PHOTO BY CHRIS MOLINA
One of our favorite artists has unfortunately passed away last night. Benjamin Curtis, age 35, died last night in New York, according to the Dallas Observer. The Dallas resident was diagnosed earlier this year with T-Cell Lymphoblastic Lymphoma, which we found out through his last band, School Of Seven Bells. The Scenestar favorite was also a part of Secret Machines, Tripping Daisy, and UFOFU, among other musical projects.
Our hearts are floored with heavy sadness, but we relive Benjamin‘s memorable times as a talented multi-instrumental musician through our most recent interview with him, School Of Seven Bells photo galleries and reviews. Our thoughts, prayers, and memories are with the Curtis family and Benjamin‘s extended music family. R.I.P. Benjamin Curtis. Thank you for the music you brought into the world.
INTERVIEW: School Of Seven Bells
PHOTO GALLERY: School of Seven Bells at American Rag
PHOTO GALLERY: School Of Seven Bells at The Echo
PHOTO GALLERY: School of Seven Bells at RIMAC Arena (SAN DIEGO, CA)
REVIEW: School Of Seven Bells at Bottom Lounge
Statement from School Of Seven Bells:
Dear friends,
Last night, Dec. 29th 2013, we lost our friend and brother Benjamin Curtis to his fight against cancer.
While we had hoped to delay this announcement until a more suitable time when his friends and family could feel better prepared and settled to greet any correspondences from folks attempting to reach out, unfortunately the news has prematurely leaked. So we felt it would be appropriate to at least offer an official acknowledgement from us, in light of all the fans who loved and supported Benjamin and his music.
We kindly ask that his immediate family, friends & bandmates’ privacy be respected during this time, and that instead, any inquires, well wishes, or notes-of-consolation be sent through School of Seven Bells’ management, where it can be shared with them at the suitable time. They can be sent to a special e-mail address here: sviib@wizkidmanagement.com
If relevant, further information will be made available through the suitable channels in the near future.
We can’t thank all of you who supported him and his music through the years enough. All of you who attended or participated in the various benefits in and around New York City over the past year since his diagnosis, and of course those who contributed and gave generously to help support him throughout that journey. You made it possible for all of us, and for him, to see how truly loved he was and how many lives he had touched through his music by your gestures. We will all miss this incredibly talented and rare person every day, but we are fortunate enough that he shared with us his music, and that is something that we can keep forever.
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