Alessandro Benassi | |
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Also known as | Alle Benassi |
Origin | Italy |
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Years active | 1980s–present |
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Alessandro "Alle" Benassi is an Italian DJ, songwriter and record producer, best known as a member of Benassi Bros. and as a co-writer of several hits for Chris Brown.
Benassi and his cousin Benny Benassi began DJ'ing in their home town of Reggio Emilia in the 1980s. In the mid-1990s, they started working for Larry Pignagnoli's Off Limits production company. There, they produced music for several acts, including Whigfield. Allessandro Benassi did writing and arrangements for the 2002 album Whigfield 4.
Allessandro and Benny Benassi then released a number of albums under the name Benassi Bros.: Hypnotica (2003), Pumphonia (2004), and ...Phobia (2005).
He later went on to co-write a number of songs for Chris Brown, including "Beautiful People" (2011) and "Don't Wake Me Up" (2012).