New York, NY (Top40 Charts) World-renowned Italian producer and DJ BENNY BENASSI is releasing his next highly anticipated single "Dance The Pain Away" featuring multi Grammy Award-winning singer/songwriter
John Legend June 25 via Ultra Music. Co-produced with his production partner and cousin Alle Benassi, "Dance The Pain Away" is a bona fide summer anthem that will ignite the crowds this festival season. The duo unveiled "Dance The Pain Away" to the world at this year's Coachella (Saturday, April 13) when Legend made a special surprise appearance during BENNY's stellar performance at the
Sahara Tent. Featured by CNN, the Los Angeles Times, Fuse and USA Today, who highlighted the performance as one of Saturday's best surprises, the set was one of the most memorable moments at Coachella 2013. Listen to a snippet of "Dance The Pain Away" here: https://bit.ly/ZApQeQ.
To accompany the single, BENNY is also unleashing a special remix version from fellow Italian house music group Daddy's Groove on June 25 as a Beatport exclusive followed by a full remix package for "Dance The Pain Away" out July 9 on Ultra Music. The remix package features re-worked versions of the track from some of the world's top producers in electronic music today, including Alex Guadino and Jason Rooney, the aforementioned Daddy's Groove, Dyro, Jimmy Carris and Tom Swoon.
Following the track's release, BENNY has partnered with RollingStone.com for the official music video premiere for "Dance The Pain Away" launching June 27. Directed by Cameron Duddy, the video brings the song to life as it takes fans on a scenic drive along the famed Pacific Coastal Highway in Los Angeles with BENNY BENASSI behind the wheel of a classic Porsche 550 Spyder. Featuring
John Legend and BENNY BENASSI, the video grips the gut of the track and captures the essence of searching for escape.
BENNY BENASSI also recently launched his new weekly radio show "Benny Benassi and Friends." Broadcasted every Saturday night on Evolution
Radio on iHeartRadio (Clear Channel) at 11 p.m. EST, the 1-hour show consists of a 40-minute, non-stop mix from BENNY BENASSI followed by an additional 20-minute guest mix from some of the world's most in-demand artists and producers in the electronic realm. Listen to "Benny Benassi and Friends" here: https://bit.ly/14fiL1i.
Currently under way, BENNY BENASSI also continues his "#VIRTUALCHOIR" video campaign, which invites fans from every corner of the world to join him in song and submit their best karaoke-style cover video of his Grammy Award-winning song "
Cinema" featuring
Gary Go for the chance to become part of the "BENNY BENASSI #VIRTUALCHOIR." In partnership with cutting-edge social media platform Talenthouse, the "#VIRTUALCHOIR" video campaign is a global endeavor aimed at establishing a creative and interactive community for fans worldwide. All eligible submissions, which follow these guidelines, will be compiled into a video chorus version of "
Cinema" that combines fans globally into a large-scale, composited "virtual sing-along" and debuted at a major electronic music festival this summer (details TBD). For more information on the "#VIRTUALCHOIR" video campaign, visit: https://smarturl.it/bennyvirtualchoir.
The Grand Prize winner of the "#VIRTUALCHOIR" video campaign - courtesy of Ultra
Music and Marquee Nightclub and Dayclub - will receive: round-trip travel* for two and two VIP tickets to see BENNY perform in Las
Vegas during his Marquee Nightclub and Dayclub residency this summer; and two nights' 5-star accommodation for two, courtesy of Marquee Nightclub and Dayclub. The Grand Prize package also includes an exclusive editorial feature through VIBE magazine and exposure of the winning video entry on BENNY BENASSI's social media channels. The winning submission will be featured as part of the final chorus version of "Cinema." The competition closes July 8 at 10 a.m. PST. The voting period for the competition runs from July 9 through July 15 and the Grand Prize winner will be announced July 29. All phases have a deadline of 10 a.m. PST.
The track listing for "Dance The Pain Away" remix package is as follows:
1.
Benny Benassi Feat.
John Legend - Dance The Pain Away (Alex Guadino and Jason
Rooney Radio Edit)
2.
Benny Benassi Feat.
John Legend - Dance The Pain Away (Alex Guadino and Jason
Rooney Remix)
3.
Benny Benassi Feat.
John Legend - Dance The Pain Away (Daddy's Groove
Radio Edit)
4.
Benny Benassi Feat.
John Legend - Dance The Pain Away (Daddy's Groove Remix)
5.
Benny Benassi Feat.
John Legend - Dance The Pain Away (Dyro Remix)
6.
Benny Benassi Feat.
John Legend - Dance The Pain Away (Jimmy Carris Remix)
7.
Benny Benassi Feat.
John Legend - Dance The Pain Away (Tom Swoon Remix)
BENNY BENASSI's current tour dates are as follows:
Fri 6/21 Las Vegas, NV Marquee
Sat 6/22 Las Vegas, NV Electric
Daisy Carnival Las
Vegas at Las
Vegas Motor Speedway
Sun 6/23 New York, NY Governors Island
Thu 6/27 Rothbury, MI Electric Forest Festival
Fri 6/28 Boston, MA Ocean Club
Sat 6/29 Gibbons, AB Boonstock
Music & Arts Festival
Sun 6/30 Ottawa, ON Escapades Festival
Sun 6/30 Toronto, ON Guvernment
About BENNY BENASSI:
Milan-born Italian DJ/producer stalwart BENNY BENASSI is widely regarded as one of the most charming, down to earth and internationally respected artists in the music industry. With over a decade to his illustrious career already, the chart-topping megastar has wholly managed to capture the hearts of multiple generations of EDM fans across the world with his flawless trademark tech/electro/house infused sounds and charismatic performance flair. BENNY was propelled into his star-spangled career by his international hit single "
Satisfaction" which was unleashed on the world back in 2002. Since then, he has headlined performances at countless festivals around the globe (Ultra
Music Festival, Coachella, Electric
Daisy Carnival, Movement, UV Nation and Labour of Love to name just a few); has released a string of high-profile remixes and collaborations with the likes of Madonna,
Kelis and
David Bowie, and the most notable being "
Beautiful People" with Chris Brown; and has founded a radio show on
Sirius XM's Electric Area. Most noteworthy of all was the Grammy Award he has picked up for his exceptional rework of Public
Enemy and the Grammy
Skrillex was awarded for his remix of BENNY's masterpiece "
Cinema" featuring Gary Go. If we've come to learn one thing about BENNY BENASSI, it's to expect the unexpected.
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