Ben is a NYC-based musician who has been studying percussion since 1988, teaching drum lessons since 1997 and performing professionally since 1998. He studied classical percussion at the James Madison School of Music with Todd Smith, played in the JMU Marching Royal Dukes drum line, studied piano and music theory under Vicki Walker.
He has toured through out the United Sates and has performed in England, Ireland, Germany and Canada.
Core Competencies:
Drum Lessons, In Studio and Online
Session Percussion, Live and Studio
Beat Writing
Drum Tuning
Drum Head Illustration
Songwriting
ARTISTS & PRODUCERS BEN HAS WORKED WITH:
Arjun Agarwala - Engineer (James Iha, Hole)
Peter Mavrogeorgis (Interpol, Nick Cave)
Terry Edelmann - SpaceJam Studios
Travis Harrison - BreakThru Radio
Daniel Kasshu
J. Tom Hnatow
Jonny Couch
Charles Burst - Seaside Lounge
Lisa Liu / Renminbi
Madam Robot and the Lust Brigade
The Gaslight Society
Chad Clarke (Inner Ear Studios, Beauty Pill)
The Art of Shooting
Carol Bui
The Alphabetical Order
Beanstalk Library
Viki Nova
GEAR
DW 2002 Collectors Series Drums in Black Swirl
Ludwig Black Magic Joey Kramer Snare
DW 1990s Collectors Series Maple Snare
iW Drum Lites LEDs
Roland SPD-SX Sampling Pad with Kick Trigger
Roland KD-1 V-Drums
Shure SE120 In-Ear Monitors
Behringer 8-track Mixer
Zoom H2N Recorder
Zoom QH2n Video Recorder


