Benedict Sinister

Benedict Sinister is a French/Australian poet, singer-songwriter, music producer and video artist. He produces 'music for sapiosexuals' - combining wordplay and cultural references with a love of provocation, in the tradition of his idols Lorenz Hart, Serge Gainsbourg and Prince. His spoken word vocals have been likened to Leonard Cohen, Tom Waits, even Clint Eastwood.

Sinister chooses to conceal his face, preferring to take a back seat to the other artists that he pays homage to in his work. "I seek invisibility in order to make my idols more visible," he says. "I'm not interested in taking the limelight for myself. I don't want or need fame. I'm a modest vessel channeling the genius of others."


Sinister has worked as an itinerant musician and performed all over the world, from DJing at beach bars in Senegal to playing covers of The Smiths in Mexico and of Leonard Cohen in Japan. His immersion in the music of other artists lead him to create his own unique "meta" musical genre.