“In the every increasingly difficult struggle to encounter a unique, one word moniker to describe myself, I came up with the name YEYEY (pronounced YEE YEE) more for the geometry of the letters themselves than any etymological reason… ”

My name is Ben Shepard, and I’ve been making and recording music for nearly 20 years, most notably in my personal recording project, Uzi & Ari, as well as frequent collaborations with my friends in Arms and Sleepers. I’ve spent the last several years working on a new record, developing a new sound, new vocalization, and found it appropriate to wipe the slate clean and come up with a moniker that more aptly represents me as an artist.