Biography:
As an active member of his local community in the mountainous Nelson BC, Ben is no stranger to the peaks and valleys of a small town with a big music scene. His journey as a producer, turntablist, DJ, and MC began in 2002, but his love for music started many beats before that. His deep connection with hip-hop and dance music has born a mixed spectrum sound that will transport your mind, body and soul to a sonic paradise – a world of pure primal rhythmic indulgence.
Ben avoids being chained to any single music chapter and this nourishes a shape-shifting book of creativity. Current productions include conscious hip-hop, house, mid-tempo bass music and dnb interweaved with intricate synth work, brooding basslines, vivid back-drops and tasteful dose of vocal hook.
Ben has been prolific on stage and in the studio. Landing two tracks on the hypeddit top 20 and ian impressive #1 on beatport’s glitch hop top 100 to close 2017. His pedigree includes performaint at Shambalaha music festival and opening for some of the biggest names in the industry such as Method Man, Flux Pavilion and Mix Master Mike to name a few.
When experiencing Ben Box, expect fully loaded sets that pull on everything from relic psychedelics to pioneering spacetime-shifting vibrations. Strap on a foxtail, hang on to the walls or each other, while the Fox huffs and puffs and blows the house down.
