Episode #068: Touring Musician, Drummer, Educator, Author - Ben Hans

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Episode 068

BEN HANS

www.benhans.com

 

Ben Hans is a percussionist, author, clinician and music instructor based in Nashville, Tennessee. As an educator, Ben has nearly three decades of experience teaching private lessons as well as many years spent as a collegiate music educator.

Ben cut his teeth performing as a freelance artist under the tutelage of Jazz Guitarist Jack Grassel and the late Swing Clarinetist Chuck Hedges. Ben currently performs nationwide with Kip Winger Acoustic (Winger) and Eric Martin Acoustic (Mr. Big) and has shared the stage performing with a diverse list of artists including: Walter Egan, PJ Farley, Rock Guitarists Reb Beach, John Roth and Jorge Salan, Rock Vocalist Fiona, Jazz Pianist Barry Harris, Jazz Saxophonists Eric Morones, Johnny Padilla, Berkely Fudge and Jesse Lee Montijo, Jazz Guitarists Steve Peplin and Michael Arnold, Percussionists John S. Pratt, Mitch Markovich, Dominick Cuccia and Jeff Salisbury, Blues Acts Altered Five and Jonny T-Bird & the MPs many more artists in a variety of genres.

Ben is an author, proofreader, freelance editor and session performer for Hal Leonard Publishing, with published works including: “Workin’ Drums – 50 Solos for Drum Set,” “40 Intermediate Snare Drum Solos,” “Rudimental Solos for the Marching Snare Drummer,” “Modern School for Mallet Keyboard Instruments,” “Hal Leonard School for Snare Drum,” and transcriptions of Ray Luzier’s “Double Bass Drum Techniques,” as well as performing on, writing, editing and music directing the Hal Leonard DVD “Traditional Rudimental Drumming,” by John S. Pratt.

Ben is a Yamaha Performing Artist who also currently endorses Aquarian Drumheads, Vic Firth Drumsticks, Mike Balter Mallets, Impression Cymbals and Tycoon Percussion. Ben is a member of ASCAP and John S. Pratt’s ‘International Association of Traditional Drummers’. For more information check the website at www.benhans.com