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Wynne Bennett | |
|---|---|
 Wynne Bennett performing live with Twin Shadow | |
| Background information | |
| Born | New Jersey, U.S. |
| Genres | |
| Occupation(s) | Composer, Record Producer, Songwriter, Multi-Instrumentalist |
| Years active | 2002–present |
| Website | wynnebennett |
Musical Polymath Wynne Bennett is a record producer, songwriter, composer, pianist (synth-nerd) and multi-instrumentalist who has been manifesting herself at the forefront of experimental pop and contemporary music. Bennett was a featured producer on Janelle Monae’s GRAMMY-award nominated album (Album of the Year) Dirty Computer[1], specifically the acclaimed single “PYNK” feat. Grimes (GRAMMY-award nominated Best Video).[2]
Additional work includes collaborations with HAIM, Serpentwithfeet, and GRAMMY-award nominated songwriter Tayla Parx[3] (Khalid & Normani, Ariana Grande, Panic! at the Disco), with whom she has several releases on her first album "We Need To Talk" (Atlantic) and 5 releases on her new album Coping Mechanisms with a Tank and the Bangas feature. She also produced and co-wrote Chinese hit single "Guang Dian" by artist Xiao Zhan which sold over 100 million digital copies in china and made it to the Guinness Book of World Records as the The fastest-selling digital track (China) with a reported 25.48 million downloads in 24 hours.[4]
Early Life
[edit]Studying under the wing of Sun Ra’s manager and pianist Barry Harris, Bennett began playing piano at age 7 at the Harlem School of the Arts, with a focus in classical and jazz. She studied at The New School and Mannes College of Music for Classical Composition. Making her Kennedy Center concert pianist debut at age 18, she has since performed for global audiences, drawing from her background and musical identity in Harlem, playing hip-hop, jazz, and classical, gracing the stages of Carnegie Hall, Spoleto Festival, Afropunk, Coachella, the Kennedy Center, Sydney Opera House and more. While working as an improvising accompanist for modern and ballet dance classes at Juilliard, Tish, Alvin Ailey, and Martha Graham, Bennett found ways to begin producing, composing, and becoming a touring/session musician.
Career
[edit]Compositions and Scoring
[edit]The Orchestra of St. Luke's premiered her original compositions 'Insomnia' and Tiny Chapters’[5], with The New York Times describing ‘Insomnia' as "a quartet in which moments of intense emotionalism are offset by amusing touches and daring scoring effects”, comparing Bennett’s writing to Jimi Hendrix's "Purple Haze".[6]
Wynne also co-wrote arrangements for GRAMMY-award winning jazz vocalist Cassandra Wilson[7], performed and written specifically for Wilson’s band, the Buffalo Philharmonic and the Seattle Symphony.
Other collaborations and commissions for concert and theater performances are with Daniel Bernard Roumain (One Loss Plus BAM Premiere)[8], Francesca Harper (La Biennale di Venezia, Holland Dance Festival) Erick Montes, Buglisi Dance Theater, and Ligia Lewis[9].
Scoring work includes the DKNY S/S 2016 fashion show and trailer, Janelle Monae’s “Emotion Picture: Dirty Computer” movie which debuted at select theaters and BET, short documentary "LA Roll" which premiered at the 2020 Big Sky Documentary Film Festival, pianist on the "NAS: Time is Illmatic" documentary (Tribeca Film Festival) and other works for ESPN, and multiple soundtrack credits (I May Destroy You, Paper Towns).
Songwriting and Production
[edit]Recent releases include AJA and Jafaris, with an upcoming Goldlink (RCA) song on the way. Bennett's latest remix “Forgiveness” for Emily King’s Change of Scenery remix EP is out now.[10]
Well known for her writing and production collaborations with Twin Shadow, her work can be heard on critically acclaimed albums Forget (4AD), Confess, Eclipse (Warner), and Caer. Other past releases include Montiagne, Monogem, Doe Paoro, and HXLT.
She’s logged in studio time with artists such as Lizzo, Jon Baptist, Duckwrth, Diana Ross Projects, Tori Kelly, Nao, Philip Glass Pegasus Warning, and Ryuichi Sakamoto.
Touring and Live Performances
[edit]Touring with Tony Award winning choreographer Bill T. Jones, and his company, The Bill T. Jones/ Arnie Zane Dance Company, Bennett was also commissioned to compose three pieces for his company including 'A Quarreling Pair', which premiered at the Brooklyn Academy of Music.[11]
As a session and touring musician, she played with Pete Rock, Slick Rick, Mobb Deep, Miya Folick for “Tiny Desk”[12], John Forte, Blitz the Ambassador, and DBR.
Twin Shadow
[edit]Bennett internationally toured extensively as the keyboardist and multi-instrumentalist as part of Twin Shadow's touring band from 2009-present.[13] Past festivals include Pitchfork, AfroPunk, Lollapalooza, Coachella, Laneways, and more. She also heavily contributed to the writing, production, and keyboards throughout Twin Shadow's successful full-length albums such as Forget, Confess, Eclipse, Caer, mix-tape Night Rally, and multiple single releases.
