Madrazo: vocals on tracks 12 and 15, lead vocals on tracks 4, 9, and 14
- Kazuto Matsumoto: drums and percussion, keys, sound effects, synthesizer, turntable
- Adam Ollendorff: steel guitar
- Ben Ranson: acoustic guitar, electric guitar, slide guitar, bass guitar, mandolin, percussion, keys, sound effects, synthesizer, vocals on tracks 1, 9, and 12, lead vocals on tracks 1, 2, 7, 11, 12, 13, and 15
- Adam Sloan: keys
- Benjamin Sorrell: baritone, tenor, and alto saxophones, vocals on track 8
- Ryan Tivey: baritone saxophone
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