Podcast appearances and mentions of Ben Wilkins

In this week's show, Ray catches up with Ben Wilkins, Editor of Kiwi Rider magazine to hear all about his summer riding adventures.

Laughers, enjoy funny moments and discover the power of music, charity and community with key figures from VOICE, a nonprofit musical organization in Harrisonburg, Virginia. Listen as our special guests, Misty Newman and Ben Wilkins, share the story of this organization, founded in 2008. Find out about how they create beautiful melodies for a noble cause, hosting bi-annual concerts and donating all proceeds to local nonprofits. Discover how they have significantly helped 20+ organizations, becoming a beacon of hope for the community. Journey into the behind-the-scenes workings of VOICE, how they pick songs, themes, and nonprofits for their concerts. Listen as Misty and Ben share their passion for helping and the joy in singing together. Learn about the adaptability of VOICE during the  pandemic. Find out how you can be part of VOICE as a singer, musician, supporter, or beneficiary. Explore the role of their combo bands, adding depth and adding instrumentation and liveliness enriching the cohesive sound of their performances. Dive into what to expect with VOICE's December Concert, Winter Night Sky. Uncover how it benefits the Blue Ridge Foster Love, a nonprofit whose mission to support and destigmatize the foster experience for children. Plus, find out the steps involved in picking beneficiaries and share this episode with other musical artists, nonprofits and community minded people who may want to connect with VOICE! This is a heartwarming episode filled with stories, touching moments and laughter you won't want to miss. Cheers! VOICE Ensemble Website:  www.blackboxleadership.com Facebook: facebook.com/VOICEensemble/ Instagram: @voice_ensemble Email: voice@voiceensemble.org Laughers, enjoy the award-winning delicious PrePOPsterous Gourmet Popcorn! Physical Location: 400 N Main St, Bridgewater, VA  Website: https://www.prepopsterous.com/  Discount promo code: LAUGH15  To learn more about X2 Comedy & Buy Tickets visit: https://www.x2comedy.com/ Facebook & Instagram: @x2comedy

IN this week's show, we bring you Ben Wilkins' first impressions of the brand-new Suzuki GSX-8S from kiwi Rider magazine. Go to KiwiRider.co.nz for more.

