Ben Cato
Snares

Ben is a music educator and composer based out of Cincinnati, Ohio. Growing up in the Texas music scene, Ben performed in award winning concert and marching bands with multiple appearances at Midwest, TMEA, BOA San Antonio Finals, and UIL Texas Finals. Ben marched with Cavaliers, Crossmen, Redline Indoor and Gateway Indoor and earned a Bachelor's in Music from TCU. He has worked with multiple BOA Grand National and Texas UIL Finalist programs including Flowermound High School, Cedar Ridge High School, and Waxahachie High School, and been involved with drum corps and WGI percussion across many groups as battery coordinator and snare tech including Guardians DBC, Vigilantes Indoor Percussion, Crossmen, and Redline Indoor where he currently teaches. Ben is a published percussion composer and spends his time writing, teaching at MyCincinnati as the current percussion TA, and hanging out with his family and 6 cats.