Benjamin Lanz is a multi-instrumentalist, arranger, producer and composer, as well as a full-time member of the bands The National and Beirut. He has worked with a long list of great musicians and bands, such as touring and recording with Sufjan Stevens since 2005, as well as recording and performing with Taylor Swift, Booker T. Jones, Mouse on Mars, Florence And The Machine, Bon Iver, Mina Tindle, Mumford & Sons, Gracie Abrams, Anthony Braxton, Sharon Van Etten, Ed Sheeran, This Is The Kit, and many, many more.
Ben also fronts the band LNZNDRF with drummer Bryan Devendorf and bassist Scott Devendorf and has also released several solo albums under the moniker LANZ.
An integral component to these pursuits, Benjamin is deeply involved in experimental electronic music: writing, collaborating, improvising and performing pieces with electronics for solo and chamber ensembles, including frequent collaborations with Bryce Dessner and recent collaborative records “Million Lands” with drummer Kid Millions and “Ballard” with saxophonist Kris Allen.
Million Lands “The Ochre World” https://www.ernestjenning.com/products/661984-million-lands-the-ochre-world
LANZ’s NEW EP “A Drift” on Bandcamp: https://lanz.bandcamp.com/album/a-drift
LANZ’s LP “Hoferlanz II”🔊: http://smarturl.it/hoferlanz2
Benjamin Lanz 