Two of today’s most interesting indie folk songwriters on tour together.
o matter if solo, with his bands SEA + AIR or Jumbo Jet or as bassist of The Strokes producer Gordon Raphael’s band: The idea of creating his own musical lava by blending multiple genres has been following Daniel Benyamin’s music since his childhood days in the black forest countryside.
Listening to Bach’s masterpieces in his parent’s living room as well as to obscure American wave pop bands formed an excitement for creating unique music ever since. This connection of rebellion and love manifested in the combination of energetic punk rock and big melodies of his first band when he was 12 years old.
By adding many different genres, Daniel Benyamin soon got himself a reputation of being a creative composer of intelligent pop songs.
Until now he played over 2000 concerts in more than 35 countries, toured with very different artists such as Sufjan Stevens, Jose Gonzalez or Whitney Houston and still keeps up Do It Yourself idealism even though he sold tens of thousands of records, wrote over 350 songs, more than 10 major film soundtracks and made it to the top 50 of the German album charts.
His biggest success is gathering a loyal international fan base by projecting a truthful image of himself in his well-crafted songs, looking for honest emotions rather than commercial success.
In his second solo album that will be released in spring 2026, Daniel Benyamin paints a clear and unique picture of his influences and experiences. He shows all his fragility, intensity and love for hand-made music in a collection of compositions that are shimmering in darkness, funky in sadness and yet very catchy.