Anne Braden was raised to be a Southern belle. Instead she became a revolutionary who helped to shape the self-understanding of the entire civil rights movement. Ben Wilkins put together a collection of her writings and speeches, and joins Adam to discuss. ✦ ABOUT ✦The Valley Labor Report is the only union talk radio show in Alabama, elevating struggles for justice and fairness on the job, educating folks about how they can do the same, and bringing relevant news to workers in Alabama and beyond.Our single largest source of revenue *is our listeners* so your support really matters and helps us stay on the air!Make a one time donation or become a monthly donor on our website or patreon:TVLR.FMPatreon.com/thevalleylaborreportVisit our official website for more info on the show, membership, our sponsors, merch, and more: https://www.tvlr.fmFollow TVLR on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheValleyLab...Follow TVLR on Twitter: @LaborReportersFollow Jacob on Twitter: @JacobM_ALFollow TVLR Co-Creator David Story on Twitter: @RadiclUnionist✦ CONTACT US ✦Our phone number is 844-899-TVLR (8857), call or text us live on air, or leave us a voicemail and we might play it during the show!✦ OUR ADVERTISERS KEEP US ON THE AIR! ✦Support them if you can.The attorneys at MAPLES, TUCKER, AND JACOB fight for working people. Let them represent you in your workplace injury claim. Mtandj.com; (855) 617-9333The MACHINISTS UNION represents workers in several industries including healthcare, the defense industry, woodworking, and more. iamaw44.org (256) 286-3704 / organize@iamaw44.orgDo you need good union laborers on your construction site, or do you want a union construction job? Reach out to the IRONWORKERS LOCAL 477. Ironworkers477.org  256-383-3334 (Jeb Miles) / local477@bellsouth.netThe NORTH ALABAMA DSA is looking for folks to work for a better North Alabama, fighting for liberty and justice for all. Contact / Join: DSANorthAlabama@gmail.comIBEW LOCAL 136 is a group of over 900 electricians and electrical workers providing our area with the finest workforce in the construction industry. You belong here. ibew136.org Contact: (205) 833-0909IFPTE - We are engineers, scientists, nonprofit employees, technicians, lawyers, and many other professions who have joined together to have a greater voice in our careers. With over 80,000 members spread across the U.S. and Canada, we invite you and your colleagues to consider the benefits of engaging in collective bargaining. IFPTE.org Contact: (202) 239-4880THE HUNTSVILLE INDUSTRIAL WORKERS OF THE WORLD is a union open to any and all working people. Call or email them today to begin organizing your workplace - wherever it is. On the Web: https://hsviww.org/ Contact: (256) 651-6707 / organize@hsviww.orgENERGY ALABAMA is accelerating Alabama's transition to sustainable energy. We are a nonprofit membership-based organization that has advocated for clean energy in Alabama since 2014. Our work is based on three pillars: education, advocacy, and technical assistance. Energy Alabama on the Web: https://alcse.org/ Contact: (256) 812-1431 / dtait@energyalabama.orgThe Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union represents in a wide range of industries, including but not limited to retail, grocery stores, poultry processing, dairy processing, cereal processing, soda bottlers, bakeries, health care, hotels, manufacturing, public sector workers like crossing guards, sanitation, and highway workers, warehouses, building services,  and distribution. Learn more at RWDSU.infoThe American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) is the largest federal employee union proudly representing 700,000 federal and D.C. government workers nationwide and overseas. Learn more at AFGE.orgAre you looking for a better future, a career that can have you set for life, and to be a part of something that's bigger than yourself?   Consider a skilled trades apprenticeship with the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades. Learn more at IUPAT.orgUnionly is a union-focused company created specifically to support organized labor. We believe that providing online payments should be simple, safe, and secure.  Visit https://unionly.io/ to learn more.Hometown Action envisions inclusive, revitalized, and sustainable communities built through multiracial working class organizing and leadership development at the local and state level to create opportunities for all people to thrive. Learn more at hometownaction.orgMembers of IBEW have some of the best wages and benefits in North Alabama. Find out more and join their team at ibew558.org ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Coach Ben Wilkins joins Luke Gromer to discuss taking over a program and being a first-time head coach! Film for Coaches Workshop: ⁠⁠FilmforCoaches.com⁠⁠ Mentorship Program Interest: ⁠⁠Click here⁠⁠ Get the FREE Podcast Notes: ⁠⁠⁠⁠CuttingEdgeCoach.com/podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠ Get access to the 2022 Summer Coaching Series: ⁠⁠⁠⁠SummerCoachingSeries.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ About Ben Wilkins: Coach Wilkins is the head coach men's basketball coach at Seton Hill University. He was formerly the associate head coach for Army men's basketball. Connect with Coach Wilkins: Twitter: ⁠@CoachBenWilkins⁠ Connect with us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠@CECoaching_⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠@LukeGromer⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠info@cuttingedgecoach.com

Coach Ben Wilkins joins Luke Gromer to discuss taking over a program and being a first-time head coach! Film for Coaches Workshop: ⁠FilmforCoaches.com⁠ Mentorship Program Interest: ⁠Click here⁠ Get the FREE Podcast Notes: ⁠⁠⁠CuttingEdgeCoach.com/podcast⁠⁠⁠ Get access to the 2022 Summer Coaching Series: ⁠⁠⁠SummerCoachingSeries.com⁠⁠⁠ About Ben Wilkins: Coach Wilkins is the head coach men's basketball coach at Seton Hill University. He was formerly the associate head coach for Army men's basketball. Connect with Coach Wilkins: Twitter: @CoachBenWilkins Connect with us: ⁠⁠⁠@CECoaching_⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠@LukeGromer⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠info@cuttingedgecoach.com

Join me for another brand new episode of Riding The Pine! On today's new show, I'm joined by a fantastic guest who has worked his way through the coaching world to find himself in his first ever head coaching position, current head coach for the Seton Hill men's basketball team Coach Ben Wilkins (2:09-34:30)! Coach Wilkins and I dive into his career in the coaching world and what got him interested in wanting to be a coach, his time at Army as an assistant and what his experience was like coaching at a military academy, this past season at Seton Hill and what it was like being the head coach of a program for the first time in his college coaching career and so much more! Intro: 0:00-2:08Interview w/ Coach Ben Wilkins: 2:09-34:30Outro: 34:31-35:35

In this week's episode, we take a ride on a beast of the 90s. The Suzuki GSX-R1100 from 1990. The story was written by Ben Wilkins, from Kiwi Rider Magazine 2022 Nov Vol:2 https://www.kiwirider.co.nz/mag/0934211001667861695/p74   This episode of Kiwi Rider Podcast is brought to you by Shiny Side Up, Back for 2023, with physical events all over the country in Feb and March, check out Shinysideup.co.nz for dates and venues.

