Event

Benyaro

Thursday, May 19 - 8PM
Benyaro

Contemporary artist Neil Jenney once told Ben Musser, in order to create something truly unique, one must shut out the
influence of others. For Jenney, it meant stop looking at your peers work and for Musser, it translated to taking a break from
listening to his favorite bands albums. Difficult, of course, but to fully realize ones potential as a unique artist, one must focus
on what is inside and let it out, untainted. Stop worrying about what is happening around you. Permit yourself to be the artist you are.

This interaction sticks with Musser and guides him like the North Star. He sometimes bends the rules when it comes to listening
to his peers but remains resolute and keenly focused on realizing his potential as a unique artist.

Benyaro is Ben Mussers indie-acoustic soul and roots project, which in his words, he formed to expand the boundaries of acoustic music
and serve as a vehicle for my distilling artistry. Musser is a multi-instrumentalist; a drummer, guitarist, singer, songwriter and schooled in jazz,
rock, classical guitar and voice. Benyaro performs most frequently as a duo where Musser, along with an upright bass player, plays guitar, kick drum,
hi-hat, shaker, harmonica, and his most important instrument, his voice, which has repeatedly drawn comparisons to David Bowie, Cat Stevens,
and Axl Rose from both critics and fans. It has been said that youll never hear more music come from just two people.
Loops and pre-recorded music? No, thank you. Not Benyaro.

Musser has spent his life building a career brick-by-brick, touring across the United States, living in and immersing himself in artist communities
in Nashville, Austin and New York City, where he self-produced 3 albums that gained national attention, charting on the CMJ Top 200, in addition
to placements in Relix Magazines On the Verge and critics picks in Nashville Scene, Boulder Weekly, amongst others. He currently headquarters
his record label and recording studio in Jackson Hole, WY where inspiration is abundant and noise comes only from nature, proving to be the
perfect venue for writing his honest, eclectic music.