Benji Merrison

Benji Merrison is an award winning composer providing bespoke music for Film and Television. Benji is a leading light in the new wave of British composers. He is highly experienced, prolific and known for being adaptable in musical genre. His distinctive musical voice is in high demand and he has scored music for hundreds of projects across film, television, installations and events. He has worked with all major UK broadcasters, along with many other networks and brands worldwide. Benji has the rare combination of being both classically trained (both in composition and performance) and is also a skilled music producer and engineer. With this combination he has the ability to compose, arrange, perform and mix scores which are broadcast ready. He also works with some of the best talent in the industry, regularly using world class musicians, orchestras, engineers and orchestrators to craft his scores. He has devoted his life to music. He was recognised at a very young age as a prodigious talent, both as a performer and composer, and went on to obtain a BA (Hons) in Music and an MSc in Music Technology from York University. He also studied Jazz Piano with Howard Riley at Goldsmiths University. After his studies he settled in London to embark on his career as a full time composer in 2001.