His early career as a grime artist led to collaborations with Skepta, Meridian Dan, JME and Frisco and many more, with support on radio stations KISS100, BBC 1xtra and TV stations FLAVA TV and CHANNEL AKA. During his time studying at the University of West London, Benny worked with producers P2J, Prince Rapid, Skott Summerz, Cee Figz, ZDOT and Param Truth.
His successful music collaborations led Benny to release his own songs as a singer. His song ‘Crying’ gained him a nomination for Best Male and Best R&B at the 11th annual UMA awards. Benny took a break from music in 2014 due to health and though a tough time in his career. He spent the better part of it working with disabled children in schools and community centres. Benny states ‘It was the young people helping and healing me more than I was helping them. They taught me patience, empathy, and humility’.
Benny returned to music in 2010 and has now released 7 Eps. He began writing production music because it allows him to think outside the box and embrace the fullness of his musical gifts. He enjoys the imagination and visual element of production music. In his own words “I get to be a child again, I get to go wild with my imagination”. Benny is currently writing music for TV, Film, Advertisement with Mediatracks UK, is an ambassador for the FAC and Next Stage, and was recently supported by Help Musicians/MOBO Awards.
