Journalist/Musician/Producer
The Hot Biscuits Recording Company
BEN SANDMEL is a New Orleans-based journalist, folklorist, drummer, and producer. His published work includes numerous liner notes and articles, a book about zydeco, a Michelin travel guide to New Orleans, and a forthcoming biography of R&B singer Ernie K-Doe entitled The Emperor of New Orleans. Sandmel has produced and played on albums including Boogie Bill Webb’s Drinkin’ & Stinkin’, and The Hackberry Ramblers’ Grammy-nominated Deep Water. He produces the oral history/interview stage at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival.