BEN EASTON
MUSICIAN • WRITER • PRODUCERNYC
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[portrait photo: Christian Coleman]
BEN EASTON is a keyboardist, writer/critic & producer, living in Brooklyn, NY and working in rock, pop and theatrical circles.
Easton is a resident pianist at Sid Gold’s Request Room [Saturdays] and Good Judy’s The Blue Room [Tuesdays] — two of New York City’s flagship modern piano bars. His songbook offers 3,000+ picks available for your singing / listening pleasure, running the gamut from ‘00s pop-punk and indie deep cuts to classic pop, rock and Broadway. 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 industrial variety shows produced by IBM.
Easton writes about popular music and new releases as a contributor at Treble and a staff writer at Cover Me Songs. He is a freelance editor and researcher for music publications & archival projects, including the Good Ol’ Grateful Deadcast, the official podcast of the Grateful Dead.
Easton is a member of The Academy Blues Project, a rock band based in NYC. He has toured and performed hundreds of live shows with ABP, including at Brooklyn Academy of Music, the Kennedy Center, SteelStacks, and in-residence at many NYC clubs. Easton co-produced the band’s latest trio of albums: The Neon Grotto, Once Again... and prodigal sun.
Between 2010-2018, Easton line-produced concerts on staff at Joe’s Pub, the iconic independent music venue housed 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.