▁Places ▁in ▁Al aska <0x0A> </s> ▁Benjamin ▁Scott ▁F olds ▁( born ▁September ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 1 9 6 6 ) ▁is ▁an ▁American ▁singer - song writer , ▁music ian , ▁composer ▁and ▁record ▁producer . ▁From ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁F olds ▁was ▁the ▁front man ▁and ▁pian ist ▁of ▁the ▁alternative ▁rock ▁band ▁Ben ▁F olds ▁Five . ▁Since ▁the ▁band ▁dis band ed , ▁F olds ▁has ▁recorded ▁several ▁albums ▁and ▁performed ▁live ▁as ▁a ▁solo ▁artist , ▁with ▁the ▁exception ▁of ▁a ▁brief ▁Ben ▁F olds ▁Five ▁re union ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁in ▁which ▁they ▁recorded ▁the ▁album ▁The ▁Sound ▁of ▁the ▁Life ▁of ▁the ▁Mind . ▁He ▁has ▁also ▁collabor ated ▁with ▁mus icians ▁such ▁as ▁William ▁Sh at ner , ▁Regin a ▁Spe ktor , ▁" We ird ▁Al " ▁Y ank ov ic , ▁and ▁y Music ▁and ▁undert aken ▁experimental ▁song writing ▁projects ▁with ▁authors ▁such ▁as ▁Nick ▁Horn by ▁and ▁Neil ▁Ga iman . ▁He ▁has ▁frequently ▁performed ▁arrang ements ▁of ▁his ▁music ▁with ▁un common ▁instrument ation , ▁including ▁sym phony ▁orch est ras ▁and ▁a ▁cap ella ▁groups . ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁contrib uting ▁music ▁to ▁the ▁sound tra cks ▁of ▁the ▁animated ▁films ▁Over ▁the ▁H edge , ▁and ▁H ood w ink ed !, ▁F olds ▁has ▁produced ▁several ▁albums , ▁including ▁Am anda ▁Pal mer ' s ▁first ▁solo ▁album . ▁ ▁F olds ▁was