Benny Benassi
Benny
Benassi was born in Milan on 13 July 1967.
He works as a producer in collaboration with his cousin Alle Benassi,
who has been a musician and arranger at Off
Limits, in Reggio Emilia, Italy, the internationally successful
production unit run by Larry Pignagnoli.
The first club hit was I feel so fine by KMC feat
Dhany (N° 1 club charts UK) in 2001. This was followed by the
BENNY BENASSI presents THE BIZ project, a ground-breaking mixtured
of electro, techno and house dosed with minimalist flair.
The first single SATISFACTION, produced in 2002, made its presence
felt in the main charts all over Europe in 2003. Some of the results:
- n° 2 in the Official Singles Sales Chart in UK
- over a month in the n° 1 spot in the Official Dance Chart
in FRANCE
- top twenty Official Singles Sales Chart in FRANCE
- n° 2 in the Official Dance Chart in GERMANY
- top forty Official Singles Sales Chart in GERMANY
The record was highly acclaimed:
Timo Maas - I have it, crazy fuckin record....crowds
love it!!
Carl Cox - Pure energy I love it!
Boy George Dirty Electro house at it best
Darren Emerson Norman Cook called abou
this record and as soon as I heard it I loved it!!!
Roger Sanchez Loved his mix of Tomcraft,
his record is even better.
Paul Oakenfold - Benny has his own unique sound
that works on dance floors across the world.
The album HYPNOTICA stayed in the top 20 in the Official Album Sales
Chart in FRANCE for over a month, having reached the TOP 5.
Official
European Dance Chart:
SATISFACTION and ABLE TO LOVE
both went top 5 in the Official European Dance Chart
Benny Benassis crucial remixes:
Tomcraft - "Loneliness"
Electric Six - "Dance Commander"
Outkast - "Ghetto Musik"
Robbie Rivera - "Funk a faction"
Goldfrapp - "Strict Machine"
Felix da Housecat "Ready 2 wear"
Etienne de Crecy "Someone like you"
Fischer Spooner - "Never win"
Benny and Alle then produced Benassi Bros, a project
designed to shine the spotlight on the two Biz vocalists, Paul French
and Violeta and other guest singers.
The track by Benassi Bros. feat. Sandy, "Illusion"
and "Hit my heart" featuring Dhany were
both monster top 20 sales charts hits in France and the album, PUMPHONIA,
went gold in France.
Other hit singles taken from HYPNOTICA are "No matter what
you do" and "Love is gonna save us"
Benny mixed SUBLIMINAL SESSIONS VI,
for the famous New York label and, for the occasion, produced a
track called "I want you to come" under the psuedonym
BAT67. With this name he also remixed "Hot Tin Groove"
by Rava and "Warman Whoreman" by Digitally Stoned People.
He is the first European dj to have mixed a Subliminal Sessions
compilation.
In 2003, Benny won a lot recognition
- number one in the Top 100 dance tracks on the Ministry of Sound
Internet radio
- DJ MAG tune of the year in UK
- Revelation of the year Italian Dance Music Awards
- Dance revelation of the year Danish Music Award
- Nominated for international revelation of the year NRJ
Awards, France
In 2004,
- three nominations at Dancestar, Miami and won the best video award
- DjMag favourite DJ Poll Top 100: Benny is number 18, the highest
new entry
- European Border Breakers Award for Hypnotica, the Italian album
that sold most in Europe outside Italy
In 2005, another Benassi Bros. Album, Phobia,
went gold again in France, and 4 singles were released out of it.
His latest single is "Who's your daddy?", featuring remixes from David Guetta and Fuzzy Hair.
When Benny isnt in the studio, he tours the world rocking
clubs and events with his unstoppable energy.
His dj style is easy to describe
. its kinda electro,
sort of house-tec, dirty and cool, sweaty and smooth
.
Collaborations Benny Benassi appears on...
- Benny Benassi presents The Biz (57 tracks)
- Public Enemy vs Benny Benassi (1 tracks)
- Benny Benassi Feat. Channing (14 tracks)
- Benny Benassi Vs Iggy Pop (1 tracks)
- Benny Benassi, Channing (1 tracks)
- Benny Benassi, Christian Burns (1 tracks)
- Benny Benassi, Dino (1 tracks)
- Benny Benassi, Farenheit (1 tracks)
- Benny Benassi, Mia J (1 tracks)
