Hi Steem,
My name is Lesley Bento. I am a musician born and raised in Cape Town, I moved to London 11 years ago where I currently live. I have been introduced to Steem by @pandamama who I met in London and @deimus who I met in Cyprus.
My main instrument is keyboard/ piano and I am a natural harmoniser. I started classical piano lessons at a very early age which gave me a good foundation for music. I then got the opportunity to play with my dad at church which was my first experience playing in a band. It was during this time that I decided to do some self study to learn various styles of music.
My musical influence is my father Mario Bento, a multi instrumentalist and singer songwriter, who has founded numerous bands and performed in many shows and concerts.
One of the most memorable experiences of my music journey was performing with my dad’s rock band, The Jamrockers, (see above) comprised of the tutors at Jamrock Music Academy - https://jamrock.co.za. My dad and I founded the music school in 1998 which has become one of the most popular schools in Cape Town, South Africa.
Whilst teaching music, I also performed with the cover band White Rabbit and talented artists such as Mark Haze and Nadia Lubbe.
My sister Candice Bento, a very talented drummer and tutor at Jamrock also plays guitar and bass.
Moving to london was a huge adjustment for me leaving my family behind. My passion for music has helped me get through all the difficult times, it will always be something that will stay in my heart and I will continue to grow passion for it. I am excited for the next stage of my musical journey. Thanks for reading :) les
Hey Lesley - welcome to Steemit - tough being back in Cyprus after our wonderful holiday in Cyprus. Great photograph of you and @deimus
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Hey bru, very tough being back in london! Thx :)
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Welcome to Steemit, baby! Love the photos, can't wait to see you again!
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Thank you baby, ditto x
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Miss you, x
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Miss u2 ...
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Welcome @lesbento - look forward to seeing some entries on openmic from you
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Thanks Talented one!
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Welcome - good to see your introductory post Lesley - look forward to many more blogs
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Thanks pandamama, will do!
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Welcome Leslie!
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Hi Patrick, thanks very much!
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I wish I could hear the music you make
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Thanks @mammasitta - you'll be hearing my music soon - have followed you
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Welcome Lesley to Steemit
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Cant wait to hear your music. Conisder making music videos for dtube. Goodluck :D
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Thanks @mahmoud-shafik - I am working with the Viewly Team. Can't wait to be posting videos to their platform
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Welcome to Steemit.
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Thank you @gmuxx - have followed you. Keen to see your 3D art
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welcome!! I also love playing piano!! you play both classical music and rock music? My favoriate classic composer is F. Chopin because I love his romanticism!! I will wait for your next interesting story about piano!
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Good to see you here @lesbento
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Thank you Shae
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A huge welcome to you @lesbento! Excited to have you on Steemit! Looking forward to learning more about you and your music!
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Thank you so much @offoodandart - I've heard a lot about you from @pandamama - she speaks very highly of you and so glad Jack is going to meet your son soon
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Thanks so much les! Hope you're enjoying your Steemit life.
I'm looking forward to Jack's and Angelo's meeting as well. I know they will have a great time.
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Welcome @lesbento to kick-off I will say jealous...
Watched White Rabbit play up in Johannesburg (regularly at night clubs and city hall), some of the guys have gone on to become well known world wide.
Look forward to hearing your musical journey and keep having fun wherever you are.
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he follow and upvote I follow and upvote back
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Welcome @lesbento! Looking forward to seeing more of your posts, I love the piano. @metajunk check this introduction post out.
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Thx @simplypowerful, will do so. I am following you
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Thanks!!! Love your profile icon. Super cool.
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Hello, you are welcome to steemit.You look very talented. I look foward to seeing more of your post.All the best in 2018.@malorimorow
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Thank you
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Loving the Zak Wylde Gibson guitar :)
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Thx @jeffandhisguitar, I am now following you
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Cheers les, I hope you enjoy my content :)
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Welcome to steem family, love your photos waiting your next post..
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Thx @moazzamali, I am now following you
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Heyy! @lesbento welcome ^^
Hope you have fun with the SteemNation ! ^^
Cheers!
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Thnx!
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@lesbento Welcome to Community of Steemit. I Hope you will be doing well here. keep sharing your beautiful knowledge and life experiences with us. stay blessed <3
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Thx @mashwanii, very kind message. Stay blessed as well. I am following you
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My Pleasure. let me know if you feel any difficulty here.
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Awesome @lesbento. Welcome to the Steemit community. I look forward to seeing what you'll be sharing with us, particularly relating to music since you clearly have such a passion for it :) Please feel free to join us on our Teamsouthafrica Discord group https://discord.gg/pvYAh9. Looking forward to seeing you around
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Hi @therneau, will do so, thnx very much.
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Welcome. The more musicians the better! Rock on \m/
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Thx @big-lou, I’m following you
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this is awesome, welcome to steem
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Nice post, I hope you enjoy your steem journey!!
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Thx @rynow, I’m following you
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Welcome to Steemit - Sharing and playing music with your family is a blessing, I really liked the fact that your father is your main influence, Im following you, looking forward to your next posts!
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Thx @ale.tripoli, being able to play music with the family is truly a blessing indeed. I am following you too:)
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Welcome to steemit. ..
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Thx @kelgreen, I am following you
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Hello @lesbento , welcome to Steemit 👍🤗
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Thx @ideagenerator :)
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oh my... what a wonderful family, I admire you. I hope you will get every success in your instrument and musical career. As an amateur drummer, I love people who are this passionate about music. Best wishes and melodies for you :)
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Welcome to Steemit Lesley
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Thx @danshaw
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Being a musician is a tough life, but it is wonderful to have something you are passionate about!
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