© Jonathan Heyer
King Ben is probably the pure opposite of a late bloomer - namely an early starter. He grew up near Zurich in a home with a wide variety of influences: His mother is Turkish, his father Swiss - a gifted jazz musician – have both Spanish and Polish roots. No wonder Ben started playing the piano at the age of nine. After watching a DJ play for the first time at the age of twelve, Ben is hooked: Instead of buying an electric bass, he invests all the money he has saved in a DJ system. The investment was to pay off: He starts DJing at the age of 13, develops a unique groove and does his first gig at the legendary Sputnik Radio. And King Ben, Switzerland's youngest DJ, was already bringing the big dance floors to the boil with deep house, his great passion. Among others, as a resident in hip clubs like Zoo Club, Silo, etc.. Together with his brother, who organised parties and ran a club, Ben worked many late and early shifts at the turntables. Being addicted to House, the parties alone are soon no longer enoughfor King Ben. And he spends a lot of time in his studio, where he creates new tracks. His organic, melodic and yet very reduced soundprobably reflects his personality with diverse cultural, creative and musical influences, such as jazz, hiphop or pop. In the studio, the sound tinkererforgets time and experiments for days or weeks on a new track.Which seems to pay off: King Ben makes his first release on a small label in Germany, followed by further releases on Kindisch, Ouïe, Bar 25 and other labels. Today his tracks are played by international stars. And King Ben now releases in Berlin as well in the USA.
Kindisch | Hoomidaas | Ouïe | Bar 25 | Wayu Records | Akbal Music
Beatport | Soundcloud | Traxsource | Spotify | Apple Music
2025 | King Ben