Benjamin Easley is a music educator, clinician, consultant, instrumentalist, conductor, designer, composer, & arranger based in Nashville, TN. He most recently served as the founding Director of Bands at Nolensville HS. Prior to starting Nolensville Band, Easley served as Associate Band Director at Berkner HS in Richardson, TX, where his concert ensembles achieved the UIL Sweepstakes Award & the Mighty Ram Band performed his original compositions & arrangements as a UIL 5A State Marching Contest Finalist & multiple Bands of America Regional Championships.

Under his leadership, live ensemble performances have included appearances at the 49th Annual Gospel Music Association Dove Awards, ABC World News Tonight With David Muir, Chicago St. Patrick’s Day Parade, multiple Nissan Stadium halftimes for the Tennessee Titans, the Lincoln Memorial, the American Museum of Natural History, & the Tennessee Bandmasters Association Hall of Fame Concert at the 64th Annual TMEA Professional Development Conference.

Honored as a four-time CMA Music Teacher of Excellence, Manilow Music Teacher Award winner, School Band & Orchestra Magazine’s “50 Directors Who Make a Difference,” 2018-2019 Nolensville HS Teacher of the Year, National Band Association’s Citation of Excellence, & member of Phi Beta Mu, Easley graduated summa cum laude with a BM in Trombone Performance, MM in Instrumental Conducting, MM in Music Education, & MM in Music Theory Pedagogy from Southern Methodist University. His primary professional mentors include Dr. Jack Delaney, John Kitzman, Ray Conklin, Lynne Jackson, Brian Merrill, & Frank Troyka.

Active as a national adjudicator, clinician, consultant, composer, & arranger, Easley designs for high school & college marching band programs through his innovative business concept, Stadium Sounds. He currently serves on the board of TMEA as State Band Chair. Easley resides in Nolensville, TN with his wife, Sarah, & their daughters, Ella (11) & Harper (9).