MARCO BENEVENTO

Bio Short For more than a decade pianist Marco Benevento amassing an extensive resume of composition and collaboration. His albums set forth a vision that connects the dots between MGMT and Tortoise on one side, Brian Eno and on the other. In the live setting, his performances reverberate with pulsating dance rock energy, which has led to numerous high profile appearances, ranging from Carnegie Hall to Celebrate Brooklyn, Newport Jazz to Bonnaroo. Benevento has been invited to open for The Books, Ben Folds and Rubblebucket, while headlining shows from coast to coast.

The 36-year old artist took a major step forward with the release of his 2012 album, TigerFace. The ten-track collection is painted in a myriad of sonic colors, shimmering with acoustic , synths and analog keyboards, while the songs are seemingly conceptualized from every wisp of melody that's ever tickled his ear.

In 2014, Benevento returned to the studio to record his latest work with producer Richard Swift whose resume includes The Shins, and Tennis. Together, they focused their attention on a collection of news songs Benevento had written that expand upon his lush instrumental piano rock to include vocals. The album, entitled Swift, will be released September 16 on Royal Potato Family.

As anybody who's seen Marco Benevento perform can attest, with eyes closed, smile wide across his face and fingers free-flowing across the keys, the pianist is a satellite to the muse. With a devout and growing fan-base, Benevento is an artist whose story is only beginning to unfold.

Press Quotes "Benevento jams with a concentration on the textures and colors available in his keyboards and arsenal of manipulated pedals and effects. His songs feature deceptively rich, catchy melodies and straight- ahead grooves that expand with subtle mounting gestures." -

"A musician so original that he can ultimately only be judged against his own standard." -All Music

"Marco Benevento is an incredible instrumentalist…but is at his best when he's using those skills inside of his own great songs, especially the ones that suggest the grandeur of ." -Indy Week

"It's safe to say that no one sees the keyboard quite like Marco Benevento's genre-blind mashup of , jazz and skewed improvisation." - Los Angeles Times

"Marco Benevento is one of the most talented keys players of our time." - CBS

"Benevento's colorful, improvisational, piano-based compositions stretch so wide and cover so much sonic ground that the idea of genre seems quaint. Very quietly, he has been evolving into one of the most vital figures in jazz or rock or post-jazz or post-rock or—all of music." - Kansas City Pitch

"Imaginative at heart, Benevento demands you to be too when engaging with his work. Otherwise, you probably are missing out on something special. Driven to experiment with chords and melodies with the intention of getting a little dirty along the way, Benevento’s collisional approach is refreshing and absolutely delightful." - Consequence of Sound

Videos OREGON PUBLIC RADIO: http://youtu.be/_VPpgebQV8E LIMBS OF A PINE: http://youtu.be/2y_7D0tlagU EAGLE ROCK (live): http://youtu.be/uUSUhCXFu3k THIS IS HOW IT GOES: http://youtu.be/QAES4LX973o THIS IS HOW IT GOES (live): http://youtu.be/zoydbsaKFb0 THE REAL MORNING PARTY: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GSbBhXoExmw NOW THEY'RE WRITING MUSIC: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2dYHCa-b38 BUS RIDE: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aVV8VZm2rrM LIVE AT THE RADIO BEAN: http://vimeo.com/42312657 PINK ELEPHANTS ON PARADE: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2dYHCa-b38 RISD (live): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ea_zROGuImI

Websites www.marcobenevento.com www.facebook.com/marcobenevento .com/marcobenevento royalpotatofamily.com spotify:artist:1DB8cszlTpqBsDdVWB349w

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