Donné Restom

“I passed Miles Davis house every day as a kid in NYC, and all us kids knew that when Miles and Trane and Cannonball blew their horns, they blew the playhouse down. This girl can blow, as her peers would say (and there aren't many).”
- Resident Genius, USA

I am a multidisciplinary artist, singer, writer and small business owner specialising in branding and web design. I am also a single mother. I lived and worked in the USA for 3 years on my merits as a singer songwriter, where I also toured internationally with renowned LA-based circus, Lucent Dossier Experience.

I have written and released three albums, two EPs and my voice and songwriting features on numerous Australian releases spanning 20-odd years. I am currently working on my fourth album in collaboration with Aaron Flower and Evan Mannell, here on the Central Coast.

My fiction work has earned me a supported residency at Varuna - The National Writers House, had me placed as Quarter Finalist for Screencraft’s Cinematic Short Stories for Film Competition, and I have been selected to read live at numerous Writers Festival events on the Central Coast and regionally.

In 2004, I wrote and released my first album, Live at the Frequency Lab (107 Projects). 

In 2009 I wrote and recorded my second album, ACT I & Act II. It was produced by Tony Buchen and I was awarded an AUSCO New Works Grant to have the songs from this arranged for Chamber Orchestra by him and Grammy award winning producer, Jeff Bova.

That same year I was given the opportunity to live and work in the USA, for my third album, KItty Clementine. I worked with Jeff Bova (produced & played with Herbie Hancock), Vinnie Coliauta (drummer for Frank Zappa/Herbie Hancock) and was managed by Mick Rossi (manager, Flock of Seagulls).

I have worked successfully as a freelance web designer and digital marketing strategist for the past four years, running my own business, Nobody’s Business.