PuzzleProjectsMusic is the music arm of the wildly creative #PuzzleProjects brand created & ran by award-winning chef Ben Spalding.
Ben created PuzzleProjectsMusic out of his lack of connection to soul-less, bland commercial music.
As Ben puts it; “I wanted to create a page & family that displays this ethos & invite equally passionate & talented track selectors &/or producers from anywhere in the world who share the same passion to contribute their music & sound and then promote them and support the Music Community”
For the past 26 years Ben has been completely hooked on nearly every genre music, having played at an amateur level for passion at countless house parties & small bars in Brighton from 17-21 years old, retaining his small but eccentric collection of records, Technics 1210 Mk 2 turntables, Pioneer DJM600 Mixer & Alesis M1 Active 620 Studio Monitors for home although deciding to enjoy the party side instead & dedicate his time & life to train to be a professional Chef, which led to him learning his craft and getting his ass kicked over 10 long hard years working 100-hour weeks in 11 different 1,2 & 3 Michelin starred restaurants in New York, London, UK, Sweden, Norway & Australia.
From the age of 16 Ben spent many years as he puts it ‘Some of the most creative, beautiful & special people’ through going to endless music events; llegal raves, countless festivals - small & big & endless parties (often going on for days) at legendary clubs & establishments across the globe grooving but also sub-consciously learning & absorbing the raver experience of the sound, the quality of the music being played, the energy in the room, the vibe, the room production.
In 2012, Ben started working for himself to test and develop his creative ideas launching PuzzleProjects. Over the last 6.5 years Ben has taken his cooking, curating & PuzzleProjects as a brand to a staggering 31 Countries & Cities - curating, executing & promoting over 800 events & parties, working with some of the leading global brands, promoters & venues. During these crazy years Ben experienced huge successes and highs and some crushing lows. All of which has helped shape the next stage of his career for the better, whilst the whole time never losing the bug for classic or the best underground music, often listening to music up to 20 hours a day across a huge range of genres.
Ben was booked by Coachella Festival to go to California and cook on both weekends at the 2014 festival Ben was the first food artist to be booked by Coachella outside of USA.
From 2015 onwards, Ben decided to really start to focus on introducing music to his brand and began holding jaw-dropping food & music events such as ‘#AllGunsBlazing’ & ‘SmallPlateSessions’ in various countries and filming them for PuzzleProjectsFilms YouTube Channel (another arm of PuzzleProjects. Both of these event concepts are based on the classic ‘Dinner & Dance’ concept been done for hundreds of years but given Ben’s trademark wildly creative, groovy & daring approach & ethos and artistic approach to pairing the two in a pioneering way. Both concepts merge food & music together in an environment enhanced by mood provoking lighting, quirky production touches & serious vibes.
Always driving to promote, support & shout about talented people (however unheard or established), From 2015 Ben began booking & programming various talented Artists (DJ’s & Producers) such as Ray Mang, Chuggin Edits, Jack C (Krankbrother Resident), Giles Smith (Secretsundaze), Antony Difrancesco (FUSE) & many more to play at these events and collaborate with him, meanwhile developing his understanding and absorbing all possible knowledge at all hours of the day.
The bright future includes starting a Music Label with very few but potent releases each year & launching an annual gathering or festival which then support all previous PPM guest mix artists.
If it doesn't groove, it doesn't go up.
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