Benjamin Michael Lee is an Australian musician and actor. Lee began his career as a musician at the age of 14 with the Sydney band Noise Addict, but he focused on his solo career when the band broke up in 1995. He appeared as the protagonist in the Australian film The Rage in Placid Lake (2003). He has released eleven solo studio albums.
Lee at the 2008 Australia Day Live Concert in Canberra
Beastie Boys were an American hip hop/rap rock group from New York City, formed in 1981. The group was composed of Adam "Ad-Rock" Horovitz, Adam "MCA" Yauch, and Michael "Mike D" Diamond. Beastie Boys were formed out of members of experimental hardcore punk band The Young Aborigines, which was formed in 1979, with Diamond on drums, Jeremy Shatan on bass guitar, John Berry on guitar, and Kate Schellenbach later joining on percussion. When Shatan left New York City in the summer of 1981, Yauch replaced him on bass and the resulting band was named Beastie Boys. Berry left shortly thereafter and was replaced by Horovitz.
Beastie Boys in 2009; from left to right: Ad-Rock, MCA, and Mike D
Beastie Boys at Club Citta Kawasaki, Japan, on the Check Your Head tour, 1992
Beastie Boys at Trans Musicales 2004 in Rennes
Left to right: Ad-Rock, Mike D, and MCA performing in Barcelona, Spain in September 2007