Benny Benassi
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Marco Benassi |
| Also known as | Benny B., Benny Bee |
| Born | July 13, 1967 [1] Milan, Italy |
| Genre(s) | House, Electro house, Techno |
| Occupation(s) | DJ, Producer, Remixer |
| Years active | Late 1980s–present |
| Label(s) | Energy Prod. - D:Vision Airplay Records Ministry of Sound Ultra Records |
| Associated acts | Benassi Bros., Bat67, The Biz, FB, KMC, M&M, Two Men |
| Website | Official website |
Benny Benassi (born Marco Benassi on July 13, 1967 [2]) is a Grammy Award winning Italian disc jockey and producer of electro house music. He lives in Reggio Emilia, a town in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy. He is best known for his 2002 summer club megahit "Satisfaction". Benny Benassi ranks as the 13th most popular DJ in the world according to the TheDJList website[3] and 32nd most popular DJ in the official global poll of DJ Magazine. [4]
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[edit] History
A native of Milan, DJ/producer Benny Benassi started DJing alongside cousin Alle Benassi in the late 1980's in their hometown, before moving to Larry Pignagnoli's Off Limits production studio in the mid 1990s, creating music for various acts, including Whigfield, J.K. and Ally & Jo. Benassi first hit the dance floor with his own projects in 2001 with the single "I Feel So Fine", released under the name KMC with vocals by Dhany, the track first stormed the charts in Benassi's native Italy, and soon became a number one hit in the United Kingdom. [5]
After moving from eurohouse to electro, "Satisfaction" took Benassi's success worldwide a year later with high-profile DJs like Carl Cox, Darren Emerson, and Roger Sanchez singing its praises. This reached Number 2 in the UK Singles Chart after the Ministry of Sound record company replaced the original video (an almost still picture of the band overlayed with graphics) with a video of models using power tools. Released in 2003, the campy and quirky Hypnotica was Benassi's solo debut. At the end of 2004, he won the European Border Breakers Award for Hypnotica, which racked up the most sales for an Italian album outside of Italy. Benassi often works with vocalists Paul French and Violeta, who are collectively known as The Biz.
Benny then produced a group with cousin Alle, called Benassi Bros., a project designed to shine the spotlight on the two Biz vocalists, Paul French and Violeta and other guest singers. A year after the release of Hypnotica, Pumphonia marked their first full length release. And then in 2005, Benassi Bros. released their second album ...Phobia.
Some of his singles have charted high in the United Kingdom and have been played world-wide in clubs. Remixes for OutKast, Goldfrapp, and Felix da Housecat followed. Benassi also remixes the music of his contemporaries, such as DJ Tomcraft and Fischerspooner.
In 2005, Benny founded the record label known as Pump-Kin Music. The focus of the label is primarily new and unsigned producers. Through this venture, he hopes to give exposure to some of the lesser known DJ/production talent across the world. More recently it has been announced that it's also opening a sub-label, Funky Pump-Kin. In an interview Benassi said that if he weren't a deejay, he would be a cook as he like alot of pasta.
In August 2007, Benassi released a remix of Public Enemy's 'Bring the Noise.' The track quickly reached the #1 spot on Beatport.com and imeem. The video for the track was created by 'The Eclectic Method'; featuring a montage of live footage from Public Enemy, the video was premiered on imeem.com. In February,2008 "Bring the Noise" won a Grammy for best Remix (Dance).
It has been announced that his new album Rock 'n' Rave will be released June 3rd, 2008. The first single from the album is "I am not drunk." "Who's your daddy?" is also a top hits of his and always will be.:]
[edit] Discography
[edit] Studio albums
- Hypnotica (2003) as Benny Benassi Presents the Biz
- Pumphonia (2004) as Benassi Bros.
- ...Phobia (2005) as Benassi Bros.
- Rock 'n' Rave (2008) as Benny Benassi
[edit] Awards & nominations
- 2008 Benny Benassi won the Best Remixed Recording at the 50th Grammy Awards for his remix of Public Enemy's Bring the Noise.
- 2006 Benny Benassi "Hit my Heart" opened The 2006 Victoria Secret Fashion Show
- 2004 three nominations at Dancestar, Miami and won the best video award
- 2004 DjMag favourite DJ Poll Top 100: Benny is number 18, the highest new entry
- 2004 European Border Breakers Award for Hypnotica, the Italian album that sold most in Europe outside Italy
- 2003 number one in the Top 100 dance tracks on the Ministry of Sound Internet radio
- 2003 DJ MAG tune of the year in UK
- 2003 Revelation of the year – Italian Dance Music Awards
- 2003 Dance revelation of the year – Danish Music Award
- 2003 Nominated for international revelation of the year – NRJ Awards, France
[edit] References
- ^ Benny Benassi - About. Benny Benassi. Retrieved on 2008-06-12.
- ^ Benny Benassi - About. Benny Benassi. Retrieved on 2008-06-12.
- ^ theDJlist.com
- ^ DJmag.com: Top 100 DJs - Results & History
- ^ Benny Benassi - About. Benny Benassi. Retrieved on 2008-06-12.
[edit] External links
- Official Site
- Off Limits Productions
- Pump-Kin, Benny Benassi's record label
- Benny Benassi at The DJ List
- Benny Benassi at Discogs
- Benny Benassi at MySpace
- Benny Benassi at iLike
- Benny Benassi at Last.fm
- Benny Benassi at MusicBrainz
- Benny Benassi at All Music Guide
- Music Videos of Benassi
- Sfaction, Benny Benassi's official Russian website
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| Persondata | |
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| NAME | Benassi, Benny |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Benassi, Marco |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Disc jockey, euro house/electroclash artist, |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 13, 1967 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Milan, Italy |
| DATE OF DEATH | |
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