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The Benefits Of Doubt ~ Biography ~ Mike Todd and Ben Rollo had no doubts when they took their vision from the hallways of Humber College's music program to the stage in the spring of 2002. Driven to write music between classes, Todd and Rollo blended their unique influences into a mixture that went down smooth for their growing audiences. They began gigging professionally that year as an acoustic duo and continue to do so commonly playing 6 or 7 nights each week. Drawing on that momentum, Mike and Ben were able to combine their distinctive sounds to form an original act called The Benefits of Doubt. With an uncompromising two-punch that blends strong melodies with storytelling reminiscent of John Mayer, Dave Matthews, and Train, they set out to record their own CD. Todd and Rollo took the reigns for their debut album as writers, arrangers, producers, and ultimately, performers. Preliminary tracks were recorded with long time friend, Jared Taylor. Next they enlisted the services of ...