Donny Benet:
Donny Benet is a Sydney based disco artist, best known for his anachronistic music style, and recontextualisation of 80’s disco music into modern production. His first record ‘Don’t Hold Back’ came out in 2011 and cemented his style as an artist. His second record ‘Electric Love’ came out shortly after in 2012 and ireleased 2014’s ‘Weekend At Donny’s’, which contained much more of the material Benet is well known for. In between albums, Donny can also been seen playing bass as a member of Jack Ladder And The Dreamlanders. 2017 sees Donny Benet releasing his 4th album, with ‘Working Out’ appearing at the start of the year.
Recorded at the VOLUMES Festival on the 27th of August 2017.
Laura Jean:
Laura Jean Englert, known by stage name Laura Jean, is an Australian musician from Melbourne. Her first release came out in 2003, in the form on an EP titled ‘The Hunter’s Ode’. Her debut album ‘The Swan Song’ came out in 2006 gained critical acclaim from many publications, and her fanbase grew when Snow Patrol invited her to fill in for the Martha Wainwright part on Set Fire To The Third Bar on two of their Australian tours. Laura Jean has had a long recording career so far and has released 4 full length records as of 2017.
Recorded live at the PBS FM Studios in Melbourne on the 10th of February 2017.
Airing details: Originally via Zed Digital, 7-8pm, Sunday 14th of May 2017.
Show production and engineering: Branko Cosic.
