Marshall Benson is a 25-year lead guitar player, bass player, and recording engineer / producer. He is obsessed with tone and articulation; with melody and theme central to his creative style. His die was cast in early 90's grunge—buzzsaw guitars and pounding drums are his life-blood, but he has a cerebral love for late-80's experimental and instrumental rock.

Marshall produces original music in the prog-pop electronic duo Midnight Maniac with songwriting counterpart Jake Curt Allard, tours on lead guitar duty with in the southern and western United States with hard rock outfit Christian Shields, and holds down low-end duties with electric bass for Texas alt-punks FM Rodeo.

He is an independent music producer offering local Austin artists quality recording and mix engineering (with session musician and co-writing duties included) working out of his home studio Peregrine Engineering. He has a deep network of referrals to award-winning producers and mastering engineers in the central Texas area to help bring artist recording quality appropriate for radio and streaming platforms.

Additionally, Marshall works out of an independent luthier shop specializing in solid-body instrument setup, electronics repair, and floating bridge installation / set-up.