Justin Bennett is a professional live and studio drummer, producer, composer and audio engineer who has been touring and recording internationally for over fifteen years. He has worked on albums for several major labels (Geffen, Interscope, Universal) as well as numerous independent labels and has played in a wide variety of bands and musical styles including rock, industrial, metal, funk, reggae, pop, and avant-garde experimental.

As a touring drummer some of the notable artists he's worked with include industrial pioneers Skinny Puppy and My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult, as well as dark rock icons Peter Murphy (Bauhaus frontman) and Rozz Williams. He is experienced in electronic integration (loops, sequences, etc.) and can often be seen playing electronic devices, keyboards and laptop software from behind the drumkit.

In the studio he has produced and remixed many international artists, including his own personal and collaborative projects, and is an experienced mixing and mastering engineer. He is the house producer and audio technician for the italian independent label Rustblade, and recently scored his first film soundtrack.

Tour dates for Winter 2011:

with OHGR:

Dec 1 San Francisco, CA @ Bottom of the Hill
Dec 2 Portland, OR @ Hawthorne Theatre
Dec 3 Seattle, WA El @ Corazon
Dec 4 Vancouver, BC @ Rickshaw
Dec 6 Salt Lake City, UT @ The Complex
Dec 7 Denver, CO @ Bluebird Theatre
Dec 9 Phoenix, AZ @ Nile
Dec-10 Santa Ana, CA @ Constellation Room
Dec-11 Los Angeles, CA @ El Rey

Tour dates for Spring 2011:

with TKK:

April 28 Cleveland, OH @ Peabody's
April 29 Toledo, OH @ Headliner's
April 30 Indianapolis, IN @ Tru Nightclub
May 1 Nashville, TN @ Exit/In
May 2 Atlanta, GA @ Masquerade
May 4 Savannah, GA @ Wormhole
May 5 Jacksonville, FL @ Jack Rabbit's
May 6 West Palm Beach, FL @ Respectable St
May 7 Orlando, FL
May 9 Raleigh, NC @ Lincoln Theatre
May 11 Charlotte, NC @ Tremont Music Hall
May 12 Richmond, VA @ Fallout
May 13 Baltimore, MD @ Bourbon Street
May 14 New York, NY @ Santo's Party House
May 15 Pittsburgh, PA @ Diesel
May 16 Cincinnati,
June 17 Detroit, MI @ Token Lounge
June 18 Chicago, IL @ Reggie's
June 19 St. Louis, MO @ Firebird
June 20 Tulsa, OK @ The Marquee
June 22 New Orleans, LA @ Howlin' Wolf
June 23 San Antonio, TX @ Click's Live TBA
June 24 Austin, TX @ Elysium
June 25 Houston, TX @ Numbers
June 26 Dallas, TX @ The Church
June 28 El Paso, TX @ Club 101
June 30 Scottsdale, AZ @ Martini Ranch
July 1 San Diego, CA @ Brick by Brick
July 2 Los Angeles, CA @ Bar Sinister

with TKK and Bahntier:

April 08 ALBUQUERQUE, NM @ LAUNCHPAD
April 09 DENVER, CO @ QUIXOTE'S
April 11 KANSAS CITY, MO @ EL TORREON
April 12 DES MOINES, IA @ PEOPLES COURT
April 13 MADISON, WI @ CLUB INFERNO
April 14 MILWAUKEE, WI @ MIRAMAR THEATRE
April 15 LANSING, MI @ MAC'S ILLUSTRIOUS BAR
April 16 CHICAGO, IL @ METRO

Tour dates for Summer 2010:

with Skinny Puppy:

July 15 Paris, France @ La Maroquinerie
July 17 Waregem, Belgium @ Blackcave Festival
July 18 London, UK @ The Forum
July 19 Manchester, UK @ Moho
July 20 Glasgow, UK @ Classic Grand
July 22 Luxembourg @ Rockhal
July 24 Cologne, Germany @ Amphi Festival
July 26 Gothenburg, Sweden @ Sticky Fingers
July 27 Stockholm, Sweden @ Tryol
July 28 Karlskoga, Sweden @ PIP Festival
July 30 Steerwik, Netherlands @ Gothic Festival
July 31 Haarlem, Netherlands @ Patronaal Festival
Aug 2 Aarhus, Denmark @ Train
Aug 5 Olso, Norway @ Rockefeller Music Hall
Aug 6 Malmo, Sweden @ Club Kultturbolaget
Aug 8 Hildesheim, Germany @ Mera Luna Festival
Aug 9 Cervia, Italy @ Rock Planet
Aug 12 Prague, Czech Republic @ Lucerna
Aug 13 Kosice, Slovakia @ Club Kasame
Aug 14 Bratislava, Slovakia @ Majestic Music Club
Aug 17 Krakow, Poland @ Rotunda
Aug 18 Warsaw, Poland @ Progresja
Aug 19 Budapest, Hungary @ Diesel Club
Aug 22 Lausanne, Switzerland @ Les Docks

