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"Learn to become your own greatest teacher and your own greatest fan." - Ben Makinen

Ben Makinen is a recording artist, composer (BMI), producer and filmmaker. In 2002 he founded the record label Bmakin Music. Born in Maine, Ben grew up in California, Washington and Oklahoma before graduating high school in Colorado. Seeing Miles Davis perform live three times and then meeting the Dalai Lama in person forever changed the way Ben would approach the art of music. As a drummer and percussionist, he has been touring the world as a sideman since 1985 with r&b, funk and rock bands, jazz trios and big bands, avant-garde electronica ensembles, in Broadway shows, on international cruise ships, and with opera troupes and symphonic orchestras. (From Ben Makinen website bio.)

Ben has also expanded his artistry into photography and video. He creates and shares stories from the depths of his own mind as well as collaborating with other artists to share their stories with the world. In developing an ever expanding repertoire of music and video Ben Makinen is a true artist in every sense.

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