Ben Aqua

Ben Aqua&#39;s unique brand of genre-bending hyperpop electronic music productions and DJ sets gained notoriety in the early 2010s with their viral <a href="spotify:artist:0hCNtLu0JehylgoiP8L4Gh" data-name="Nicki Minaj">Nicki Minaj</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:6vWDO969PvNqNYHIOW5v0m" data-name="Beyoncé">Beyoncé</a>, and <a href="spotify:artist:2NdeV5rLm47xAvogXrYhJX" data-name="Ciara">Ciara</a> bootleg club edits. In 2011, Ben produced a series of warehouse parties in Austin and created the experimental club music label <a href="spotify:playlist:6tkoc1zy60Mb0GpQ1DNGkl" data-name="#FEELINGS">#FEELINGS</a>, which helped launch the careers of <a href="spotify:artist:7w29UYBi0qsHi5RTcv3lmA" data-name="Björk">Björk</a> collaborators <a href="spotify:artist:2X3e2rDdxibDfJGv0CwS7A" data-name="Rabit">Rabit</a> and <a href="spotify:artist:7o2Y6TQr9B0ynZGhUDAkyj" data-name="Lotic">Lotic</a>.

From 2011-2014, Ben released several singles and remixes for <a href="spotify:artist:2Tz1DTzVJ5Gyh8ZwVr6ekU" data-name="STRFKR">STRFKR</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:57anmI1X2hXWPrNagFdzZr" data-name="YACHT">YACHT</a>, and <a href="spotify:artist:1U0FaHAc4fcwQcYEJFgkm9" data-name="Balmorhea">Balmorhea</a>, plus a production for <a href="spotify:artist:3AA28KZvwAUcZuOKwyblJQ" data-name="Gorillaz">Gorillaz</a> collaborator <a href="spotify:artist:5Tz4zMiRWqiQVAymWZz99a" data-name="Zebra Katz">Zebra Katz</a>&#39;s &#34;Red River.&#34; In 2014, Ben released their debut full-length album, &#39;<a href="spotify:album:09DhKGlbNpGnavQyCxJMMx" data-name="Virtual Anticipation">Virtual Anticipation</a>&#39;. Later that year, Ben produced a Resident Advisor podcast featuring like-minded artists <a href="spotify:artist:5a2w2tgpLwv26BYJf2qYwu" data-name="SOPHIE">SOPHIE</a> and <a href="spotify:artist:335TWGWGFan4vaacJzSiU8" data-name="A. G. Cook">A. G. Cook</a> from PC Music. The mix&#39;s unusually bright, hyperpop aesthetic quickly garnered much controversy within the club music scene, and it was named FACT Magazine&#39;s Mix of the Week.

Ben spent the next few years producing remixes for <a href="spotify:artist:2UwJRAgSOi1zcLkvUNc8XL" data-name="Anamanaguchi">Anamanaguchi</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:6pNgnvzBa6Bthsv8SrZJYl" data-name="Hatsune Miku">Hatsune Miku</a>, and <a href="spotify:artist:1T6Em6UJ7pSdgXw5V72YHr" data-name="TT The Artist">TT The Artist</a>, as well as the collaborative single &#34;<a href="spotify:artist:7eUyfu8UkKgwhTZP2lgnjb" data-name="ANARCHY">ANARCHY</a>&#34; with Ary Waarnar from Anamamaguchi. In 2018, Ben&#39;s song &#34;<a href="spotify:track:3tY1tjUXyFKOlAFIEapQwV" data-name="Reset Yourself">Reset Yourself</a>&#34; was featured in Apple’s “Shot on iPhone” ad campaign and their <a href="spotify:artist:5R7K1GezC0jy24v1R2n4x3" data-name="Fischerspooner">Fischerspooner</a> remix was released on <a href="spotify:artist:45gUc6C9pBNX1XOCACRi3H" data-name="Ultra Music">Ultra Music</a>. Ben&#39;s music has also been featured by <a href="spotify:artist:5he5w2lnU9x7JFhnwcekXX" data-name="Skrillex">Skrillex</a>&#39;s Nest HQ, Mad Decent, Interview Magazine, The Creators Project, VICE, Dummy Mag, FADER, and BUTT.