Donny Benét

Hailed and panned by critics as "Prince on a serious budget cut" Donny Benét is best described as the favourite nephew to Uncles Giorgio Moroder, Alan Vega and Michael McDonald.

Residing in Sydney, Australia, Benét writes, performs and records entirely by himself at the renowned Donnyland Studios.

Vintage synthesisers and drum machines are used exclusively to present Benét's views on life, love and relationships through the power of song.

Confusing and intriguing many, after humble lo-fi beginnings in the Australian art-pop underground, Donny Benet has expanded his cult-like following across the globe with a resonant array of danceable repertoire dealing with love and affection.

Imagine a soundtrack to a dinner party set in the late 1980s, drawing inspiration from DIY pop conspirators such as Ariel Pink and John Maus, while channeling the stylings of Bryan Ferry and Hiroshi Yoshimura (with soothing whistle-along choruses for good measure).

Sincerity has been a key component of Donny Benet's output since the beginning. His songs deal with genuine emotion served on a kitsch platter. An alter-ego manifested in the beginning of the 2010s, Donny has blurred the lines of artifice to create a back catalogue that can embrace and challenge - often simultaneously - the notion of irony in art.