Patrick Benson is a musician, guitar & keyboad technician, sound designer, writer, and podcaster.

Skillset: Guitar Repair, Sound Design, Programming, Audio Recording and Engineering, Live Music Production, Rig Building & Design, Creative Writing, Podcast Editing.

Works in Logic Pro X, MainStage, Ableton Live, Video Editing with DaVinci Resolve

Eductaion: Degree in Music Recording Technology from Finger Lakes College in New York

Location: Los Angeles, Ca

Contact: patrickolynbenson@gmail.com

experience

Technician / Sound Designer – Nine Inch Nails (2018-Present)

Operates and maintains the entire guitar, keyboard, and vocal processing rig for Trent Reznor. The overall production requirs extensive programming and sound design for a large variety of guitars, synthesizers, keyboards, audio interfaces and midi controllers centered around Apple MainStage with heavy pre-production work achieved with Logic X, and Ableton Live.

Technician – Vampire Weekend (2024)

Responsibe for bassist Chris Baio and mult-instrumentalist Ray Suen inlcuding maintaining and operating a Fractal rig for Ray who plays electric and acoustic guitar, pedal steel, violin, and keyboards.

Guitar Technician – Beck (2018-2023)

Operated and maintained the guitar rig for guitarist Jason Falkner. His rig consisted of vintage guitars and amplifiers as well as an extensive pedalboard.

Guitar, Bass & Keyboard Technician – The Strokes (2019-2021)

Operated and maintained the entire rigs for Nick Valensi and Nikolai Fraiture. pre-production required some rig design and re-building as well as sound design and midi control via abletone live.

Guitar & Keyboard Technician – Morrissey (2019)

Operated and maintained the entire guitar rig for Jesse Tobias as well as multi-instrumentalist Gustavo Manzur. The production required multiple guitar changes for both performers and each had an extensive array of equipment and instruments.

Shop Repair Technician – Uniform Music (2018-2021)

Responsible for maintaining and organizing the shop, daily tasks, inventory and clientele repairs and custom pedalboard builds.

Producer – Crossed Wires Podcast (2022)

Responsible for recording, editing, hosting, and producing episodes of the Crossed Wires Podcast on the Night Shift Radio Media Group.

Freelance Writer – Earthquaker Devices, Crossed Wires Blog (2019)

Published several articles on guitars, repair, gear reviews, and music for Earthquaker Devices blog and other online publications. You can view samples of my work here.

Touring Guitarist – Tigers Jaw (2015-2018)

Performed guitar on a worldwide tour during the “Spin” album cycle.

Backline echnician – Guster (2015)

Operated the entire backline for Adam Gardner, Ryan Miller and Luke Reynolds. The production included extensive instrument changes for all three members with alternate tunings for every song.

Backline Technician – Against Me! (2014-2016)

Operated and maintained the entire backline for Laura Jane Grace, James Bowman, and Inge Johansson on multiple headlining tours and support tours for Green Day and the Gaslight Anthem.

Guitarist – Polar Bear Club (2012-???)

Toured as a fill in guitarist until becoming a full time member in 2013 and recorded guitars on the album “Death Chorus” released on Rise Records. On an indefinite or maybe permanent hiatus.