Benjamin Sturley
Composer | Storyteller | Musician | Creative Collaborator
ben@benjaminsturley.com
+1-313-844-1419
Highland Park, Los Angeles, CA
FILMOGRAPHY HIGHLIGHTS
Scored the Netflix international hit documentary SEASPIRACY, reaching the top 10 in 50 countries, and #1 in over 30 countries
Scored the Jeff Tremaine-directed Paramount+ show NÖTHIN’ BUT A GOOD TIME, The Uncensored Story of ‘80s Hair Metal
Scored the original music for the MTV Films / Gunpowder & Sky mini-series SOMETIMES WHEN WE TOUCH for Paramount+
Scored the Wondery original series THE LESSER DEAD, starring Minnie Driver, Jack Kilmer, Danny Huston
Scored the 2024 Audible Original Series THE KING OF THE PESO, starring Harvey Guillén
Scored over 40 independent and short films, garnering countless festival awards and nominations
I’ve written music that has appeared in over 500 programs across the world on all networks and streamers.
MUSICIAN HIGHLIGHTS
Touring & session bassist & bandleader for Selena Gomez, Liz Phair, Noah Cyrus, Rachel Platten, and many others.
Recent tours include Liz Phair’s 30th anniversary of Exile in Guyville tour, Katy Perry’s Witness Tour (with Noah Cyrus), Selena Gomez’s Revivial World Tour
Performed as bassist & bandleader on over 15 TV shows with various artists, including Saturday Night Live, Fallon (3x), Seth Meyers, The Today Show, Good Morning America, Ellen, and more.
Co-Produced Sony’s LOST IN MUSIC Sessions for Noah Cyrus (2018)
Co-Produced Liz Phair’s ‘Only Love’ for Lena Dunham’s ‘The C-Word’ podcast (2019)
BIO
Benjamin Sturley is an accomplished composer and musician in Los Angeles, California. Originally raised and educated in Detroit, Michigan, Ben is highly experienced in orchestral and jazz composition, and all forms of pop, rock, and electronic music.
Ben has scored countless films, TV shows and all media, including SEASPIRACY (Netflix 2021), NÖTHIN’ BUT A GOOD TIME (Paramount+ 2024), THE KING OF THE PESO (Audible Original 2024), and has composed music for ABC, NBC, CBS, FOX, HBO, Netflix, Hulu, Amazon, MTV, VH1, VICE, NatGeo, Discovery, A&E, History Channel, PBS, and more. As a musician, Ben has also toured as bassist and bandleader for Selena Gomez, Liz Phair, Noah Cyrus, and many others.
Benjamin’s abilities as a multi-instrumentalist, his fluency with large-scale orchestrations, combined with his talents in pop and rock compositions, electronic music and synthesis, and his abilities in cutting-edge production techniques have given him an advantage few others can boast in film and TV scoring.
