Jared Benjamin

Jared Benjamin plays O2 Academy Birmingham on 9 October 2026 with a set built around story-driven pop. The Long Island songwriter treats each track like a small scene, mixing candid vocals and clear hooks with arrangements that lean cinematic. He picked up the guitar during the pandemic, began sharing his own songs in 2021, and has been building an independent path ever since. A master’s in songwriting and production from BerkleeNYC (2023) helped him refine a contemporary approach where melody leads and details carry the emotion.

On stage, that writing comes through in close-up storytelling and dynamic contrasts, shifting from stripped guitar to denser textures without losing focus. Songs like Superhero, Flatline and Three Steps Ahead have circulated widely online, especially among readers and creators on BookTok, drawn to his visual, sentimental narratives. Live, they take a more direct form: narrative lyrics up front, choruses that land, and production touches that frame the song rather than overshadow it. A night centered on the craft of pop songwriting.