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Long Music, Longing and Ecstatic Joy: Benjamin Seretan at TEDxSitka

1,675 views · Published 20 August 2013 · 16:02 · Indexed 23 September 2026

Channel: TEDx Talks · 2013 · Nonprofits & Activism

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Seretan plays the electric guitar, sings and makes long music. He grew up in Orange County, California. When he was a kid, he went to church and played the cello. Then he attended Wesleyan University, where he studied with such luminaries as Alvin Lucier and Anthony Braxton. After briefly living in rural Missouri, he moved to Brooklyn, where he frequently performs as a solo artist. Among his influences he counts La Monte Young, Alice Coltrane, John Fahey/Jack Rose/Leo Kottke, Don Caballero, James Blood Ulmer, Joni Mitchell, Prince, Black Flag, Red House Painters, all praise be to Neil Young
For more information and to hear Ben's music, visit benseretan.com. 

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