Ben Holst is a 20+ year veteran of the music and audio industry, working his way to producer & independent business owner, award-winning sound designer/audio mixer, and consummate music professional from humble beginnings as Brendan O’Brien’s latte wrangler. Ben co-founded Tunewelders in 2008, and has since shaped its perennial growth with consistent execution of both performance and deliverable.

His deep and well rounded body of work demonstrates a skill and ease behind the console as well as in front of a mic. He works extensively in television, providing dialogue recording (FX’s Archer), soundtrack engineering (OWN’s Greenleaf), and custom music composition (AMC Networks’s Hap and Leonard +Comedy Central’s Brickleberry). He also collaborated with Donald Glover (Childish Gambino) on an arrangement for the show Atlanta’s season two “Choir” promo.

He’s built an impressive resume in advertising, creating custom music for Baskin- Robbins, PGA, Atlanta Braves / Hawks / Falcons and CNN while also providing sound design and audio branding for those same clients as well as Toyota, Ford, and Porsche. Ben’s commercial music and sound design work has earned several Addy awards, including the Braves’ 2012 This Is Why We Chop and 2016 Mr. Hugs campaigns, Krystal’s 2015 Stupid Good campaign, and Doritos "Goat 4 Sale" Superbowl spot. He prides himself on bridging the gap between the suits and creatives.

Ben’s performance credits include guitar and upright bass for renowned violinist Bobby Yang, guitarist for Michelle Malone, pedal steel for Avery Sunshine and current guitarist, pedal steel, and mandolinist for Atlanta band Quiet Hounds. He is an accomplished multi-instrumentalist and has lent his talents in the recording studio on recordings too numerous to list.