Written 4 years ago. Now a different arrangement with strings and new outro.

Charlie Rose

Here’s my fun little track I whipped up in tribute to the King EVH and 80’s shred guitar.

Owed to EVH

A more laid back arrangement of the classic Dragon song.
This marks the first time I've played and recorded with vocalist Eddie Perdrisat in more than 6 years! Much fun was had!

Eddie Perdrisat - Vocals
Mark Benson - Guitars, Piano, Synth

Are You Old Enough - Dr. Jekyll (Dragon Cover)

The main riff was originally composed on the spot when messing with a 7 string patch back in February. I recently rediscovered it and built a quick track around that initial idea. 
I added another guitar part, bass and some keys.
I used the Charvel DK 24 for all guitar parts with Helix Native. 
I'm still messing with the mix and arrangement. It needs real drums. I will update the final track/file at some point.

The Recreant's Betrayal - Demo 16.10.22

Written and recorded in 2017. Remixed 2023
An original acoustic solo piece.

Awoken

An original composition and arrangement.
It's still a work in progress and needing real drums/percussion.

I was walking back to my car with my morning coffee on the way to work, looked up and saw humongous clouds everywhere and then thought of this...
Whenever I'm flat, my partner Emma would immediately ask if I've had a coffee yet.
The guitar solos were improvised.

Mark Benson - guitars, bass , piano, synth, midi instruments etc

Coffee In A Cloud - Demo

Here's another original instrumental track I've completed over the break.
It's called Cm Groove. 

I used my 83 Strat for all guitar parts, the Helix Native plugin for Guitar and Bass, a Vox Wah pedal and the Arturia Stage 73 Rhodes plug in for keys.

Mark. A. Benson