Marco I. Benevento
| Marco I. Benevento | |
|---|---|
| Born |
December 19, 1978 Campobasso, Italy |
| Genres | Alternative rock, Neofolk, Gothic metal, Doom metal, Classical, Electronic |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, Sound Designer |
| Instruments | Piano, guitar |
| Years active | 1994–present |
| Labels | Cyclone Empire/Metal Blade, Martyr Music Group, Emergency Music, Candlelight Records, Sam |
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Marco I. Benevento (born December 19, 1978), is an Italian musician, singer and songwriter. He began his career in the mid 1990s as a singer and musician for rock and heavy metal bands and as a composer of movie soundtracks.
Biography
Trained as a pianist, Benevento began playing the keyboards in a rock band at the age of 16. In 1998 (using the stage name of "Dust") he founded the gothic metal band How Like A Winter (formerly Grand Guignol) and they recorded a never released demo-tape in 1999. In 2001 Benevento and How Like A Winter recorded the Demo-CD "The winter's near"[1] and signed with the American record label Martyr Music Group with whom he released the album "...Beyond My Grey Wake".
In 2006 Benevento joined the band The Foreshadowing[2] and with them he released 3 albums and toured Europe and the United States.
In 2012 he made his big screen soundtrack debut with the musical score for Marco Risi's feature film "Cha cha cha".
Today Marco I. Benevento lives in Rome where as well as continuing to work as a musician, he also works as sound designer and actor[3]
Discography
With How Like A Winter:
- The winter's near – (2001)
- ...Beyond My Grey Wake – (2003)
With Kamlath:
- Stronger than frost (2011)
With The Foreshadowing:
- Days of Nothing – (2007)
- Oionos – (2010)
- Second World – (2012)
With The I:
- Backwards (single) - (2015)
References
- ↑ ""The winter's near" by How like a winter". Encyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives. Retrieved October 17, 2014.
- ↑ "The Foreshadowing". Metal Blade. Retrieved October 17, 2014.
- ↑ "Marco I. Benevento". Imdb. Retrieved October 17, 2014.