Dusty, also known as Dorian Black, is a singer, comic and compere and one of the leading lights the *new cabaret* scene. Time Out, who featured him as a cover model in their special edition on the resurgence of cabaret, described him as *The Trailblazer*, and he has surprised and thrilled audiences from London to New York, Dublin to Berlin with his three-octave vocal range and darkly scintillating wit. He sings everything from Cole Porter to Portishead, often with the words changed, as well as his own original songs that deal with themes of mortality, addiction and the futility of love. Usually for laughs.