Tour and show dates for Spring 2010:

with My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult:

May 20 Portland, OR @ Dante's
May 23 Seattle, WA @ El Corazon
May 26 San Jose, CA @ The Blank Club
May 27 San Francisco, CA @ Red Devil Lounge
May 28 San Diego, CA @ Beauty Bar
May 29 Hollywood, CA @ Bar Sinister
May 30 Scottsdale, AZ @ Club Mardi Gras
May 31 Las Vegas, NV @ Forbes

with Bahntier:

Apr 4 Vicenza, Italy @ Totem
Apr 16 Olomouc, Czech Republic @ Moravian Industrial Festival
Apr 17 Budapest, Hungary @ Gyar/Factory
Apr 22 Marseille, France @ Le Baby
Apr 23 Perpignan, France @ Le Crockmore
Apr 24 Tours, France @ Studio RMS

Tour and show dates for Fall/Winter 2009:

with Skinny Puppy, In-Solvent-See Tour:

Oct 30 Pomona, CA @ Glasshouse
Nov 1 San Francisco, CA @ Regency Center - The Grand
Nov 2 Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom
Nov 4 Seattle, WA @ Showbox
Nov 6 Murray, UT @ Murray Theatre
Nov 7 Denver, CO @ Ogden Theatre
Nov 9 Chicago, IL @ House of Blues
Nov 10 Cleveland, OH @ House of Blues
Nov 11 Royal Oak, MI @ Royal Oak Music Theatre
Nov 13 Toronto, ONT @ Phoenix Concert Theatre
Nov 14 Montreal, QC @ Club Soda
Nov 15 Worcester, MA @ The Palladium
Nov 17 New York, NY @ Nokia Theatre
Nov 19 Philadelphia, PA @ The Trocadero
Nov 20 Charlotte, NC @ Tremont Music Hall
Nov 21 Norfolk, VA @ The Norv
Nov 22 Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
Nov 24 Atlanta, GA @ Center Stage
Nov 25 Orlando, FL @ The Club at Firestone
Nov 27 Ft. Lauderdale, FL @ Revolution
Nov 28 Saint Petersburg, FL @ Jannus Landing
Nov 29 New Orleans, LA @ House of Blues
Dec 1 Houston, TX @ Warehouse Live
Dec 2 Austin, TX @ Emo's
Dec 3 Dallas, TX @ Granada Theatre
Dec 5 Albuquerque, NM @ Sunshine Theatre
Dec 6 Tempe, AZ @ Marquee Theatre
Dec 8 Las Vegas, NV @ House of Blues
Dec 9 San Diego, CA @ House of Blues
Dec 10 Los Angeles, CA @ Club Nokia LA

with UK artist Livan:

Sept 20 Hollywood, CA @ The Viper Room
Sept 21 San Diego, CA @ Open Door Sessions
Sept 23 Los Angeles, CA @ The Whisky
Sept 24 San Diego, CA @ Brick by Brick
Sept 26 New Jersey
Sept 27 New York, Promo (Radio Millennium group)
Sept 28 Brooklyn, NY
Sept 29 New Jersey

with Bahntier:

Sept 5 Paris, France @ Le Klub

Tour dates for Spring 2009:

with My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult:

May 01 Tempe, AZ @ THE SETS
May 02 Albuquerque, NM @ LAUNCHPAD
May 03 El Paso, TX @ CLUB 101
May 08 Dripping Springs, TX @ THUNDER OF GODS FESTIVAL
May 09 Houston, TX @ LAST CONCERT CAFÉ
May 11 Dallas, TX @ GRANADA THEATER
May 12 Tulsa, OK @ MARQUEE
May 13 Kansas City, KS @ RECORD BAR
May 14 Des Moines, IA @ PEOPLE’S COURT
May 15 Omaha, NE @ CLUB ROXBURY
May 17 Denver, CO @ THE GOTHIC THEATER
May 19 Salt Lake City, UT @ URBAN LOUNGE
May 21 Portland, OR @ DANTE’S
May 22 Seattle, WA @ EL CORAZON
May 24 San Francisco, CA @
May 26 San Diego, CA @
May 28 West Hollywood, CA @ KEY CLUB

with Bahntier:

March 13th Rostock Germany @ Mau Club
March 20th Antwerp Belgium @ Hof Ter Lo (w/ Combichrist)
April 11th Bucharest Romania @ (w/ Siva Six)