Biography

The Fonkmaster Survives & Score Soundtrack Honors By: Phreshwater Magazine: Survivor Gregory J. Bennett aka 'Greg “Fonkmaster” B' is back with a BANG after surviving the devastation and aftermath of Hurricane Katrina during the late summer of ‘2005 in New Orleans, LA. With his new project entitled ‘Funky Urban Nights‘, Gregory takes on a new brand called “Fonkmaster” to help bolster his addictive arsenal of ambient/chillout and smooth jazz/lounge laced grooves. ‘Funky Urban Nights’ is getting rave reviews from the preliminary feedback of industry insiders. This new brand of music can also be heard on the soundtrack of the highly anticipated film, ‘Cain and Abel’ of Mercury Rising Films, distributed by Maverick Entertainment. As The Fonkmaster, Gregory is an award-winning innovator of funkafied electro urban grooves with pop sensibilities. He is also an orchestral composer of his special brand of contemporary cinematic instrumental soundscapes. His entry into the mobile music industry has been extremely successful, as he generated sales of over a 1000 ringtones per month in ‘2006. Some of Gregory’s instrumental tracks have been licensed to cable TV programming on VH-1, MTV, The Food Network, HGTV, The E Channel and the Weather Channel, just to name a few. He can also be heard on music-on-hold applications and the internet. Gregory also received the Listen and Exchange Award for being one of the Top 10 indie producers in 2003. Gregory has composed music and/or his tracks have appeared in TV programming; My Coolest Years - VH-1, Behind The Music Episodes - VH-1, Room Raiders - MTV, MADE - MTV, Bill Cosby Biopic - Biography Channel, What's Your Sign - HGTV, Hiphop Honors - VH-1, The Next Food Network Star - Food Network, R Kelly Interview - VSpot, Hell Date - BET, Real Sex - HBO, just to name a few. Gregory soundtrack efforts have appeared in the following films; Cain and Abel, Day Trip Designer Paris, Gastineau Girls, Dirty Hippies