Ben Wallace (He/Him)

I write music! Brooklyn based composer/copyist.
Pianist/arranger for @disco_cactus
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[Ben Wallace (He/Him) @DrThrex]

TONIGHT! We're playing a show at Central Michigan University! Tune in at 7:30pm EST to catch our set! @disco_cactus

https://t.co/zly7yVGmbX

[Ben Wallace (He/Him) @DrThrex]

IT'S HAPPENING!!!
Tomorrow we go on tour for the first time with DiscoCactus!! We're hitting up Philly, NYC, Boston, and Maine! Click the link below to get your tickets now!

[DiscoCactus 🌵 @disco_cactus]

IT'S TOUR WEEK! Philadelphia PA, New York NY, Cambridge MA, and Sanford ME. If you're in any of these areas, these shows MUST not be missed! Let's get our pedal to the metal (on the & of 2) and blast off to first place, it's the Blue Shell Tour!

[Ben Wallace (He/Him) @DrThrex]

This is Bin Ja Ja, blessed little siblings of Alexandria. He just wants to keep the park clean for everyone to enjoy. He's trying his best. The Bin of Resolve will take your cans and bottles. The Bin of Reason will take all other recyclables. Be nice to them ❤️#FFXIV #Dawntrail

[Ben Wallace (He/Him) @DrThrex]

IT'S FINALLY HERE!!

Our 2nd studio album is live on bandcamp today! We poured our absolute everything into this one and we think it's our best work yet. Get ready to have your heartstrings tugged and your face melted off. Download your own Cactus today!

[DiscoCactus 🌵 @disco_cactus]

*NEW MUSIC ANNOUNCEMENT*

D.L.C. (Down-Loadable Cactus), our second studio album, is out TODAY! This is some of our best work to date - we reached deep into our various mind-palaces and mind-lesser-fiefdoms to engineer six truly genre-defying works for this one. Link below!

[Ben Wallace (He/Him) @DrThrex]

New Project Announcement! We will be recording one of a kind vinyl records at @leestavall this summer! Each track will be recorded straight onto vinyl, uniquely for you, in one take! Click below to pre-order your track of choice!

[DiscoCactus 🌵 @disco_cactus]

What up Cactoids! We've got another exciting announcement for you all today: we're going to be hitting the studio at @leestavall on June 28th to record a number of unique vinyl records, cut and pressed in real time, *exclusively* for YOU! How it works below: (1/4)

[Ben Wallace (He/Him) @DrThrex]

OH BOY OH BOY! We're playing another show next month in Brooklyn and we've an absolute deluge of new tracks to show off. Be prepared to have a rave of a good time ;)

[DiscoCactus 🌵 @disco_cactus]

Live show announcement - DiscoCactus is coming back to Brooklyn!

Catch us at Shapeshifter Lab on Sunday, January 28th! This is *the* chance for the NY-area folks to catch the new material we've been cooking up, so do not delay and grab a ticket at the link below!!!

[DiscoCactus 🌵 @disco_cactus]

Boston! It's your LAST CHANCE to get tickets online (they're more expensive at the door) so get em while they're hot! We're playing TOMORROW NIGHT at The Middle East in Cambridge, MA with @magdanbrass and Lenny's Funk Club at 7pm!

[Ben Wallace (He/Him) @DrThrex]

UWAH!! Our second album is coming out soon! Go pre-order it down below and also check out our newest music video FEAR THE OLD FUNK out on Youtube now!

[DiscoCactus 🌵 @disco_cactus]

New video, AND NEW ALBUM ANNOUNCEMENT!! Check out our very spoopy music video “Fear the Old Funk,” featuring music from #BloodborneKart & #Bloodborne. Pre-order our album DLC and get this track today! But first, get scared out of your PANTS by our new vid (link below)

[Ben Wallace (He/Him) @DrThrex]

We've got a new music video premiering soon! Come revel in the glory of The Old Funk with us \o/

[DiscoCactus 🌵 @disco_cactus]

NEW VIDEO today! It’s spooky scary Halloween time, which means it’s time for a spoopy music video. Don’t miss the premiere of “Fear the Old Funk,” featuring music from #BloodborneKart & #Bloodborne, in collaboration with BBK composer @TheNobleDemon! Live at 12pm EDT, link below!

