Basic Information
Label: Self Released / Published by RL-2 Music
Management: Rising Shadows Management
Members: James Benton, Régis Abbal, Mike Katin, Fabrice Brusson
JAMES BENTON & GROUP
Montpellier, FR
Alternative / Folk Rock / Experimental
Bio
James only began performing publicly in 1997, two years after moving to the island of Crete with some encouragement from a close friend there and began writing profusely both poetry and songs. Soon thereafter, he moved to a small mountain village in South of France where he now lives. He recorded Heavy Hearts, his self released debut album in 2008 and is currently working on a new album to be recorded in 2012.
Comments
Kerry Leigh:
Creative, compelling, songwriting and performances!
Dec 03
the low brows:
Great tune that Mary Under.
Apr 09
Brett Vey:
Nice Work
May 31
Yancy Yates:
many thanks James! enjoy your songs espec. "free"! best wishes, :D yy
May 23
Cathey J. Johnson:
I like your voice and style a lot James! VERY NICE!! I will definitely stop by often to listen to your songs. Cathey J Johnson
Apr 17
Peter Dewar-Finch:
I love your videos. Very atmospheric
Mar 17
Acoustic Phases:
Love your style James, back in 1978,79 I also visited the beautiful Island of Crete, US NAVY so I was on an Aircraft Carrier, USS AMERICA CV-66, really enjoyed the 2 med cruises, I know your really enjoying your atm...
May 26
EASE:
Mary Under is just one of the best songs I have heard, that is the kind I would like to try to play.
Keep up the good work.
Dec 27
SIRCHST:
Heavy Hearts is great poetry and musical work,
chapeau ;)
Sep 08
Press
“The instrumentation on this album is nothing but stellar with surprises on every track!”
Artist Stats
Fans: 184
Song Plays: 1,491
Visits: 3,004
Video Plays: 169
Widget Hits: 603,282
Status
Status:
Upcoming Shows Will Be Posted Soon!
Blog
Changes.....
Nov 09, 2010 at 07:14 PM
After a rather long period of reflection and a movement towards creating something a bit different, I've decided to list our main genre as "Alternative" It seems that "Folk" just isn't what describes this so accurately. Things are changing quickly these days wherever ya go, and I suppose that I'm not exempt from this acceleration of transformation....
