Benedict Taylor (Radhika Apte’s

Some Lesser Known Facts About Benedict Taylor

• Does Benedict Taylor smoke?: Not Known

• Does Benedict Taylor drink alcohol?: Yes

• Benedict is the son of UK based author- Caroline Moir.

• He studied viola with other musicians Roger Bigley – Lindsay Quartet, Thomas Riebl, Steve Berry, Chris Rowland at the Royal Northern College of Music.

• He later got a degree in ethnomusicology from the University of London.

• Contemporary composition, modern string performance & improvised music in the British & European new music world is Benedict’s forte.

• The extensive part of his composition is in film and theatre scoring, writing soundtracks for many works including; The Hungry, Fireworks & Djinns of Eidgah, Royal Court Theatre, The Bright Day (Mohit Takalkar), Maunraag (Vaibhav Abnave), Waves of Power (Rajesh Thind & National Maritime Museum), etc.

• Benedict’s most notable presences include- Tete a Tete Opera Festival, Aldeburgh Festival, Cantiere Internazionale d’Arte – Montepulciano, Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival, Fete de la Musique Berlin, Manchester International Festival, Manchester Jazz Festival, etc.

• He founded CRAM, a music collective & independent record label.

• He also gives lectures and seminars at the Royal College of Music, City University London and Goldsmiths, University of London, etc.