New York, NY

benny
conn

Start the band to bring out the instruments, then start the music. Hold and drag horizontally to play trombone. With the stage focused, hold Space or Enter and use the Left and Right arrow keys to change pitch. Release to stop your note.

Software, events,
and music.

I’m a software engineer and event producer in New York. I also play jazz trombone and lead the Benny Conn Big Band.

Now at Ambrook. Co-founder of Curation Events.

Selected work

On the screen. In the room. On the bandstand.

01 / Events & community

My event studio

A reason to
get together.

I co-founded Curation Events to make gatherings worth showing up for. From the first idea to the last guest, I bring the creative direction, people, and production together.

Guests exploring activity stations at the Spotify and Aetna wellness eventSpotify × Aetna / New York

Creative direction & event production

Spotify × Aetna

A corporate benefits fair reimagined as a wellness carnival. Hands-on activities, thoughtful food, and playful digital experiences gave people a reason to participate.

guests
400
budget
$25k
on-site staff
20
vendors
10
Inside the event
Guests and musicians gathered for the first jazz night at AmbrookJazz at Ambrook / New York

Monthly community programming

Jazz at Ambrook

I started a monthly jazz night at Ambrook, where I work. The first evening brought 140 people together around live music, and gave us a reason to do it again.

at the first night
140
ongoing series
Monthly
The full room at the ticketed Gig App launch in WilliamsburgGig App × Curation / Williamsburg

Ticketed launch & organic outreach

Gig App launch

For my first event with Curation Events, I brought 120 people to a ticketed Gig App launch in a rented Williamsburg bar. All attendance came through organic outreach, filling the venue to its 120-person capacity.

venue capacity filled
120 / 120
organic outreach
100%
See the app behind it

Concept & pre-production

Chobani

Developed concepts and production plans for a series of $250k Chobani events, with approval to source vendors and finalize budgets.

Explore the proposals

02 / Software & products

On GitHub

Ideas with
infrastructure.

I’m a software engineer at Ambrook. My work spans backend systems, full-stack products, and tools for creative communities. I like making the complicated parts work so people can get on with theirs.

Gallery's art-sharing website

Backend Software Engineer II

Gallery

Social platform for sharing and discovering art.

Go / GraphQL / PostgreSQL / Redis

Gig App wordmark

Founder & Engineer

Gig App

Full-stack platform for gigging musicians.

Go / React Native / Next.js / PostgreSQL

Also buildingJetside Maintenance coordination for business aviation.An early chapterMinecraft Plugins Java & Kotlin tools used by thousands of servers.

Where software meets live music

A personal assistant for your tour.

Explore a one-tour pilot

03 / Music & the bandstand

All recordings
Benny playing trombone with a jazz ensemble at Smalls
A different kind of conversation. / Live at Smalls

Always room
for a solo.

I play jazz trombone and lead the Benny Conn Big Band, rooted in bebop and swing. Music is a part of my life that keeps finding its way into everything else I do.

A few things to listen to

More from the band

Get in touch

Let’s talk.

For opportunities and collaborations in software, events, and music.