Indie label Meritage Records discovers and signs singer songwriter Ben Benkert from Brentwood, California on a recording, promotional & development deal and sets out to release his first EP-CD titled “Live it Up!” on August 15, 2008. The EP-CD will have three (3) radio friendly singles titled “Lived it up”, "Before It’s Gone", and “Another”. These three (3) song EP-CD will bend ears as he begins to expose his remarkable talent and sets out to conquer national and international audiences (Format: Adult Contemporary, Singer-Songwriter, Adult Alternative, Pop, Pop Alternative, Progressive Acoustic Rock).
Playing guitar since the age of 6, this amazingly talented young man (age 25) has blossomed into an industry level performer/singer-song writer. With over 30 original songs and a multi-dimensional approach to music and style, Ben Benkert has opened up an infinite amount of musical talent that is truly magnetic.
Producers/Engineers Diego Cisternas and Omar Lewis have created, crafted, arranged, developed and produced an exceedingly unique feel and fresh new sound to Ben’s music with exquisite care, lifting his overall sound to a whole new and professional level that is bound to make the critically acclaimed list. These tracks will fit nicely in your playlist next to established icons like Jack Johnson, Coldplay, John Mayer, Counting Crows, Dave Matthews, Matt Costa, and many others of the same caliber. Although all three tracks are impressive and memorable, they brilliantly hold their own hit potential with relentless-catchy hooks coupled with Ben’s ability to lyrically paint reflective pictures about life's reality, dealing with the tragic death of his older brother, and experiences we can all relate to. These songs were originally crafted with just a guitar and voice, allowing Ben to open his heart and heal his soul. After conducting sneak previews on the internet of his three singles, feedback from all generations, genres, and social groups has been superb, revealing clear signs of great things to come. Listening to each track from beginning to end will engage you (“Another”), up lift you (“Lived it Up”), cover you in chills (“Before It’s Gone”), and give you a keen understanding of Ben’s distinctive style and pure-raw talents.
Once you see this young man perform and hear his upcoming debut, scheduled for release on Friday, August 15, 2008 with a live performance/showcase at Broadway Studios in San Francisco, California, you’ll discover you are witnessing something remarkable. A video is in pre-production which will be directed by a Hollywood Director/Visual effects/Compositor Mr. Lee Roderick (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1997797/)
CD will be available in selected stores, iTunes, CD Baby, and many other internet distribution channels. Live 105 (KITS 105.3), Radio Alice ( KLLC 97.3), KFOG (104.5), coupled with College Stations, Internet radio, Sirius, Clear Channel on-line, and ALL Adult Alternative/Pop/Adult Contemporary formatted National radio stations, will begin to showcase his music commencing August 1, 2008. Visit Ben Benkert's Myspace page or Meritage Records for more information.
As part of Ben's development deal with Meritage Records, Ben Benkert is thrilled to be going back to the studio with Producers Diego Cisternas & Omar Lewis to master a full length CD. Great new material is being carefully selected and arranged by his producers in order to create a masterpiece that will truly reflect and showcase Ben's remarkable talents and superb lyrical content unleashing a newly developed overall brand that will bend ears with all the big wigs in the music industry. It's going to be fantastic!
Sneak peaks will be posted in time as the recording process runs it course.
Ben - you were AWESOME tonight at Streets of Brentwood! Our promoter got quite a few great pics of you! Send us your email address via message and we'll email them over to you!!! We want to be added to your mailing list too! Great show, fantastic music and vocals! Look forward to hearing more!
My roommate is snoring on the couch haha just thought I would share that with you.
I have a song you will like and a song you will ignore, check them out and let me know which is which!
I hope you have a great week!
I heard Ben Benkert rocked the Iron Door up by Yosemite this past weekend - missed ya this time, but it won't happen again. Maybe I'll catch the next Mutiny show. MISS YOUR LIVE MUSIC SO MUCH!
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Don Yount Showcase Entertainment Live / Showcase Photography Live www.showcasephotographylive.com Business Line: (925)418-4190 Cell: (925)752-3440 showcasephoptographylive@gmail.com
Hey Ben! It was awesome seeing you at Tikis tonight. Great job (til it was cut short). I'll have to make it down on a Tuesday to see ya. :)
I'm sure I'll be seeing/talking to you soon.
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