Michele Beneforti

Michele Beneforti, is a Singer/Songwriter, Guitarist and Music Producer, born in Tuscany, Italy and currently based in New York City.

At 18, he formed his band "Hot Love Trio" and won 2 competitions that allowed him to open concerts for artists such as Ray Manzarek & Robby Krieger of The Doors and for Robben Ford, on stages of national and international festivals.

In 2013, he won a scholarship at the Umbria Jazz Clinics to study at the prestigious Berklee College of Music in Boston, where he earned a degree in performance in 2017.

Berklee College of Music produced a live video for his first single “Highway”, which debuted on their official YouTube channel.

Inspired by John Mayer, D’Angelo and Eric Clapton, Michele has been recording and performing his own original music. Active in the live scene of Boston, New York and Los Angeles, his show is made off melodic storytelling fused with pop and jazz harmonies and carefully crafted arrangements.

As a guitarist, Beneforti has earned great appreciation in the American scene. He has played with the original all-female band of Beyoncé and well-known Gospel artists like Phil Thompson, Freda Battle and Dorothy Norwood.