Australian Drummers' Festival

Ben Weisner

At 26 years of age Ben Wiesner has already had quite a career. His accolades include performing in London with Darren Hayes as well as national touring with Christine Anu for her last album "Come My Way". Ben was also a headline act for the 2003 Falls festival, and Globe World Cup Skate Boarding at Rod Laver Arena, in his duo with DJ Selekt.

In Dec 2002 Ben flew to London to perform with Darren Hayes. This trip included playing the Capital FM Christmas party, which was a concert to 20,000 people and was televised on Christmas Eve to an estimated audience of five million people throughout the UK and Europe. He also had a number of TV performances on shows such as Top of the Pops and GMTV.

Throughout 2001 Ben was part of the Christine Anu Band where he toured most capital cities and regional areas. This included memorable performances at the Goodwill games in Brisbane, and the Hopman Cup tennis open in Perth.

Ben’s current projects are dance band Earthworm, who are currently promoting there debut, self titled EP which He co-wrote and co-produced. He is also working in the studio with singer Hayley Aitken as a producer/writer, Ben also performs in a duo with current Australian DMC champion DJ Selekt, which involves the use of Ben triggering loops and samples and applying real time effects all while playing fat beats on both his acoustic and electronic kit.

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