Hailing from Charlotte, North Carolina, Benji Hughes is a much hyped tripped out semi-sensitive modern singer/songwriter with a penchant for partying signed to New West Records by Peter Jesperson. In late July 2008 New West released an ambitious double-cd A Love Extreme. His bad boys of beard-o appearance and songwriting and sound reference post rock faves like The Flaming Lips and Beck, yet respect the classic 70’s stoner folk rock lineages of Jackson Browne and Harry Nilsson and other similar sounding corduroy canyon denizens. Currently residing in the uber hipster silverlake zone of Los Angeles he’s recently hit the road opening for bands like Thao Nguyen & the Get Down Stay Down and Rilo Kiley.

He produced “A Love Extreme” with Keefus Ciancia[/top], whom New West refers to as a top LA session musician and producer who has worked with the likes of T-Bone Burnett, Cassandra Wilson and Everlast. Also integral to the album was multi-instrumentalist GUS SEYFFERT (Inara George, Sia).