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Benjamin Trillado w support from Hassall

  • Wesley Anne 250 High Street Northcote Hill , VIC, 3070 Australia (map)

Known for his heart-wrenching lyrics and unapologetic candour, Benjamin Trillado combines the story-telling elements of folk with the gritty angst of indie-rock.

With his powerful vocals and delicate guitar work, Benjamin has left rooms full of rowdy punters speechless. Raised in a Filipino household where karaoke was family religion, Benjamin was constantly surrounded by music.

At the age of 12, he wiped off the dust from his father’s guitar and spent the majority of his childhood writing songs in his bedroom. He continued to study music into his tertiary years and was mentored by singer/songwriter Ainslie Wills and Killing Heidi’s Jesse Hooper. Benjamin’s music has already reached a global audience, with his debut single ‘Glue’ attaining over 600,000 streams on Spotify.

For his latest single 'Worth', Benjamin teamed up with sound engineer Jono Steer (Angie McMahon), and Grammy-nominated mastering engineer Joe Carra. ‘Worth’ is his most honest track yet, an empowering search for self-love and acceptance as a queer person.

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Hassall is a 21yr old singer-songwriter & self-confessed rambler from the bottom right corner of regional Victoria.

Stirring together addictive vocal hooks, taboo topics & lyrics that are relatable in the way you don’t want to admit it, she emerges into a style self-described as ‘Australian sharehouse-pop’.

Fresh, yet familiar, jangly guitar and countrysoulsex-esque vocals compliment her inexhaustible lyrics, just as conversational as they are confessional, self-critical and considerably crude.

“I attend your gigs because your songs tell me more about you than you ever will” - her mother, to her.

Earlier Event: 27 February
Adrian Whyte
Later Event: 28 February
Trio Agogo