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• Became interested in the piano at age 9, when his father brought one home as payment for a job.
• Although primarily known as a pianist, he also plays drums, guitar and bass.
• Played bass with the group Majosha, which won Duke University's Battle of the Bands in 1988.  
• Attended the Frost School of Music at the University of Miami on a percussion scholarship.
• Worked as a session drummer in Nashville.
• Formed Ben Folds Five with Robert Sledge and Darren Jessee in 1994; they released their self-titled debut album the next year.
• Released his first solo album, Rockin' the Suburbs, in 2001.
• Produced William Shatner's 2007 album Has Been.
• Is on the board of the Nashville Symphony Orchestra.