Benvenue

Benvenue planted its roots in 2004 when Francis Blay (vocals) and Sid Slater (guitar) started writing songs together in Sid’s Berkeley, CA apartment, where they met while attending UC Berkeley, playing for Cal football. After graduation, Francis moved back home to LA and Sid followed, enrolling at MI (Musician’s Institute) while continuing to write music. They decided to move back to Nor Cal, and the band officially came together in 2008 when Cal teammate Erik ‘Erob’ Robertson (bass) and Sid’s childhood friend, Moon (drums) completed the quartet in 2008.