Benedict "Ben" Gautrey (born 21 November 1980) is an English singer-songwriter, formerly the frontman of the band

The Cooper Temple Clause The Cooper Temple Clause was an English alternative rock band, formed in Wokingham, Berkshire in 1998. The band released three albums before announcing their split on 24 April 2007, following the departure of Daniel Fisher. After signing a rec ...

. He currently fronts Type Two Error. Gautrey grew up in Reading, Berkshire, but was born in Tokyo, Japan, where his father was, at the time, an employee of the

United Nations University The (UNU) is the think tank and academic arm of the United Nations. Headquartered in Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan, with diplomatic status as a UN institution, its mission is to help resolve global issues related to human development and welfare thro ...

. Following the split of The Cooper Temple Clause, Gautrey became chairman of local amateur cricket club Wokingham Chestnuts Cricket Club, and also became the player manager of Ashridge Park F.C. Gautrey featured on a track called Brain by Black Onassis, a project started by Christopher Karloff, formerly of

Kasabian Kasabian ( ) are an English rock band formed in Leicester in 1997 by lead vocalist Tom Meighan, guitarist and occasional vocalist Sergio Pizzorno, guitarist Chris Karloff, and bassist Chris Edwards. Drummer Ian Matthews joined in 2004. Karlof ...

. He is currently a member of Type Two Error, with fellow former Cooper Temple Clause bandmate Kieran Mahon. Gautrey is now managing director at Great Place to Work UK. Gautrey sings lead vocals on the following Cooper Temple Clause songs: *" A.I.M." *"Amber" *" Been Training Dogs" *"Before The Moor" *" Blind Pilots" *"

Damage Damage is any change in a thing, often a physical object, that degrades it away from its initial state. It can broadly be defined as "changes introduced into a system that adversely affect its current or future performance".Farrar, C.R., Sohn, H., ...

" (with Daniel Fisher) *"The Devil Walks in the Sand" *"Did You Miss Me?" *"Digital Observations" *"

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" *"Habit of a Lifetime" *"

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Let's Kill Music "Let's Kill Music" is the first widely available Cooper Temple Clause single, entering at #41 in the UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart (currently titled Official Singles Chart, with the upper section more commonly known as the Official ...

" (with Daniel Fisher &

Tom Bellamy Thomas Rhys Bellamy is a British musician. He is the multi-instrumentalist responsible for contributing guitar, bass, synthesizer, keyboards, trumpet, programming, samples, melodica, harmonica, percussion, toy piano, bowed guitar, decks, FX/bea ...

) *"Murder Song" *"Music Box" *"New Toys" *"On. Off. On." *"Our Eyes Are Bright" *"Panzer Attack" *" Promises, Promises" *"Resident Writer" *"Safe Enough Distance Away" *"Talking to a Brick Wall" (with

) *"The Lake" *"The Same Mistakes" *"Way Out West" *"Who Needs Enemies?" *"Written Apology"

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Living people English rock guitarists English male guitarists English male singers 1980 births The Cooper Temple Clause members 21st-century English singers 21st-century British guitarists 21st-century British male singers {{England-musician-stub