Benjamin Benstead, known professionally as Benji B, is a British DJ, radio presenter, and record producer.
11 Facts About Benji B
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Benji B was raised between North London and South London, and attended the Hendon School until he was sixteen.
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Benji B completed his A-Levels while working at Kiss FM on the weekends.
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Benji B began his professional career in 1995 when, at age sixteen, he began producing Gilles Peterson's WorldWide radio program on Kiss FM and later worked as a producer under Jez Nelson; he moved to BBC Radio 1 with WorldWide in 1998.
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Benji B joined BBC Radio 1xtra as a presenter when the station launched in 2002.
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Benji B previously presented a weekly radio show called of the same name on Couleur 3, a national Swiss radio station.
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Benji B is credited as an additional producer on the track "On Sight" from Yeezus and as co-producer on the track "Fade" from The Life of Pablo.
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Benji B is a credited producer on a handful of tracks by other artists including Jessie Ware.
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Benji B has a well-documented history of working with fashion brands and designers.
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Benji B began curating music for Savile Row runway shows before working as the music director of Celine under Phoebe Philo from 2015 to Spring 2018.
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In December 2020, Benji joined a band of British jazz musicians to play on the Bitches Brew-inspired, self-titled album London Brew, which is set for release on 31 March 2023 by Concord Jazz.