Bio

benjamin shielden

Benjamin was born in January, on a freezing day that already felt like science fiction (or so his parents used to say). Growing up surrounded by his loved ones, he first captured his world on paper through his early visions as a speculative fiction writer, before tackling the art of taming the intangible soundwave.Using futuristic sounds and textures right from the start as the natural voice of his music, computers became lifelong companions with which he gradually encoded his personal interpretation of the digital symphony.

Since then, his entire creative process has been rooted in pure experimentation: capturing happy accidents across all available matrices to stage them within his own aesthetic universe. In a world of images, he undeniably sees sound. Tuning into feelings and instincts forms the cornerstone of his technique for repurposing and reinventing instruments.His need for independence drove him to become, in parallel, a mixing and mastering engineer, learning industry standards and tricks alongside the most respected peers in the field (most notably Richard Woodcraft and Antoine Chabert).

He operates like an architect mapping out his vision between the horizontal lines of music staves and the vertical lines of measure bars relentlessly seeking, through the magnetic pathways of tape to digital data packets, to infuse a sense of « stellarity » into his music. Truly a gold prospector and a process disruptor, forever in pursuit of new territories to explore.Having evolved across musical styles and worlds as diverse as French Touch 1.0 (a collaboration with Bob Sinclar), French Touch 2.0 (a collaboration with Pedro Winter / Ed Banger), video games (Dishonored 2, The Division 2, Trials Rising 2, etc.), TV series (Baron Noir), and cinema (Colt 45, Horsehead, Hi-Lo Joe, La Résistance de l’air), he is also deeply involved in high-end luxury brand identity, boasting over 200 multi-platform ad campaigns for the world’s most prestigious international houses.

Partnered with his companion and prolific creator Mia Edenberg, he forms half of a complete production duo, weaving a unique visual and musical universe nurtured by all the nobility of the heritage left by their illustrious predecessors.

mia edenberg

Born under the rich colors of autumn, Mia spent her entire childhood imagining a future in which she could express her bubbling inner emotional life with poetry and fury.Embracing the guitar, bass, and eventually computers, she developed a dual passion for cinema (which she studied at university) and pop music (which she experimented with on French stages), forging the skill set of a future holistic artist.

Creative DNA:
Mia distills the quintessence of a raw, heartfelt sensitivity that traces the contours of shadow with as much grace as those of light. Committed to the complexity of emotions and the infinite spectrum of sounds needed to convey them, the French composer never ceases to search for new ways to surprise. Her work is an endless film reel unrolling across the scores of her bold, exploratory creations.

Guided by the maxim that elegance is a requirement, biological sound flows through the veins of this creative disruptor, who is as uncompromising about substance as she is about form. She is a master of production textures and intricate details. Devoted to genuine refinement and the purity of unfiltered emotions, she works with equal talent across sound and image, concept and design. Constantly seeking new landscapes to sketch, Mia is the blender in which the couple’s collective talent is refined, and pruned to deliver its full substance and essence.