“Bonsack has one of those voices that fills a room with golden light”
~ Nkechi Anele, Triple J Radio, Australia.
Brendan's original songs are lyrically rich, described as a kind of dark modern folk. He has released many solo albums, as well as collaborating with Celine Yap in an original folk duo. He also writes for and plays in the trio, Accidental Bedfellows.
Brendan's instrumental music has appeared in short films, podcast and radio productions. His Clockwork Monkey Project produces free sampled musical instrument libraries for Native Instruments Kontakt and Decent Sampler.
Brendan's written work appears in print and online, and has been featured in Australian and European festivals, including the Melbourne Spoken Word and Poetry Festival, the Melbourne Writers Festival and White Night, and the UNESCO Poems on the Walls project in Poland. He was a resident public transport poet in the 2016 Moreland City MoreArt Festival, shortlisted and Highly Commended in the XYZ Prize for Innovation in Spoken Word at the 2017 Queensland Poetry Festival.
His poetry is included in the audio journal, Audacious II, and on film at Moving Poems and The Visible Poetry Project.
Brendan makes regular appearances at local spoken word events and was runner up in the 2015 Melbourne Spoken Word Prize. He has performed as feature poet at La Mama Poetica, The Eltham Courthouse, The Melbourne Spoken Word & Poetry Festival, and as supporting feature for US touring poet, Madison Mae Parker.
He has produced many books of poetry, including a collaborative work with poets from coastal Australia and the USA. His work has appeared in Cordite Poetry Review and Rochford Street Review, was recently anthologized by Recent Works Press.
Brendan is co-producer and presenter on Melbourne community radio 3CR, for weekly arts program Spoken Word.
Brendan is a community photographer, focusing on local music and spoken word, and street events. His collections of photographs can be viewed at photos.brendanbonsack.com.