{"id":1601,"date":"2021-12-04T12:45:22","date_gmt":"2021-12-04T12:45:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/varusdrums.com\/artistes\/ben-wirjo\/"},"modified":"2025-04-11T16:11:38","modified_gmt":"2025-04-11T16:11:38","slug":"ben-wirjo","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/varusdrums.com\/fr\/artistes\/ben-wirjo\/","title":{"rendered":"Ben Wirjo"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kb-row-layout-id1601_efd47a-ed > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id1601_efd47a-ed > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id1601_efd47a-ed > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);max-width:var( --global-content-width, 1290px );padding-left:var(--global-content-edge-padding);padding-right:var(--global-content-edge-padding);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 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class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Ben Wirjo<\/strong> est un batteur am\u00e9ricain actuellement install\u00e9 \u00e0 Valence, en Espagne. Avec plus de 20 ans d&#8217;exp\u00e9rience de jeu, le portefeuille de Ben s&#8217;\u00e9tend sur presque tout le spectre : du jazz, rock et funk, \u00e0 la pop, country et percussions rudimentaires de marche.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00c0 l&#8217;\u00e2ge de 7 ans, il commence \u00e0 apprendre des influences comme Joe Morello, Buddy Rich, Max Rox et migre rapidement vers d&#8217;autres influences comme John Bonham, Mitch Mitchell et Billy Cobham. Apr\u00e8s avoir jou\u00e9 dans des groupes scolaires de jazz et symphoniques, Ben a commenc\u00e9 \u00e0 jouer dans des groupes de tambours de comp\u00e9tition tels que le Jersey Surf Drum and Bugle Corps et United Percussion, o\u00f9 il a \u00e9t\u00e9 finaliste du championnat mondial de Drum Corps International et finaliste du championnat mondial en salle de WGI.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column1601_1be9d9-4f > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column1601_1be9d9-4f > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column1601_1be9d9-4f > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column1601_1be9d9-4f > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column1601_1be9d9-4f{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column1601_1be9d9-4f > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column1601_1be9d9-4f > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column1601_1be9d9-4f inner-column-2\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/varusdrums.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/BEN-WIRJO-bio.jpg\" alt=\"BEN WIRJO bio\" class=\"wp-image-1152\" srcset=\"https:\/\/varusdrums.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/BEN-WIRJO-bio.jpg 500w, https:\/\/varusdrums.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/BEN-WIRJO-bio-300x210.jpg 300w, https:\/\/varusdrums.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/BEN-WIRJO-bio-64x45.jpg 64w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Varus Drums - Ben Wirjo \u2018s new Custom Deluxe kit\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pBdeChQhYHY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id1601_c9b13e-d8 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id1601_c9b13e-d8 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id1601_c9b13e-d8 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);max-width:var( --global-content-width, 1290px );padding-left:var(--global-content-edge-padding);padding-right:var(--global-content-edge-padding);padding-top:25px;padding-right:25px;padding-bottom:25px;padding-left:25px;grid-template-columns:repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));}.kb-row-layout-id1601_c9b13e-d8 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id1601_c9b13e-d8 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id1601_c9b13e-d8 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id1601_c9b13e-d8 alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-2-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top kb-theme-content-width\">\n<style>.kadence-column1601_6f9c74-d0 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column1601_6f9c74-d0 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column1601_6f9c74-d0 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column1601_6f9c74-d0 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column1601_6f9c74-d0{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column1601_6f9c74-d0 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column1601_6f9c74-d0 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column1601_6f9c74-d0 inner-column-1\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">En 2004, Ben a rejoint le groupe de rock progressif Imbala de Philadelphie o\u00f9 il a pu fusionner tous les diff\u00e9rents styles de son portefeuille pendant 7 ans. Il a atteint son apog\u00e9e avec Imbala lorsqu&#8217;ils ont remport\u00e9 le Jersey Shows Battle of the Bands en 2010. Il s&#8217;est ensuite install\u00e9 en Chine en 2011 et a jou\u00e9 dans divers groupes de reprises et groupes pop originaux compos\u00e9s de membres venant des quatre coins du globe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">En 2017, Ben a d\u00e9m\u00e9nag\u00e9 \u00e0 Valence, en Espagne, o\u00f9 il a pu rejoindre le groupe country-bluegrass-folk Badlands. Depuis qu&#8217;il a rejoint le groupe, il a jou\u00e9 dans de grands festivals de musique internationaux tels que le Mad Cool Festival, le Sonorama Ribera, le Festival Cultura Inquieta et Montgorock. L&#8217;ann\u00e9e suivante, en 2018, il est recrut\u00e9 pour jouer avec le groupe folk-indie-rock Junior Mackenzie. En 2019, il est recrut\u00e9 par le groupe de rock futuriste valencien Johnny B. Zero. Aujourd&#8217;hui, il tourne et enregistre avec ces trois groupes. 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