Donny Benet is a third-generation musician, Donny moved to Sydney in 2000 to study jazz double bass at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music with renowned teacher Craig Scott. Paying his dues, Donny honed his skills playing with Australian jazz masters Mike Nock, Bernie McGann, and Vince Jones whilst being on the forefront of jazz as a member of the band Triosk.

After 10 years of performing both in Australia and throughout the world, a chance to encounter at a vintage synthesizer shop in Tokyo led Donny to purchasing his first drum machine, which reconnected him to his love of funk and electric bass.

The release of his first album Don’t Hold Back in 2011 led to the shift from jazz double bassist to solo artist and electric bass freelancer in the pop/indie scenes. The release of The Don in 2018 ignited Donny’s newfound and busy international career. Back-to-back sold out European, US and Australian tours, festival appearances and a fruitful writing period placed Donny in an excellent position to release his latest album Mr Experience in early 2020.

Donny recently toured in the USA and used the Bergantino forte HP2 and the NXT410C speaker cabinet.

“I was so so impressed with the portability, clear tone and power of the Bergantino forte HP2 and 410X Speaker cab whilst on tour this year. Gone are the days of killing your back for a huge sound – these guys deliver what I’m after”- Donny