Songwriting and Production:
-Night Run
-Corduroy Sun
-A Common Year

Production:
-Daniel Cooper

Picking up the bass guitar provided an outlet for this angsty Midwest teenager on the north side of Indianapolis. Big sleeps soon studied music in Bloomington at Indiana University where he shared stages with The Main Squeeze and Umphrey's McGee. It was here he also fostered his love of progressive rock by playing with the Gentle Shades, Wonderbitch (now Yatte), Purple Rain, Three Story Hill, the Warring Heavens, Oculus and Ocean Grown.

Soon after flocking to Boulder, Colorado for its prosperous jam scene, big sleeps found himself on the road with Technicolor Tone Factory, Evanoff, Legato and A-Mac and the Height in addition to performing along Colorado's front range with Earth Juice, Slippery When Wet, and Taco Cat. Big sleeps has performed with or alongside Snarky Puppy, Corey Henry, Robert Randolph, Cut Chemist, Chali 2na, Goose, Garaj Mahal, Dopapod, Ghost Light, Big Something, Kick the Cat, The Magic Beans, Consider the Source and many others.

After the pandemic cut his tour with Envy Alo short, big sleeps found himself revisiting his J Dilla, DJ Shadow, Portishead, and Erykah Badu influences by producing dark and dreamy lo-fi hip-hop, neo-soul and R&B in his bedroom. His debut single "checkmate" released in 2023 features great friend, vocalist and coach Raven Jane of Sugar Nova and Frobot. Subsequent tracks and a full-length LP are set to drop in 2024.

Hi, my name is Ben Johnston AKA DJ Neb (ula).I’m 32 years young and I play the bass guitar, the drums, I enjoy making awesome tunes with Ableton/my bass guitar, and I live in the front range of beautiful Colorado. Follow if you like my music.

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