Ben Darwish is a Los Angeles based songwriter and producer originally from Portland, Oregon. He initially gained recognition as a jazz artist in Portland leading several bands and winning various awards including the ASCAP Young Jazz Composer Award. Since Moving to LA, he’s quickly become a figure in pop and R&B circles leading to writing and producing songs for BANKS (“Skinnydipped”, “Deadend”, “Birds By The Sea”), Octavian featuring Saint Jhn (“Famous”), MisterWives (“Superbloom”) and many more. He was also a grand prize winner in the 2020 John Lennon Songwriting contest for his song “Shine On”. During the pandemic he spent most of his time learning 3D animation and since has released two 3D music videos - Sleepwalkin (2021) and I Like Doze (2023).
As a live pianist and keyboard player, he has performed with many well respected artists including grammy winning vocalist KD Lang, Mike Posner, Natasha Bedingfield, and Nate Mercereau among others. More recently, he toured extensively with BANKS for her III album tour cycle and is currently acting as musical director for Laufey, Porter Robinson, Pussy Riot, and more. He also has a solo piano project called Arcata that has released several singles in 2023 alone.
“Ben Darwish brings exuberance and confidence to the stage. A complete professional who is able to seamlessly cross genres with aptitude and with a fresh take all at once.”
-KD Lang
