Party Ben is a producer, DJ and former radio host in San Francisco, and one of the more notable figures in the mash‑up/bastard pop scene.

He is an alum of Bay Area alternative juggernaut LIVE 105 (KITS‑FM), where he began making mash‑ups and remixes in 1998. Starting in 2003, he produced the now‑legendary weekly Sixx Mixx program, a half‑hour continuous mix of mash‑ups and remixes. He was also the founding resident DJ at Club Bootie, the award‑winning San Francisco mash‑up night.

Party Ben's most well‑known mash‑up is 2004's «Boulevard of Broken Songs», featuring elements of Green Day, Oasis, Travis, and either Eminem or Aerosmith. The track received press and radio airplay around the world. Later, Party Ben joined forces with Australian Team9 on a full‑length mash‑up album of Green Day's «American Idiot» under the alias Dean Gray, which received critical acclaim despite a «cease and desist» order from Warner Bros. Records.

As a DJ, Party Ben has toured many locations in North America and Europe. He has produced long form mixes for KJEE Santa Barbara, 91X San Diego, XFM London, Oui FM Paris, Indie 103.1 Los Angeles, Radio Bis/Polskie Radio Warsaw, Fritz 102.6 Berlin, RadioCafe Budapest, and Sirius Satellite radio.


His website: http://www.partyben.com