Photo by Mary Katherine
Los Angeles-based, New Orleans-bred keyboardist Ben Alleman started his career touring with six-time Grammy winner and Rock & Roll Hall Of Famer, Dr. John. He toured with Grace Potter, Jenny Lewis, and Betty Who, made music with Don Was, Karen Elson, The McCrary Sisters, Jamie Lidell, Stanton Moore, Warren Haynes, Willie Nelson, Better Than Ezra, John Medeski, Earthlings?, Mojave Lords, and played TV appearances on Ellen, Fallon, Kimmel, Colbert, Corden, and Conan.
Ben has become an in demand session musician, producer, and composer recording from his personal studio and others around the country. You can hear Ben's creative imprint on albums by Madi Diaz, Sean McConnell, Jillian Jacqueline, Better Than Ezra, Kevin Griffin, Maggie Rose, Airpark, Jen Awad, Cape Weather, Marc Broussard, Pet Fangs, and many more.
Ben is preparing to release his first album as an instrumentalist, composer, and improviser. Inspired by places, people, and memories, the landscape of the record is deeply emotionally driven, using natural, affected, and modern sounds with contributions from Sebastian Steinberg, Anna Butterss, Dylan Day, Matt Musty, Joe Harrison, and co-produced with Parker McAnnally.