Wedding and event singer in Victoria, BC
Jessica plays weddings, private events, corporate events and venues, usually solo on voice and guitar and sometimes as a duo with another musician. Jessica Benini is a Canadian folk singer-songwriter and music teacher based in Victoria, British Columbia. She was nominated for "Best Live Act" at the Vancouver Island Music Awards in 2012. No price is published, and every booking starts with a message, so send Jessica your date and venue.
Live music for weddings, private events, corporate events and venues
Weddings and private occasions
For a wedding or a private occasion, Jessica usually plays solo, on voice and guitar, and sometimes as a duo with another musician. She takes both kinds of booking, and her record includes a wedding in 2023 and a private event in 2024. Jessica's wedding and private bookings are part of the same performing record as her resort, hotel and festival shows, so a private date gets the same performer those venues book. To hear how that sounds before you write, start with her videos in the next section.
Corporate events, hotels and venues
Jessica is open to corporate events, for a company that wants to hire a musician for a date of its own. She has played corporate and private functions in Vancouver. She also plays regularly at hotels and venues around Victoria and Langford. Among them are Westin Bear Mountain Resort in Langford, and Lure at the Delta Ocean Pointe Resort and Q Bar at the Empress in Victoria. A hotel, a venue or a company books her the way anyone else does, with a message about the date and the place. The full list of where she has played is below.
Her sound, and where to hear it first
Jessica sings folk, roots, blues, pop and country, and plays guitar. On stage she also plays harmonica, in folk and blues sets. The easiest way to judge her sound is to watch her videos or on Facebook. They include the Imperfect Recordings series from 2021, covers among them, and a 2013 live clip of "One Last Time", a song from her second album. Her own songs are on two albums, Express Yourself (2010) and No Regrets (2014), and both albums are on Bandcamp. For her full background as a singer and teacher, the biography page has the rest.
Where Jessica has played
Jessica was nominated for "Best Live Act" at the Vancouver Island Music Awards in 2012 and for "Vocal Performance of the Year" in 2014. She was featured at the Broadway Sessions in Times Square, New York, from 2011 to 2015. A selection of the venues and events she has played follows.
Hotels, resorts and clubs:
Westin Bear Mountain Resort (Langford)
Lure at the Delta Ocean Pointe Resort (Victoria)
Q Bar at the Empress (Victoria)
The Oswego Hotel (Victoria)
Fairmont Pacific Rim (Vancouver)
Terminal City Club (Vancouver)
The Four Seasons Resort Whistler
Festivals and community events:
The Malahat Skywalk
Sidney Christmas Light Up
Langford Light Up
The Cook St Village Block Party
She also tours with two Vancouver-based rock bands, The Broken Islands and Roundelays. Those are full-band shows, separate from solo bookings, and you can see her upcoming solo and band shows on a page of their own.
How to book Jessica
Jessica doesn't publish a price for bookings, so the first step is a message. That message might include the date, the town or the venue, the kind of event, and the kind of music you have in mind. Weddings, private events, corporate events and venues all start the same way. To ask about a booking, write to her through the contact page.