Benny Benassi  

2003:

- 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

2005:

New Benassi Bros. single and album: the album PHOBIA goes straight into the French top 20 album sales chart. Benny mixes GALLERY SESSIONS vol.1 with Tall Paul for Duty Free in UK. Benny starts his own label,...... Pump-kin..... see www.pump-kinmusic.com First compilation "Benny Benassi cookin' for Pump-kin, phase 1"

2006:

Benny's single Who’s Your Daddy? does really well and the hot video becomes cult Benny rocks the Ultra Festival in Miami and later in the year plays at a special event mounted in his honour in Manila to over 30,000 people.

2007:

Benny rocks the Summerdayze festivals in Australia. He is the first dj to tour Canada extensively on a bus, like a rockstar, 25 shows in 30 days. All sold out. The compilation "Benny Benassi cookin' for Pump-kin, special menu" is released. Benny headlines the house stage at the Ultra Festival in Miami. Benny plays at the Coachella Valley festival in California in April. According to the organizers there are 25000 people in his tent. Benny is the headliner at UV Nation in Kuala Lumpur. Despite heavy rain in the afternoon, 20,000 ticket-buyers turn out to see him. The weather holds and Malaysia rocks to his electro beats. Benny remixes the theme tune to “24”, the cult TV program for Fox.

2008:

Benny wins a Grammy for his remix of “Bring the noise” by Public Enemy. New album due for release in early 2008 entitled ROCK N RAVE with tracks featuring Iggy Pop, Public Enemy, Christian Burns, Dino Lenny, Black Box and Mia J, Channing and Farenheit.

Benny Benassi’s crucial remixes incluede:

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

Moby - Beautiful

Goldfrapp - Oh la la

Paul Oakenfold – Sex n’ Money

Faithless – Bombs

Theme tune from “24”

Jean Michel Jarre – Theo et Thea

Black Box – Everybody, Everybody

Public Enemy – Bring the noise

Jordin Sparks – No Air

Estelle & Kanye West – American Boy

When Benny isn’t in the studio, he tours the world rocking clubs and events with his unstoppable energy. He has played and continues to spin his records in the best clubs on planet Earth. He has played in every continent and most countries. He is rated as one of the best djs in the world and generally considered to be the father of modern electrohouse club music. The history of house music can be divided into “before and after SATISFACTION”.

His dj style is easy to describe…. it’s kinda electro, sort of house-tec, dirty and cool, sweaty and smooth….