Miguel A. Benito

Rehearsal and Music Production.

Miguel A. Benito. Drums and percussion.

“I am very happy with the booth, I have it installed in a third floor of a building in the center of Madrid, near Atocha and I have not had any noise problem with the neighbors, I have even done some rehearsals with more musicians in the house and everything ok, nobody has said anything to me, I asked my next door neighbor and she told me that she hears absolutely nothing.

They put some special studs on the floor and well underneath and on top there are neighbors .... and I have not had any complaints.

I have installed it in a small room and well I close the door of the room and in the other rooms I can practically work and study quietly without disturbing anyone.

External noises do not reach me, in fact I don't know if there is a knock on the door, or the intercom, hehehe, I have to devise some system or light bell, because I get into my isolation tank and I don't know anything.

I use it mainly to study, prepare repertoires, I am a professional musician and I work a lot in different situations, I travel a lot so it is perfect for me to have it at home to make the most of my time, since every week I have some schedules or others free.

In Madrid you can lose a lot of time in parking, rehearsal spaces if you do not have a fixed group as in my case, can be quite expensive, which for me is the best investment.....

I also use it as a laboratory to try out ideas, or different sound sets, I have done some rehearsals and I plan to make it bigger in the future to be able to rehearse with bigger bands.

I also use it to be able to teach at home and I am thinking of doing online classes soon as well.

The truth is that if I'm at home I spend most of the day on it and well I can use it with a stereo.”

Biography Miguel A. Benito.

Born in Burgos, he started playing classical percussion at the age of 14 and drums at the age of 17. He began as a professional in different groups of Rock, Blues, Orchestras, etc.. At 17 years of age in Burgos, at 21 years of age he settles in Madrid where he currently resides. He studied Jazz at the Conservatory of Amsterdam (Holland) and one year of “Performance Studies” with a scholarship from Berklee College of Music in Boston. He has studied drums privately with Dan Weiss, Martin Andersen, Arturo Garcia, Carlos Carli, Peter Erskine, etc. and also Tabla Hindu with Nanta Kumar in Madrid. He has participated in numerous projects of all kinds of musical projects, from touring with Chicago Blues legend Eddie C. Campbell to performances in Musicals with the Cre-art company, he has been accompanist of many jazz musicians highlighting: Abdu Salim, Dan Rochlis, Carlos Barreto, Vocalesse, Tony Heymer, Federico Lechner, Concha Buika, Ximo Tebar, Ester Andujar, Román Filiu, Israel Sandoval, Toño Miguel, Borja Barrueta, Manuel Machado, Jerry Gonzalez, Antonio Serrano, Ariel Bringuez, Yaniv Nactchum, Cesar Latorre, Doug Murro, Boby Martinez, Pablo Martin, Horacio Icasto, Miguel Blanco, Doug Munro, José Manuel Illera, Andre Matos, Miguel Fernandez, Demian Cabaud, Leo Genovese, Chema Sainz, Daniel Yakare, Martin Leiton, Walter Beltrami, Víctor Correa, Andy Chango, Juan Galiardo, Guianni Gagliardi, David Gonzalez, Natalia Calderón, Nicole Henrry, Peter Weaber, Yelsy Heredia, Pepe Rivero, Toni Mora, Albert Vila, Vistel Brothers, Yul Ballesteros and many more. He also participates in several original music projects with guitarist Marcos Collado, Argentinean guitarist Hernan Hock, Basque double bass player Ander Garcia with whom he has recently recorded for Errabal, and the Swing and blues group Gatos Bizcos, Toni Mora Trio, etc.

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