Since his early years that djBenny had a close and intimate relation with music: his mother worked as label manager in a major record label and his father is an acclaimed music reviewer in Portugal. Both of them have always provided an environment at home which led to a profound interest and subsequent knowledge in the field.
With the passing of time his interest focused in electronic music in general, and then, more specifically in House and Techno genres, that in the end made him discover a huge passion, DJing. Since that passion didn't stop growing, he made up his mind and realized that was the path he'd like to follow and acquired all the necessary set up in order to start practicing mixing.
A short time afterward that passion produced effects and he was invited to play the warm-up session in a Lisbon After Hours Party. His set goes well and the crowded house reaction was so positive that one of the resident DJs at Alcantara Club (formerly known by the name of Alcantara Mar, a mythical club in Lisbon and European wise) decided to invite him for further performances. Dj Benny started this way being a regular presence in the Lisbon night, catching everyone with his House selection and, at the same time, gaining lots of experience.
It was a matter of time until he started being managed, what happened in 2007, by D-Label Productions.
Already known in the Portuguese Dance scene, he has shared the DJ booth with names such as Phill Kay (Por), Pedro Diaz (Por), Luis Leite (Por), DJ Caba (Por), Oscar Baia (Por), Jesus del Campo (Spa), Vito di Santi (Spa), DJ Diva (Ned), George Morel (USA), Mastiksoul (Por) among many others, performing at several clubs and private parties.
He has quite recently started (together with DJ Marta Janeiro) a project called AVC (Audio Vandals Conspiracy) in which they explore the different House sonorities in Back to Back.
DJ Benny can be heard all around the world, but mainly in Portugal, where he continues to show us his energy and DJ sets musically powerful.
Website
www.myspace.com/djbennypt
