A musician by profession, Benji Cachia, otherwise known as ‘Banjo Rancho’, has been practicing, studying and performing for over 20 years. He has played alongside and shared the stage with some huge artists including, Pete Lockett, John butler, Plini, Fernando Hernandez (original drummer of queens of the stone age) Gutrie Govan, Dry the river and Delta Sleep. As a passionate teacher of percussion and music, Benji offers both one-to-one and group classes to people of all ages and levels. In the past 20 years he has established a strong network of collaborators in the music industry. This includes award winning musician Pete Lockett, named one of the most versatile and prolific percussionists in the world with whom he has played and organised rhythm workshops with. Since 2015, Benji also plays a significant role as a music leader and assistant with Opening Doors (a performing arts establishment for adults with disabilities). He supports those with mental or physical challenges to express themselves freely through the language of music. As leader of ‘The Ranch’ – a high-powered, colourful, contemporary and experimental jazz band – Benji has toured extensively both locally and throughout Europe performing music from 3 established studio albums that he wrote and co-wrote alongside other bands, such as, nosnow/noalps. Being no stranger to organising music events, he has hosted weekly jam sessions encouraging beginners to advanced musicians to play together for the past 10 years. These jam sessions have become iconic Summer events for many of the musicians on the island of Malta.