Benji Heinke

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Benji Heinke is an artist/musician based in Southampton, UK.

Born in Somerset in 1995, he studied BA (Hons) Fine Art at Winchester School of Art, graduating in 2017. His eponymous debut album (2018), was written and recorded in his Winchester apartment and introduced his blend of jangle pop, post-punk influence and diaristic songwriting.

Heinke’s subsequent releases chart a clear progression in sound and outlook. Still Life (2022) adopted a more refined production style, while Projector (2023) combined distorted guitars and synthesisers with Pop Art-inspired visuals. Movement (2024) looked to early 1980s synth and guitar textures, exploring themes of distance and isolation through both music and artwork.

In 2025 he released Detergent, a concentrated seven-track record marked by prominent synthesisers, drum machines and a sharper lyrical balance between the abstract and the personal. Later that year came New Technique, his sixth album and first fully committed to alternative dance, distilling his post-punk foundations into a lean, rhythmic and forward-looking sound.

Stand-alone single, Past Life, consolidates lessons learned throughout 2025 and stands as a ‘full stop’ to the year of releases for Heinke.

Trained as a painter and printmaker, Heinke also creates the artwork for all his releases.

Instagram: @benjiheinke
Email: benjiheinkestudio@gmail.com
Apple Music: Benji Heinke
YouTube: Benji Heinke

Live Dates

2025

Heartbreakers, Southampton (13/05)

Spice of Life, London (31/01)

2024

Brief Attempt (ZEST Launch), GHT, Southampton (24/05)

GHT Lates, GHT, Southampton (29/03)

2023

RIPE Pears #01, Alfred Arms, Southampton (04/08)

2022

Supporting composer Emily Peasgood, GHT, Southampton (11/03)

Heartbreakers, Southampton (20/04) & (15/10)

GHT Lates, GHT, Southampton (29/04) & (28/10)

2018

Album Launch, Heartbreakers, Southampton (17/08)