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|birth_name= Benjamin Benstead |
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| birth_place=[[London]], United Kingdom<ref>{{Cite web|title= Financial Times|url=https://www.ft.com/content/4c23351c-957e-11e8-95f8-8640db9060a7|access-date=2021-03-21|website=www.ft.com}}</ref> |
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| years_active=1998–present |
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| timeslot = Thursday |
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'''Benjamin Benstead''', known professionally as '''Benji B''', is a British [[Disc jockey|DJ]], [[Radio personality|radio presenter]], and [[record producer]]. A longtime [[BBC Radio]] producer and presenter, he has presented a weekly show on [[BBC Radio 1]] since 2010 that highlights an eclectic mix of hip-hop, [[Rhythm and blues|R&B]], and [[electronica]]. In 2018, he was appointed music director of [[Louis Vuitton]] by [[Virgil Abloh]], having previously consulted for [[Kanye West]] and fashion brands like [[Celine (brand)|Celine]]. |
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'''Benji B''' is a [[Great Britain|British]] [[DJ]] and [[radio]] presenter. He presents a weekly radio show on [[BBC Radio 1]] in the 1{{nbsp}}am{{snd}}3{{nbsp}}am slot Wednesday nights / Thursday mornings previously inhabited by [[Mary Anne Hobbs]]. He also previously presented a weekly radio show called Deviation on [[Couleur 3]] a national Swiss radio station.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.musicweek.com/story.asp?storyCode=1042442§ioncode=1 |title=Benji B moves to Radio 1 |publisher=Music Week |date=2010-09-06 |accessdate=2012-06-04}}</ref> |
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He is a co-producer on Kanye West's track "[[Fade (Kanye West song)|Fade]]" from ''[[The Life of Pablo]]''. |
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== Early life == |
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Benjamin Benstead was born in London to a composer and former dance teacher.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|title=DJ Benji B|url=https://www.ft.com/content/4c23351c-957e-11e8-95f8-8640db9060a7|url-status=live|access-date=2021-03-21|website=Financial Times|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180901114417/https://www.ft.com/content/4c23351c-957e-11e8-95f8-8640db9060a7 |archive-date=1 September 2018}}</ref> He was raised between [[North London]] and [[South London]], and attended the [[Hendon School]] until he was sixteen. He completed his [[A-Levels]] while working at [[Kiss (UK radio station)|Kiss FM]] on the weekends.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web|title=BENJI B|url=https://www.i-p.world/phoebe-lovatt-benji-b|access-date=2021-03-21|website=IP By Phoebe Lovatt}}</ref> As a child, he played saxophone and was in a [[gamelan]] ensemble, before becoming interested in DJ culture through [[pirate radio]].<ref name=":3" /> |
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== Career == |
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Benji B began his professional career in 1995 when, at age sixteen, he began producing [[Gilles Peterson]]'s WorldWide radio program on [[Kiss (UK radio station)|Kiss FM]] and later worked as a producer under [[Jez Nelson]];<ref name=":4" /> he moved to [[BBC Radio 1]] with WorldWide in 1998. He joined [[BBC Radio 1xtra]] as a presenter when the station launched in 2002.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Benji B|url=https://www.amsterdam-dance-event.nl/en/artists-speakers/benji-b/5704/|access-date=2021-03-21|website=ADE}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Soar|first=Sophie|date=2018-11-12|title=How I Became... Music Director for Louis Vuitton Menswear|url=https://www.businessoffashion.com/articles/workplace-talent/how-i-became-music-director-for-louis-vuitton-menswear|url-status=live|access-date=2021-03-21|website=The Business of Fashion|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210117083608/https://www.businessoffashion.com/articles/workplace-talent/how-i-became-music-director-for-louis-vuitton-menswear |archive-date=17 January 2021}}</ref> In September 2010, Benji B began presenting on Radio 1, taking over the 1am–3am slot Wednesday nights / Thursday mornings previously inhabited by [[Mary Anne