Ben Wagner

Ben Wagner is an award-winning singer/songwriter in Nashville, TN by way of New Berlin, WI. He was named first place in the Great American Song Contest, top ten in the NSAI/CMT Song Contest, and recently had his song Turn featured on Netflix's Virgin River.

Wagner has played a lot of shows: everywhere from colleges, bars, living rooms, churches and opening for major acts like Jerrod Niemann and Green River Ordinance. He performs with no set lists and his acoustic guitar. He weaves together original music, popular songs, stories, and crowd banter.

In 2017, Ben went down to Nashville and found himself in a conversation with a former Joe Cocker producer at a bar. Ben received a referral and spent much of 2017 driving back and forth from Nashville to record with producer Quinn Redmond (Stephen Day, Sawyer). Ben's debut album Midwestern Comfort was released in June 2018.

After spending a few years on the road, Ben's plans were halted in 2020 along with the rest of the world. He began writing everyday in his Nashville apartment and later started recording an album with producer Noah Needleman (Brett Young, Allen Stone). Ben Wagner will be releasing a single every month in 2021 as part of his new project INNER STATE.