2015 Schedule
Interactive: March 13–17  •  Film: March 13–21  •  Music: March 17–22

Presented by: Leaving Records

Benedek

Friday, March 20
10:10PM - 10:50PM

12706

Born and raised in Los Angeles, California, Benedek (aka Nicholas Benedek) is a multifaceted musician/producer inspired by the cultures and sounds of funk, hip-hop, soul, progressive rock and jazz-fusion, as well as house and techno. Benedek was introduced to the electric guitar at age nine and was naturally drawn to the jazz and funk music of artists such as Herbie Hancock and Jeff Beck, amongst others. His curiosity for the expressive capabilities of synthesizers lead him to begin experimenting with beat production on Nintendo’s Game Boy Camera software, which featured an Easter egg of a three-track sequencer that allowed him to start creating the Game Boy’s 8-bit sound he often idolized. With a growing interest in music production, the young Benedek began toying with the production software Reason, and then purchased a Roland HS-60, his first hardware synthesizer. Benedek continues to draw Influence from science fiction ...

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