Benjamin Greaves, originally from Toowoomba, was a student of Peter Wilson and Mary Nemet. Further studies were undertaken with Carmel Kaine, Oleh Krysa, Wanda Wilkomirska, Paul Roczek and Rudolph Coleman among others at the Qld Conservatorium and Australian National Academy of Music in Melbourne while on full scholarship.  He has performed in masterclasses for Lord Yehudi Menuhin, and Maxim Vengerov. He has broadcast on ABC, as a solo recitalist and as a member of both Collusion. He has released a CD with Collusion through Move records, In depth. He has performed on a casual basis with The Queensland Orchestra; for such seasons as Australian Ballet seasons, Paris Opera Ballet Seasons, the Maestro and Classics series. A regular at festivals and as a freelance with Musica Viva Countrywide, Bangalow, Brisbane, Queensland, X, Bonyi, with the Southern Cross Soloists,  the Australian Rock Orchestra, Il Divo, Evocations, InC, Restrung, plus Tyalgum among others. In 2008 and 2009 Ben toured QLD/NSW for Musica Viva Countrywide. Ben also perform with the quartets Four Elements and Tulipwood String Quartet. Since 2007 Greaves has performed for Musica Viva Australia's In Schools program, performing live music for up to 20 000 primary school aged children Queensland and Australia wide. He is also a presenter for Musica Viva’s Musician in the classroom.

Ben’s interest as a musician performing live music for dance has seen him perform with live dancers in the following productions. With Elise May and Andrew Corey in Callesthesia; and with director Karlo Bran and circus performers Leah Reutens, both for Collusion’s Evocations Series at the Brisbane Powerhouse.  Ben has also worked in close association with choreographer/dancer Gareth Belling on several occasions, having performed for Collusion’s 2008 Subscription Series and for several of Gareth's creations. 

He recently received an Arts Qld professional development grant, travelling to the Czech Republic in 2011 to work closely with musicians Solomia Soroka, Daniela Souckova, Frantisek Soucek, Kirsten Yon, Jiri Zigmund and Rodney Friend.

As an undergraduate student Ben was a recipient of the Westpac Scholarship, the Ronald Clifford Davis Prize, Creative Sparks Scholarships among other bursaries.  He has toured internationally to Europe and China with the Australian Youth Orchestra, was concert-master of the Conservatorium Symphony on several occasions; performed chamber music with renowned pianist Piers Lane  and studied in master-courses with both the Takacs and Australian String Quartets while a member of the regional touring String Quartet 2.24.