Ben Wheeler

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Ben Michels Wheeler is an experimental musician, composer, and ethnomusicologist based in Tbilisi, Georgia. His work features the musical structures of folk traditions meshed with electronic music and lo-fi aesthetics. Influenced by a seemingly disparate array of musical characteristics from the Caucasus, tape music, Soviet-era electronics and modular synthesis, he has released multiple solo albums under his own name, performed and written for a diverse selection of bands, and worked as a music director and composer. Ben Michels Wheeler explores the intersections of culture, identity, musical structures, and sound through his research and artistic practice. He is heavily involved with the experimental music scene in the Caucasus, playing regularly in local clubs and festivals in Tbilisi, Yerevan, and Baku.