BEN EASTON
KEYBOARDIST • WRITER • PRODUCERNYC
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[portrait photo: Christian Coleman]
BEN EASTON is a keyboardist, writer & producer, living in Brooklyn, NY and working in rock, pop and theatrical circles.
Easton is a resident pianist at Sid Gold’s Request Room — one of NYC’s flagship modern piano bars, where he performs live every Saturday night (and sometimes other nights too). His Piano Karaoke songbook offers ~3,500 picks available for your singing & listening pleasure, running the gamut from classic pop, rock and Broadway to ‘00s emo/pop-punk favorites and indie-rock deep cuts. He has served as music director, accompanist and bandleader for an array of cabarets and community theatre productions in NYC. His compositions and arrangements have been featured in two seasons of the musical podcast Live! From Tomorrow (songs & score), as well as a pair of staged “industrials”/variety shows produced by IBM.
Easton is a core member of the eclectic rock band The Academy Blues Project (”If you’re into psychedelic rock and you’re in New York right now, ABP should be at the top of your bucket list” - NY Music Daily). He has toured and performed hundreds of live shows with ABP, including at Brooklyn Academy of Music, the Kennedy Center, Musikfest, SteelStacks, and in-residence at countless NYC clubs. Easton co-produced ABP’s latest trio of albums: The Neon Grotto, Once Again... and prodigal sun.
Easton writes about pop music and new releases as a contributor at Treble and a staff writer at Cover Me. He is a freelance editor and researcher for music publications & musical/archival projects, including the
Good Ol’ Grateful Deadcast, the long-running official podcast of the Grateful Dead.
Through most of the 2010s, Easton line-produced concerts on staff at Joe’s Pub, the iconic independent music venue within the Public Theater.
Easton received a B.A. at New York University. He was a participant in the Association of Performing Arts Presenters’ Emerging Leaders Institute, as well as the Mark Morris Dance Accompaniment Training Program. He was an inaugural recipient of New York Foundation for the Arts’ City Artist Corps Grant.