02/02/2026
🔊🔊🔊 Artist spotlight 🔊🔊🔊
Benny L
Growing up, music was the center point of Benny’s life. After learning a range of instruments, including drums, the piano, trumpet, and even the violin, he dedicated some of his most formative years to perfecting his craft. Although this could only be expected, as he grew up alongside family members who also devoted just as much time to honing their own musicality. But it was his older brother who eventually led him to an interest in DJing. Benny spent hours watching him mix in his bedroom, spinning everything from Jungle to Garage. Benny also began to seek out pirate radio stations in his local area, helping him develop his own musical tastes, which only grew as he got older. His brother would regularly head down to Swag Records and Big Apple Records in Croydon, with Benny waiting patiently for his return to hear about his weekly exploits. And when Benny eventually started purchasing his own music, he laid his hands on the Drum & Bass Arena ‘The Classics’ Compilation, mixed by Goldie in 2005, as well as Dillinja’s Cybotron album, which blew his ears away upon first listen.
Fast forward to 2021, after the successful release of the ‘Reactions’ album and a tour of New Zealand and Australia, Benny was now focusing on setting up his own imprint, TrES-2b Music with Shimon & Trimer. Launched with ‘Alchemy’ featuring the very talented vocalist Shady Novelle, it was the perfect opener for the newly founded label. This then kicked off a succession of collaborations and releases with the likes of Bladerunner, Jappa & Ragga Twins, Trimer, Sweetpea, and Limited. The label was well on its way on the new journey, with consistent releases from Heist & Pleasure and also new talent such as LeStR and El. TrES-2b had firmly landed on the radar of Drum & Bass labels. Now, with Benny’s highly anticipated tracks ‘Replicant’ and ‘Shadow People’ that reminisce about the impact Vanta Black had on the scene, and a packed DJ schedule hitting up some of the biggest clubs and festivals across the world, he has proved that the pages are still turning fast for Benny L.
