Longtermers

Kemper Profiler Stage Floorboard

with Jamie Dickson

Writer

JAMIE DICKSON Guitarist, Editor-in-chief

This month,Jamie uses the Kemper on its first pro session of the test as he creates some guitar parts for producer and solo artist Mr Benn

While gigs may still be off the menu for most guitarists, lockdown hasn’t been entirely barren of musical jobs. Not long after taking delivery of the Kemper Profiler Stage for longterm testing I got a call from an old friend, Bristol producer and solo artist Ben Menter, aka Mr Benn, who’s on Nice Up! Records. Ben specialises in dance music influenced by Jamaican reggae and dancehall, as well as hip-hop and more besides, and he’s an established favourite on the stages of festivals such as Boomtown and Bestival.

Every so often he’s kind enough to get in touch to ask if I could play some guitar parts on his records – always an absolute pleasure, partly since we’ve been making music together since college days and partly because he’s just a great musician to work with. He always knows exactly what he wants for a track, generally favouring simple yet impeccably