Betting For Benson
Betting For Benson
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About Betting For Benson
Betting for Benson began soon after the summer of 2005. Through past experiences, lead singer/guitarist Ricky Kovacs wanted to create something that he and other band members could be truly proud of. After a call to fellow musician Mat Coxey, the two agreed that the idea would be worth while pursuing. That fall semester was spent writing and recording demos of new material for the project, as well as figuring out who the remaining members would be. The position of drummer was easily decided upon, as Brandon Coffey had played with Ricky in the past for numerous gigs. Brandon was a very talented drummer and the two also knew him from their high school days in marching band. Andrew Richardson later fell into the mix as keyboardist for the group. Ricky knew Andrew from his home parish and he played regularly for services. Andrew was an amazing pianist and had many years of music theory under his belt which later proved to be very resourceful. Paul Veto later joined the group on guitar. He and Ricky spent a lot of time that year writing material as well, but through later complications with distance during the summer, it was mutually decided that it was too difficult to include him in the group. The summer of 2006 came, and the group had much material to filter through to decide which cuts would make the album. Most of May was spent finishing up writing lyrics and arranging the music. The final 13 cuts were decided upon, and on June 8, 2006, the band headed to Nashville, TN to begin recording their debut album. That weekend, the entire drums and percussion parts were tracked, and though it proved to be a hefty task for Coffey, he got through it with very little takes and he impressed everyone. It was a very creative and productive weekend, and getting those parts out of the way made recording the rest of the album that much easier. Back in Asheville, the band gathered all their gear and set up in their new location at Generation Trail Studios to record the remainder of the album. Tracking took place almost every night and practices were held weekly. The band had their first gig at the beginning of July at a local venue. The turnout was good and went about as well as a first gig could go. The name was finally voted upon towards the end of July. They had gone through such considerations as “Kingdoms Against Them?? and “One String Short,?? but in the end the group decided upon “Betting for Benson.?? Everyone liked the new name and it seemed as though it was meant to be. Mat and Ricky set the due date on tracking for the album for July 23rd. The group brought on board Mat Payne in the final weeks to do some solos for the album, and ended up adding him to the roster afterwards. Payne was a very talented guitarist that Ricky, Mat, and Brandon knew from high school. The last week went quite leisurely, as the band wrote and tracked the Intro and Interlude, and tied up some loose ends. The deadline was met and the remaining 2-3 weeks were spent in Studio B mixing the audio. Album art was put together and photo shoots took place the remaining weeks, and the final deadline for the finished product was beaten by 2 days (August 15). The album was sent off to CRT Custom Products in Nashville for production, and was released September 1st, 2006. The Betting for Benson debut album “Forever Tomorrow?? received much praise and support, and is continuing to do so. The band has also been busy recording over Christmas break 06’ and planning on releasing a new EP by the summer of 2007. They were voted #2 top band in the Star 104.3 Battle of the Bands and won the chance to perform for the entire city of Asheville for the New Years Eve Downtown Countdown 06’. Although the concert got rained out, they are working with the city to switch the dates to play for the July 4th festivities. On January 6th, 2007, Betting for Benson organized and performed a show working to raise funds for the Theater program at North Buncombe High School. They felt the need to give back to their school (in which 4 of 5 of the members are alumni) for everything that NB High had given to them. B4B also invited local artists Chad Mackey and Agent X to open for the occasion. The concert was a huge success and raised nearly $1000 for the school. The band is currently continuing recording material for the new EP and lining up shows for the summer. They are also considering record deals, but more importantly continuing to do the one thing they all love: creating music.
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