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Infobox musical artist| name = Benga| image =| alt =| caption =| image_size =| landscape = | background = non_vocal_instrumentalist| birth_name = Adegbenga Adejumo| alias =| birth_date = birth date and age|df=yes|1986|11|28| birth_place = London | origin = Croydon | death_date = | death_place =| genre = dubstep , UK garage | occupation = music producer , DJ | instrument =| years_active = 2002present| label = Big Apple, Benga Beats, Tempa | associated_acts = Magnetic Man Skream Katy B | website = URL|www.benga.co.uk| notable_instruments = Benga (born Adegbenga Adejumo , 28 November 1986) is a dubstep music producer from Croydon , south London , although he was born in east London. http://www.imorecords.co.uk/dubstep/benga-biography/ Benga Biography - The IMO Records Blog. Retrieved on 22 November 2011. 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.cite news |url= http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2008/feb/17/urbanmusic.shopping2 |title=Benga, Diary of an Afro Warrior |last=Warren |first=Emma |date=17 February 2008 |newspaper= The Observer |publisher= Guardian Media Group |location=London |accessdate=17 April 2010 He was also one of the first dubstep producers when the style was emerging in the early 2000s.cite news |url= http://observer.guardian.co.uk/print/0,,329781715-111639,00.html |title=Various, Dubstep Allstars 5 - Mixed By DJ N-Type |last=Warren |first=Emma |newspaper=The Observer |publisher=Guardian Media Group |location=London |date=22 April 2007 |accessdate=3 April 2011 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 Drum kit|acoustic drums on some songs, including "Live Drums" and "Evolution".
In 2007 Benga, along with fellow producers Skream and Artwork, formed the dubstep supergroup (music)|supergroup Magnetic Man .cite news |url= http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2010/sep/09/magnetic-man-dubstep-interview? INTCMP=ILCNETTXT3487 |title=Magnetic Man: Dubstep's first supergroup |last=Fitzpatrick |first=Rob |newspaper= The Guardian |publisher=Guardian Media Group |location=London |date=9 September 2010 |accessdate=5 March 2012
Benga released the cross-over anthem "Night" with Digital Mystikz|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."cite web |url= http://www.residentadvisor.net/news.aspx? id=9055 |title=Dubstep Preview 2008 |work= Resident Advisor |date=12 January 2008 |accessdate=3 April 2011
From January 2011, Benga joined BBC Radio 1 with Skream as part of 'In New DJ's We Trust' http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/innewdjswetrust/profile/skreambenga.shtml and now they present a weekly show on Friday nights. http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/071211radio1.htmlSkream and Benga performed together at Field Day (Sydney festival)|Field Day music festival in Sydney , Australia on New Years Day 2012. http://fuzzy.com.au/coming-up/252/info
Discography
Albums
Newstep (Benga Beats, 2006 CD only)
Diary of an Afro Warrior (Tempa, 2008 CD & vinyl) ( UK Album Chart|UK #139)
"I Will Never Change" (Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited, 2012) - http://www.theverge.com/2012/4/10/2938081/vinyl-waveform-benga-i-will-never-change-video Music video
Magnetic ManBBC Radio 1 Persondata | NAME = Benga | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = Adegbenga Adejumo | SHORT DESCRIPTION = Dubstep musician | DATE OF BIRTH = 28 November 1986 | PLACE OF BIRTH = HACKNEY | DATE OF DEATH = | PLACE OF DEATH =
DEFAULTSORT:Benga Category:1986 births Category:Living people Category:Dubstep musicians Category:Black British musicians Category:English people of Nigerian descent
