BIO

Katelyn Benton is a singer, pianist, and vocalist located in Los Angeles, CA. Granddaughter to a professional concert pianist, Benton got an early start and studied classical piano for 12 years. As an adolescent, Benton began to explore songwriting and pop music. Under the mentor-ship of several established musicians (John Magnie of The Subdues, Celeste Krenz, Jeremy Lawton of Big Head Todd and the Monsters, Jim Odom of Louisiana’s LeRoux) Benton began playing live shows and releasing original music at age 12. Benton and Magnie co-wrote “Impossible Love” which went on to win the award for best music video at the JP Folk awards in Nashville. After graduating from Berklee College of Music, Benton moved to Los Angeles and began working with composers and producers Scott Nickoley and Ryan Franks (RS Machine), formerly Pendulum Music). In 2015 Benton was featured on SuperHuman (FOX) as a “musical mastermind,” challenged to recall songs played by Paul Shaffer only by watching his hands play the piano, never hearing a note. For over a decade Benton has played in venues across LA while working as a studio artist, recording piano and vocals for t.v./film music, or as a supporting musician for pop/rock records. In 2020 Benton releases original works created with Nickoley and Franks, and launching XOXO, a future-pop project with husband and dj/producer Nabeel Redwood.