Ben Maney is a pianist/keyboardist, singer/songwriter and composer based in Knoxville, TN.  Ben has been performing on the Knoxville music scene for nearly 30 years exposing him to a variety musicians and musical styles ranging from Prog Rock to Delta Blues and from Jazz Fusion to Americana.  While performing with various bands, Ben has opened for nationally and internationally touring artists such as Johnny Winter, Bela Fleck and the Flecktones, Delbert McLinton, John Scofield, Pinetop Perkins, Acoustic Alchemy and The Turtles.

 In 2005 Ben fronted Countless Sheep, a group comprised of some of Knoxville’s most talented and experimental musicians.  The band's first recording entitled "Drinking the World from a Glass" consisted of Ben's original compositions and was critically heralded for its eclecticism and musical virtuosity.  Ben has also been the front-man for a jazz quartet which has been performing regularly for almost 5 years.

Additionally Ben is also a prolific composer.  Ben has composed over 200 original pieces specifically for production music use. A large portion of his catalog is currently available through ROBA Production Music.  Ben recently completed a project with the Nashville Composers Association in conjunction with Belmont University to provide production music for a short film.  Ben has also performed one of his compositions, “Peace Awaits” with the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra.

Ben’s compositions are jazzy and classically-influenced and consist of solo piano pieces, ambient and atmospheric pieces.  He has also composed more robust compositions incorporating strings, drums and additional instrumentation.  His style can be described as spontaneous composition because he can improvise new melodies based on an original theme in real time.

Ben has the ability to record solo compositions on high-quality keyboards or acoustic piano and has access to studio time with relatively short notice.  He also has access to a large base of professional musicians who he can collaborate with when necessary.  In addition to his existing catalog available through ROBA, he can create more customized pieces based on the needs of his production music clients.