Benjah
| Benjah | |
|---|---|
 Benjah in 2013 | |
| Background information | |
| Born |
April 20, 1983 Hastings, Nebraska |
| Origin | Orlando, Florida |
| Genres | Rap, Pop, Reggae, Urban Contemporary Gospel |
| Occupation(s) | Producer, Songwriter, Mix Engineer |
| Instruments | Vocals, Guitar |
| Years active | 2009–present |
| Labels | Jahmen Music Group, |
| Website |
benjahmusic |
Benjamin "Benjah" Thom (born April 20, 1983), who goes by the stage name Benjah, is an American Christian music writer, producer, engineer, and artist, who primarily works within Urban Contemporary Gospel, 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, Motives in 2015 and Woke in 2016.
Early life
Benjah 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 artists 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 . This album was his breakthrough release upon the Billboard charts, where it reached #12 on the Gospel Albums and #43 on the Heatseekers Albums chart. Benjah released, a remix album, Haze & Reflections: Vanity Fare Remixed, on November 5, 2013. This remix album charted on two Billboard charts the Reggae Albums at #3 and Gospel Albums at #41. His fifth studio album, Motives, was released on November 13, 2015, and it charted on two Billboard charts, Christian Albums at #42 and Heatseekers Albums at #18. Benjah’s sixth studio album, Woke, was released on November 11, 2016, and charted on four Billboard charts, Heatseekers South Atlantic at No. 6 , Heatseekers at #19, Christian Albums at #32 and Christian/Gospel at #36.
Discography
- Studio albums
- Filtered (June 1, 2009, Infinity)
- Lov'd Ones, with Dillavou, (November 16, 2010, Jahmen)
- The Break-Up (September 27, 2011, 220/Jahmen/Capitol CMG)
- Vanity Fare (March 19, 2013, Jahmen)
- Motives (November 13, 2015, Jahmen)
- Woke (November 11, 2016, Jahmen)
- Remix albums
- Haze & Reflections: Vanity Fare Remixed (November 5, 2013)
References
- ↑ Florida Department of State. "Benjamin Leroy Thom Voting Record". Find the Data. Retrieved August 21, 2015.
- ↑ Benjah (benjahmusic) (April 20, 2010). "Benjah's nu single "Hold On" now available and its his birthday!!!". Twitter. Retrieved August 21, 2015.
- ↑ Intelius. "Benjamin Thom in Orlando, FL". Intelius. Retrieved August 21, 2015.
- ↑ Broadcast Music, Inc. "Songwriter/Composer: THOM BENJAMIN". Broadcast Music, Inc. Retrieved August 21, 2015.
- ↑ Cummings, Tony (February 26, 2012). "Benjah: The Grammy nominated producer, songwriter and artist". Cross Rhythms. Retrieved August 21, 2015.
- 1 2 Cross Rhythms. "Benjah Artist Profile". Cross Rhythms. Retrieved August 21, 2015.
- ↑ Ruhlmann, William. "The Break-Up – Benjah". AllMusic. Retrieved August 21, 2015.
- ↑ Faulkner, David (April 16, 2013). "Review: The Break-Up - Benjah". Cross Rhythms. Retrieved August 21, 2015.
- ↑ Weaver, Michael (October 6, 2011). "Benjah, "The Break-Up" Review". Jesus Freak Hideout. Retrieved August 21, 2015.
- ↑ Fine, Sarah (October 21, 2011). "The Break-Up". New Release Today. Retrieved August 21, 2015.