Hobbs]];<ref name=":1">{{cite web|date=2010-09-06|title=Benji B moves to Radio 1|url=http://www.musicweek.com/story.asp?storyCode=1042442§ioncode=1|accessdate=2012-06-04|publisher=Music Week}}</ref> later, his show Deviation<ref>{{cite journal|last=C|first=Scott|year=2006|title=Devious deviant|url=http://www.montrealmirror.com/2006/092806/music3.html|url-status=dead|journal=[[Montreal Mirror]]|publisher=Communications Gratte-Ciel Ltée|volume=22|issue=15|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110116013118/http://www.montrealmirror.com/2006/092806/music3.html|archivedate=16 January 2011|accessdate=2010-08-11|ref=scott2006|df=dmy-all}}</ref> began simulcasting to 1xtra and the [[BBC Asian Network]]. He also previously presented a weekly radio show called of the same name on [[Couleur 3]], a national Swiss radio station.<ref name=":1" /> |
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In 2007, he founded the London [[Nightclub|club night]] Deviation.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Collins|first=Hattie|date=2016-04-14|title=benji b breaks down the secret of deviation's success|url=https://i-d.vice.com/en_uk/article/xwdkkw/benji-b-breaks-down-the-secret-of-deviations-success|access-date=2021-03-21|website=i-D}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Crate Diggin': Celebrating 10 years of Deviation with Benji B - fabric blog|url=https://www.fabriclondon.com/blog/view/crate-diggin-celebrating-10-years-of-deviation-with-benji-b|access-date=2021-03-21|website=fabric london}}</ref> Deviation began a hiatus in 2017-2018.<ref name=":3" /> |
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Since the early 2010s, he has collaborated with American rapper [[Kanye West]]. He is credited as an additional producer on the track "[[On Sight]]" from ''[[Yeezus]]'' and as co-producer on the track "[[Fade (Kanye West song)|Fade]]" from ''[[The Life of Pablo]]''. In 2019, he helped produce the inaugural [[Sunday Service Choir|Sunday Service]] performance at [[Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival|Coachella]].<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|date=2019-10-22|title=Benji B on Working With Kanye & Virgil on Music: Listen Now Here|url=https://www.highsnobiety.com/p/benji-b-on-the-record-podcast/|access-date=2021-03-21|website=Highsnobiety}}</ref> Benji B is a credited producer on a handful of tracks by other artists including [[Jessie Ware]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Ramli|first=Sofiana|date=2019-11-07|title=Jessie Ware previews new album with clubby single 'Mirage (Don't Stop)'|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/jessie-ware-new-club-single-mirage-dont-stop-2565375|access-date=2019-11-27|website=NME}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Benji B|url=https://www.discogs.com/artist/35326-Benji-B|access-date=2021-03-21|website=Discogs}}</ref> |
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Benji B has a well-documented history of working with fashion brands and designers.<ref name=":2" /> He began curating music for [[Savile Row]] runway shows before working as the music director of [[Celine (brand)|Céline]] under [[Phoebe Philo]] from 2015 to Spring 2018.<ref name=":3" /><ref name=":0" /> In Summer 2018, he was named the music director of [[Louis Vuitton]] by longtime friend [[Virgil Abloh]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Benji B Appointed Music Director Of Louis Vuitton - Antonia|url=https://www.antonia.it/ae/blog/daily-news/benji-b-appointed-music-director-of-louis-vuitton|access-date=2021-03-21|website=www.antonia.it}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Magazine|first=Wallpaper*|date=2020-01-17|title=Soundtracking fashion with Benji B|url=https://www.wallpaper.com/fashion/soundtracking-fashion-with-dj-benji-b|access-date=2021-03-21|website=Wallpaper*}}</ref> Over the years, he has also worked with brands including [[Gieves & Hawkes]], [[Supreme (brand)|Supreme]], [[Stüssy|Stussy]], and [[Yiqing Yin|Poiret]].<ref name=":4" /> |
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In December 2020, Benji joined a band of British jazz musicians to play on the ''[[Bitches Brew]]''-inspired, self-titled album ''[[London Brew]]'', which is set for release on 31 March 2023 by [[Concord Jazz]]. |
