Benny Cassette
| Benny Cassette | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Los Angeles |
| Genres | Hip hop, pop, rock |
| Occupation(s) | Producer, vocalist, songwriter |
| Instruments | D.A.W. |
| Labels | Very GOOD Beats |
| Associated acts | Wynter Gordon, Isaiah Rashad, Kanye West, BJ the Chicago Kid |
| Website | BennyCassette.com |
 "Raging Bull" Music Video on MTVu (May 30, 2014) |
Benny Cassette (born Los Angeles) is an American record producer, singer, and songwriter. Signed to Kanye West's Very GOOD Beats as a producer since 2013, he worked on Kanye West's Yeezus album among other collaborative projects. Cassette has released a number of official remixes as well, including the 2013 song "You're Not the One" by Sky Ferreira. In 2014 he went on to release three singles as a solo artist: "Raging Bull", "Bridges Over Babylon" featuring BJ The Chicago Kid, and "Virgo Season" featuring Isaiah Rashad.
Benny Cassette was born in Los Angeles. Neither of his parents were involved in the music industry, his father working as an architect, but Cassette was still exposed to the diverse local music. He has stated, "I came up in the LA hip hop scene listening to N.W.A and the Beastie Boys. On top of that, I grew up in a Latino neighborhood where I heard salsa, ranchero and oldies. At home, dad listened to jazz, and at school kids either played rap at lunchtime, or rock after school." In high school he began rapping as part of a youth-performance group, which inspired him to consider pursuing music as a career. He toured with the group during his summers, performing at diverse locations including prisons. He stated "I learned real quick how to cover stuff up because if you mess up there, on stage, you get boo'd."
After collaborating with artists such as Chuck Inglish in 2012, in 2013 Cassette signed with G.O.O.D. Music as a producer. For his first project he was flown to Paris to work on Kanye West's Yeezus album. Cassette has since collaborated with friends such as Miguel and DJ Skee on projects, also working with John Legend, Eric Bellinger,Stacy Barthe, Elle Varner,Wynter Gordon,Allen Stone, the Band Perry,Lily Allen, and others such as Krewella. As of 2015, he has recently worked with artists such as Sza.
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