Howard Michael Benson (born July 20, 1956)[1] is an American record producer from Havertown, Pennsylvania.

In 2011, he established the Howard and Monica Benson Endowed Scholarship Fund for students enrolled at the Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts and Design.

[9] Benson states that discovering Pro Tools in 1998 while working with Sepultura was a major turning point in his career.

's multi-platinum-selling Satellite at Bay 7 Studios, and continued to record numerous albums at that location.

He later produced numerous multi-platinum records such as The All-American Rejects, Hoobastank, Flyleaf, Daughtry, Seether, Third Day, Theory of a Deadman, Three Days Grace, Skillet, Santana, Adam Lambert, Kelly Clarkson and Caleb Johnson.

[2] Benson produced and appears in Attack of Life: The Bang Tango Movie, which is a 2016 documentary film directed by Drew Fortier about 80s hard rock band Bang Tango for whom Benson had produced two albums.

[14] Benson has served as a producer for numerous musical acts, including Saosin, Hoobastank, Three Days Grace, My Chemical Romance, P.O.D., Escape the Fate, and Daughtry.