Benno Richter, is a professional session, tour and studio bassist from Germany. He playes between 50-70 concerts a year and tours all over the world. His bass playing can be heard on more than 70 recordings and soundtracks. His musical styles range from soul, funk, pop, rock, neo-soul, hiphop, edm, raggae to latin-jazz-fusion.
Benno has been working live / TV or in studios with: Jadakiss (DefJam) USA, Peter Schilling (D), Rolf Stahlhofen (Söhne Mannheims),Dj Friction (Freundeskreis), Dante Thomas (USA), Mia Aegerter (CH), Tony Christie (GB), Stefanie Heinzmann (CH),Sweet Soul Music (Live-Shows), Patrick Nuo, Ron Williams (USA), Gianna Nannini (I), Karl Frierson (DePhazz), Milk & Sugar, Workshop with Stanley Clarke, Michael Sagmeister, Johannes Faber, Peter O´Mara, Nippy Noya, Kurt Dallaway. PreJury (Popstars) TV Pro7, C. Simmons (Voice of Germany), Daniel Lopes (DSDS) Germany Tour, to name just a few.
Because of his ambitions as a producer and songwriter, Benno has started to set up his own recording studio "Jam5Music.com"
EQUIPMENT:
Electric Basses:
- Stenback Bass 5String - 2019
- Sadowsky NYC J/P Bass - 1994
- Fender Jazz Bass - 1975
- Fender Jazz Bass - 1966
Acoustic Basses:
- Ortega 4String
- Godin Fredless
Amps & Boxes:
- Aguilar DB 751
- Aguilar AG 500SC
- Aguilar GS 410
- Bergantino HDN210
- Markbass Mini 121P
Effects:
- Synth Korg-G5
- Synth Akai-Deep Impact
- Synth Akai-Future Impact
- Soleman MIDI Foot Controller
- Aguilar Filter Twin
- Aguilar TLC Compressor
- Aguilar Tone Hammer
- DOD Envelope Filter
- MXR M288 Bass Octave Deluxe
- Diamond BCP-1 Compressor
- Mooer Ninety Orange Phaser & Delay
- Boss Octave OC-2
- DBX 163x Mono
- XOTIC-X-Blender
- SansAmp Bass Driver DI
- Lehle D-Loop
- G-Lab GSC-2