Ben Grossman

Ben Grossman is a Canadian hurdy-gurdy player, percussionist, composer and improviser.

Grossman's first solo album, Macrophone was released in 2007 and features a unique two CD form for simultaneous, aleatoric playback.

[3] Grossman has studied hurdy-gurdy with Valentin Clastrier, Matthias Loibner, Maxou Heintzan, and Simon Wascher.

He currently focuses on his efforts in applying the hurdy-gurdy to early, traditional, experimental and ambient music.

His goal is to explore the wide range of sound possibilities of this acoustic synthesizer.