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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, specifically the acclaimed single “PYNK” feat. Grimes (GRAMMY-award nominated Best Video).

Additional work includes collaborations with HAIM, Serpentwithfeet, and GRAMMY-award nominated songwriter Tayla Parx (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.

Early Life
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.

Compositions and Scoring
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”, comparing Bennett’s writing to Jimi Hendrix's "Purple Haze".

Wynne also co-wrote arrangements for GRAMMY-award winning jazz vocalist Cassandra Wilson, 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), Francesca Harper (La Biennale di Venezia, Holland Dance Festival) Erick Montes, Buglisi Dance Theater, and Ligia Lewis.

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
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.

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
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.

As a session and touring musician, she played with Pete Rock, Slick Rick, Mobb Deep, Miya Folick for “Tiny Desk”, John Forte, Blitz the Ambassador, and DBR.

Twin Shadow
Bennett internationally toured extensively as the keyboardist and multi-instrumentalist as part of Twin Shadow's touring band from 2009-present. 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.

Film Music/Scoring

 * L.A. Roll - Original Score (2020)
 * Fan Shorts by ESPN - Original Score (2019)
 * Booksmart - "Brace" (2019)
 * Janelle Monáe: Dirty Computer [Emotion Picture] - Original Score (2019)
 * Janelle Monáe: Pynk - Original Score (2019)
 * DKNY S/S Presentation - Original Score (2016)
 * Paper Towns - "To the top" (2015)
 * Nas: Time is Illmatic - Pianist (2014)