[Ben Wallace (He/Him) @DrThrex]

Soon...

[DiscoCactus 🌵 @disco_cactus]

10/30/23

[Ben Wallace (He/Him) @DrThrex]

EXCITE! We are making our Boston debut on December 12th playing with the incredible @magdanbrass! Get your tickets now!

https://t.co/azE3OPZ5Zs

[DiscoCactus 🌵 @disco_cactus]

LIVE SHOW ANNOUNCEMENT - we're hitting the stage with @magdanbrass! You might not have known you needed this collab, but we're here to tell you that yes, you do

Dec. 12th at The Middle East in Cambridge MA - doors @ 7pm, more details at the ticket link below! GRAB YOUR TIX ASAP

[Ben Wallace (He/Him) @DrThrex]

Eyyyy, super pumped to be joining @vgmjamseshnyc with @disco_cactus for a show at OS NYC next month! Come for the food, stay for the jams, and embrace the chaos!

[VGM Jam Sessions NYC @vgmjamseshnyc]

We’re back with the next monthly VGM Jam session in NYC! This month, we'll be featuring the absolutely killin @disco_cactus !

Hope to see you there!

[Ben Wallace (He/Him) @DrThrex]

I'm a bit late to blasting about this, but we're playing tonight at @CuttingRoomNYC!! Like, momentarily! Come get your tickets to see @disco_cactus play some shenanigans. Come cry, laugh, WEEP, eat, converse, introspect, do your taxes?, and dance with us tonight!

[DiscoCactus 🌵 @disco_cactus]

Been rehearsing all week for our show at @CuttingRoomNYC this Friday night (tomorrow)! Can't wait to kick off our show with @TheNobleDemon's BBKart music again 🤘 Tickets available here!: https://t.co/GCTL1nj2p7

[Ben Wallace (He/Him) @DrThrex]

Getting hype for @the8bitbigband!!!

[Ben Wallace (He/Him) @DrThrex]

Thank you all for coming to our @disco_cactus show last night! It was such a thrill to perform for you all!!! And we hope you enjoyed slam jamming with us ;)

[Ben Wallace (He/Him) @DrThrex]

SOON

[DiscoCactus 🌵 @disco_cactus]

Three hours til showtime and you BET it's time for another hot rehearsal clip 🔥 Can't wait to rock out with 20+ musicians on the @MAGFest Mainstage at 10:20pm! Say hi to us at the Rock Island Meet & Greet directly afterwards!

[Ben Wallace (He/Him) @DrThrex]

TONIGHT AT @MAGFest!!!! @disco_cactus is playing the mainstage at 10:20pm and there will be SHENANIGANS

[Ben Wallace (He/Him) @DrThrex]

OH BOY! See you all for our big show at MAGFest this year!
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Expect Shenanigans ;)

[DiscoCactus 🌵 @disco_cactus]

To all our fans and friends attending @MAGFest this year: our show will be on Thursday January 5th, 10:20pm, on the main stage! We'll be ringing in the first official night of MAG with some tight grooves, special guests, and good vibes. Don't miss it!

[Ben Wallace (He/Him) @DrThrex]

@Zedd just released a documentary about the massive Clarity Concert I had the pleasure of working on last October! Watch below for some behind the scenes! (And also thank you again to Zedd and co. for having me, this show was a blast to work on \o/) https://t.co/HlTVGhN8cs

[Ben Wallace (He/Him) @DrThrex]

Weeee'reeeee baaaaaaack!!!

[MAGFest @MAGFest]

Our next performer cruising to the main stage of Super MAGFest 2023 are veritable titans of improv VGM, @disco_cactus! They're back with a madcap blend of styles that transform songs from video games of today and yesteryear that will leave you wanting more kinetic, frenetic fun.