Tim van Berkestijn (born 28 April 1977), better known by his stage name Benny Sings, is a Dutch pop musician, songwriter, and producer from the Netherlands. Since 2003, he has released twelve studio albums, including his most recent album, 2026’s 22 Durnham Dew on Stones Throw Records. He has since collaborated with many artists worldwide, like Mac DeMarco, Mocky, and Rex Orange County.
Biography Tim van Berkestijn was born in 1977 and raised in Dordrecht, a city in the Western Netherlands. He formed his first band, the Loveboat, in high school. He attended the Royal Conservatory of The Hague, where he studied sonology. He made beats under the name Benny V Kreamtits before changing his name to Benny Sings.
In 1999, Berkestijn adopted the stage name Benny Sings when he joined the Dutch hip hop group Abstract Dialect as a bassist. During this period, he also worked with hip hop collective De Toffen and the soul group Heavenly Social.
In 2003, Sings released his first solo album, Champagne People, which did well in the Netherlands and Europe. During the 2010s, Sings gained more attention in the United States. In 2017, he helped pen the Rex Orange County single "Loving Is Easy".
Beyond his solo career, Sings has collaborated with, written for, and produced many notable artists, including Mayer Hawthorne, Free Nationals, GoldLink, Mac DeMarco and Tom Misch. He also composed songs for the anime Carole & Tuesday. In 2022, Sings co-produced Rex Orange County's album Who Cares?, which debuted at number 5 on the Billboard 200.
Sings released the single "The Only One" on 26 October 2022. His album Young Hearts was released on Stones Throw Records on 24 March 2023, which he co-produced with Kenny Beats. Sings recorded a cover of "Time After Time" for the 2025 tribute album Chet Baker Re:imagined.
Discography Studio albums Title Details Champagne People Released: 22 August 2003 Label: Sonar Kollektiv Formats: LP, CD, digitalEUH(with Rednose Distrikt) Released: 1 May 2007 Label: Dox Records Formats: LP, CD, digital Benny... At Home Released: 14 May 2007 Label: Sonar Kollektiv Formats: LP, CD, digital Art Released: 27 May 2011 Label: Dox Formats: LP, CD, digital Studio Released: 27 November 2015 Label: Dox Formats: LP, CD, digital Beat Tape Released: 29 June 2018 Label: Stones Throw Formats: LP, CD, digital City Pop Released: 22 February 2019 Label: Stones Throw Formats: LP, CD, digital Earlier version released in 2018 in Japan. Music Released: 9 April 2021 Label: Stones Throw Formats: LP, CD, digital Beat Tape II Released: 10 December 2021 Label: Stones Throw Formats: LP, Cassette, digital Young Hearts Released: 24 March 2023 Label: Stones Throw Formats: LP, CD, digital Beat Tape III Released: 19 September 2025 Label: Stones Throw Formats: LP, Cassette, digital 22 Durnham Dew Released: 25 September 2026 Label: Stones Throw Formats: LP, CD, digital
EPs Title Details Santa Barbara Released: 20 May 2022 Label: Stones Throw Records Formats: Digital
Live albums Title Details I Love You (Live at the Bimhuis) Released: 14 February 2005 Label: Sonar Kollektiv Formats: LP, CD, Digital
Compilations Title Details The Best of Benny Sings Released: 2 October 2012 Label: Dox Records Formats: CD, Digital
As featured artist C-Mon – "Beggars for Sun" (Cereal, 2008) Che Grand – "Soraya's Jam" (Everything's Good Ugly, 2009) Knobsticker – "Hypothetical_Theoretical" (Forest Fruit, 2009) Scallymatic Orchestra – "All I Can Give" (Annie Get Your Gun, 2009) Kan Sano – "Go Nowhere" (2.0.1.1, 2014) Data – "Don't Sing" (Don't Sing, 2015) Koffie – "Hard Times" (Huntu, 2017) Instupendo – "Homme" (Friend of a Friend, 2017) Rex Orange County – "Loving is Easy" (2017) Onelight – "Aldehyde" (Vanderlay, 2018) Tuxedo – "Toast 2 Us" (Tuxedo III, 2019) Shuko & The Breed – "Life in Los Angeles" (Dippin''', 2019) Blackwave. – "The Antidote" (Are We Still Dreaming?, 2019) Free Nationals – "Apartment" (Free Nationals, 2019) Les Cooles de Ville – "Starr People" (L.C.D.V., 2019) Intellextual – "Popstar" (Intellextual, 2019) Gosto – "The Other Way" (2019) Aaron Taylor – "Shooting Star" (Icarus, 2020) M.I.L.K. – "Prisoner" (Always Summer Somewhere, 2020) Yaffle – "The Child Inside" (Lost, Never Gone, 2020) Darius – "Rise" (Utopia'', 2021)
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