Ben Todd

Ben Todd

Cirque du Soleil

Originally from South Australia, Ben Todd began playing drums at the age of 3. Initially taught by his father, Ben is the third generation in a family of drummers. Ben has been touring for the past 10 years with Cirque du Soleil as a featured drummer in 3 different shows, œCorteo, œKooza and is currently the bandleader and drummer on œVOLTA. Prior to joining Cirque, Ben performed with a wide range of artists back in Australia, as well as playing in the pit orchestras for many musical theatre shows including the Australia/NZ tour of Cats, Miss Saigon and Grease. He has released several recordings as a composer and leader, and also runs his own online drum recording service, www.onlinesessiondrumtracks.com.

Ben Todd'S SETUP:

  1. 8” A Fast Splash / 10” Trashformer stack
  2. 18” A Custom Crash
  3. 17” A Custom Crash
  4. 14” Prototype K Fat Hats
  5. 8” A Custom Splash
  6. 10” A Custom Splash
  7. 17” K Custom Dark China / 9” Oriental Splash stack
  8. 20” K Custom Medium Ride
  9. 18” K Custom Hybrid Crash
  10. 19” K Custom Hybrid Crash

* May be prototype

Ben
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Ben Todd's
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  • WHAT INSPIRES YOU?

    Discovering new music I connect with, that I’ve never heard before always inspires me. Seeing other musicians working hard and succeeding also pushes me to continue to keep getting better.

  • WORDS OF WISDOM FOR THE NEXT GENERATION OF DRUMMERS

    Practice as much as you can when you have the time! As soon as you start performing or touring a lot, your practice time diminishes very quickly and it can be very challenging to maintain a routine.

  • FAVORITE ZILDJIAN CYMBAL/COMBO

    I have been using my 14” Prototype K Fat Hats on pretty everything for the past 8 years. They are so versatile and just work with so many different musical environments. I also love my 20” K Constantinople Medium Ride

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