Ben Fagan’s roots trace back to Boston, where he was born on February 28, 1984, before being raised in Folly Beach, South Carolina. His career took a major leap with his 2007 reality-television win on CBS’s Pirate Master, where he earned the best available price and chose to donate his winnings to teammates. He later anchored The Plainfield Project (2006–2010), releasing a self-titled album in 2009 on iTunes. Fagan formed Ben Fagan & The Holy City Hooligans, issuing The Freestyle Sessions 1 (2011) and The Freestyle Sessions 1 & 2 (2013), highlighting his versatility as a songwriter and performer. In 2015, he contributed as a co-writer on Meghan Trainor’s track 3 AM, expanding his reach beyond his own bands. His collaboration with MaWayy, Wrong, reached No. 42 on the Billboard Dance Club Songs chart in 2018, illustrating his crossover appeal between indie, pop, and dance spheres.
Today, Ben Fagan continues to tour and record, balancing studio work with energetic live performances that resonate with audiences across the country. His ongoing projects and discography—centered around The Plainfield Project and The Freestyle Sessions, plus later Holy City Hooligans releases—showcase a musician who evolves while staying true to his roots and audience connections.