Ben Leinbach Music

Ben Leinbach is an award-winning producer, composer, recording engineer, and multi-instrumentalist. In the studio and on the stage he has worked with scores of illustrious artists in a myriad of genres. He primarily produces world music, alternative pop, singer-songwriters, and has also delved into rap and r+b production and composing music for videos, radio, and TV. He has recorded projects with E-40, Joan Baez, Joshua Redman, Ledisi, and Orestes Vilato, to name a few. As a drummer he has performed with Kurt Elling, Chico Freeman, Michael Manring, Jose Neto, and David Balakrishnan, among others. In the world music realm he has produced recordings with Jai Uttal, Deva Premal and Miten, Snatam Kaur, Shiva Rea, Donna De Lory, David Newman, and many others. He co-produced and co-composed several tracks on Jai Uttal's Grammy-nominated album, Mondo Rama.

Ben's alchemical groove and mood capturing sensibilities, deep sonic empathy, and technical wizardry in the recording studio have made him one of Northern California's most in-demand producers.