Viennese musician Ben Leven impresses with musical diversity and touching lyrics. His songs are often thoughtful, but always look forward and create a positive mood. The choruses stay in your ears and invite you to sing along. The debut album „What Lies Behind“, relea- sed in 2018, underlines his multifaceted nature. Leven describes it like this: „Charismatic pop songs meet driving beats, atmospheric guitars meet wide choirs - hand-made and real. In my tracks, Peter Gabriel, U2 and Sting meet for brunch while Ed Sheeran and Mark Knopfler swap guitars.“ We can hear these impressive artists in Leven‘s music, but make no mistake: Ben Le- ven has a sound all his own. With both the arrangements of his songs and his enormous stage presence, he delivers im- pressive stage performances. This is not least due to his characteristic voice together with soulful and energetic guitar playing.