Ep 206: Donny Benet; Laura Jean

Donny Benet

Donny Benet bw Mikey CarrPhoto: Mikey Carr

Recorded & Mixed by Harvey O’Sullivan
Recorded at VOLUMES Festival, Sydney, 27th August 2016

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.

Laura Jean

laura jean 2 bw Rachel JanePhoto: Rachel Jane

Engineered by Alicia Saye & Paul Maybury
Recorded at PBS FM Studios, Melbourne, 10th February 2017

 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.

Airing details: Originally via Zed Digital, 7-8pm, Sunday 14th of May 2017.

Show production and engineering: Branko Cosic.

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