Monochromatic photo of Ben holding his Leica M11 Monochrom taken by Tim Souter
Ben holding a Trombone inside a yellow graphic circle
Sidecar Roasters' Enigma Blend Coffee
Monochrome photo of Ben taken by Tim Souter

I am passionate about creativity:
a life-long learner with a fundamental underpinning to always remember my sense of humour.

I am a photographer.

I use my camera to create a visual landscape within my soul that draws from my life experience.
This artistic obsession brings me joy and a sense of freedom that enables me to pursue my practice towards a
fully immersed collaborative approach between the visual + musical ebb & flow of life, candidly.
You can see my work and projects via my Photo area.

I am a musician.

A multi-instrumentalist, composer, audio engineer and producer.
I have performed across the world throughout Australasia, Europe, the Middle East and the Americas.
You can hear the sounds I create on a gamut of albums, singles and film projects via my Music area.

I am an educator.

More than 16 years as a music education professional and leader.
Across specialist areas of educational management, program design, artistic performance, production, songwriting, creativity, and design thinking in the United Kingdom and Australia in a T-12 Environment.
I am the Director of Woodwind, Brass, Percussion and Coordinator of Jazz, as well as a Housemaster (pastoral) in an independent T-12 private school in Sydney.
I am a Casual Academic Lecturer in postgraduate education in the Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences
at UTS (University of Technology Sydney).

I am a coffee professional.

In 2021, SIDECAR ROASTERS was founded by myself, and two other friends of over 20 years.
We are hugely passionate about coffee: not only loving it as consumers, but as curators and roasters of the finest quality beans.
Our business is always expanding, but if you are currently in Australia which is our primary market, I urge you to check out our website and try our products - I will even throw in a discount on your first order with us.
Contact me below if you are keen to experience Sidecar Roasters.

Collaboration is integral to a fulfilling creative life, and I am always open to explore potential creative opportunities to further my own and collaborators’ practice.


Please reach out below to discuss any projects, initiatives or activities to collaborate.