Benjamin Neil

tickets are on-sale NOW for 🤘 very stoked for to be the producing sponsor & help the network bring the best emo/punk party in the galaxy to orlando - many bothans died for you to get your tix at the link in my bio. grab them now, cos this thing is selling faster than a podracer at boonta eve 💫
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tonight’s the night - catch the premiere of the short film ‘19 shows in 19 hours’ live on youtube at 9:45pm est.

we’re also doing a special premiere event (19 Shows in 19 Hours Short Film Premiere & Live Show) beginning at 8pm, with live music, food & drink specials, & more 🙌

I can’t thank Chris DeRoché enough for his hard work on this - he shot with us on the day, & has spent the last couple of months weaving 19 hours’ worth of footage into a 20 minute story that we’ve been wanting to tell for 3 years.

I hope you love it! sign up for the premiere below ⬇️

19 Shows in 19 Hours: The Short Film ‘On November 19, 2020, we took a small group of musicians & crew out with a goal of performing 19 shows in 19 hours throughout Central Florida to raise funds...

TOMORROW we bring the house down at for - we’ll be featuring the music of both & in acoustic & full band sets, as well as showing the ‘19 shows in 19 hours’ short film. this one means a lot to me as we have the opportunity to make a real difference in our community - the show is free, but we’re encouraging a $5 or canned food donation to fight food insecurity this holiday season. every $10 provides 40 meals to families that need them most - see you when doors open at 8pm 🙏

cannot thank Annabelle Sikes from Orange Observer enough for sharing about our event this wednesday! if you didn’t know what we’re up to, check out the article below to hear all about it - 19 Shows in 19 Hours Short Film Premiere & Live Show

Local musician to host film premiere, live show to benefit Second Harvest Food Bank | West Orange Times & Observer The event, hosted by Benjamin Neil, Fortune House Productions, will mark the first in partnership with Music Against Hunger, a virtual food drive initiative created with Second Harvest Food Bank.

i’ll always always ALWAYS be grateful to share music with you, & tomorrow is gonna be a great day for that - at 7p will be bringing our favorite originals & covers to flavor fest, & then i’m headed over to for an aftershow around 10p. ticket links are in the stories, i’d love to see you out there! x
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some black & white views of on halloween night through the lens of 🤘

in ONE WEEK i’m returning to , but this time i’m bringing AND with me! on november 15, we’ll be playing an acoustic set, showing the ‘19 shows in 19 hours short film’, & then playing a full band set, all to benefit 🙌 to celebrate being a week out, we’ve opened up the donations link in the bio or at linktr.ee/musicagainsthungerfl, & launched an early merch release, which will also benefit the virtual food drive. feel free to swipe through for more info, & we’ll see you next wednesday!
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ben reilly, shaggy, & lewis walk into a halloween-themed bar 🎃 I love my spooky season tradition - every year for the last 11 years i’ve played a show on halloween night, but you made this one the absolute biggest yet. thanks for showing up, selling out many times over, & singing your lungs out for us 👻
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on november 11, is bringing the heat to flavor fest - originals, covers, all the vibes you’ve come to know & love. & because that’s not enough, i’m also bringing my acoustic guitar over to right after to play a pop-up show for all you beautiful people 🫶 to recap: on the mainstage at flavor fest from 7-9p, me & a secret menu at starting at around 10p. sounds like a good night to me - see you there x
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let me tell you about my IEMs - have changed the game with the hear-everything-live (HELYES) system. the energy of the crowd & my bandmates is the most important ingredient to a good live show for me, & being able to engage with that through an ambient mic inside my in-ears makes me so much more confident. i’m very grateful to the folks at for working with me on these - tuning presets, EQ settings, volume ceiling, fit, & everything they’ve done to personalize & craft my IEMs so I can be at my best. if you want to learn more, shoot me a DM or visit their website - i’m wearing the euphoria model with HELYES. I don’t step onstage without these & I know once you try them, you’ll never look back 🙌
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About Tuesday - thanks for letting me crash your set at The Emo Party last night 🤘 good to see these boys continue to crush it, give them a follow!

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more of my favorite thing in the world this weekend - Universal Orlando Resort citywalk waterfront TONIGHT from 7-11p, & margaritaville citywalk TOMORROW from 7:30-10:30! come party with Pacific Rush before you head into Halloween Horror Nights x
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.orlando TONIGHT from 5-9p with ! see you there 🤘 (one day i’ll be able to wear sweaters onstage again)
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i’m grateful for lots of chances to hang out these last couple of september weeks! we’ve got solo shows, If I’m Lucky shows, Pacific Rush shows, & even a Dublin Beat appearance! come say hello x

thanks to Entertainment Central Productions, Sun Street Talent INC, Long Live Music Agency, Art-Walk Orlando, Tin Roof Orlando for continued opportunities

heading to TONIGHT? has your pre-party covered on the citywalk waterfront stage from 7–11p! we’d love to see some familiar faces out there 👻
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I released my very first original song 11 years ago today, & it feels good to reminisce on the ride I’ve been on since then 🎙️

