David Benveniste

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David Benveniste
David (Beno) Benveniste.jpeg
2014
Born
Beverly Hills, California
Alma mater USC, (BA, Communications)
OccupationsCEO & owner of Velvet Hammer Music and Management Group
Website velvethammer.net

DavidBenveniste is an American entrepreneur from Beverly Hills, California. He is CEO and founder of Velvet Hammer Music and Management Group. Benveniste is also the co-creator of Sick New World Festival.

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Early life and education

Benveniste attended Beverly Hills High School and graduated from Annenberg School of Communication and Journalism at the University of Southern California.

Career

In 1996, after seeing System of a Down (SOAD) perform at a rehearsal in North Hollywood, Benveniste gradually took over managerial duties for the band. [1]

In 1997, Benveniste founded Velvet Hammer Music and Management Group. [2] Velvet Hammer also went on to include a publishing branch and record label, to which OneRepublic was signed.

Around the same time that Velvet Hammer was founded, Benveniste also founded digital marketing agency, StreetWise Concepts & Culture. [1]

Personal life

In 2018, Benveniste purchased a home in Norma Triangle, West Hollywood from actor Jesse Metcalfe. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 Newman, Melinda (January 29, 2005). "'You are Never Going to See System Of A Down On 'MTV Cribs'". Billboard. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved February 24, 2014.
  2. ↑ Houser, Kristin. "Interview with David "Beno" Benveniste". LA Music Blog. Retrieved February 24, 2014.
  3. ↑ Leitereg, Neal J. (June 26, 2018). "Jesse Metcalfe's WeHo bungalow strikes a chord with music manager David Benveniste". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 5, 2026.
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