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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. Events 1174 - William I of Scotland, a key rebel in the Revolt of 1173-1174, is captured at Alnwick by forces loyal to Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Milan (Milano Milan (listen) is one of the largest cities in Italy, located in the plains of Lombardy. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other House music is a style of Electronic dance music initially popularized in mid-1980s Discothèques catering to the African-American, Latino Electro House is a subgenre of House music that rose to become one of the most prominent genres of Electronic dance music today Techno is a form of Electronic dance music (EDM that emerged in Detroit, Michigan, USA during the mid to late 1980s The 1980s was the decade spanning from January 1 1980 to December 31 1989. In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music - 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. Benassi Bros is a Italian dance group The members of the group Benny Benassi and Alle Benassi, started DJing in the late '80s in their Events 1174 - William I of Scotland, a key rebel in the Revolt of 1173-1174, is captured at Alnwick by forces loyal to Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. The Grammy Awards (originally called the Gramophone Awards)—or Grammys —are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest A disc jockey (also known as DJ or deejay) is a person who selects and plays recorded music for an audience Electro House is a subgenre of House music that rose to become one of the most prominent genres of Electronic dance music today He lives in Reggio Emilia, a town in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy. For the city in the southern Italy See Reggio Calabria. For the basketball club "Bipop Carire Reggio Emilia" see Pallacanestro Reggiana. Emilia-Romagna is one of the 20 Regions of Italy. The capital is Bologna. 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. DJ Magazine is as of January 31 1991, a monthly magazine dedicated to Electronic Dance Music (EDM and DJs The magazine is translated [4]
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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. Milan (Milano Milan (listen) is one of the largest cities in Italy, located in the plains of Lombardy. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Alfredo "Larry" Pignagnoli is a well known Italian producer and is behind several international dance hits Sannie Charlotte Carlson (born April 11, 1970 in Skælskør, Denmark) is best known as Whigfield and also Naan. 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. See also 2001 in music (UK Musical groups established in 2001 Record labels Dhany (real name Daniela Galli is an Italian Dance music vocalist Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located [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. Carl Cox (born July 29, 1962 in Oldham, Lancashire, England) is an international techno and house Darren Emerson (born 30 April 1971, in Hornchurch, England) is a dance music DJ, and later joining member of the UK electronic Also known as Roger S and The S Man (born on June 1, 1967, in Queens, New York) is a popular Dominican-American house 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. The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official UK Charts Company (OCC on behalf of the British record industry Ministry of Sound ( MoS) is a global dance music brand and a Nightclub in Elephant and Castle, Southwark, South London, officially Released in 2003, the campy and quirky Hypnotica was Benassi's solo debut. Hypnotica is the debut album of DJ/Producer Benny Benassi, released in 2003 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. Benassi Bros is a Italian dance group The members of the group Benny Benassi and Alle Benassi, started DJing in the late '80s in their A year after the release of Hypnotica, Pumphonia marked their first full length release. Pumphonia is a dance album released by the Benassi Bros in 2004. 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. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located A nightclub (or "night club" or "club" is a drinking, dancing, and entertainment venue which does its primary business after dark Remixes for OutKast, Goldfrapp, and Felix da Housecat followed. Outkast (typeset as OutKast) is a Grammy Award -winning American hip hop duo based out of East Point Georgia, a city Goldfrapp are a British Electronic music group known for their visual theatrics and contribution to the popularization of Electronic dance music. Felix da Housecat (born Felix Stallings Jr on August 27, 1971 in Chicago, Illinois Benassi also remixes the music of his contemporaries, such as DJ Tomcraft and Fischerspooner. 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.
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. A chef is a person who cooks professionally In a professional kitchen setting the term is used only for the one person in charge of everyone else in the kitchen the executive Pasta ( Italian for "dough" is a generic term for Italian variants of Noodles.
In August 2007, Benassi released a remix of Public Enemy's 'Bring the Noise. Public Enemy, also known as PE, is an influential hip hop group from Long Island New York, known for its politically charged Lyrics, criticism ' The track quickly reached the #1 spot on Beatport. com and imeem. imeem is a Social media service where users interact with each other by watching posting and sharing content of all digital media types including blogs photos audio and 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. Rock 'n' Rave is an album by DJ/Producer Benny Benassi, the first single from the album is "I Am Not Drunk". 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. :]
Discography
Studio albums
- Hypnotica (2003) as Benny Benassi Presents the Biz
- Pumphonia (2004) as Benassi Bros. Hypnotica is the debut album of DJ/Producer Benny Benassi, released in 2003 Pumphonia is a dance album released by the Benassi Bros in 2004.
- ...Phobia (2005) as Benassi Bros.
- Rock 'n' Rave (2008) as Benny Benassi
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. Rock 'n' Rave is an album by DJ/Producer Benny Benassi, the first single from the album is "I Am Not Drunk". The 50th Annual Grammy Awards took place at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California, on February 10 2008 starting at 8PM EST. Public Enemy, also known as PE, is an influential hip hop group from Long Island New York, known for its politically charged Lyrics, criticism " Bring the Noise " is a Song by the hip hop group Public Enemy.
- 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
References
- ^ Benny Benassi - About. Benny Benassi. Retrieved on 2008-06-12. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1381 - Peasants' Revolt: in England, rebels arrive at Blackheath.
- ^ Benny Benassi - About. Benny Benassi. Retrieved on 2008-06-12. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1381 - Peasants' Revolt: in England, rebels arrive at Blackheath.
- ^ theDJlist.com
- ^ DJmag.com: Top 100 DJs - Results & History
- ^ Benny Benassi - About. Benny Benassi. Retrieved on 2008-06-12. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1381 - Peasants' Revolt: in England, rebels arrive at Blackheath.
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
| 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 | |
| PLACE OF DEATH | |
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