these photos Jakephotography02 snagged at a recent solo gig remind me of when I started. a wonderful coffee shop & pizza joint in west palm beach gave me a stage multiple nights per week, on which I learned valuable skills about performing that I still use now - how to hold an audience, transition between songs, construct a setlist, pace myself, & so much more. from there, forming a band with my classmates that took us to SunFest, one of the largest stages in florida, & into our first label deal. my commercial music degree giving me the knowledge necessary to get to the next level, & bringing all that with me to orlando to perform full-time. playing 19 shows in 19 hours to raise money for displaced orlando artists & building a cover band & original music projects that have taken us to Exploria Stadium, the Amway Center, Universal Orlando Resort, Walt Disney World, & so many more dream stages. music directing & creating a brand-new project, then leaving for a national tour five days later. album releases, singles, & more streamed around the world to hundreds of thousands of listeners. most recently, co-founding Fortune House Productions that brings all that i’ve learned over 11 years into one place, producing live events & artist development resources that allow me to share that knowledge to benefit & build up our community.

I’m so INCREDIBLY grateful. I couldn’t do this without the best musical partners in the business, agencies that believe in me, venues that keep me coming back, & all of you. I feel like there’s never enough music in my life, & that’s because I do this for you & because of you. thank YOU x
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goin’ ghost for our new release 👻 as a lifelong Ghostbusters fan, i’m very proud that If I’m Lucky was able to put our own spin on such an iconic song. we put a ton into this, & we hope you love it as much as we’ve loved making it! as an independent band, here’s a couple of ways you can help -

1) release weekend (& especially the first day) is very important for unsigned bands to spike the streaming algorithm. please add ‘ghostbusters’ to your playlists on your favorite platform!

2) share it with your friends! we pushed hard to release this on the same day our favorite orlando halloween event opens (👀), & we’re giving away merch if you use it in your stories, reels, & tik toks!

stream it here: https://hyperfollow.com/ifimluckyfl 💚
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we had a blast at the first of the If I’m Lucky halloween shows this season! thanks Cocktails & Screams for having us, & we’ll see you for the next two -

09.12 • Vamp 2006: An Emo Halloween Party
10.31 • halloween at cocktails & screams
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and pink goes with everything 💖 after being conceptualized in a lazy river, I shouldn’t be surprised you all brought the summer party vibes to our barbiemo event - thanks for making it such an incredible night! we love producing these events for you & sharing our music, & we don’t take for granted that you make them bigger & better every time. thanks barbie(s)! 💕 (& ken’s, & allan’s, & the one legend that showed up as oppenheimer). we’ll see you on september 12 for our twilight-themed event, Vamp 2006: An Emo Halloween Party!

Fortune House Productions/The Emo Party
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our friends at Playa Pizza have partnered with Slice Out Hunger to raise funds for maui disaster relief - order a hawaii five-o pizza & automatically help our family in the pacific get back on their feet. eat good & do good! 🍕

if you want, we can see a lot of each other the rest of this month ♥️

8.18 • Pumpkin Guts Debut @ Cocktails & Screams
8.19 • Hawt & Popular's Pop Punk Pool Party
8.22 • The BarbiEmo Party
8.25 • Pop Punk Pizza Party at Play Money
8.26 • Pacific Rush @ Margaritaville Citywalk
8.27 • Monster Mosh - Kickoff to Halloween

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playing some original tunes & telling stories TONIGHT with at for the first anniversary event - come by for the best pizza in town, great vibes, & a celebration of our community. the party starts at 8 & the fam will be making food all night, we’ll see you there!
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beyond stoked to have signed as an artist with InEarz 🙌 this company is doing incredible things for artists using IEMs, prioritizing hearing health & developing products on the cutting edge of audio quality.

i’m so proud to be part of this - Sz Alec & their technicians have cooked up something revolutionary in the lab. as a frontman, i get my energy from the crowd & my bandmates, so it’s always been incredibly important for me to hear them while onstage. historically, i’ve always had to take one IEM out to achieve that, risking damage to my hearing and losing audio quality. with inearz new ‘hear-everything-live’ system, or HELyes, my monitors now make use of an external ambient mic that can be blended in with the usual IEM signal. not only is this better for my hearing health, but it also allows me to have more clarity onstage without sacrificing any of that crowd & band engagement.

i can’t say enough about how incredible the HELyes is - it’s what i’ve always wanted in an IEM system, & the folks at inearz are making dreams come true. visit the link below for more & grab your own pair now! stay tuned for even more from inearz & i as we take the HELyes to new heights. & as always, i’m so grateful to have Breedlove Guitars & Duvin with me for these moments ✨

https://inearz.com

tomorrow begins weekend. producing these events for you has been a wild ride for these boys, & it’s only going up from here. we’ll be at tomorrow throwing down with some live acoustic acts, themed drinks & pizza, & more, & SATURDAY is the main event - 27 acts, 20+ local vendors, DJ sets, photo walls, & more. please consider coming out this weekend to take in some homegrown live original music. we love music, we love supporting our incredible scene, & we love you. see you there x
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for me, this year marks 10 years as a professional musician - writing & performing original music, corporate gigs, residencies, producing, arranging, designing, & everything in between. music is my dream, & I couldn’t be more grateful to share it with you every day.

