Ben found his way to Nashville after spending his adolescent years playing in dive bars, or anywhere that would listen. After landing his first publishing deal in 2021 with hit-songwriter Hillary Lindsey’s Hang Your Hat Music, a creative joint venture with Concord music, Chapman has since landed outside cuts with artist like Brent Cobb, The Steelwoods, Shelby Lynne, Colby Acuff, Flatland Cavalry, Meg McRee, Drake White, Muscadine Bloodline, Elvie Shane, Erin Enderlin, Corey Smith, Paul Cauthen, and Jordan Fletcher.

Inspired by the honky-tonk influence of Waylon Jennings and the genre-blending enterprises of The Grateful Dead, Chapman released his debut project Make The Night Better in March of 2022 exhibiting “not only his strength as a candid storyteller but also his poise as a quickly emerging artist” (American Songwriter). Produced by publisher-turned-producer Jake Gear, the debut record found support from radio channels like WMOT and SiriusXM’s Outlaw Country as well as Spotify’s Indigo playlist, Fresh Finds: Folk, Apple Music’s New Music Daily, Country Risers, and beyond. The debut was well-received, with a slew of acts adding Ben to their shows including Flatland Cavalry, Marshall Tucker Band, Joshua Ray Walker, William Clark Green, Muscadine Bloodline, The Cadillac Three, and Corey Smith.