Jaime sings, plays keyboards and writes songs. Ahren plays guitar, sings sometimes and writes songs as well. Oh, and one's a playwright, the other's a techie.
Influences
To name a few, my Dad, Beatles, Elliott Smith, all kinds of Musicals, Jorge Drexler, Chris Cornell, Radiohead, Loose Thread, Cafe Tacvba, Beulah, Guster, Menomena, Stereophonics, BNL, Death Cab, Aimee Mann, Foo Fighters, Eels, Ricardo Arjona, Air, John Mayer, Elton John, Jamiroquai, Luis Miguel, Jon Brion, Surrogate Sunrise, Michael Buble, Julieta Venegas, Spoon, The D, Wilco, The Shins, Billy Joel, Daniel Johnston, Ben Folds, RHCP, The Lennons, Queen, Alejandro Sanz, Coldplay and pretty much anything we feel like listening to.
For the Benefit is from Wyoming. A musical experiment from Ahren and Jaime emphasizing the marriage of guitar and synth, inevitably bringing a transformed point of view on music to the ear.In its earliest form, Something Shakespeare came to be in 2003 as three friends came together to jam and record in Jaime's basement. It was a very informal affair: three guys with the same desire to record their songs. The third party was a good friend, Landon, (who currently plays in the SLC area as Landon Audio.) With the facilities at hand, they recorded Ahren's Naughty Song and Landon's Nothing to Give. This gathering sparked many more jamming sessions until thetime came for Ahren and Jaime to record an album. By then, Landon was merely a good friend, but not a part of the band. In August of 2005, before their departure to college Ahren and Jaime recorded their first basement album: Summer Project II. Originally, the band name was to be Brothers in Arms, but soon after discovering Brothers in Arms was a Dire Straits album, the duo retreated to their theater roots and chose a more suitable name-- Something Shakespeare. Now, as their music takes on a new and complex direction, their name has conveniently become FOR THE BENEFIT. As students of theater, the duo strive to convey character in their songs, tell a few good stories and hope someone's listening._____________________________
LEAD ME TO EXISTENCE NOW ON ITUNES!!!__________________________
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Also check out more awesome FOR THE BENEFIT tunes @:
http://numberonemusic.com/somethingshakespeare/
Jaime, can you send me the Winehouse CD through the mail? I'll send you a message no wait, I'll call you and give you my address.
P.S. Yo' ass didn't call me at all like you said. So how about this-next time yo' ass is at a computer just be lookin' ova yo' shoulda 'cuz I just tricked you...I'm in yo' computa! Wut wut!
You two are seriously amazing... I stand in awe, good sirs, of your talent. You should do me a favor and post Ego Strong on your site so I can have it as my MySpace song... I’m not sure if you take fan requests or not... but meh, it was worth a shot.
By the way, your new song, Hooker, is very interesting and is really cool... May I ask what your inspiration for it was?
First off I would like to say I am now a nominee for a Free Times music award. This is a big deal for me!
If you voted for me before, that was to be nominated! Well I got the nomination!!!
Next is I was hoping you would vote so I can win this award.
Go to
http://www.freetimes.com/music_awards_07
If you havent checked the Torrio music page on myspace yet then
Add the Torrio music page if you havent yet here
and please go to
http://www.freetimes.com/music_awards_07
and vote for torrio in the Hip-Hop catagory. If u do this, I will do something for you like comment on your page, music ect.... let me know!
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--Listen for me on www.hardcorejamz.com -they are currently playing my single----commercial free internet radio--listen for free---artists and bands can submit music.
The station is growing--they play commercial Hip-Hop and R&B--listen for free or artists can submit your music now at www.hardcorejamz.com
The station is growing--they play commercial free Rock, Hip-Hop, Country, Jazz and more--listen for free or artists can submit your music now at www.hardcoremix.com
WOW guys Pending video is amazing! and all the music is freaking great. you know me with my music and even i love this stuff. Life will take you two very far.
Hey guys, the names Owen I'm actually here in Kemmerer. I like your sound, it's pretty sweet. I've been looking for a place to record at and your stuff sounds really clean so, if you know somewhere I can go, I would apreciate the tip. Thanks,
Hi - I'm a friend of Ahren's. Love your music, and the song is great! I really liked the songs that you had up before, too. You should put those back up, as well. :)
SS...AKA: Ahren & Jaime- Thanks for the kind words on my music. I am glad you dig it. Thanks for listening! I also like your stuff! Cool songs, musical arrangements, and harmony. Keep up the good work.
Greetings and salutations! How's life been treating you guys as of late? Your band rocks by the way, I especially like Anecdote... Post new stuff so I can listen to it! Please?
The station is growing--they play commercial free Rock, Hip-Hop, Country, Jazz and more--listen for free or artists can submit your music now at www.hardcoremix.com
Just got done listening to Anecdote and can I tell you? I freaking love it! You guys are amazingly talented and what's even better... I can say I knew you when... ;). Seriously though you guys have your own sound and it's so different from what's out there. I'm so proud of both of you.
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