Get to know Benny

Hi, I'm Benny.

I build the stages others get discovered on.

Emcee, creator and music lover from Wallan, Victoria. I've spent my whole life on, behind and around stages, and these days I run the room for some of Melbourne's biggest nights while building the platforms where the next generation gets seen.

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Benny Gregs on stage in a spotlight, microphone in hand
Wallan, VICWhere it started
Age 5First camera in hand
1000+Projects delivered
10,000+Biggest crowd hosted
3Companies founded
The story so far

From Wallan
to the big stage.

  1. The beginning

    A kid with a camera

    Growing up in Wallan, Victoria, I picked up my first camera at five. Photography turned into video, video turned into DJing and radio, and before long I was building my own stages because there weren't many around.

  2. Finding the mic

    Radio, live mic nights and big interviews

    I started interviewing everyone I could, from Peter Hitchener and Moira Kelly to Miguel Maestre, and brought live mic nights back to Wallan so local artists had somewhere to play.

  3. Age 19

    A seat at the table

    At 19 I was appointed to a board of directors. I learned early that the people who build the platform get to decide who's on it.

  4. Building community

    BGCommunity

    I created BGCommunity, which gave more than a thousand creators a place to perform. It taught me what I love most: watching someone get discovered.

  5. On screen

    Couch Sessions and Coming Together Christmas

    When the world moved online, I took the stage with it: live-streamed music series, then presenting and creative directing Coming Together Christmas, which earned six Antenna Award nominations.

  6. 2024 to now

    Futuration

    I founded Futuration, a showcase of the future of Australian music and dance. The debut sold out, then we took it to The Palms at Crown and The Timber Yard.

  7. Today

    The host and the builder

    I host carols for 10,000 people, Movie World's Fright Nights, red carpets and gala dinners, and I run BG Creative and The Creative Hub, so every event becomes content that lives on.

"Every great night has one thing in common: someone in the room gets seen for the first time. That's the bit that keeps me going."

Benny Gregs
What I stand for

Three things, all in.

01

Emcee

I run the room so your event lands: tight timing, happy talent and an audience that feels part of it.

02

Traveler

New cities, new crowds, new ideas. From the Gold Coast to Thailand, every trip makes the next show better.

03

Community builder

I connect people who should know each other and build the stages where they get discovered.

Recognition

A few highlights.

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6Antenna Award nominations for Coming Together Christmas
ChampionVic Lens Champion of the Year
Face ofDiscover Mitchell Tourism
Opened forGuy Sebastian, for Hume City Council
Moments
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Follow the ride

@bennygregs

Backstage moments, crowd chaos and travel diaries.

Let's work together

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