Vassal Benford
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Vassal Gradington Benford III is a Grammy Nominated American Music Producer/ Record Executive/ Film Producer/ Entertainment Mogul. Benford has stamped his indelible imprint on the music scene as one of the world's top producers.​
2024 Benford landed a platinum hit with Latin super stars Jennifer Lopez and Anuel, song titled "Rebound". The hit single was a part of a three-part project documenting Lopez's search for love and reunion with actor Ben Affleck, titled, "This Is Me... Now". "This is me now" released on February 16, 2024, is the 9th studio album by American entertainer Jennifer Lopez.
February 16, 2024 Benford landed yet another smash hit album with Jason Derulo. Jason's album debut "Nu King" hit single ft Micheal Buble' titled "Spicy Margarita" surpassed certified Gold with-in the first 14 hours of release. The album featured superstar artist Adam Levine ( Maroon 5), Meghan Trainor , Quavo of the Migos, French Montana, David Guetta , NBA Young Boy, Gucci Mane and Nicki Minaj.
April 10, 2024 Benford delivered seven back to back hit platinum recordings including R&B pop super star Chris Brown's new hit single titled "Bruce Lee". The song was inspired by the famous Quote "Empty your mind. Be Formless. Shapeless. Like water" -Bruce Lee.
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Vassal Benford wrote and produced hit songs for 2x Grammy Award winner DJ Diplo (Justin Bieber, Skrillex) song titled "Be Right There". Also, performed by superstar DJ's Marshmellow and Major Lazer generating over 1 billion internet streams.
2020-2023 Benford Executive produced the hit film series "After", "After We Collided" and "After we Fell" which is currently a commercial success, grossing over 600 million at the Box office. "After", "After We Collided" and "After we Fell" are currently the top streaming movies on Netflix.
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Benford is presently Co-Chairman/CEO of Benford & Canton Studios with Partner Mark Canton / film producer of the 2018 box office Blockbusters 300 "Den Of Thieves" "Immortals" and the hit TV show "Power". Benford & Canton Studios capitalizes on Film, Music, Innovative Technologies and Digital Media platforms.
Benford was appointed by Music Mogul Clive Davis (Whitney Houston, Jennifer Hudson, Alicia Keys). Given a joint venture partnership (Vaz/Arista), Benford discovered and signed his first multi platinum artist Deborah Cox. Cox gained multi platinum status performing the hit song, "Who do you Love" and "Nobody Suppose To Be Here".
Vassal Benford discovered the girl band "Jade" wrote and produced the all-time classic number #1 smash hit single "Don't Walk Away". "Don't Walk Away" made Billboard history holding the number one chart position for more than 39 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 pop charts. Benford's music productions has generated over $500 million in sales revenue for such companies as Universal, Sony, BMG, Warner Bros.
Clive Davis also founded joint venture label imprints with superstar producers L.A. Reid and Kenneth "Babyface" Edmounds. The La-face duo released Toni Braxton's debut selling over 15x platinum. Benford's platinum hit production with Toni Braxton received a Grammy Nomination for Best Vocal Performance. Overall, Vassal Gradington Benford III's career is marked by a continuous stream of successful projects across music and film, solidifying his reputation as a powerhouse in the entertainment industry
