Benjamin Denen

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About me

Benjamin J. Denen is a husband, father, son, brother, composer, author, musician, pizza aficionado, promoter of the Oxford comma, and fan of all things Chicago sports (Cubs not White Sox). He holds a Bachelor of Music with an emphasis in Guitar Performance from Belmont University and a Master of Arts in Youth Ministry Leadership from Huntington University. When he’s not reading, he’s writing. Sometimes that means he is composing music for film/media in his project studio. It could also mean that he is writing his latest novel.

He writes much in the same way that he reads, which is to say that he bounces around between different genres like Tigger after drinking a 5-Hour Energy. In music, that means one day he is laying tracks for a metal piece for a client. The next day he is composing a symphonic ballad for another. In his career as a novelist, it means that he writes urban fantasy, murder/mystery, epic fantasy, humorous young adult, Hallmark Channel-esque novellas, and so on. He thinks it makes him creative. His wife thinks it is proof of his short attention span.

Being a writer is what he does not who he is. As much as he enjoys crafting music and stories, he places a much higher value on being a present father and husband. He’d rather play toys with his son than write a best seller (of course, if he could do both he wouldn’t complain).
Additional information:
Benjamin has been lucky enough to have his films winning awards at festivals all around the world, and has a passion for giving his films the perfect score to enhance their overall affect on the viewer. He’s always looking for his next project!


Music professional:
Benjamin graduated from Belmont University's school of music with a degree in guitar, and toured the world as a professional musician before deciding to stop and make his own music. His passion is composition, and his versatility with styles gives him the unique ability to be able to create a wide variety of music, genres, sounds, and emotions. From epic to comedic, rock to symphonic, all of his compositions are original, beautiful, and customized to the clients specifications. He has scored multiple short films for production companies, and also some full length documentaries, features, and independent shorts. Two of these films, "Grateful - The Jenni Berebitsky Story" and "Once is Enough" are currently tearing up the festival circuit, winning awards at every stop.

As an avid gamer and also an author specializing in fantasy novels, he is very excited to find an opportunity to score video games.
Additional skills:
-Composer
-Music Producer
-Professional Musician
-Songwriter
-Author
-Storyteller
Industry awards:
Finalist:
International Film Competition - Instrumental
Los Angeles CineFest - Film Score
Referees:
Happy to provide upon request.
Additional information:
Having a home studio and the ability to track every instrument himself, Benjamin is able to create quick turn arounds with professional quality on most budgets.

Skills

Secondary Job Title	Composer
Job Titles	Composer, Music Director
Years in industry	3 to 6 years
Musical Style	Acoustic, Ambient, Avant-garde, Ballet, Beat, Bluegrass, Celtic, Chicago blues, Chicago jazz, Classic rock, Classical, Club music, Country, Dance music, Electronica, Experimental, Folk, Funk, Gospel, Indie, Jazz, Pop, Punk, R n B, Rock