“Gaslit” is one of the best miniseries of the past year, and it has been rewarded with Emmy nominations for Kazu Hiro, the gifted Japanese-born makeup artist who transformed Sean Penn into former Attorney General John Mitchell… cinematographer Larkin Seiple, whose credits include this year's indie darling Everything Everywhere All at Once…sound rerecording mixers John W. Cook II and Ben Wilkins, who articulate why creating authentic sound effects make a crucial difference to the film as a whole and their expert audio colleagues Stefani Feldman and Kevin Buchholz,  Leonard and Jessie value this opportunity to go behind the scenes and talk to such creative collaborators.

This week we were blessed to be joined by Ben Wilkins, the head coach at Seton Hill University. Listen as he talks about his journey from his early days as a manager at N.C. State and how we built his way up through the coaching world. Coach Wilkins talks about his time at Army before becoming a Division II head coach! Coach Wilkins gives great advice on building a program, networking for yourself, and how to prepare yourself for the next level. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Coaching Journey Problem Solving Community Service Individual and Team Impact methods Change Teamwork Backfiring Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association Website: www.wisbca.org Twitter: https://twitter.com/WisBCA Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wisbca/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Wisconsin-Basketball-Coaches-Association-188909991139925 Sideline Interactive: Website: www.sidelineinteractive.com Dr. Dish: Website: https://www.drdishbasketball.com/ JustAgame Fieldhouse: Website: www.Justagamefieldhouse.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/billy-kegler7/support

Coach Ben Wilkins of Army Men's Basketball joins Luke Gromer on the Cutting Edge Coaching Podcast Sign Up for the Coaching Zoom with Coach Wilkins: Topic: How Army MBB Develops Leaders (and you can too) Sign Up: https://www.cuttingedgecoach.com/offers/WxM9fD4t Luke & Ben discuss: What it's like coaching at West Point, How to be intense but not emotional when delivering tough feedback, Telling players the truth, Bonding with players, And more! Get the Podcast Notes: CuttingEdgeCoach.com/podcast Learn more or Sign Up for the next Cohort: cuttingedgecoach.com/cohorts Sign Up or Join the Waitlist for a Book Club: CGTBookClubs.com About Ben Wilkins: Coach Wilkins is the Associate Head Coach for the Army Men's Basketball Program at West Point. He has nearly 20 years of college basketball coaching experience, and he's been at West Point since 2016 where he helped Head Coach Jimmy Allen amass the most wins in the first four years for a coach since Coach K was there. Connect with Ben Wilkins: Twitter: @CoachBenWilkins Connect with us: @CECoaching_ @LukeGromer luke@cuttingedgecoach.com Sign Up/Access the Replay of the Coaching Zoom with Doug Lemov & Stu Singer: Topic: Getting Tactics, Technique, and Psychology to Transfer Get the Replay: https://www.cuttingedgecoach.com/offers/DsiLLj32

Coach Ben Wilkins of Army Men's Basketball joins Luke Gromer on the Cutting Edge Coaching Podcast Sign Up for the Coaching Zoom with Coach Wilkins: Topic: How Army MBB Develops Leaders (and you can too) Sign Up: https://www.cuttingedgecoach.com/offers/WxM9fD4t Luke & Ben discuss: What it's like coaching at West Point, How to be intense but not emotional when delivering tough feedback, Telling players the truth, Bonding with players, And more Get the Podcast Notes: CuttingEdgeCoach.com/podcast Learn more or Sign Up for the next Cohort: cuttingedgecoach.com/cohorts Sign Up or Join the Waitlist for a Book Club: CGTBookClubs.com About Ben Wilkins: Coach Wilkins is the Associate Head Coach for the Army Men's Basketball Program at West Point. He has nearly 20 years of college basketball coaching experience, and he's been at West Point since 2016 where he helped Head Coach Jimmy Allen amass the most wins in the first four years for a coach since Coach K was there. Connect with Ben Wilkins: Twitter: @CoachBenWilkins Connect with us: @CECoaching_ @LukeGromer luke@cuttingedgecoach.com Sign Up/Access the Replay of the Coaching Zoom with Doug Lemov & Stu Singer: Topic: Getting Tactics, Technique, and Psychology to Transfer Get the Replay: https://www.cuttingedgecoach.com/offers/DsiLLj32

Today Ben Wilkins is here for the April Public Health Newscast so we're Chewing Over the recent NICE Pain guidelines and the implications of them. What does it mean for MSK practice and beyond to move away from pharmaceutical interventions and what do we need to do to support therapists and patients to move in that direction? Your lunchtime daily show 12:30-13:00 with Jack Chew chatting about whatever is topical. Usually healthcare and education, occasionally current affairs, always honest.

