DONNY BENÉT – Live Experience (2021)

Donny Benét (born Ben Waples) is an Australian recording artist, based in Sydney. He is notable for his anachronistic musical style, borrowing heavily from 80s post-disco sounds. In 2011, he released his debut studio album Don’t Hold Back through indie label Rice is Nice. His fifth studio album, Mr Experience, reached #26 on the ARIA Charts in May 2020.

SETLIST:

0:33 – Mr Experience 4:30 – Moving Up 8:23 – Second Dinner 13:31 – Reach Out 18:12 – Girl of My Dreams 26:15 – Negroni Summer 29:52 – One Night in Paradise 33:56 – Take a Trip 37:56 – You Don’t Need Love 42:45 – Waterfall (Love Scene)

BAND Donny Benét – vocals, bass Jackson Harrison – keyboards Peter Koopman – guitar, bass Daniel Waples – saxophone James “Pug” Waples – drums Meklit Kibret -vocals Elana Stone – vocals

Live special performance Donny Benét’s Mr Experience. Recorded in Sydney, 2020

PRODUCTION: Director, Producer, Editor: Alexander O. Smith Director of Photography: Jack Saltmiras Digital Imaging Technician: Riley McCullagh Camera operators: Jack Saltmiras, Luke Stephenson Mclean, FuzzWah, Sam Campbell, Alexander O. Smith Lighting operator: Calum Young Production assistants & Dry Ice handlers: Daisy Knight, Sarah Hansen Jeff O’Connell – Recording Engineer Ivan Vizintin – Mix Engineer

THANKS TO: Mary’s Underground, Morning Belle Management, Dot Dash/Remote Control Records, Lemac Film & Digital