Ben Watt is a UK musician, DJ, and record producer, best known as one half of the duo, Everything but the Girl. He lives with his spouse and creative partner Tracey Thorn in North London. The couple have twin daughters born in 1998 and a son born in 2001.

In 1998 Ben Watt established the London deep house Sunday club and compilation series, "Lazy Dog" with Jay Hannan. Lazy Dog attracted a cult following all over the world. Its main regular twice-monthly venue was the tiny Notting Hill Arts Club in west London. Moving away from EBTG's mainstream eclecticism and into club-oriented dance music production, Ben also turned out an accompanying string of dancefloor remixes for Sade, Sunshine Anderson, Zero 7, Maxwell, Meshell Ndegeocello and Sandy Rivera. Lazy Dog ended on May 16 2003 with a farewell closing party at their second home, The End, in central London.


In April 2003 Watt launched his own independent record label, "Buzzin' Fly". Buzzin' Fly Records is recognised as a leading-edge imprint in the world of deep House and Techno, fostering the careers of young producer-DJs such as Justin Martin, Mademoiselle Caro & Franck Garcia and Rodamaal. Home to Watt's own club productions ('Lone Cat', 'Pop A Cap In Yo' Ass' with Estelle) it has also drawn defining work from remixers such as Ame, Radio Slave, Charles Webster and John Tejada. Best Breakthrough Label, House Music Awards, 2004. Runner-Up Best British Label, DJ Magazine Awards, 2007 & 2008.


From 2002-2005 as part-owner-founder of new West London nightclubs Neighbourhood and Cherry Jam, Watt orchestrated the music policy and image of both venues, helping establish their reputation at the forefront of the capital’s club scene. Under his creative direction Cherry Jam's intimate surroundings hosted underground club nights as well as the Libertines' first official debut show, art exhibitions and the long-running spoken word night, Book Slam. At Neighbourhood, Watt brought in artists such as Groove Armada, the Rough Trade Records 25th Anniversary, the inaugural House Music Awards and a string of international DJs to guest at his own in-house nights until his resignation in June 2005.


Now a central figure on London's club scene, Watt DJs regularly all over the world. In 2007 he also launched a sub-label of Buzzin' Fly called Strange Feeling Records, a home to alt-indie. First signings have been the critically acclaimed Copenhagen band, Figurines, and the Hugarian trio The Unbending Trees based around the speak-singing and poetic lyrcism of vocalist/writer, Kristóf Hajós. He also hosts a weekly radio show, the Buzzin' Fly Radio Show, on the Kiss Network with several internet restreams and global syndications.


Watt's autobiographical book, Patient (Penguin, 1996), details his battle with a rare life-threatening auto-immune disease (Churg-Strauss syndrome). It was shortlisted for the Esquire Non-Fiction Award 2006 and was a Sunday Times Book Of The Year (2006) and a New York Times Notable Book of The Year (2007). It has been since been translated into Spanish and Swedish.