Profile
Ben began playing the piano at the age of 5 and the cello at the age of 11. He took weekly lessons until moving to San Diego for college, where he studied Electrical Engineering and Music. Growing up in Kingston, PA and later in Irvine, CA, he played with a variety of string orchestras and jazz ensembles, playing the piano, cello, and percussion. In college, he picked up the guitar, violin, harmonica, flute, and banjo. He also started an a cappella group which became very successful.
Ben Pezzner used his electrical engineering degree from UCSD combined with his musical background to develop prototype electronic musical instruments for a company called Cypress Systems. He is now a law student at California Western School of Law, studying to be a patent attorney.
Ben has collaborated with a variety of musicians with an even wider variety of musical styles. Ben's current project is IMHO, made up of himself, Joshua Bonas, Jojo Hahn, and Nicki Carano. Most recently, Ben has performed with Lee Coulter and his group Square Pegs Baby.
