About the artist

Benny Rodrigues (born 13 October 1982 in Rotterdam) is a Dutch DJ and producer of Portuguese descent, widely regarded as one of the most influential figures in Dutch electronic music. He has been DJing since he was fourteen, and credits Michel de Hey with getting him into house and techno. Under his own name he plays house and tech-house — funky, groove-led, with acid, minimal and Detroit influences — while since 2011 he has used the alias ROD for his techno work