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Benedict Sinister is a Franco-Australian music artist, producer, poet, and video creator. But more than any of those callings, he is a cosmopolitan, an adventurer, and a lover of cool experiences and people. Like a figure from an earlier age, Sinister has said: “A great city, a great love affair, a great night out – those are real works of art. Songs and videos are derivative works.” Nonetheless they are artworks that he takes meticulous care in creating. Sinister agonizes over lyrics, combs the world for musicians and video talents to collaborate with, and presides over the production of his work. He describes his music as “songs for sapiosexuals” – combining wit, wordplay and cultural references with a love of provocation, in the tradition of his idols Lorenz Hart, Serge Gainsbourg and Prince. Sinister’s music is characterized by his distinctive spoken word delivery. While traces of his Australian accent remain, Sinister has matured into a vocalist so rough he “makes Tom Waits