Despite existence Australian, his foremost concert tour to nearby NZ was not until late 2005.

History
Ben Lee's musical career began inside 1993 with the band Noise Addict, who were signed to Steve Pavlovic's independent label Fellaheen Records, on the strength of the self-self-generated & distributed 4-track demo recorded in Lee's bedchamber. Pavlovic's modems brought a band to the attention of Sonic Youth's Thurston Moore and Beastie Boys' Mike D, both of whom freed a band's poop in the US. A class action put out many releases, including its one and simply album within 1995, but broke higher shortly fallowing its releases. He was as well briefly the member of the guide work Gerling.

Lee's solo career began at a age of Xvi, once he was however within Noise Addict, when he began recording his 1st solo album, Grandpaw Would, within two Sydney and Chicago with producer Brad Wood. This was followed per 1997 album, Something To Remember Me By, too by Wood.

1999's Breathing Tornados marked a fresh counsel for Lee when he introduced synths and increased instrumentation into his sound. a album was a immense profits, by using the number one individual, "Cigarettes Will Kill You", finishing 2nd therein season's Triple J Hottest 100. Lee likewise enjoyed profits by having a only "Something Borrowed, Something Blue" - from either a album Hey Wise shoppers, Yes Wise shoppers - reaching there are no Xxii inside 2002's Triple J Hottest 100.

When you took 2003 he teamed up by using Ben Kweller and Ben Folds for a side task entitled The Bens. It recorded quaternion songs together within Nashville, resulting within the self-titled EP.

Inside late 2004, he left Steve Pavlovic's Modular Recordings and started higher his have record label, Ten Fingers. A number 1 release on the label is the lone, "Gamble Everything For Love", followed per fresh album, Awake Is The Future Sleep, within February 2005. Inside April he freed a 2nd only "Catch My Disease", which became his virtually all successful however, by peaking in the top Xxx.

Discography
Albums
Grandpaw Would 1995 Something to Remember Me by 1997 Breathing Tornados 1999 #13 AUS Hey You, Yes You 2002 Awake Is the New Sleep 2005 #7 AUS

EPs and singles
'From either Breathing Tornados: "Cigarettes Will Kill You" 1999 #46 AUS

From either Hey Busy people, Yes Professional people: "Something Borrowed, Something Blue" 2002 "Running With Scissors" 2002

From either Arouse Is The Freshly Sleep:' "Gamble Everything For Love" 2004 #39 AUS "Catch My Disease" 2005 #27 AUS "Into The Dark" 2005

Awards and nominations
Awards
2005 ARIA Awards, Best Handle Art for Awake Is the New Sleep

Nominations
2005 ARIA Awards, Album Of The Year for Awake Is the New Sleep 2005 ARIA Awards, Single Of The Season for Catch My Disease 2005 ARIA Awards, Best Male Creative person for Awake Is the New Sleep 2005 ARIA Awards, Best Pop Release for Awake Is the New Sleep 2005 ARIA Awards, Best Independant Release for Awake Is the New Sleep 2003 ARIA Awards, Best Male Creative person for Hey You, Yes You 1999 ARIA Awards, Album Of The Year for Breathing Tornados 1999 ARIA Awards, Single Of The Month for Coffin nail May Obliterate You 1999 ARIA Awards, Best Male Creative person for Breathing Tornados