Benny Sings

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Benny Sings
Birth nameTim van Berkestijn
Born1977 (age 43–44)
Dordrecht, Netherlands
OriginAmsterdam
Genres
Occupation(s)
Years active1999–present
Labels
Websitewww.bennysings.com

Tim van Berkestijn, better known by his stage name Benny Sings, is a Dutch pop musician, songwriter, and producer. Since 2003, he has released eight studio albums, including his most recent album, 2021's Music on Stones Throw Records.[1]

Biography[]

Tim van Berkestijn was born in 1977 and raised in Dordrecht, a city in the western Netherlands. He formed his first band in high school. He attended the Royal Conservatory of The Hague where he studied sonology.[2]

In 1999, Berkestijn adopted the stage name Benny Sings when he joined the Dutch hip hop group Abstract Dialect as bassist. During this period, he also worked with hip-hop collective De Toffen and the soul group Heavenly Social.

In 2003, Sings released his first solo album, Champagne People, which did well in the Netherlands and Europe. During the 2010s, Sings gained more attention in the United States.[3] In 2018, he helped pen the Rex Orange County single "Loving Is Easy." That year, he also joined the roster of American record label Stones Throw.[2]

Beyond his solo career, Sings has collaborated with, written for, and produced many notable artists, including Mayer Hawthorne, Rex Orange County, The Free Nationals, Goldlink, Mac DeMarco and Tom Misch. He also composed songs for the anime Carole & Tuesday.[4]

Discography[]

Studio albums[]

Title Details
Champagne People
EUH
(with Rednose Distrikt)
  • Released: May 1, 2007
  • Label: Dox Records
  • Formats: LP, CD, digital[6]
Benny... At Home
  • Released: May 14, 2007
  • Label: Sonar Kollektiv
  • Formats: LP, CD, digital[7]
Art
  • Released: May 27, 2011
  • Label: Dox Records
  • Formats: LP, CD, digital[8]
Studio
  • Released: November 27, 2015
  • Label: Dox Records
  • Formats: LP, CD, digital[9]
Beat Tape
  • Released: June 29, 2018
  • Label: Dox Records
  • Formats: LP, CD, digital[10]
City Pop
  • Released: February 22, 2019
  • Label: Stones Throw Records
  • Formats: LP, CD, digital[11]
  • Earlier version released in 2018 in Japan.
Music

Live albums[]

Compilations[]

  • The Best of Benny Sings (2012)

As featured artist[]

  • C-Mon – "Beggars for Sun" (Cereal, 2008)
  • Che Grand – "Soraya's Jam" (Everything's Good Ugly, 2009)
  • Knobsticker – "Hypothetical_Theoretical" (Forest Fruit, 2009)
  • Scallymatic Orchestra – "All I Can Give" (Annie Get Your Gun, 2009)
  • Kan Sano – "Go Nowhere" (2.0.1.1, 2014)
  • Data – "Don't Sing" (Don't Sing, 2015)
  • Koffie – "Hard Times" (Huntu, 2017)
  • Instupendo – "Homme" (Friend of a Friend, 2017)
  • Rex Orange County – "Loving is Easy" (2017)
  • Onelight – "Aldehyde" (Vanderlay, 2018)
  • Tuxedo – "Toast 2 Us" (Tuxedo III, 2019)
  • Shuko & The Breed – "Life in Los Angeles" (Dippin', 2019)
  • Blackwave. – "The Antidote" (Are We Still Dreaming?, 2019)
  • Free Nationals – "Apartment" (Free Nationals, 2019)
  • Les Cooles de Ville – "Starr People" (L.C.D.V., 2019)
  • Intellextual – "Popstar" (Intellextual, 2019)
  • Gosto – "The Other Way" (2019)
  • Aaron Taylor – "Shooting Star" (Icarus, 2020)
  • M.I.L.K. – "Prisoner" (Always Summer Somewhere, 2020)
  • Yaffle – "The Child Inside" (Lost, Never Gone, 2020)

References[]

  1. ^ "Benny Sings | Stones Throw Records". www.stonesthrow.com. Retrieved 2021-02-26.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "Benny Sings on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 2021-02-26.
  3. ^ "With The Vibrant 'City Pop', Benny Sings Stakes His Claim For The Masses". NPR.org. Retrieved 2021-02-26.
  4. ^ "Carole & Tuesday Composer Introductions No. 1". Carole & Tuesday Official Website. Archived from the original on 2019-01-16. Retrieved 2019-04-07.
  5. ^ "Champagne People, by Benny Sings". Benny Sings. Retrieved 2021-02-26.
  6. ^ "Euh, by Benny Sings & Rednose Distrikt". Benny Sings. Retrieved 2021-02-26.
  7. ^ "At Home, by Benny Sings". Benny Sings. Retrieved 2021-02-26.
  8. ^ "Art, by Benny Sings". Benny Sings. Retrieved 2021-02-26.
  9. ^ "STUDIO, by Benny Sings". Benny Sings. Retrieved 2021-02-26.
  10. ^ "Beat Tape, by Benny Sings". Benny Sings. Retrieved 2021-02-26.
  11. ^ "City Pop, by Benny Sings". Benny Sings. Retrieved 2021-02-26.
  12. ^ "Music, by Benny Sings". Benny Sings. Retrieved 2021-04-12.
  13. ^ "I Love You, by Benny Sings". Benny Sings. Retrieved 2021-02-26.

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