i feel like there’s never enough music in my life - on top of wanting to share my own, it’s always been my goal to use music to foster community. i’m also incredibly grateful to have met others that share that goal - , , & I founded under the mantra ‘a rising tide lifts all boats’. it’s our mission that we share whatever platform we’re able to achieve as a band & as musicians, & use that energy to spotlight the incredible creatives here in central florida.

to that end, we are producing a full-on music festival. doors open at 1:30p & music goes til midnight. we’re featuring 27 live music acts, 20+ local vendors, incredible exhibiting sponsors, & so much more. i feel, in many ways, that this project is a culmination of my 10 years - getting to sing my original songs alongside so many wonderful people that i’ve met along the way. please swipe over & hit the link in my bio to find out more about - we’d absolutely love for you to join us. as with any production, the ticket sales go directly to funding these events & supporting everyone who helps make them possible.

thank you. see you out there x
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‘weekends like these’ pt. 1 ✅ massive thanks to south florida for showing up for us these last few days - getting to make so many new friends & hear you all connect with these songs is the best feeling in the world & i’m so grateful! thanks as well to our venue & promotion partners for making this happen for us, & to , , , & for crushing it each night 🙌 can’t wait for part 2 coming to swfl, & maybe a part 3 tba…anyway, love you all & thanks for letting us do what we love to do ♥️
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happy st. patrick’s day from ! 🍀 I remember getting the call in 2020 to put this band together 5 days before leaving on a national tour, & since then my celtic family has taken me to places that I never would have gone to otherwise, played night after night to 1500+ person crowds, recorded an album & produced a livestream concert, & has expanded to over 30 musicians playing 5 shows across two days this year. i’m very proud of these people & so grateful to for continued opportunities & allowing me to steward such a wonderful project. sláinte! 🇮🇪
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so stoked to play some original tunes for you THIS WEDNESDAY at ! we’ve got a stacked lineup for you including , , , & 🤘 see you at 8p!
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south florida, we’re coming to see you at the end of the month with our friends ! can’t wait to return to where started our careers & party with all of you - swipe over for details & we’ll see you out there 🤘
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we’ve got another ‘fortune finds’ for you TONIGHT starting at 9p! come out to @[1784144661273@eatplayapizza] for some great food, great vibes, & the best local music! bring your instrument & a friend and jump onstage for the open jam, we welcome all who are willing to share their music 🤙
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my feet have once again touched the sands of huntington beach, so you know what that means - time for another album 🙏
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our ‘fortune finds’ series has been the biggest blessing - its amazing to see our community come together & to have a platform to highlight others making original music. i’m so grateful to for not only including our story, but for putting us on the FRONT PAGE! 🤯 swipe over to see the headline, & check out the full article at the link in my bio or wherever you get your paper 📰
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this exciting thing kicks off TOMORROW! every tuesday night, we’re producing live music at Playa Pizza showcasing local original music artists followed by an open jam! we’re starting off 2023 strong with performances by Kaleia & Mammoth & Chicken at 7p, & at 10p we’ll open up the floor to you, your friends, & your instrument to jam along to whatever your heart desires. we’ll see you TOMORROW NIGHT & then every tuesday at playa pizza for ‘fortune finds’ 🤘

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SURPRISE! if you’re enjoying Universal Orlando Resort today, i’ll be playing some tunes at finnegan’s pub on the studios side from 3p-7p! come hang for my first time out there & take in the holiday atmosphere - thanks Entertainment Central Productions!
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all smiles singing our songs with you - thanks for snagging this moment, zach 🙏 we’ve got even more through the end of the year:

12.13 • Paddywagon Lake Buena Vista (If I’m Lucky) • 7p
12.21 • The Emo Party (If I’m Lucky) • 8p
12.31 • Playa Pizza (Benjamin Neil) • 8p

see you out there ✌️

your boys have a show for you THIS FRIDAY at w/ - swipe over for more & hit the link in my bio for tix! see you out there 🤘
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there’s lots more coming, but for now please enjoy this photo from last night & pre-save our new song out THIS FRIDAY right here: https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/ifimlucky/nights-like-these 🤞
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debut live show with the If I’m Lucky boys TOMORROW night - giving some The Emo Party halloween vibes 🎃 the response to the singles has been insane already, I can’t wait for y’all to hear them live, some brand new stuff, & your fav emo hits of the early 2000’s. swipe for the deets 🤞
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very very grateful for all the If I’m Lucky love so far - I guess you all needed pop punk as much as we did 🙏 excited for the things we have coming up, starting with a new song this week that the WPRK folks are graciously letting us premiere on thursday! pop punk for the people 🤞
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connection - music for me is all about connection. playing shows is just my way of trying to connect to as many people as I possibly can in my life. there’s nothing like hearing someone sing words you wrote back to you, giving them a totally different meaning than your original intent. I love it, & I love engaging with you - thank you. see you this thursday at x ✌️
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