Ben Folds is a Nashville-based singer-songwriter, pianist, and composer whose career across three decades spans piano-driven alt-rock, chamber pop, and orchestral performance, making him one of the most recognized and reliably compelling live artists available for college concert series, performing arts centers, and symphony pops engagements. As the co-founder and frontman of Ben Folds Five, Folds helped define the sound of the late 1990s with albums like "Whatever and Ever Amen" before building an acclaimed solo catalog that reached its latest chapter with "What Matters Most" in 2023. Beyond recording, Ben Folds has collaborated with Sara Bareilles, Regina Spektor, and William Shatner, authored the 2019 memoir "A Dream About Lightning Bugs: A Life of Music and Cheap Lessons," and spent four seasons as a judge and mentor on NBC's "The Sing-Off." He tours regularly with symphony orchestras across North America, delivering performances that blend sharp wit, virtuosic piano playing, and an easy rapport with audiences ranging from college campuses to concert halls. With three decades of catalog depth and a live show that works across venues and demographics, Ben Folds is a strong and proven booking for university events, corporate entertainment, festival lineups, and arts organization programming.