Late last year, Editor of Kiwi Rider Magazine, Ben Wilkins, headed south for a massive roadie. Taking in all of the big names in adventure riding the South Island has to offer.  This is a long episode, but we didn't want to cut Ben short on what is truly an epic ride. Enjoy!

Today Ben Wilkins is here for our monthly MSK Public Health Newscast! Andrew Power from Swim England is also joining us to discuss swimming for health and Sport England's new strategies as discussed on last month's show. The global social prescribing alliance has now been launched so we will be giving our thoughts on all things social prescribing too in a jam packed 30 mins! Your lunchtime daily show 12:30-13:00 with Jack Chew chatting about whatever is topical. Usually healthcare and education, occasionally current affairs, always honest.

From Clinton, South Carolina, Rick is joined by Radford University Assistant Basketball Coach, Donny Lind, to talk about what's next for the Highlanders. Later on, they are joined by West Point Assistant Basketball Coach, Ben Wilkins. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hot on the heels of TherapyLive we have decided to release the recording of the first session in the "MSKR Room". It is a fascinating discussion between Moderator Emma Salt, Graeme Wilkes, Ben Wilkins, John Etherington and Sarah Hazzard. They cover so much ground, propose solutions and get in to the weeds with regards to COVID-19 Rehab. If you missed out on TherapyLive you can buy the whole conference for the tiny price of £0.68p a session here Follow MSKR on twitter @MSKReform and the team @TPMPodcast Check out the new Physio Matters website which has untold numbers of goodies and loads more to come!

If three royal children won't go to sleep, the dragons will be sent in!This is a picture book by Ben Wilkins. You can read along with this story at Storyberries.com by clicking here.The story is read by the author Ben Wilkins himself!

Hello and welcome to another episode of Kiwi Rider Podcast.In this week's show, Mat and Ray are joined by Boris Mihailovic, Rodney O'Connor and Ben Wilkins to investigate the question "Have we reached Peak motorcycle?"

Part 3 of ‘AI for Good’, a four-part series exploring how some of Britain’s brightest entrepreneurs are using artificial intelligence to solve some of the world’s biggest problems. THIS EPISODE Jordi Fernandez, CEO of BeneTalk (starts 00:51) Ben Wilkins, CEO of Good Boost (starts 19:00) Akshat Kulkarni, CEO of OrxaGrid (starts 36:30) This series was produced in partnership with Microsoft UK and the Social Tech Trust. All of our guests were part of Microsoft UK’s AI for Good programme, in partnership Social Tech Trust. Follow the conversation with #AIforGood FIND OUT MORE BeneTalk: benetalk.com BeneTalk explainer video: youtu.be/gRjVBC_bWlI Stamma's resource library: stamma.org/resources BeneTalk's study with the University of Reading: stamma.org/benetalk-device-study Good Boost: goodboost.org What does a Good Boost session look like? youtu.be/hrFx_ov5lNI OrxaGrid: orxagrid.com Clean energy technologies threaten to overwhelm the grid. Here’s how it can adapt. (Vox): bit.ly/2Zn0yWU How the UK's energy grid will cope with the electric car revolution (WIRED): https://bit.ly/3bMhadu Microsoft UK’s AI for Good programme, in partnership with the Social Tech trust: microsoft.com/en-gb/business/ai-for-good/ Social Tech Trust website: socialtechtrust.org GET IN TOUCH Questions? Comments? Fiery feedback? We’d love to hear from you! Drop us an email at wcn@granttree.co.uk FIND US ONLINE For the latest updates, and even more content, make sure you follow us online! Twitter: @wcnpod Instagram: @wcnpod

Guest 4 - Scout Ben Wilkins of HockeyProspect.com shares his perspective on Jake Neighbours, Braden Schneider, Ridley Greig, Ozzy Weisblatt, Kaiden Guhle, Carter Savoie, Matt Benning and Ethan Edwards.

