Connor D'Netto is a composer of contemporary classical music, described as "the model contemporary Australian composer" by ABC Classic FM. His music draws together post-minimal, neoclassical and pop influences, combined with the delicate incorporation of electronic music elements and production technique. As a performer, Connor is one half of the cello+electronics duo WE ARE BREATHING, as well as also being a trained classical bass. Connor is a producer and concert organiser, focusing on creating immersive experiences of art music, best shown through the works of the series ARGO, of which he is the artistic director and co-founder, He is also a keen photographer, videographer and visual-artist, creating not only his own material but also for a number of other artists. Connor is a Brisbane City Council Lord Mayor’s Young and Emerging Artists Fellowship, and is a Tait Trust Scholar at the Royal College of Music, London, where he is currently studying his Masters of Music,
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Ben Baker + Connor D'Netto // cello + electronics // making music + feeling all the feels

we are breathing is the duo project of American cellist Ben Baker and Australian composer/performer Connor D’Netto.

Ben and Connor met in mid 2017 at Bang On A Can’s annual Summer Music Festival at the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art where the two were both artists-in-residence. After, the pair sought to collaborate on a project bringing together their various musical backgrounds spanning classical, folk and electronic music, their love of diverse musical styles from minimalism, electronica, alt-rock and jazz, and their passion and drive to create and engage in art not confined by genre. The result is a duo creating raw, tender and emotional sounds straddling across musical worlds. With Ben on cello and Connor on synths and live electronics, their music fuses Connor’s unique compositional voice, Ben’s virtuosic playing, both as a contemporary classical musician and a folk musician and improviser, with live signal processing and electronics creating complexly layered soundworlds. More about we are breathing on facebook

BIG NEWS:

We're very excited to announce that this August, we are breathing is heading to Australia for our debut tour! We'll be playing four shows across Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney alongside a host of amazing artists, and it would be super amazing to see you there,

Connor D’Netto tour costs are supported by the Queensland Government through Arts Queensland.

Connor is the artistic director, producer and co-founder of Argo, a contemporary classical music concert series and collective. Argo draws upon a background in classical music and contemporary influences to create new works, performances and experiences which bend the boundaries of genre and art form, and to challenge the norms of musical performance and staging with immersive art-music events.

More about Argo at our website and facebook