Born in the UK and migrating to Australia at a young age, Ben soon found his love for music growing, as well as his vinyl collection of Jackson five Records. At the age of twenty Ben took to the turntables and he soon found himself playing at some of Sydney’s hottest clubs like The Globe, Soho and Sounds on Sunday. It was at sounds on Sunday where Ben was unearthed by legendary Moneypennies promoter Scott Robertson, the man behind KINK and now Sydney’s famed Nevermind Night Club. Having carved out such a huge name in the local scene in such a short period of time Ben was then made resident at KINK and started to really define his infectious sound while still drawing on his house roots.
There is no denying that Ben was the musical driving force behind the success of KINK at the Arthouse in Sydney. It was during his residency here that Ben won the NSW leg of the first ever Heineken Found At Thirst competition and was narrowly beaten in the Final in Melbourne later that year that was judged by non other than Pete Tong and Tiesto. The success of KINK translated into the release of two mix compilations through Ministry Of Sound, both of which were mixed by Ben as well as KINK International favourites Moguai and Sharam Jey. This lead to Ben hitting the road on constant interstate tour nights around the country at places like Ambar in Perth, Famous in Melbourne, Platinum on the Gold Coast as well as Empire in Brisbane, many of which Ben still holds regular guest spots at today.
In 2005 Ben was given his first Big Day Out Boiler Room set which is one of the most sought after festival gigs in the country. He followed this up playing the next 2 consecutive years each time playing to bigger and bigger crowds and supporting some of the biggest acts in the country. His festival sets were not just limited to the Big Day Out; Ben has been a regular at Good Vibrations Festival, We Love Sounds and Future Music Festival. 2006 saw Ben take out eighth place in the In The Mix Top 50 competition, and also ranked him at number five in NSW, which was testament to his constants fresh approach to new music, choosing to set musical trends rather than follow them. That year Ben embarked on a tour of Asia incorporating gigs in China and Thailand, and was extremely well received. This was backed up by two consecutive yearly tours of Europe including gigs in Ibiza, London, Edinburgh and Manchester.
Hosting local dance radio show Sunset on FBI was next on the agenda for Ben. Along side fellow DJ James Taylor, the pair has been one of the highlights of many a listeners Friday night with a variety of guests and cutting edge new music. Late 2008 and Ben was given a record breaking gig, playing the opening set at Australia’s first ever Sensation White Party on New Years Eve in Melbourne. The party broke the world record for the largest crowd at and indoor dance event.
Ben has since turned his hand to production and has been working in the studio with Tim Jirgenson. The pair has released tunes on Beatcode and Brown Eyed Boyz and still has an arsenal of unreleased material set for release this year. Their sound is very diverse incorporating minimal, tech house and techno but still keeping a solid groove. Their latest release Phone grabbing the attention of Hernan Catteneo, whom Ben was warming up for just recently at Sydney’s Likes of you party.
Proving his Diversity as a DJ also Ben has supported the follwining over the years: Sasha, Danny Howells, James Zabiela, Eric Morillo, Felix Da Housecat, UNKLE, Carl Cox, Steve Angello, Sebastian Ingrosso, Tocadisco, Justice, Soulwax, DJ T, Pig and Dan, MANDY, Freestylers, King Unique, Funkagenda, Desyn Masiello, Paolo Mojo, Joris Voorn, Oliver Hunteman, Stephan Bodzin, Jona, Lee Burridge, Chris Lake, Sebasten Leger, Laidback Luke, Tom Novy, DJ Hyper, Joey Negro, Sharam Jey, Moguai, Spencer Parker, Mark Knight, David Duriez , Kiko, Paul Woolford, Audio Fly, Dirt Crew, Mike Monday, Clive Henry, Kevin Griffiths, Zoo Brazil, Heidi, Ivan Smagge, Martijn TenVelden, Boyz Noise, Gene Farris, Paul Harris, MYNC Project, Cassius, Bob Sinclar, DJ Falcon, David Guetta, Joachim Gerraud, and Dimitri from Paris.
Ben has now grown into one of the most respected Dj..s currently frequenting the Australian dance scene, both by his peers and the expecting crowd. He currently holds down residencies at leading nights such as Lost Baggage and Locodisco, and top clubs Soho, Moulin Rouge, World Bar and the world famous Home nightclub.. Ben is indeed one to keep an eye on this summer
Excuse the spam..
Just thought you should know Make or Break is BACK!
This Saturday @ YU.
Last month we had over 1100 ppl partying with us and we hit capacity at MIDNITE!
SO get in EARLY to avoid disappointment and take advantage of James the Agwa Monkey and his cheap Agwa Bombs before MIDNITE!
Not to mention Sydney's finest djs:
Ben Morrs & James Taylor
Ember
Keli Hart
Crumbs in the Cupboard
Art Killers
Message me names for the guest list NOW!
Se you saturday :)
Sam!
Sorry i couldn't kick on to mega with you kids i had the king of all headaches, so i had to be a little girl and bail home. Happy birthday again bra! xx