As a new flextension begins and the Brexit deadline extends to 31 January our experts discuss whether businesses should continue to focus on this moment in time, or begin to embrace a Brexit as Usual approach. Host, Emily Khan, is joined by Constitutional expert, Caroline Turnbull Hall, Katy Wallace, who works with our clients on their response to Brexit and Ben Wilkins, an expert in the people and organisation impacts of Brexit.

Born and raised in Ontario, Ben Wilkins moved to Montreal, Quebec, at the age of eighteen to study music at McGill University. He majored in Classical Trumpet and soaked up whatever he could regarding composition, arranging, singing, theory and jazz harmony – spending countless nights sneaking into the piano studios afterhours to write songs. Upon graduation, Wilkins received a scholarship to study Mandarin in China, and spent the better part of a year at the Shanghai Conservatory of Music and the Beijing Language and Culture University. In 2008, he returned to Montreal to perform locally and at colleges and clubs in the north-eastern U.S. Shortly after, he was approached by Pascal Shefteshy, an acclaimed engineer and producer working for famous producer Pierre Marchand (Sarah McLachlan, Rufus Wainwright) to record an album. They got to work, and then just as their limited budget was running out, Marchand announced that he was going to India for three months, leaving the door to his studio open and Wilkins and Shefteshy in the position to record an album without compromise. Wilkins' first independent release "Back Of My Head EP", was featured on NPR's All Things Considered and prominently featured on the NPR music website as “Piano Pop, Beautifully Arranged”. The single reached a top 50 position after only a few weeks of tracking on commercial radio and stayed in the charts for more than twenty weeks. His second single, “Through To You" was launched to radio stations across Quebec with impressive results, hitting top 10 adult contemporary, reaching 6th position for 5 consecutive weeks. Ben Wilkins debut self-titled album, signed to Milagro Records, was released in stores across Canada on October 18th, 2011. The album has since received rave reviews from Le Journal de Montreal, Le Soleil, Le Devoir, and was featured as a favorite by both Archambault, Renaud-Bray and HMV – and was in the top ten albums of 2012 according to Icon Fetch, and 98.5 FM - Montreal's most listened to radio station. Wilkins was scouted by S.L. Feldman & Associates and toured through Quebec and Ontario – headlining theaters and opening for artists such as David Usher, Eric Lapointe, Cowboy Junkie, Matthew Good, and Kim Mitchell. He was named in the top 5 favorite arts in the Chicoutimi Jazz and Blues Festival and his various live formats, be it a band of seven, a trio or solo, have been very well received by audiences and critics alike. Wilkins collaborated with James Di Salvio on The Garden, Bran Van 3000’s fourth album writing string and brass arrangements and singing lead on the track entitled “This Day”. He wrote vocal and string arrangements on 2010 Juno nominee Misstress Barbara's upcoming album, and has been writing arrangements, co-songwriting and producing for local Montreal artists consistently since 2010. Ben Wilkins was awarded the Emerging Artist Sound Recording Grant from FACTOR (The Foundation Assisting Canadian Talent on Recording) for production and marketing of his sophomore album. He also received the Sound Production grant from Cirque du Soleil. He also received Canada Council of the Arts grant to individuals to study songwriting at the Songwriting School of Los Angeles where he studied under Rob Seals, Ryan Toby, and Phil Cody. His sophomore album entitled All From Hello, was well received by the press and radio in Canada and online media sources. Shortly after its release he was given a residency at The Hotel Cafe in Hollywood. He released three music videos in support of the album with the help of FACTOR (The Foundation Assisting Canadian Talent on Recording) and had an album feature and video cameo by Bonnie Pointer of the Pointer Sisters. Ben Wilkins is currently based in Los Angeles and has produced music for Sophie Ann, Sofia Zorian, Brigitte Bertrand, Jupiter Deluxe Tube, Alan Roy Scott, Alicyn Packard, Chloe Agnew, Siena Pinney, Alex Thériault, among others. He has just released a collection of solo piano compositions in 2019 and is working on his third solo studio album.

In this episode, we discuss the key people and immigration issues that businesses should be considering in their Brexit planning and highlight some of the practical actions that can be taken now. To discuss these topics, Gaenor Bagley is joined by Ben Wilkins, People and Organisation Partner at PwC UK, and Katrina Cooper, Director in our Immigration practice.

