Ben McIntosh
Mr. McIntosh has been a resident of Southern California since 2002. After receiving his Bachelors degree in 1999 from the Lamont School of Music in Denver, Ben toured internationally with YoungBlood Brass Band, an eight-piece compositionally driven New Orleans-style hip-hop brass band formed by Ben and his brother, sousaphonist Nat “The Warrior” McIntosh. Ben attended the California Institute of the Arts in Valencia, continuing his career as performer, composer, conductor, arranger, copyist, and teacher. Ben specializes in music of all styles, from salsa to classical, show tunes to the avant garde and beyond. He is currently enjoying being an occasional member of internationally acclaimed tuba/euphonium ensemble, Sotto Voce, and of course, trombonist in the Los Angeles Brass Ensemble. Ben is the Assistant Conductor of Instrumental Music at The Oakwood School in North Hollywood, with teaching duties including brass, theory and composition. He is also the Dean of Oakwood’s summer arts enrichment program, the Academy of Creative Education with job duties including conducting and composing for the school’s two large instrumental ensembles, the SoundLab, and the Preparkehstra. He also shares administrative and executive duties with the schools founders. When not working, he tries to stay sane with reading, good movies and sculpting.
When not playing, writing, or teaching music, Ben enjoys watching movies made by the Cohen brothers and saying the lines along with the actors. Name this one: “Oh, look at this. I got blueberry syrup on my safari jacket!”