Benedict Kupstas

Described as "thoughtful and eccentric" by All Music, Benedict Kupstas is a writer, artist, and musician from the post-industrial wasteland of northeastern Pennsylvania, currently residing in Brooklyn, NY. He has written songs and played instruments in a number of bands over the last two decades. For several years he toured internationally with Young Jean Lee's Theater Company as a member of Future Wife in the critically acclaimed show We're Gonna Die, including performances at Lincoln Center, the Melbourne Festival, Festival d’Automne à Paris, and the 2015 Meltdown Festival, at which he shared the stage with his hero, David Byrne. His own project, Field Guides, has released three full-length albums, most recently Ginkgo on Whatever's Clever. He's also performed with Strawberry Runners, Alena Spanger, Ben Seretan, Rose Blanshei, and the experimental percussion ensemble Tigue.