Casey Bennetto Explained
Casey Bennetto is an Australian writer, musician, performer and radio broadcaster.
Bennetto was born in 1969 in Mildura, Victoria, and grew up in Greensborough, Melbourne.[1]
He wrote and composed the musical Keating! for the Melbourne International Comedy Festival which later received the 2007 Helpmann Award for Best Musical as well as Best Original Score for Bennetto.[2]
Casey has been co-host on The Conversation Hour with Jon Faine on ABC Local Radio in Melbourne. He also co-presents the program Superfluity on community radio station 3RRR. He was a regular guest on television music quiz Spicks and Specks.[3]
In 2015, Bennetto co-wrote the music to a musical about Berrimah women's prison in the Northern Territory, entitled Prison Songs.[4]
In 2020, Bennetto submitted his song "I AM" to "SBS's Eurovision 2020 - Australia Decides", where it was performed by Geraldine Quinn as a contender to become Australia's Eurovision entry.[5]
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Notes and References
- Web site: Casey Bennetto - The Wheeler Centre. The Wheeler Centre. 21 November 2016. 21 November 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161121172737/http://www.wheelercentre.com/people/casey-bennetto. live.
- Web site: Casey Bennetto . ABC Radio . 25 March 2019 . 16 May 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180516140110/http://www.abc.net.au/radio/people/casey-bennetto/7976868 . live .
- Web site: Casey Bennetto. 21 September 2015. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 21 November 2016. 21 November 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161121172823/http://www.abc.net.au/profiles/content/s4316743.htm. live.
- News: Todd . Courtney . January 6, 2015 . Berrimah Women's Prison to feature in new musical documentary . NT News .
- Web site: Midsumma Festival - 'I Am' - Geraldine Quinn (written by Casey Bennetto) . 2023-12-04 . Midsumma Festival . en . 4 December 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231204065135/https://www.midsumma.org.au/blog/i-am-geraldine-quinn/ . live .