Born and raised in Ontario, Ben Wilkins moved to Montreal, Quebec, at the age of eighteen to study music at McGill University. He majored in Classical Trumpet and soaked up whatever he could regarding composition, arranging, singing, theory and jazz harmony – spending countless nights sneaking into the piano studios afterhours to write songs. Upon graduation, Wilkins received a scholarship to study Mandarin in China, and spent the better part of a year at the Shanghai Conservatory of Music and the Beijing Language and Culture University. In 2008, he returned to Montreal to perform locally and at colleges and clubs in the north­eastern U.S. Shortly after, he was approached by Pascal Shefteshy, an acclaimed engineer and producer working for famous producer Pierre Marchand (Sarah McLachlan, Rufus Wainwright) to record an album. They got to work, and then just as their limited budget was running out, Marchand announced that he was going to India for three months, leaving the door to his studio open and Wilkins and Shefteshy in the position to record an album without compromise. Wilkins' first independent release "Back Of My Head EP", was featured on NPR's All Things Considered and prominently featured on the NPR music website as “Piano Pop, Beautifully Arranged”. Shortly after, the single reached a top 50 position after only a few weeks of tracking on commercial radio and stayed in the charts for more than twenty weeks. His second single, “Through To You" was launched to radio stations across Quebec with impressive results, hitting top 10 adult contemporary, reaching 6th position for 5 consecutive weeks. Ben Wilkins debut self­titled album, signed to Milagro Records, was released in stores across Canada on October 18th, 2011. The album has since received rave reviews from Le Journal de Montreal, Le Soleil, Le Devoir, and was featured as a favorite by both Archambault, Renaud­Bray and HMV – and was in the top ten albums of 2012 according to Icon Fetch, and 98.5 FM ­ Montreal's most listened to radio station. Wilkins was scouted by S.L. Feldman & Associates and toured through Quebec and Ontario – headlining theaters and opening for artists such as David Usher, Eric Lapointe, Cowboy Junkie, and Matthew Good. He was named in the top 5 favorite arts in the Chicoutimi Jazz and Blues Festival and his various live formats, be it a band of seven, a trio or solo, have been very well received by audiences and critics alike. Wilkins collaborated with James Di Salvio on The Garden, Bran Van 3000’s fourth album writing string and brass arrangements and singing lead on the track entitled “This Day”. He wrote vocal and string arrangements on 2010 Juno nominee Misstress Barbara's upcoming album, and has been writing arrangements, co-writing songs and producing for local Montreal artists consistently since 2010. Ben Wilkins was awarded the Emerging Artist Sound Recording Grant from FACTOR (The Foundation Assisting Canadian Talent on Recording) for production and marketing of his sophomore album All From Hello. He also received the Sound Production grant from Cirque du Soleil as well as the grant to Individual Artists from the Canada Council of the Arts. Ben parted ways with Milagro records in 2014 and started his own label called Midnight Train Records. He has since been active in the Los Angeles music scene writing and producing with local artists. All From Hello was released on March 31st 2015.

Born and raised in Ontario, Ben Wilkins moved to Montreal, Quebec, at the age of eighteen to study music at McGill University. He majored in Classical Trumpet and soaked up whatever he could regarding composition, arranging, singing, theory and jazz harmony – spending countless nights sneaking into the piano studios afterhours to write songs. Upon graduation, Wilkins received a scholarship to study Mandarin in China, and spent the better part of a year at the Shanghai Conservatory of Music and the Beijing Language and Culture University. In 2008, he returned to Montreal to perform locally and at colleges and clubs in the north­eastern U.S. Shortly after, he was approached by Pascal Shefteshy, an acclaimed engineer and producer working for famous producer Pierre Marchand (Sarah McLachlan, Rufus Wainwright) to record an album. They got to work, and then just as their limited budget was running out, Marchand announced that he was going to India for three months, leaving the door to his studio open and Wilkins and Shefteshy in the position to record an album without compromise. Wilkins' first independent release "Back Of My Head EP", was featured on NPR's All Things Considered and prominently featured on the NPR music website as “Piano Pop, Beautifully Arranged”. Shortly after, the single reached a top 50 position after only a few weeks of tracking on commercial radio and stayed in the charts for more than twenty weeks. His second single, “Through To You" was launched to radio stations across Quebec with impressive results, hitting top 10 adult contemporary, reaching 6th position for 5 consecutive weeks. Ben Wilkins debut self­titled album, signed to Milagro Records, was released in stores across Canada on October 18th, 2011. The album has since received rave reviews from Le Journal de Montreal, Le Soleil, Le Devoir, and was featured as a favorite by both Archambault, Renaud­Bray and HMV – and was in the top ten albums of 2012 according to Icon Fetch, and 98.5 FM ­ Montreal's most listened to radio station. Wilkins was scouted by S.L. Feldman & Associates and toured through Quebec and Ontario – headlining theaters and opening for artists such as David Usher, Eric Lapointe, Cowboy Junkie, and Matthew Good. He was named in the top 5 favorite arts in the Chicoutimi Jazz and Blues Festival and his various live formats, be it a band of seven, a trio or solo, have been very well received by audiences and critics alike. Wilkins collaborated with James Di Salvio on The Garden, Bran Van 3000’s fourth album writing string and brass arrangements and singing lead on the track entitled “This Day”. He wrote vocal and string arrangements on 2010 Juno nominee Misstress Barbara's upcoming album, and has been writing arrangements, co-writing songs and producing for local Montreal artists consistently since 2010. Ben Wilkins was awarded the Emerging Artist Sound Recording Grant from FACTOR (The Foundation Assisting Canadian Talent on Recording) for production and marketing of his sophomore album All From Hello. He also received the Sound Production grant from Cirque du Soleil as well as the grant to Individual Artists from the Canada Council of the Arts. Ben parted ways with Milagro records in 2014 and started his own label called Midnight Train Records. He has since been active in the Los Angeles music scene writing and producing with local artists. All From Hello was released on March 31st 2015.

