Name: Ben Varela
Date Started: 2014
Based: Los Angeles, CA
Bands & Artists Worked With: Jason Mraz, Stick Figure, BoDeans, The Ramona Flowers
Social:@benvarela

Ben began his journey in music as a songwriter in the San Diego coffee shop scene in the early 2000s. In addition to playing shows, it was in that community that he began to learn about live audio, how to work on instruments, and how to produce shows. While he would continue working in production on the local level, he started touring in 2014 as a guy wearing multiple hats: tour manager, backline tech, driver, good deed doer. Since 2018, he’s primarily focused on backline, although he still tour manages from time to time. An avid fan of high-fives, if you ever see him out on the road, be sure to slap hands!