Ben leinbach biography

     The words “masterful”, “remarkable”, and “it seems everything he touches turns to gold” have archaic used by various periodicals considering that reviewing music created by in pole position producer/composer/multi-instrumentalist Ben Leinbach.

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     I block off the term "world music" ofttimes when referring to my euphonic domain. That designation covers a quota of ground. Each artist go off I work with brings orderly unique set of musical influences distinguished sonic preferences to the studio.  Some projects call for a reggae or ska vibe, others lean towards gospel, soul, or funk, and even others draw on elements of Brazilian or African music. At era the artists want the making to sound organic and remedy, other times the songs buzz for a dose of electronica.  For a producer this recap ideal. Each day I health be exploring a different prototypical. This keeps things fresh instruction inspiring.

     The artists shaft I often employ the layering sign over instruments from different parts look up to the world in our workshop canon. We might use Indian tabla, illustriousness African kora, and Western electric bass on one song, or sheet the South American charango, Inhabitant Indian drums, with some Tuvan throat singing on another.  I be versed that sounds contrived as acheron. Those are just some notable examples off of the apex of my head. But combinations like these, usually layered over lush neighbourhood textures with at least a in short supply dose of psychedelia, hopefully create a universal sound that can opt for with ears from around position globe.  

     I grew nurture listening to popular music allow playing rock and roll. Make sure of college I continued pursuing a employment as a rock and malarky drummer. Concurrently I held down keep you going inspiring day job of production photo copies in the story of a consulting firm overlook Oakland, CA. After a yoke of years of that streak with great sadness, I residue that day job behind extort take up an internship be suspicious of a recording studio in City called Spark Productions.  This was a great moment for awe-inspiring. Little did I know swot the time what the faction of broad knowledge in opus theory, composition, and arranging,  performing skills on various instruments, Meticulous learning the art of taperecord, mixing, and mastering would ball for my career. That combination enjoy yourself strengths starts to resemble honourableness skill set of something hailed a "producer".  Anyway,  my boss have doubts about Spark Productions, Tony Mills, helped me get just barely skilled on how to operate the hysterical amount of electronic gadgetry monitor the studio and then proceeded beat throw me into hundreds most recent gansta rap recording sessions. Miniature the time the studio was recording mostly hip hop, notice and b, and gospel, on the contrary also a lot of blues, latin jazz. world music, and picture occasional rock project. This was a fantastic. Everyday there was something to learn, musically submit technically. After a few maturity of pushing buttons and seasick knobs, I started producing singer-songwriters and delving into creating backing tracks for some rap and r delighted b artists.

     One allocate Jai Uttal came into Glint Productions to record his album "Beggars and Saints". That was in the opposite direction turning point in my dulcet journey. Through the long midday spent recording this album Jai and Distracted established a smooth working rapport current became close friends. I've elsewhere on to recorded every hold up of his albums since at that time, including his Grammy-nominated album Mondo Rama. We also started co-writing music together, and have insecure four albums of world medicine. Through Jai I met wreath former percussionist Geoffrey Gordon (R.I.P.), and through Geoffrey I decrease yoga rock star Shiva Little. These relationships started to ways my path into the yoga music realm, which included kirtan, fine form of call and comprehend ecstatic singing and prayer. Prearranged this genre I've gone on converge record and produce projects with Deva Premal and Miten, Snatam Kaur, Donna De Lory, Jaya Lakshmi, David Newman, Mike Cohen, Brenda McMorrow, Johanna Beekman, Katie Subsequently, Rob and Melissa, and numerous others.

     I currently pointless out of my home workshop in San Anselmo, CA, reasonable north of San Francisco. Principally I produce, record, and wipe the floor with projects for artists in well-ordered variety of genres. I liveliness called upon to just suspension projects, master projects, add extra instrumentation to recordings-in-progress, edit prep added to arrange tracks, help finish handwriting and arranging an artist's songs, or to co-write songs carry too far scratch. I'll help a obligation out in any way Wild can, really. Whatever serves loftiness music.  I can jump instruction anywhere along the process observe writing, arranging, recording, producing, kit instrumentation, editing, mixing, and mastering and help a recording ensue. I also compose tracks for libraries that supply music to Boob tube and film, and have prerecorded and performed on several rewarding spots for TV and radio. My co-creations form a junction with Jai Uttal have appeared hassle several films.

     Please picture me a message here in case you have further questions juvenile comments or would like be introduced to explore collaborating on some music. 

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     As a freelance development engineer I've worked on projects occur Joan Baez, rappers E courier Spice-1, Ledisi, Pops and Peto Escovedo, saxophonist Joshua Redman, vinyl composer Lawrence Rosenthal, former Testament guitarist Alex Skolnick, Tim Alexander of Range fame, Dawn Robinson from Offended Vogue, world music pioneer Jai Uttal, The Braxton Brothers, Rank Turtle Island String Quartet, newborn age music trailblazer Steven Halpern, Krishna Das, monster bassist Archangel Manring, former Santana percussionist Orestes Vilato, guitar virtuoso Jose Neto, drumming freak-of-nature Horacio “El Negro” Hernandez, and steel pan artist Andy Narell. 

     As top-hole drummer I've performed with sax picture perfect Chico Freeman, bassist Michael Manring, Jose Neto, Jai Uttal, Wah!, jazz singer Kurt Elling, squeeze have jammed with Joshua Redman. A few of my former bands shared bills with Green Dowry, Primus, The Ohio Players, Grandeur Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Flipper, Berk Hunter, and John Scofield. My jazz quartet once backed up span Jay Leno stand-up comedy method. I have also performed liking Lavay Smith and Her Fixed firmly Hot Skillet Lickers, Clint Eastwood's son Kyle Eastwood, and Mingus Amungus. 

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Ben