WYNNE BENNETT

Wynne Bennett (Los Angeles) is a record producer, songwriter, composer, and multi-instrumentalist at the forefront of experimental pop and contemporary music. A featured producer on Janelle Monae’s GRAMMY nominated album (Album of the Year) Dirty Computer for the single “PYNK (feat. Grimes),” she has also collaborated with HAIM, serpentwithfeet (Produced his Apparition EP), and GRAMMY nominated songwriter Tayla Parx (Khalid & Normani, Ariana Grande, Panic! at the Disco), with whom she has several past and upcoming releases. Recent releases include AJA and Jafaris, with an upcoming Goldlink song on the way. Wynne is known for her writing and production collaborations with Twin Shadow as well as being a member of the touring band. 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. 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. The Orchestra of St. Luke's premiered her original compositions “Insomnia” and “Tiny Chapters,” 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” and comparing Bennett’s writing to Jimi Hendrix's “Purple Haze.” 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. Scoring work includes the DKNY S/S 2016 fashion show and trailer, as well as Janelle Monae’s Emotion Picture: Dirty Computer movie, which debuted at select theaters and BET. Wynne also co-wrote arrangements for GRAMMY-winning jazz vocalist Cassandra Wilson, performed and written specifically for Wilson’s band, the Buffalo Philharmonic, and the Seattle Symphony. Wynne’s newest remix “Forgiveness” for Emily King’s Change of Scenery remix EP is out now. L.A. Roll, the short film for which she composed the score, will premiere at the 2020 Big Sky Documentary Film Festival. Currently, Wynne lives in Los Angeles, scoring and composing new work for film, TV, and new media.