Benny Benassi

Electroman

HIS NEW ALBUM FEATURES COLLABORATIONS WITH CHRIS BROWN,GARY GO T-PAIN, YING YANG TWINS, JEAN-BAPTISTE, KELIS, apl.de.ap (Black Eyed Peas), SHANELL & DHANY.

A DJ since the age of 16, Benassi cut his teeth in provincial Italian clubs, learning how to read crowds and create the right vibe before graduating onto bigger audiences. As anyone who's followed the scene knows, Benny Benassi has already broken more than a few boundaries. He's consistently rated one of the best DJs in the world and roundly considered the father of modern electro-house club music.

Benny Benassi's current single is entitled "Cinema", it has just blasted into the Top 10 ARIA Club Charts, It's been added to Nova, Austereo and Triple J (Skrillex Remix), Video Hits, MTV, Channel [V] and Rage. The single features vocals from Gary Baker, aka Gary Go, the famed British pop-rock singer. The track is also featured in the game "Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit".

ELECTROMAN includes the current title track "Electroman" featuring T-Pain as well as the Top 5 Platinum hit "Beautiful People" with Chris Brown, as well as "Spaceship" featuring Kelis, apl.de.ap and Jean-Baptiste. The album also features tracks with Young Money's Shanell, Italian chanteuse Dhany and the Ying Yang Twins.

"Beautiful People" has charted at #3 in the U.K., #6 in Australia, New Zealand and Denmark, and #8 in Israel- the track also appeared on Chris Brown's album F.A.M.E. of which Jon Caramanica in his New York Times review wrote, "And 'Beautiful People,' produced by Benny Benassi, has the clanging, swelling synths that are the hallmark of megaclubs the world over. It's bold and also anonymizing, not asking much of Mr. Brown vocally, or in any other way, just as he seems to like it."

Along with Brown and Benassi, the songs' star-studded video features T-Pain, The Game, Pharrell Williams, The Rejectz, Tyga, The Runners, Big Sean, Swizz Beats, Timbaland, Polow Da Don, Nelly, Omarion, Teyana Taylor, Seven from Richgirl, Dallas Austin, Estelle, Diddy, Bow Wow, Ryan Leslie and Brandy.