He became involved in the grunge scene when he worked as a roadie for Nirvana and played in Tic Dolly Row with Chad Channing. in 1993, Shepherd and Soundgarden drummer Matt Cameron formed a side-project band called Hater. in 1994, Soundgarden released Superunknown, which featured Shepherd compositions “Half” and “Head Down”. Shepherd once said he penned the music for “Never Named” at the age of sixteen. Later that year, and into 2011, Ben played and plays with Soundgarden again as their bassist. in 2001, he co-wrote the song Blues For D on Mark Lanegan’s album Field Songs. He currently resides in Seattle, Washington and has a house on Bainbridge Island.
