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.

He usually works in studio with cousin Alle Benassi. The two also produce tracks together under the name Benassi Bros. The duo started DJing in the late 80s in their hometown, before moving to Larry Pignagnoli's Off Limits production studio in the mid 90s, creating music for various acts, including Whigfield, J.K. and Ally & Jo.

His first big international hit was "I Feel So Fine", released as KMC with vocals by Dhany in 2001. After moving from eurohouse to electro, he had another successful hit single "Satisfaction" in 2003 and 2004. 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. Some of his singles have charted high in the United Kingdom and have been played world-wide in clubs. Benassi also remixes the music of his contemporaries, such as DJ Tomcraft and Fischerspooner.

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.

As of December 2005, the fast food chain Wendy's has used "Satisfaction" in their current ad campaign.

In the U.S.A., the francophone rapper Benny B is often mistaken for a young Benny Benassi.

Discography

Albums

• Hypnotica (2003), as Benny Benassi presents The Biz
• Pumphonia (2004), as Benassi Bros
• ...Phobia (2005), as Benassi Bros
• Best Of (2005), as Benassi Bros
• Re-Sfaction 2 (2006), as Benny Benassi

Singles

• "Somebody To Touch Me" (1995), as KMC (with Dhany, Davide Riva and Larry Pignagnoli)
• "Street Life" (1996), as KMC (with Dhany, Davide Riva and Larry Pignagnoli)
• "Stone Fox Chase/Funky Harmonica" (1998), as Benny B.
• "Life Is Life" (1998), as Benny Bee
• "Waiting For You" (1999), as Benny Bee (with Jennifer Bersola)
• "I Feel So Fine" (2001), as KMC (with Dhany, Davide Riva and Larry Pignagnoli)
• "Get Better" (2001), as KMC (with Sandy)
• "Satisfaction" (2002), as Benny Benassi presents The Biz (with Violeta and Paul French)
• "Able To Love" (2002), as Benny Benassi presents The Biz (with Violeta and Paul French)
• "Don't Touch Too Much" (2002), as Benassi Bros (with Paul French)
• "No Matter What You Do" (2003), as Benny Benassi presents The Biz (with Violeta and Paul French)
• "Love Is Gonna Save Us" (2004), as Benny Benassi presents The Biz (with Violeta and Paul French)
• "I Love My Sex" (2003), as Benassi Bros (with Violeta)
• "Illusion" (2003), as Benassi Bros (with Sandy)
• "Rumenian", as Benassi Bros (with Violeta)
• "Hit My Heart" (2004), as Benassi Bros (with Dhany)
• "Make Me Feel" (2004), as Benassi Bros (with Dhany)

• "Memory Of Love" (2004), as Benassi Bros (with Paul French)
• "I Want You To Come" (2004), as Bat67
• "Stop Go" (2005), as Benny Benassi presents The Biz (with Violeta and Paul French)
• "Who's Knockin'" (2005), as FB (with Ferry Corsten and Edun)
• "Every Single Day" (2005), as Benassi Bros (with Dhany)
• "Rocket In The Sky" (2005), as Benassi Bros (with Dhany)
• "Who's Your Daddy?" (2006), as Benny Benassi
• "Feel Alive" (2006), as Benassi Bros (with Sandy)

Mixed compilations

• DJ Set 1 (2003), as DJ Benny Benassi
• Subliminal Session vol. VI (2004), as DJ Benny Benassi
• Gallery Session (2005), as DJ Benny Benassi (With Tall Paul)
• Pump-kin phase 1 (2006), as DJ Benny Benassi

External links

• Official website
• Benny Benassi's page on Discogs
• Off Limits Productions
• Pump-Kin, Benny Benassi's record label
• Sfaction, Benny Benassi's official Russian website