Today we caught up with Ben Wilkins, a design technologist building systems at Airbnb. We dig into what it takes to build design systems, coding as prototyping, the current world of design tools, and so much more.

Sophie Levine has been singing almost since she could talk. Growing up in Studio City CA, she studied multiple genres, especially musical theatre. In her growth as a musician, Sophie discovered a passion for songwriting and playing piano. She realized and developed her pop/classic rock style after studying at Berklee College of Music. After Berklee, Sophie returned to California to explore her musical aspirations. In attending the Songwriting School of Los Angeles, she found a place where she could truly grow as an artist. Recently, she has written toplines for other artists, done session work as a singer, and collaborated with various songwriters. Her new EP was co-produced by Canadian writer/producer Ben Wilkins. Sophie lives once again in Studio City with her beloved dogs, Marcel and Luigi, who sometimes provide background vocals. She will soon be starting her own YouTube channel and playing original songs around the Los Angeles area.

Sophie Levine has been singing almost since she could talk. Growing up in Studio City CA, she studied multiple genres, especially musical theatre. In her growth as a musician, Sophie discovered a passion for songwriting and playing piano. She realized and developed her pop/classic rock style after studying at Berklee College of Music. After Berklee, Sophie returned to California to explore her musical aspirations. In attending the Songwriting School of Los Angeles, she found a place where she could truly grow as an artist. Recently, she has written toplines for other artists, done session work as a singer, and collaborated with various songwriters. Her new EP was co-produced by Canadian writer/producer Ben Wilkins. Sophie lives once again in Studio City with her beloved dogs, Marcel and Luigi, who sometimes provide background vocals. She will soon be starting her own YouTube channel and playing original songs around the Los Angeles area.

Canadian singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Ben Wilkins is back with his sophomore album, All From Hello. Still intact is his keen sense for melodic hooks and lush arranging. But, this time around, Wilkins has steered things in a definite soulful direction. He’s released the new disc on his own Midnight Train Records, which even includes a guest vocal from former Pointer Sister, Bonnie Pointer. We discuss the writing and recording process, along with Wilkins’ decision to relocate to the States, and why you really should hear his music on CD and not mp3’s.

Signum University opens its doors and invites you to sit in on Lecture 3 of the new Creative Writing program. Listen in on instructor Ben Wilkins as he discusses the creation of compelling characters.

You’d never think a young singer/songwriter could make such a classic-sounding album. Ben Wilkins hails from Canada and has just released his self-titled debut album, a combination of his melodic piano work and soaring tenor, augmented by strings, horns and lush background vocals – all adding up to a record that sounds like it could’ve come out in 1973. Wilkins has a knack for writing hook-laden songs that integrate vibrant pop with soulful R&B with a sprinkling of jazz. Icon Fetch talks to the up and coming talent about the circumstances that led to having literally unlimited recording time in a top-notch studio, where his influences come from, and the making of the clever video for his song “Through To You.”