Called "feisty" and "impressive" by LA Times, Ben Phelps is a an active composer, percussionist, and founder of things. His music has been called "enchanting" (LA Weekly), "a riot" (LA Times), and has been praised for his "nuanced irony" (The Artificialist) and "Hindemithian seriousness" (LA Times). Current projects include The B Band, a classical band, the electric guitar and percussion duo Miller || Phelps, and recordings on his Cereal Music Record Label. In addition to championing experimental and ground-breaking music, working as a performing percussionist in Southern California and beyond, he enjoyed a long collaborative partnership with multimedia puppeteering company Rogue Artists Ensemble, and has traveled the world as a conductor of Lord of the Rings and Harry Potter Live In Concert. He lives and works in Los Angeles, where he is also an amateur satirist and urban planning enthusiast.