Discography
[edit]Film Music/Scoring
[edit]- L.A. Roll - Original Score (2020)[14]
- Fan Shorts by ESPN - Original Score (2019)[15]
- Booksmart - "Brace" (2019)[16]
- Janelle Monáe: Dirty Computer [Emotion Picture] - Original Score (2019)[17]
- Janelle Monáe: Pynk - Original Score (2019)[18]
- DKNY S/S Presentation - Original Score (2016)
- Paper Towns - "To the top" (2015)[19]
- Nas: Time is Illmatic - Pianist (2014)[20]
Songwriting and Production Credits
[edit]| Title | Year | Artist | Album | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Last Words" | 2020 | Tayla Parx | Coping Mechanisms | Co-writer/Co-producer |
| "Nevermind" | ||||
| “Justified” (feat. Tank and The Bangas) | ||||
| "Stare" | ||||
| "Sad" | ||||
| "Haunted" | Jafaris | Haunted | Co-writer/Producer | |
| "Psychic" | serpentwithfeet | Apparition EP | Co-writer/Co-producer | |
| "This Hill" | ||||
| "A Comma" | ||||
| "Homiesexual" | 2019 | Tayla Parx | We Need To Talk | Co-writer/Producer |
| "I Want You" | ||||
| "All My Friends" | HXLT | Bloom from Doom | Co-writer/Producer | |
| "Forgiveness" - Wynne Bennett Remix | Emily King | Forgiveness | Co-writer/Producer | |
| "Truly" | Twin Shadow | Truly | Co-writer/Co-producer | |
| "Only for the Broken-Hearted" | Only for the Broken-Hearted | Co-writer/Co-producer | ||
| "Love Might Be Found (Volcano)" | Montaigne | Love Might Be Found (Volcano) | Co-writer/Producer | |
| "Lean" | Monogem | Lean | Co-writer/Producer | |
| "So Many Ways" | So Many Ways | |||
| "Pynk" (feat. Grimes) | 2018 | Janelle Monáe | Dirty Computer | Co-writer/Co-producer |
| "Cage of Habits" | Doe Paoro | Soft Power | Co-writer/Co-producer | |
| "Hollow Days" | Hollow Days | Co-writer/Co-producer | ||
| "Little Woman" | Twin Shadow | Caer | Co-writer/Co-producer | |
| "When You're Wrong" | ||||
| "Brace (feat. Rainsford)" | ||||
| "Saturdays (feat. HAIM)" | ||||
| "Sympathy (feat. Rainsford)" | ||||
| "Locked & Loaded" | 2015 | Twin Shadow | Eclipse | Co-writer |
| "Turn Me Up" | Co-writer/Co-producer | |||
| "To the Top" | ||||
| "When the Lights Turn Out" | ||||
| "Lost You" | 2014 | Zeds Dead, Twin Shadow | Lost You | Co-writer/Co-producer |
| "Mirror in the Dark (Hidden track)" | 2012 | Twin Shadow | Confess | Co-writer/Co-producer |
| "Run My Heart" | ||||
| "Golden Light" | ||||
| "You Call Me On" | ||||
| "When The Movie's Over" | ||||
| "Five Seconds" | ||||
| "For Now" | 2010 | Twin Shadow | Forget | Co-writer |
| "Castles In The Snow" | ||||
| "Tether Beat" | ||||
| "I Can't Wait" |
References
[edit]- ^ "61st Annual GRAMMY Awards". GRAMMY.com. 2018-12-06. Retrieved 2021-01-08.
- ^ "Janelle Monae". GRAMMY.com. 2020-11-23. Retrieved 2021-01-08.
- ^ "Tayla Parx". GRAMMY.com. 2020-12-15. Retrieved 2021-01-08.
- ^ "Fastest-selling digital track (China)". Guinness World Records. Retrieved 2021-01-08.
- ^ "Four are Awarded Anne Walker Scholarships". Local 802 AFM. Retrieved 2021-01-08.
- ^ Kozinn, Allan (2004-08-25). "MUSIC REVIEW; Composers Inspired By Hip-Hop (Published 2004)". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-01-08.
- ^ "Cassandra Wilson". GRAMMY.com. 2020-11-23. Retrieved 2021-01-08.
- ^ "Leon Levy BAM Digital Archive: Photograph: [Wynne Bennett and Daniel Bernard Roumain (DBR) performing in "One Loss Plus" during the BAM Next Wave Festival, 2007] [2007.03810]". levyarchive.bam.org. Retrieved 2021-01-08.
- ^ "Catherine Damman on Ligia Lewis's Minor Matter at Human Resources LA". www.artforum.com. Retrieved 2021-01-08.
- ^ "Emily King announces "Change of Scenery" Remix EP". Elicit Magazine. 2019-09-24. Retrieved 2021-01-08.
- ^ Dunning, Jennifer (2007-12-03). "After Six Decades, a Jane Bowles Puppet Play Takes Flight (Published 2007)". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-01-08.
- ^ "Miya Folick: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2021-01-08.
- ^ "After A Harrowing Bus Accident, Twin Shadow Is Back In The Saddle". NPR.org. Retrieved 2021-01-08.
- ^ Berlinale, About the Author / Redmond Bacon Redmond Bacon is a Berlin-based critic with opinions on all things film He is a regular at festivals such as; Locarno (2020-05-22). "L.A. Roll by Helki Frantzen // Documentary // Short Film // Directors Notes". Directors Notes. Retrieved 2021-01-08.
{{cite web}}:|first=has generic name (help) - ^ ""ESPN Fan Stories" presents "All Hail the Queen" - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2021-01-08.
- ^ Booksmart (2019) - IMDb, retrieved 2021-01-08
- ^ Janelle Monáe: Dirty Computer (2018) - IMDb, retrieved 2021-01-08
- ^ Listen to “PYNK” [ft. Grimes] by Janelle Monáe, retrieved 2021-01-08
- ^ Paper Towns (2015) - IMDb, retrieved 2021-01-08
- ^ Nas: Time Is Illmatic (2014) - IMDb, retrieved 2021-01-08