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Benga
Background information
Birth nameAdegbenga Adejumo
Born (1986-11-28) 28 November 1986 (age 38)
London, United Kingdom
OriginCroydon
GenresBass music, dubstep, UK garage
Occupation(s)music producer, DJ
Years active2002—present
LabelsBig Apple, Benga Beats, Tempa
Websitewww.benga.co.uk

Benga (born Adegbenga Adejumo, 28 November 1986) is a British[1] dubstep music producer from Croydon.[2] As a boy he used to hang out at the Big Apple record shop in Croydon and make his own tunes at home on his PlayStation. The tunes caught the attention of dubstep producer Hatcha, who worked at the shop, and by the age of 15 Benga had made his first record, "Skank", released on Big Apple's own record label.[3] He was also one of the first dubstep producers when the style was emerging in the early 2000s.[4] He has been featured on a variety of compilations including Mary Anne Hobbs's Warrior Dubz, Tempa's The Roots of Dubstep and the BBC Radio 1Xtra anniversary mix. Benga is also noted for using acoustic drums on some songs, including "Live Drums" and "Evolution".

In 2007 Benga, along with fellow producers Skream and Artwork, formed the dubstep supergroup Magnetic Man.[5]

Benga released the cross-over anthem "Night" with DMZ's Coki in early 2008, followed by his second album, Diary of an Afro Warrior, both on Tempa. Resident Advisor described it as "one of the most anticipated LPs in dubstep yet."[6]

From January 2011, Benga joined BBC Radio 1 with Skream as part of 'In New DJ's We Trust'[7] and now they present a weekly show on Friday nights.[8] Skream and Benga performed together at Field Day music festival in Sydney, Australia on New Years Day 2012. [9]

Benga was caught up in an online storm in July of 2012 after reportedly saying he wished to remove himself from dubstep, insisting that he didn't want to be a part of the genre anymore. He went on to clarify his comments saying "For me to remain creative, I’ve kinda not got to call my music dubstep and for me to keep pushing boundaries and moving around, making songs... I can’t call myself dubstep." [10]

Discography

Albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions
UK
Newstep
  • Released: 2006
  • Label: Benga Beats
  • Formats: CD
 —
Diary of an Afro Warrior 139
Chapter 2 —

EPs

Title EP details
Benga Beats Volume 1
  • Released: 2004
  • Label: Benga Beats
  • Formats: CD
Invasion
  • Released: 2006
  • Label: Big Apple Records
  • Formats: CD
The Southside EP
  • Released: 2006
  • Label: Southside Dubstars
  • Formats: CD
Benga EP Volume 2
  • Released: 2007
  • Label: Southside Dubstars
  • Formats: CD
Pleasure EP
  • Released: 2008
  • Label: Tempa
  • Formats: CD
Phaze: One
  • Released: 2010
  • Label: Tempa
  • Formats: CD

Singles

As lead artist

Year Title Peak chart positions Album
UK
2002 "Skank" — Non-album singles
2004 "Hydro" / "Elektro"
(with Skream) 		—
2006 "Comb 60s" —
2007 "Crunked Up" — Diary of an Afro Warrior
2008 "Electro Scratch" / "The Germ" — Non-album singles
2009 "Technocal"
(with Skream) 		—
"Buzzin'" —
2010 "Stop Watching" —
2011 "Faithless" / "Acid Lie" —
"Transformers"
(with Kutz) 		—
2012 "I Will Never Change" —
"Icon"
(featuring Bebe Black) 		—
"Pour Your Love"
(featuring Marlene) 		189

Benga & Skream

Year Title Album
2003 "The Judgement" Non-album single

Hatcha & Benga

Year Title Album
2006 "10 Tons Heavy" Non-album single

Benga & Walsh

Year Title Album
2006 "Spooksville" Non-album singles
"Military"
2007 "Bingo"
2008 "Addicts"
(with Darqwan)
2010 "Biscuit Factory" / "Bass Face"

Benga & Coki

Year Title Peak chart positions Album
UK
[11]
2008 "Night" 98 Diary of an Afro Warrior

Benga & Paul Trueman

Year Title Album
2010 "Truben" Non-album single

References

  1. ^ Data Transmission: Watch I Am Benga (Episode Three)
  2. ^ Benga Biography - The IMO Records Blog. Retrieved on 22 November 2011.
  3. ^ Warren, Emma (17 February 2008). "Benga, Diary of an Afro Warrior". The Observer. London: Guardian Media Group. Retrieved 17 April 2010.
  4. ^ Warren, Emma (22 April 2007). "Various, Dubstep Allstars 5 - Mixed By DJ N-Type". The Observer. London: Guardian Media Group. Retrieved 3 April 2011.
  5. ^ Fitzpatrick, Rob (9 September 2010). "Magnetic Man: Dubstep's first supergroup". The Guardian. London: Guardian Media Group. Retrieved 5 March 2012.
  6. ^ "Dubstep Preview 2008". Resident Advisor. 12 January 2008. Retrieved 3 April 2011.
  7. ^ "Radio 1 - In New DJs We Trust - Skream & Benga's Profile". BBC. Retrieved 2012-06-04.
  8. ^ Ben Cooper, Controller of Radio 1. "Media Centre - Radio 1 announces changes to dance music line-up". BBC. Retrieved 2012-06-04.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  9. ^ "Coming Up: Field Day 2012". Fuzzy. 2011-09-29. Retrieved 2012-06-04.
  10. ^ Murray, Robin (July 13, 2012). "Benga On Those Dubstep Comments". Clash Magazine. London. Retrieved July 16, 2012.
  11. ^ "ChartArchive - Benga & Coki". Chart Archive. chartarchive.org/.

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