Oakland-based DJ Ben Gill aka "Party Ben" has joined Pandora as Lead Curator-Programmer -Electronic-Dance.

Best known for his mashups, remixes, and radio shows via LIVE 105's "Sixx Mixx" and 99.7 NOW's "House Nation," Ben will be fine tuning the El/ectronic/Dance music library, programming genre stations, providing marketing and cultural guidance, plus advocating for initiatives that grow the presence within the EDM ecosystem at the service.