Ben Butler is an Australian-born, New York-based session guitarist, sideman and composer. He has toured with Sting, George Michael, Kate Ceberano, Chris Botti, Suzanne Vega, Paula Cole, Dar Williams, Jonatha Brooke, Shaggy and the East Villiage Opera Company.

Ben has also played TV performances and special events backing artists such as Bruce Springsteen, Stevie Wonder, Annie Lennox, Rod Stewart, Desmond Child, Sherryl Crow, Burt Bacharach, Herbie Hancock, Lyle Lovett, Dionne Warwick, Joan Osborne, Patti Austin, Josh Groban, Andrea Bocelli, Bono and The Edge, Miley Cyrus, Jessie J, Joss Stone, Ben Platt, Rita Wilson, Vanessa Williams, Renée Fleming and many more.

As a composer his work can be heard on films such as The Heights, The Insurgents, and TV shows on the Discovery network. His guitar playing can also be heard on films such as The Greatest Showman, In The Heights, Our Souls at Night, Zoolander 2, Zodiac, 29 Palms as well as many pop and singer-songwriter albums and cast recordings.

On Broadway he has been a member of the orchestra for Spider-Man (music by Bono and The Edge), The Last Ship (music by Sting) and Tina Fey’s Mean Girls.

Ben’s solo CD release Truth In Guitars is available on iTunes, Amazon and Spotify. You can also buy his Bach Cello Suite transcription here. 

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