For Immediate Release NEWS RELEASE VANCOUVER MUSICIAN ELI BENNETT WINS 2018 LEO AWARD BY BEATING FATHER IN SAME CATEGORY VANCOUVER, BC (May 27. 2018) — At The Leo Awards 20th Anniversary Celebration One Awards, held May 26, 2018 at the Hyatt Regency in Vancouver, Juno-nominated musician, film composer, and Vancouver-native, Eli Bennett won the […]
May 3, 2018 (Vancouver, BC) – Eli Bennett is returning for his second year as Leo Awards Music Director for the 20th Annual Leo Awards celebrating the best in BC film and TV. The Leo Awards will be held at the Hyatt Regency Hotel on June 2 and 3, 2018. has been named the Music […]
April 30, 2018 (Vancouver, BC) – The Nominees for the 20th Annual Leo Awards were announced this morning and Eli Bennett was nominated for “Best Musical Score in a Feature Documentary” for his score on “Believe: The True Story of Real Bearded Santas”! For the complete list of Leo Awards nominations, please visit: http://www.leoawards.com/nominees/nominees_by_name_2018.php “Believe: The […]
February 6, 2018 (Toronto, ON) – The Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS) announced the Nominees for the 2018 Juno Awards this morning and Eli Bennett has been nominated with Five Alarm Funk for “Instrumental Album of the Year”, for their album “Sweat”. The Juno Awards will take place in Vancouver on March […]
November 3, 2017 (Edmonton, AB) – The Nominees for the 39th Annual Covenant Awards were announced this morning on 105.9 ShineFM. Among the 38 categories, Eli Bennett was nominated for “Jazz/Blues Song of the Year” for his song “Breakthrough”, the title track from Bennett’s 2016 release. The Covenant Awards will take place in Edmonton, Alberta on January […]
May 20, 2017 (Vancouver, BC) – Eli Bennett will be touring the U.S. & Canada this summer with Canada’s ‘party funk champions’ – Juno-Award nominated “Five Alarm Funk”. The tour kicks off May 27th at The Commodore in Vancouver (Presented by Live Nation) and includes the following stops: June 9: Chattanooga, TN – Riverbend Festival) June […]
May 8, 2017 (Vancouver, BC) – Eli Bennett has been named the Music Director for The 2017 Leo Awards. The Leo Awards celebrate the Best of BC Film and Television and will be held at the Hyatt Regency Hotel on June 3 & 4, 2017. For more information, visit: http://www.leoawards.com/2017/music/ Musical Director – Eli Bennett Eli […]
April 18, 2017 (Vancouver, BC) – Eli Bennett will be featured with Vancouver jazz-funk group “BaZOOka Picnic” on a 7-show U.S. West Coast tour from April 27-May 5th! BaZOOka Picnic will be performing at the following venues: April 27 – CONWAY, WA – Conway Muse April 28 – PORT ANGELES, WA – Metta Room April 29 […]
April 10, 2017 (Vancouver, Canada) – The International Songwriting Competition has announced the 2016 competition finalists and Eli Bennett has been made a finalist for “Best Jazz Song” for Upside Swagger. The final results will be announced in late-April/early May. The Canadian Songwriting Competition also recently announced their 2016 semi-finalists, and Eli Bennett is a […]
September 27, 2016 (San Diego, CA) – The Global Music Awards announced the latest round of award-winners today and Eli Bennett was awarded the Silver-Medal in the “Jazz Album” category for Outstanding Achievement for his debut-album “Breakthrough”. For more information, please visit the GLOBAL MUSIC AWARDS. To purchase or listen to “Breakthrough” on iTunes or Apple […]
