Originally from Houston, Texas Benny began his career in 1990 while working for the infamous Enron Oil and Gas Corporation. Inspired by vinyl records and electronic music Benny financed his first sampler and synthesizer sequencer, the Ensoniq ASR 10 and Ensoniq SD1-32 respectively.

At some point during Benny's Enron stay, long time friend Steven Tune joined forces and the two discovered a symbiotic respect for collecting vinyl records and music technology. Strong influences for the two at that time included bands like Meat Beat Manifesto and Orbital. In the midst of collecting dance music records, exploring sampler / sequencer technology and working dead-end day jobs, their appreciation of electronic music and the quest for quality of life eventually clashed with Corporate America. In September of 1993 the two walked out on corporate ideas and moved to San Francisco, California to pursue their music careers - with sampler, synthesizer and record crates in hand.

Soon after arriving at San Francisco, a production team was defined by Benny and Steven called OUTRO. OUTRO's audio technique infused tight repetitive sequences with ambient melodies which resonated closely to their vinyl likes (Dead Can Dance, Meat Beat Manifesto, Ministry, Orbital, Baby Ford, Moby, Depeche Mode and Severed Heads). Then, in a synergistic chain of events, band mate Steven Tune crossed paths with Jim Siegal. Jim Siegel is a significant voice and spirit in the San Francisco music community. Because of OUTRO's respect for Jim's contributions to San Francisco society and Jim's insight and respect of OUTRO's music path, the trio laid a friendly foundation and began working together. Almost instantly OUTRO found what they were looking for and were catapulted into the SF Underground music scene. The duo then met Cabaret Voltaire and Cocteau Twins percussionist Dave "Polf" Palfreeman, and began to write songs together. The collaborative effort eventually produced a 3 song instrumental EP and to this day remains a pivotal and inspiring musical lesson and experience for life-long friends Benny and Steven.

After a few years of continued production and success, Jim Siegel made further investments in the SF Underground by purchasing a Victorian home at 606 Haight Street. OUTRO were invited to move into the mansion, set up production and invite other artists and inspirations to live there as an artistic commune. The mansion as a whole became a forceful music movement by its multi-talented residents DJ Steven Tune, UFO, Abstract, Sage, Markus Miller and Gabe Real to name a few. Sometime during the mid to late 90's, with 606 in full throttle production, OUTRO disbanded (Benny began writing under the moniker iNTROSPEKT while Steven moved on to DJ production and hosting parties and large dance music events). Inspired by the sounds of his resident surroundings iNTROSPEKT journeyed deeper into Drum-N-Bass, House, Electro, Ambient and every flavor in between.

Eventually, somewhere during the OUTRO transition, iNTROSPEKT crossed paths with Serge Durand, a seasoned world musician from France. Benny was a fresh new member working at the famous Haight-Ashbury Music Center - just a short distance up the street from 606, when a used Roland Jupiter 8 synthesizer arrived at the store and was placed on sale. Benny eventually sold the synth and little did he know the sale was to pay the way for Serge to move to San Francisco. Upon arrival the two immediately sparked a friendship and joined musical forces to create TANKA Productions. Most of TANKA's early days were spent constructing operational facilities. After a few months, unforeseen events forced a move a few miles across town to 606 Haight Street where Nova Productions was established and a fully functional recording studio was birthed. During the months of sonic exploration and hard work, artist Christophe Royer, also a native of France entered the picture. The trio continued construction while producing House and World music but after it was all said and done the effort was to send Serge Durand into a new and inspiring career path. Serge decided to move on. Benny, continuing as iNTROSPEKT at the time, finished construction of the studio and delivered several years of quality compositions, cross producing with Christophe when the vibe was right. Eventually the two broke into film and television scoring a video game commercial and working with Sony, MTV, and MGM/360 Productions to name a few.

By the year 2000 iNTROSPEKT had moved on from Haight-Ashbury Music Center and was working for the now somewhat dissolved Digidesign Corporation, makers of Pro Tools. In the midst of starting a family and a new job in the music software industry, Benny crossed paths with a long time influence Jack Dangers of Meat Beat Manifesto. Out of shear inspiration, Benny then fostered an idea to remix Meat Beat Manifesto tracks. Having befriended "The Zombie" list and having met Francesca online, Benny recreated several remixes while Francesca spear headed the effort to share it with the world. Although the resulting product could not be licensed and released legally it did generate remixes from talents Basin Gently, Without Breathing, Eight Frozen Modules, Exillon, Adrian Cabassa, Willie Lister, Line Noise, Disco Room, Hexane, Ron West and Topher. The end result is a culmination of inspiration and talent that can be heard here.

iNTROSPEKT continued producing and crafting his sound while working for Digidesign, and eventually crossed paths with singer, songwriter and percussionist Jorge Bermudez of The Bermudez Triangle. Jorge, a native Nicarguan, sports a hugely dynamic and successful music track record that includes having played with bands Crowded House, Jeffrey Osborne, Mickey Hart and Pablo Cruise to name a few. Benny and Jorge's mutual respect for each others' talents catapulted the two straight into the studio where they began infusing heavily percussive layers with catchy melodies surrounded by the energy of a techno groove. After many hours and months of studio production the two quickly landed hits in film and with local major television networks. Now over 10 years in the making the duo continue to cross pollinate by writing new and original tunes as well as remixing and bringing old but not forgotten hits back to life. Their latest big success is a remix / remake of Malo's "Suavecito".

In 2001 Benny could feel the desire to expand his production outfit and plans were developed to move to Los Angeles. Before iNTROSPEKT took a step towards Southern California he was suddenly commissioned to create a remix of Depeche Mode's song "I Feel Love" off the bands new "Exciter" album. This was yet another milestone in Benny's career path that fulfilled a long time dream of his, to be a part of the Depeche Mode legacy. After completing the remix, more projects and inspiration kept Benny in the San Francisco area for a few more years, and that momentum eventually launched him towards Los Angeles with experience, credits and inspiration in tow.

Soon after arriving in Los Angeles in 2005 Benny teamed up with Richard G. Jones, a prominent Dub Reggae DJ and musician from Miami, Florida. Together they quickly launched their record label New Blues Musik and developed a sound called Electro-Reggae-Blues under the moniker "Version". Production credits include the release of a full-length CD and a 12" EP titled Gardens of Utopia - featuring the talents of Mikey Dread (The Clash), Assemble Head in Sunburst Sound and Stand-Out Selecta (Independent Distribution Collective - SF). New Blues Musik also provided production assistance and collaborated with talents Shaunna Hall of 4 Non-Blondes / George Clinton and P-Funk and House Music outfit Soul Planet. After a few US concerts, a tour of Europe and a brief but productive 2 years, VERSION pulled the plug on its operations and Benny was back in solo production mode, searching for a new path and new beginnings.

Fast forward to 2010 and Benny started a new project, called "Cavalcade" with a new sound and some insprirational remixes, by Meat Beat Manifesto, George Cochrane (Weatherhouse / Black Flamingo), Velapene Screen and LoFeye.

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