Benjah

Benjah

Benjah in 2013
Background information
Birth name Benjamin Leroy Thom
Born (1983-04-20) April 20, 1983
Hastings, Nebraska
Origin Orlando, Florida
Genres Contemporary Christian music, Christian hip hop, Christian rock, urban contemporary gospel, worship, reggae, dubstep
Occupation(s) Singer, songwriter
Instruments Vocals
Years active 2009–present
Labels Capitol CMG, Jahman, 220, Infinity
Associated acts Dillavou
Website benjahmusic.com

Benjamin Leroy Thom (born April 20, 1983, who goes by the stage name Benjah) is an American writer, producer, engineer, and artist, who primarily works within Hip Hop, Pop, and Reggae music. He has released five studio albums, Filtered in 2009, The Break-Up in 2011, Vanity Fare in 2013, Haze & Reflections (vanity fare remixed) in 2014, and Motives in 2015.

Early life

Benjamin Leroy Thom was born on April 20, 1983 in Hastings, Nebraska.[1] He currently resides Orlando, Florida, and formerly Memphis, Tennessee.[2][3][4][5]

Music career

His music recording career began in 2003 after graduating Fullsail in Orlando, Florida. He started out as an engineer and very quickly grew into a producer. Throughout the years of working he started to help artist write hooks and eventually grew into his own as an artist. In 2009, Benjah recorded his first studio album, Filtered, that was released by Infinity Music Group, on June 1, 2009.[6] The next album was a co-release with Dillavou, Lov'd Ones, on November 16, 2010, with Jahmen Music Group.[6] He released, The Break-Up, on September 27, 2011, with Jahmen Music Group in association with 220 Entertainment and Capitol CMG.[7][8][9][10] His subsequent studio album, Vanity Fare, was released on March 19, 2013, from Jahmen Music Group alongside Capitol CMG.[11][12] The album was his breakthrough release upon the Billboard magazine charts, where it placed at No. 12 on the Gospel Albums and No. 43 on the Heatseekers Albums chart.[13] He released, a remix album, Haze & Reflections: Vanity Fare Remixed, on November 5, 2013.[14] This remix album charted on two Billboard magazine charts the Reggae Albums at No. 3 and Gospel Albums at No. 41.[13] His fifth studio album, Motives, was released on November 13, 2015, while it charted on two Billboard magazine charts, Christian Albums at No. 42 and Heatseekers Albums at No. 18.[13]

Discography

Studio albums
Remix albums

References

  1. ↑ Florida Department of State. "Benjamin Leroy Thom Voting Record". Find the Data. Retrieved August 21, 2015.
  2. ↑ Benjah (benjahmusic) (April 20, 2010). "Benjah's nu single "Hold On" now available and its his birthday!!!". Twitter. Retrieved August 21, 2015.
  3. ↑ Intelius. "Benjamin Thom in Orlando, FL". Intelius. Retrieved August 21, 2015.
  4. ↑ Broadcast Music, Inc. "Songwriter/Composer: THOM BENJAMIN". Broadcast Music, Inc. Retrieved August 21, 2015.
  5. ↑ Cummings, Tony (February 26, 2012). "Benjah: The Grammy nominated producer, songwriter and artist". Cross Rhythms. Retrieved August 21, 2015.
  6. 1 2 Cross Rhythms. "Benjah Artist Profile". Cross Rhythms. Retrieved August 21, 2015.
  7. ↑ Ruhlmann, William. "The Break-Up – Benjah". AllMusic. Retrieved August 21, 2015.
  8. ↑ Faulkner, David (April 16, 2013). "Review: The Break-Up - Benjah". Cross Rhythms. Retrieved August 21, 2015.
  9. ↑ Weaver, Michael (October 6, 2011). "Benjah, "The Break-Up" Review". Jesus Freak Hideout. Retrieved August 21, 2015.
  10. ↑ Fine, Sarah (October 21, 2011). "The Break-Up". New Release Today. Retrieved August 21, 2015.
  11. ↑ Conner, Matt (June 1, 2013). "Benjah: Vanity Fare". CCM Magazine. p. 50. Retrieved August 21, 2015.
  12. ↑ Honeyman, Lins (October 30, 2013). "Review: Vanity Fare - Benjah". Cross Rhythms. Retrieved August 21, 2015.
  13. 1 2 3 Chart search for Benjah at billboard.com/biz
  14. ↑ Lacy, Dwayne (November 11, 2013). "Diverse Dubstep Reflections". New Release Today. Retrieved August 21, 2015.

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