Ben Neill

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Ben Neill (b. , , 1957) is a and who has studied with . His music has been recorded on the Universal/Verve, Astralwerks, Thirsty Ear , Six Degrees, Ramseur, New Tone and Ear-Rational labels. Neill spent seven years as the music for in . He has collaborated with , . , and , and performed on albums by , , , and .

Neill invented the "mutantrumpet", which is a trumpet equipped with extra bells and valves, and electrical modifications that allow him to control computer variables with his playing. The first mutantrumpet had three bells, six valves, a slide and an analog processing system. At the in he then developed a -capable mutantrumpet, which contained more switches, knobs, and pressure-sensitive pads so as to allow greater control over the sound and visuals of his sound installations. designed its original electronic processing system and designed a computer program to facilitate live performance. In 2008 Neill completed a new version of his instrument during another residency at Steim.

In 2010 his music theater work Persephone, a collaboration with Mimi Goese, Warren Leight and Ridge Theater featuring Julia Stiles, was presented at the 's Next Wave Festival. The music from the production was released as a CD titledSongs for Persephone on Ramseur Records in 2011.

He has performed his music extensively in a wide variety of international settings including the Cite de la Musique France, Berlin Love Parade Germany, Spoleto Festival Italy, Umbria Jazz Italy, NIME Conferences 2005, 2006, 2010, Bang On A Can Festival New York, ICA London, Istanbul Jazz Festival Turkey and the Edinburgh Festival UK. The Sci-Fi Lounge, his collaboration with DJ Spooky and Emergency Broadcast Network, toured America and Europe in 1997. His 2002 album Automotive (Six Degrees) was an early example of the convergence of content and commerce; the album is composed entirely of extended versions of music he originally wrote for Volkswagen TV and Internet commercials.

In 2005 Neill premiered a collaboration with visual artist titled Palladio, an interactive movie based on Jonathan Dee’s 1998 novel of the same name. Palladio was premiered at the New Territories Festival in Glasgow, Scotland, and at the Thalia Theater/Symphony Space in New York City.

In 1996, Neill contributed to the benefit album produced by the . In 1999 he was included in the Wired magazine compilation Music Futurists along with Steve Reich, Brian Eno, Laurie Anderson, Todd Rundgren, Devo, Sonic Youth and DJ Spooky.

Neill is also active as a sound and . His collaborative works with Bill Jones have been exhibited in museums and galleries including Sandra Gering Gallery New York, Exit Art New York, Wellcome Gallery London and the American Museum of Natural History in New York. Neill’s installation/performance Green Machine was shown at Paula Cooper Gallery in 1994. ITSOFOMO, his major collaborative piece with the late artist David Wojnarowicz, has been exhibited in venues such as The New Museum New York and PPOW Gallery New York, and was featured in the PBS documentary Imagining America.

He began his teaching career in 2007 as a professor of Music Technology at and as of 2012 he is currently a professor of Music Industry and Production at Ramapo College of NJ.

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