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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]

References

  1. ^ "Casey Bennetto - The Wheeler Centre". The Wheeler Centre. Archived from the original on 21 November 2016. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
  2. ^ "Casey Bennetto". ABC Radio. Archived from the original on 16 May 2018. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  3. ^ "Casey Bennetto". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 21 September 2015. Archived from the original on 21 November 2016. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
  4. ^ Todd, Courtney (6 January 2015). "Berrimah Women's Prison to feature in new musical documentary". NT News.
  5. ^ "Midsumma Festival - 'I Am' - Geraldine Quinn (written by Casey Bennetto)". Midsumma Festival. Archived from the original on 4 December 2023. Retrieved 4 December 2023.

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