Patrick began his career playing guitar in hardcore  punk bands, touring internationally with the bands Polar Bear Club and Tigers Jaw while developing the hands-on problem-solving skills that would define his technical approach. He later studied Music Recording Technology and Jazz Guitar at Finger Lakes College in Canandaigua, New York, further grounding his work in both performance and audio fundamentals.

After relocating to Los Angeles, Benson refined his craft working under Erik Baily at  Uniform Music. It was there that he deepened his expertise in instrument repair and setups, as well as building advanced touring rigs.

Since then Benson has become a sought-after technician, working on major productions for headlining acts such as Nine Inch Nails, Beck, The Strokes, Vampire Weekend, Morrissey, St. Vincent, and more.

When he is not on the road, Benson  produces original solo music, performs live, produces podcast and continues to expand his knowledge of instruments and technology.

Music & Podcast Recording Production:

• Logic Pro X

• Ableton Live

• Loopy Pro

• Field Recording

• Sound Design

• Synthesizer Programming

• Live Sound Mixing

Guitar and String Instruments:

• Repair Setups & Maintenance

• Nut Making, Re-Frets, and dressing, structural repairs

• Pickup winding and repair

• Signal Routing

• Soldering

• Knowledge of both Analog and Digital rigs (I.e. Kemper, Fractal, Neural DSP, Helix, and Software Plugins)

• Pedal Modifications and Repairs

• Cable building

• MIDI programming

• RF Wireless Systems

Nine Inch Nails - Backline Crew Chief & Technician (2018 - Present)

I am esponsible for Trent Reznor’s guitar, keyboard, and vocal processing rigs. I started on the “Cold Black and Infinite” Tour in 2018. Since then I built the rig for the 2025 “Peel It Back” Tour consisting of a Quad Cortex guitar rig with RF wireless switching and an Apple MainStage rig for keyboards and vocal effects processing. I was responsible for the entire backline crew during the rig building phase before pre-production that included purchasing and organizing all of the gear involved for both A and B stage configurations.

Vampire Weekend - Backline Technician (2024)

I was responsible for bassist Chris Baio and multi-instrumentalist Ray Suen, building, maintaining and operating a pedalboard, multi amp + modeling rig for Ray who played electric and acoustic guitar, pedal steel, violin, and keyboards. It was all midi programmed and controlled by  Touch OSC via Pad.

Beck - Guitar & Keyboard Technician (2018 - 2023)

Operated and maintained the guitar rig for guitarist Jason Falkner. His rig consisted of vintage guitars and amplifiers as well as an extensive pedalboard.

Crossed Wires Podcast - Producer & Editor (2014-2022)

I created a podcast about guitar gear that I hosted, edited, and produced. It features demos of gear as well as artist interviews and conversations about music.

The Strokes - Guitar & Keyboard Technician (2019 - 2021)

Operated and maintained rigs for guitarist Nick Valensi and bassist Nikolai Fraiture. Pre-production required some rig design and re-building as well as sound design and midi programming via Abletone live.

Earthquaker Devices - Writer (2021)

I wrote several articles for their blog about guitar repair, maintenance services as a monthly column during the pandemic.

Morrissey - Guitar & Keyboard Technician (2019)

I built a pedalboard, and operated the rig for guitarist Jesse Tobias as well as multi-instrumentalist Gustavo Manzur. The show required multiple guitar changes for both performers and each had an extensive array of equipment and instruments. Gus had many different keyboards, guitars, and various other acoustic instruments.

St. Vincent - Guitar Technician (2019)

Designed a small guitar rig for Annie Clark for her performance at the 2019 Grammy Award Ceremony alongside Dua Lipa. We also did one show with Dave Grohl and Friends at the Palladium in Hollywood that same year.

Uniform Music - Repair Technician & Shop Manager (2017 - 2021)

I was responsible for maintaining and organizing the shop, daily tasks, inventory and clientele repairs and custom pedalboard builds.

Tigers Jaw - Guitarist (2015 - 2018)

I was their touring guitarist during the “Spin” album cycle.

Guster - Backline Technician (2015)

I operated the rigs for Adam Gardner, Ryan Miller and Luke Reynolds. They each played multiple instruments, keys, bass, guitars, etc…The production included extensive instrument changes for all three members with alternate tunings and capos.

Against Me! - Backline Technician (2014 - 2016)

Operated and maintained the entire backline for Laura Jane Grace, James Bowman, and Inge Johansson on multiple headlining tours as well as support tours for Green Day and the Gaslight Anthem.

Polar Bear Club - Guitarist (2011 - 2014)

I joined the band in 2012 after filling in for their original guitarist for several tours. Recorded guitars on the album “Death Chorus” and did several world tours before the band broke up in 2014.