Ben Runkel

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BORN IN: Naperville, IL

LIVES IN: Elkhart, IN

DRUMMING SINCE: 1995

CURRENT BAND/PROJECT(S): Connection Worship, Adjunct Professor of Percussion at Goshen College, Percussion Specialist for Concord Community Schools, Freelance Musician

BIGGEST INFLUENCE(S): Benny Greb, Collin Currie, Cirque Du Soleil

CAREER HIGHLIGHT: Performing James MacMillan’s “Veni, Veni, Emmanual”

FAVORITE SABIAN CYMBAL: Artisan 22″ Medium Ride. The plethora of tone colors is unbelievable!