Colin Benders (born 5 December 1986) is a Dutch musician, best known for his

techno Techno is a genre of electronic dance music (EDM) which is generally produced for use in a continuous DJ set, with tempos being in the range from 120 to 150 beats per minute (bpm). The central rhythm is typically in common time ( ) and often ...

music and as a founding member of The Kyteman Orchestra.

Childhood

Benders grew up in Sterrenwijk, Utrecht. Primary school was not easy for Colin due to various diagnoses such as

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. At eight years old, he switched school to the Kathedrale Koorschool Utrecht. There he got the chance to develop his musical talents. Benders was the precentor of the choir for a long time, but he quit singing at the age of fifteen. After primary school, Colin went to the Secondary school for Young Talents, linked to the

Royal Conservatory of The Hague The Royal Conservatoire (, KC) is a conservatoire in The Hague, providing higher education in music and dance. The conservatoire was founded by King William I in 1826, making it the oldest conservatoire in the Netherlands. Since September 2021, t ...

. He specialized as a

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player. The Royal Conservatory directly granted him special permission to attend their school, but he dropped out after two years.

Career

At the age of eighteen, Colin moved to another part of Utrecht. He spent three years writing and recording his debut album ''The Hermit Sessions'' which completed in 2009. Afterward, he toured through Europe with his ''Kyteman's Hiphop Orchestra''. Since then, he played and toured with ,

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and C-mon & Kypski In October 2010, he played two songs with

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, ''Desert Rose'' and ''All Would Envy''.

Techno

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According to his own statements, around 2012 he gradually reduced his involvement with The Kyteman Orchestra in favor of his discovery of electronic instruments. When the Kyteman Orchestra disbanded, Benders changed course and became an electro and

artist. Since then he published online sessions. During the

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he occasionally did daily live streams in 2020. Benders uses a

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to make live techno music.

Albums

Hermit Sessions

''The Hermit Sessions'' was released in 2009 and the music was described as a mix of hip-hop and jazz laced with tender melodies and raw beats. The album was a great success in the Netherlands; It has reached the top five of the ''Dutch Album Charts'', sold over 75,000 copies, and has kept a position in the charts for more than two years. With this album, they won all the major music prizes in the Netherlands.

The Kyteman Orchestra

The Kyteman Orchestra is a hip-hop group consisting of 18 musicians, opera singers and a choir. Benders described the group's sound as "a collection of sounds, somewhere between opera, hip-hop, drum & bass, electro, minimalism and all kinds of other genres that I can't even begin to describe." ''The Kyteman Orchestra'' performed at Dutch festivals and stages, such as the

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and

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Discography

Albums

, - , align="left", '' The Hermit sessions'', , 20-02-2009, , 28-02-2009, , 3, , 104, , Platinum , - , align="left", ''Kytecrash'', , 11-03-2011, , 19-03-2011, , 5, , 20, , as Colin Benders / with

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, - , align="left", '' The Kyteman Orchestra'', , 30-03-2012, , 07-04-2012, , 1 (3 wk) , , 37, , as The Kyteman Orchestra , - , align="left", ''The jam sessions'', , 17-07-2015, , 25-07-2015, , 14, , 4, , as The Kyteman Orchestra

Singles

, - , align="left", '' She Blew like Trumpets'', , 2009, , -, , , , , , with GMB /
No. 68 in the

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, - , align="left", '' Sorry'', , 2009, , 17-10-2009, , 17, , 5, , No. 2 in the Single Top 100 , - , align="left", ''The Mushroom Cloud'', , 2012, , -, , , , , , as The Kyteman Orchestra /
No. 32 in the Single Top 100

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Benders, Colin 1986 births Living people People from Utrecht (city) People with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder Dutch electronic musicians Dutch hip-hop musicians Techno musicians Royal Conservatory of The Hague alumni