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In August 2024, Benji performed in "We Humans are Movement" dance spectacle as a music director and a DJ with Wayne McGregor Company and a selection of young dancers at Biennale Danza during Venice Art Biennale.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2024-08-05|title=Biennale College Dancers - We Humans are Movement |
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|url=https://www.labiennale.org/en/dance/2024/dance-performances/biennale-college-dancers-we-humans-are-movement|access-date=2024-08-05|website=Venice Art Biennale official website}}</ref> The show received a standing ovation. <ref>{{Cite web|date=2024-08-05|title='We Humans Are Movement' Di Wayne Mcgregor - Biennale Danza 2024, Lido (VE) 2.8.2024 (Curtain Call) |
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|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qace_t0GM7w|access-date=2024-08-05|website=YouTube}}</ref> |
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== Personal life == |
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As of 2015, Benji B has a record collection of 15,000 to 20,000 records.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2015-04-23|title=Crate Diggers: Benji B|url=https://thevinylfactory.com/features/crate-diggers-benji-b/|access-date=2021-03-21|website=The Vinyl Factory}}</ref> |
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== References == |
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*{{cite journal|ref=scott2006|first=Scott|last=C|year=2006|title=Devious deviant|journal=[[Montreal Mirror]]|volume=22|issue=15|publisher=Communications Gratte-Ciel Ltée|accessdate=2010-08-11|url=http://www.montrealmirror.com/2006/092806/music3.html|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110116013118/http://www.montrealmirror.com/2006/092806/music3.html|archivedate=16 January 2011|df=dmy-all}} |
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| ⚫ | *{{citation|ref=moult2006|first=Lisa|last=Moult|date=2006-10-26|page=126|title=Interview with Benji B: Conducted at 2.30pm, 11 August 2004, at the Offices of the British Council, London|work=The Effect of Management and Policy Change on the Diversity of Output Broadcast By BBC Radio One and BBC 1xtra Between 2000–2004|publisher=[[University of the Witwatersrand]]|accessdate=2010-08-11|url=http://wiredspace.wits.ac.za/handle/10539/1474}} |
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*{{cite video | ref=endclub2008 | people=Benjamin Benstead | title=Benji B Video Interview | url=http://www.endclub.com/node/45327 | format=[[Adobe Flash]] | publisher=[[The End (club)|The End]] | accessdate=2010-08-11 | date=2008-06-28 | time=00:00:00 | url-status=dead | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716030553/http://www.endclub.com/node/45327 | archivedate=16 July 2011 | df=dmy-all }} |
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*{{cite video |ref=harris2006|people=Benjamin Benstead, Paula Harris |title=BBC 1xtra's DJ Benji B interview at Sonotheque – Part 1 | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ol5xstvHv8Q | format=[[Adobe Flash]]| publisher=GrooveParlorTV.com | accessdate=2010-08-11 | date=2006-08-01 |time=00:00:00}} |
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20071011044447/http://rbmaradio.com/ARCHIVE.153.0.php?extID=0&showID=535 RBMA Radio On Demand – Sonar Sessions 2007 – Benji B & Spacek Soundsystem (BBC 1xtra, Deviation, Spacek)] |
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Latest revision as of 14:14, 13 December 2024
Benji B | |
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| Born | Benjamin Benstead 1978 or 1979 (age 45–46) |
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| Years active | 1998–present |
| Career | |
| Show | Benji B |
| Station | BBC Radio 1 |
| Time slot | Wednesday night - Thursday morning 23:00 – 01:00 |
| Style | DJ |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Website | deviationmusic |
Benjamin Benstead, known professionally as Benji B, is a British DJ, radio presenter, and record producer. A longtime BBC Radio producer and presenter, he has presented a weekly show on BBC Radio 1 since 2010 that highlights an eclectic mix of hip-hop, R&B, and electronica. In 2018, he was appointed music director of Louis Vuitton by Virgil Abloh, having previously consulted for Kanye West and fashion brands like Celine.
