Benny Benassi
Benny Benassi at El Salvador
Background information
Birth name	Marco Benassi
Born	July 13, 1967 - Milan
Origin	Italy
Genre(s)	Electronic, House, Dance, Electro, Techno
Occupation(s)	Disk Jockey, Producer
Years active	Late 1980s–present
Label(s)	Energy Prod. - D:Vision Airplay Records Ministry of Sound Ultra Records
Associated acts	Benassi Bros.
Website	Official website

Benny Benassi (born Marco Benassi Geneser July 13, 1967) is an Italian disc jockey and a euro house/electroclash artist, who lives in Reggio Emilia, a town in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy. Benny Benassi is one of the top 13 DJ's in the world according to the theDJlist.com. Hes danish parentage comes from the Geneser family. Image File history File linksMetadata Benassi@ElSalvador. ... July 13 is the 194th day of the year (195th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ... This article is about the city in Italy. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... It has been suggested that Electronica be merged into this article or section. ... This article includes a list of works cited or a list of external links, but its sources remain unclear because it lacks in-text citations. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Electro (also known as electro funk) is an electronic style of hip hop directly influenced by Kraftwerk and funk records (unlike earlier rap records that were closer to disco). ... For the comic book character previously known as Techno, see Fixer (comics). ... For other meanings of DJ, see DJ (disambiguation). ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, organizing and scheduling production budget and resources, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Benny Benassi Marco Benassi, better known as Benny Benassi (born in Milan, 13 July 1967) is an Italian disc jockey and a euro house/electroclash artist, who lives in Reggio Emilia, a town in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy. ... July 13 is the 194th day of the year (195th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ... For other meanings of DJ, see DJ (disambiguation). ... This article includes a list of works cited or a list of external links, but its sources remain unclear because it lacks in-text citations. ... Electroclash describes a style of fashion, music, and attitude that fuses New Wave, punk, & electronic dance music with somewhat campy and absurdist post-industrial detachment in addition to vampy and/or camp sexuality (what the hell does that even mean?). The movement combines the 1980s electropop/New Wave/Italo disco... Country Italy Region Emilia-Romagna Province Reggio Emilia (RE) Mayor Graziano Delrio (from July 1, 2004) Elevation 58 m Area 231 km² Population  - Total 141,383  - Density 612/km² Time zone CET, UTC+1 Coordinates Gentilic Reggiani Dialing code 0522 Postal code 42100 Frazioni see list Patron San Prospero  - Day... Emilia-Romagna is one of the 20 Regions of Italy. ...

Music career

A native of Milan, DJ/producer Benny Benassi started DJing alongside cousin Alle Benassi in the late 1980s 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 dancefloor 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, but soon became a number one hit in the U.K. This article is about the city in Italy. ... His name is Alfredo Larry Pignagnoli. ... Sannie Charlotte Carlson (born April 11, 1970 in Skælskør, Denmark) is best known by her artist name Whigfield. ... See also: 2001 in music (UK) Musical groups established in 2001 Record labels established in 2001 2000s in music. ... Dhany (real name Daniela Galli) is an Italian dance music vocalist. ...

After moving from eurohouse to electro, "Satisfaction" took Benassi's success worldwide a year later with highprofile 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 September of 2003, the campy and quirky Hypnotica was Benassi's solo debut. Satisfaction is a Benny Benassi song from his album Hypnotica. ... Carl Cox (born July 29, 1962 in Oldham, Lancashire, England) is a popular international techno and house DJ. He began as a hardcore and acid house DJ in the mid 1980s, making a name for himself as the Three Deck Wizard in 1988, when, during the Second Summer of Love... Darren Emerson (born April 30, 1971 in Hornchurch, England) is a dance music DJ, and one-time member of the UK techno band Underworld. ... Roger Sanchez is one of the most popular commercial house DJs in the last years, who scored many hits in the European and World Charts. ... The UK Singles Chart is currently compiled by The Official UK Charts Company (OCC) on behalf of the British record industry. ... Ministry of Sound (MoS) is one of the most famous nightclubs in the world of electronic music, said to be to London what Studio 54 was to New York, and whose fame goes far across English borders. ... Hypnotica is the second and probably the most popular album of Benny Benassi (Actually, the album titled as Benny Benassi Presents the Biz, the Biz refers to Benny Benassis half-time musical partners). ...

Benny then created a new project with cousin Alle, called Benassi Bros., and a year after the release of Hypnotica, Pumphonia marked their first full length release. Benassi often works with vocalists Paul French and Violeta, who are collectively known as The Biz. 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. An album by Benassi Bros. ...

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. A collection of various CD singles In music, a single is a short recording of one or more separate tracks. ... // This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... OutKast is an American hip hop duo based out of East Point, Georgia, a nearby city to Atlanta, Georgia. ... Goldfrapp is a Mercury Music Prize and Grammy nominated British electronica duo formed in 1999. ... Felix da Housecat Felix da Housecat (born Felix Stallings in Chicago, Illinois) is a House music DJ and record producer. ... Tomcraft (real name Thomas Brückner) is a German DJ and producer. ... Fischerspooner is an electroclash duo and performance troupe formed in 1998 in New York. ...

Recently, Benny created a 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 know DJ/production talent across the world. Pump-Kin is a music label created by Benny Benassi for unsigned artists. ...

Discography

Albums

• Hypnotica (2003)
• Re-Sfaction (2004)
• Re-Sfaction 2 (2006)
• Best Of (2006)

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Compilations

• DJ Set 1 (2003)
• Subliminal Session, Vol. 6 (2004)
• Gallery Session (2005)
• Cooking For Pump-Kin Phase One (2005)
• Cooking For Pump-Kin: Special Menu (2007)

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Singles

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Remixes

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Trivia

• As of December 2005, the fast food chains Wendy's and Burger King used "Satisfaction" in their current ad campaigns.link

• In the United States, the francophone rapper Benny B is often mistaken for a young Benny Benassi.

• In 2006, Ludacris sampled the Benny Benassi track "Satisfaction" in "Ultimate Satisfaction" featuring Field Mob from his album Release Therapy.

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See also

• Benassi Bros.
• Alle Benassi
• Sandy
• Dhany
• Pump-Kin Music
• Larry Pignagnoli
• Whigfield

Benny Benassi Marco Benassi, better known as Benny Benassi (born in Milan, 13 July 1967) is an Italian disc jockey and a euro house/electroclash artist, who lives in Reggio Emilia, a town in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy. ... Sandra Chambers, or Sandy is a dance music vocalist. ... Dhany (real name Daniela Galli) is an Italian dance music vocalist. ... Pump-Kin is a music label created by Benny Benassi for unsigned artists. ... His name is Alfredo Larry Pignagnoli. ... Sannie Charlotte Carlson (born April 11, 1970 in Skælskør, Denmark) is best known by her artist name Whigfield. ...

References

External links

• Official website
• Music Videos of Benassi
• MySpace
• the DJ List
• Benny Benassi's page on Discogs
• Off Limits Productions
• Pump-Kin, Benny Benassi's record label
• Sfaction, Benny Benassi's official Russian website
• IndexTube - List of Benny Benassi's music videos from YouTube and Google Video