Daniel Benyamin

Self-employed

Daniel Benyamin

Self-employed
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Biography

Whether solo, or with his bands SEA + AIR, Jumbo Jet – or lately as new drummer of San Franciscan 1970's post-punk legends Toiling Midgets, and as bassist of The Strokes producer Gordon Raphael's band – the idea of creating his own musical lava by blending multiple genres has been following Daniel Benyamin's music since his childhood days in the black forest countryside.

Listening to Bach's melancholic masterpieces in his parent's living room as well as obscure American wave bands (secretly, as rock music was forbidden at home), formed an excitement for creating unique music ever since.

By adding lo-fi folk, ambient and neo-classical music throughout the years, Daniel Benyamin soon got himself a reputation of being a slightly eccentric composer of intelligent pop songs. Having played over 2000 concerts in more than 35 countries, toured with artists such as Sufjan Stevens, Jose Gonzalez or Whitney Houston, he keeps up DIY idealism even though he sold tens of thousands of records, wrote over 350 songs, more than 10 major film soundtracks and even made it to the top 50 of the German album charts.

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