Family Fruit (LP)

One of the most exciting young talents in his home country's revitalised dance music underground, Benny Salvador is a DJ, multi-instrumentalist, producer, radio show host and event promoter from Wellington, New Zealand. Over the last half-decade, Benny has won over nightclub audiences throughout New Zealand with eclectic, dancefloor friendly selections that find the common threads between house, techno, electro, disco-funk, dub, boogie and beyond.

In recognition of his taste and talents, Benny has shared the DJ booth with American and European trendsetters like Marcellus Pittman and Courtesy and played at crucial New Zealand music festivals such as Splore, Beacon and Catacombs. Alongside his nightclub and festival DJ appearances, Benny has also recorded well-loved DJ mixes for Planet Trip Records, NTS, Balamii, Related Articles and Friendly Potential Radio.

Born into a music loving family, Benny uses software, hardware, keyboards, flutes and organ to craft mid-tempo to uptempo club records. As a producer, he has recorded for Racquet Club, Rush Hour, Love Above Records, Juke Bounce Werk and his own Aunty Records imprint.

In recognition of his efforts, his jazz, funk and electro-flavoured club records and eclectic collaborations have won him support from tastemaking DJs and radio stations, including John Gómez, Daniel W. Best, KEXP 90.3 FM, and Triple J.

Drawing from a lifelong interest in digging through dusty record store crates, Bandcamp, and wherever else he can find a good groove, his sensibilities have seen him collaborate with Noa Records' Virtual Shadow Ensemble, Riki Gooch, Lucien Johnson, Dan Hayles, and members of Fat Freddy's Drop and Phoenix Foundation. Beyond his original production work, Benny has also remixed for Tiana Khasi and Uber Driver while continuing to bring his search for the perfect beat to every project he touches.

Family Fruit is a condensation of lockdown jams recorded at home throughout 2020 & 2021. Benny curated eight tracks lovingly named after some family favourite dishes. This was his first go at putting together a full record and he was so lucky to have such an amazing musical whanau around to record with.