Ben Gillies

Ben Gillies
Gillies performing 2007 in with Silverchair
Background information
Birth name	Benjamin David Gillies
Also known as	Tomohawk
Born	(1979-10-24) 24 October 1979 (age 45) Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
Genres	Alternative rock, grunge, art rock
Instrument(s)	Drums, percussion, guitar, vocals
Years active	1992–present
Labels	Murmur, Sony, Epic, Eleven

Benjamin David Gillies (born 24 October 1979) ^[1] is an Australian musician, best known as the drummer of Australian rock band Silverchair from 1992 until the band went on hiatus in 2011. In 2003, Gillies formed Tambalane with Wes Carr, initially as a songwriting project; they released a self-titled album in 2005 and toured Australia but subsequently folded. By June 2011, after Silverchair's disbandment, Gillies was in the final stages of about 12 months of working on his solo album, and he said that it was not a continuation of his earlier work with Tambalane. In 2012, he formed Bento, in which he performs lead vocals, and released the band's debut album Diamond Days.