Ben (he/they | él/elle) is a musician / sound artist, writer, anthropologist, and educator based in Providence, RI. They are a classical singer, beatmaker, experimental synth designer, and producer! Ben writes and researches with the ADN Maya Colectivo, a Yucatec Maya indigenous music collective based in the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico. He has taught at Brown University, RISD, and the Student Diplomacy Corps Experimental College. They have been an artist mentor at NUA since 2023, and taught music at Central Highschool through NUA Knights in 2024.