PROJECTS
MUTANTRUMPET DEMO VIDEOS
Mutantrumpet V4 Demo Prana Cantos and Trove (2023)
Mutantrumpet V4 Demo Fantini Futuro (2020)
Mutantrumpet V3 Demo Horizonal (2015)
Ben Neill
Mutantrumpet
The modern trumpet acquired its familiar form in the early 1800's. In the 1990's, a classically trained trumpet player named Ben Neill gave the instrument a makeover.NY Times
If he were around today, Miles would unequivocally be picking up on what Ben Neill is laying down.All About Jazz
Ben Neill is the mad scientist of dancefloor jazz.College Music Journal
The Mutantrumpet, like its name would suggest, is a freak of sound—a work of heretofore unseen electro-acoustic brilliance.All About Jazz
Neill works with harmonies based on numerical relationships that produce spiritually powerful resonances. The result is trippy, otherworldly and seamlessly groovyInterview Magazine
Offered connections between sight, sound, man and machine.NY Times
Masterfully blurs the lines between electronic dance music and jazz sounds.Billboard
A great sonic alchemist…luscious, seductive and quite addictive.All About Jazz
The avant-garde and EDM come together in music by Ben Neill & his Mutantrumpet.John Schaefer, WNYC New Sounds
Neill’s astonishing Mutantrumpet blends brass and computer with wit, beauty and solid musicianship.Village Voice
Ben Neill is using a schizophrenic trumpet to create art music for the people. Wired Magazine
Ben Neill is a mad scientist, and he has discovered the formula that breaks musical barriers.Mixmag UK
As vibrant as the galaxies beyond, both adventurous and artful.Boston Phoenix
Ben Neill is a musical powerhouse, a serious and individual talentTime Out London
Calling Ben Neill a trumpeter is like calling Mr. Spock a frequent flyer.Boston Phoenix
A creative composer, genius performer, and inventor of the Mutantrumpet.Time Out NY