13 Facts About Howard Benson

Howard Michael Benson was born on July 20,1956 and is an American record producer from Havertown, Pennsylvania.

Howard Benson has been nominated for two Grammy Awards for Producer of the Year, Non-Classical in 2007 and 2008, among two wins and 16 total nominations for his productions.

Howard Benson began playing keyboards in rock bands at the age of 13.

Howard Benson attended college at Drexel University and studied engineering.

Howard Benson graduated from Drexel with a degree in materials engineering.

At the time of his graduation, he regularly played with his band in small Hollywood clubs, and when his band finally went into the studio with a producer, Howard Benson was inspired to become a record producer.

Howard Benson returned to Drexel in 2010 to create and teach the advanced production class at Drexel University's Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts and Design.

Howard Benson states that discovering Pro Tools in 1998 while working with Sepultura was a major turning point in his career.

Howard Benson later produced numerous multi-platinum records such as The All-American Rejects, Hoobastank, Flyleaf, Daughtry, Seether, Third Day, Theory of a Deadman, Three Days Grace, Skillet, Santana, Adam Lambert, Kelly Clarkson and Caleb Johnson.

Howard Benson now produces exclusively at West Valley Recording Studios, in Woodland Hills.

Howard Benson stated that he utilizes Auto-Tune in the studio and that those who do not are "nuts".

Howard Benson prefers to record in what he calls a "parallel system," in which musicians will record their parts in isolated rooms.

Howard Benson produced and appears in Attack of Life: The Bang Tango Movie, which is a 2016 documentary film directed by Drew Fortier about 80s hard rock band Bang Tango for whom Howard Benson had produced two albums.