Early life
[edit]Benjamin Benstead was born in London to a composer and former dance teacher.[2] He was raised between North London and South London, and attended the Hendon School until he was sixteen. He completed his A-Levels while working at Kiss FM on the weekends.[3] As a child, he played saxophone and was in a gamelan ensemble, before becoming interested in DJ culture through pirate radio.[2]
Career
[edit]Benji B began his professional career in 1995 when, at age sixteen, he began producing Gilles Peterson's WorldWide radio program on Kiss FM and later worked as a producer under Jez Nelson;[3] he moved to BBC Radio 1 with WorldWide in 1998. He joined BBC Radio 1xtra as a presenter when the station launched in 2002.[4][5] In September 2010, Benji B began presenting on Radio 1, taking over the 1am–3am slot Wednesday nights / Thursday mornings previously inhabited by Mary Anne Hobbs;[6] later, his show Deviation[7] began simulcasting to 1xtra and the BBC Asian Network. He also previously presented a weekly radio show called of the same name on Couleur 3, a national Swiss radio station.[6]
In 2007, he founded the London club night Deviation.[8][9] Deviation began a hiatus in 2017-2018.[2]
Since the early 2010s, he has collaborated with American rapper Kanye West. He is credited as an additional producer on the track "On Sight" from Yeezus and as co-producer on the track "Fade" from The Life of Pablo. In 2019, he helped produce the inaugural Sunday Service performance at Coachella.[10] Benji B is a credited producer on a handful of tracks by other artists including Jessie Ware.[11][12]
Benji B has a well-documented history of working with fashion brands and designers.[10] He began curating music for Savile Row runway shows before working as the music director of Céline under Phoebe Philo from 2015 to Spring 2018.[2][5] In Summer 2018, he was named the music director of Louis Vuitton by longtime friend Virgil Abloh.[13][14] Over the years, he has also worked with brands including Gieves & Hawkes, Supreme, Stussy, and Poiret.[3]
In December 2020, Benji joined a band of British jazz musicians to play on the Bitches Brew-inspired, self-titled album London Brew, which is set for release on 31 March 2023 by Concord Jazz.
In August 2024, Benji performed in "We Humans are Movement" dance spectacle as a music director and a DJ with Wayne McGregor Company and a selection of young dancers at Biennale Danza during Venice Art Biennale.[15] The show received a standing ovation. [16]
Personal life
[edit]As of 2015, Benji B has a record collection of 15,000 to 20,000 records.[17]
References
[edit]- ^ "Financial Times". www.ft.com. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
- ^ a b c d "DJ Benji B". Financial Times. Archived from the original on 1 September 2018. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
- ^ a b c "BENJI B". IP By Phoebe Lovatt. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
- ^ "Benji B". ADE. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
- ^ a b Soar, Sophie (12 November 2018). "How I Became... Music Director for Louis Vuitton Menswear". The Business of Fashion. Archived from the original on 17 January 2021. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
- ^ a b "Benji B moves to Radio 1". Music Week. 6 September 2010. Retrieved 4 June 2012.
- ^ C, Scott (2006). "Devious deviant". Montreal Mirror. 22 (15). Communications Gratte-Ciel Ltée. Archived from the original on 16 January 2011. Retrieved 11 August 2010.
- ^ Collins, Hattie (14 April 2016). "benji b breaks down the secret of deviation's success". i-D. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
- ^ "Crate Diggin': Celebrating 10 years of Deviation with Benji B - fabric blog". fabric london. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
- ^ a b "Benji B on Working With Kanye & Virgil on Music: Listen Now Here". Highsnobiety. 22 October 2019. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
- ^ Ramli, Sofiana (7 November 2019). "Jessie Ware previews new album with clubby single 'Mirage (Don't Stop)'". NME. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
- ^ "Benji B". Discogs. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
- ^ "Benji B Appointed Music Director Of Louis Vuitton - Antonia". www.antonia.it. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
- ^ Magazine, Wallpaper* (17 January 2020). "Soundtracking fashion with Benji B". Wallpaper*. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
- ^ "Biennale College Dancers - We Humans are Movement". Venice Art Biennale official website. 5 August 2024. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
- ^ "'We Humans Are Movement' Di Wayne Mcgregor - Biennale Danza 2024, Lido (VE) 2.8.2024 (Curtain Call)". YouTube. 5 August 2024. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
- ^ "Crate Diggers: Benji B". The Vinyl Factory. 23 April 2015. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
Further reading
[edit]- Moult, Lisa (26 October 2006), "Interview with Benji B: Conducted at 2.30pm, 11 August 2004, at the Offices of the British Council, London", The Effect of Management and Policy Change on the Diversity of Output Broadcast By BBC Radio One and BBC 1xtra Between 2000–2004, University of the Witwatersrand, p. 126, retrieved 11 August 2010
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