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Dario Benitez 1st Album "1000 Millas" Available on iTunes and Major Online Stores

Dario Benitez Primer CD "1000 Millas" Disponible en iTunes y Todas Tiendas Virtuales.

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Dario Benitez, a multi-talented Colombian & Venezuelan singer/songwriter and performer began writing music with a multi-track program on his computer. His mind and body were filled with lyrics, melodies and rhythms aching to be created. He played all the instrumental tracks himself and overdubbed his vocals to create intricate harmonies. Upon completing a three song demo, Dario took his career to the next level by competing at the USA World Showcase at the MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada. After winning the Most Entertaining Artist Award, it was time to take his music to Los Angeles, California. Dario collaborated on his first Spanish album “1000 Millas” with Toby Sandoval, the Latin Grammy Nominated producer who has worked as a pianist and musical director with a diverse group of stars including pop darling, Paulina Rubio and Latin sweetheart, Pee-Wee.

Dario is the first to admit that he has to work really hard to make great music. “That’s what drives me,” he says. “I feel like I have to work ten times harder than other songwriters to get there. I usually don’t sit down and write an amazing song in just a few minutes like others can. Songwriting is something very intimate and personal for me, so I have to be alone when I am writing a song. My work ethic is very strong and I think it makes up for the time it takes to create my music with heart and soul.”

Dario’s songs on “1000 Millas” certainly matter—Dario shares his life with you through songs such as the soulful first single, “1000 Millas,” an eclectic mix of Latin/Rock/Pop and Funk, ladened with catchy hooks and melodies ready for airplay and audience sing-alongs. He doesn’t hesitate to bare his soul in his intimate lyrics for “Sin Ti,” a ballad written for his grandmother and you can’t help but to move to the funky Miami club sounds of “Pensando En Ti.” His versatility is further evident as his voice takes on a Jamaican rapping style in the reggae-tinged song, “Nadie Mas.” Each and every one of his songs are very personal and come straight from the center of Dario’s heart and world.

Dario’s versatile vocal stylings made the decision an easy one for Toby to steer the album into the direction of classic legendary greats such as Julio Iglesias and Marc Anthony and of pop stars Ricky Martin and Eros Ramazzotti. Dario and Toby agree that the overproduced songs of today lose so much in the figurative and literal translation of the unique and wonderful style of Latin music.

“Dario has stretched himself as a vocalist; he writes about things he is passionate about and his vocals reflect that urgency.” ~Toby Sandoval, Producer

“This album is a compilation of my love and dating experiences and the bitter-sweet relationship I had with both. I believe that music can penetrate a heart and that my personal experience can be used in a song so others can interpret it and take from it what they need. I believe this is how I leave a little bit of me in the minds and hearts of those who are listening. I have done more singing on this album than ever before. I’m learning to use my vocal instrument in different ways and I’m getting more comfortable with it. It all adds up to a project reflecting one man’s desire to push himself far beyond that of being just good enough.” ~Dario Benitez

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