He is widely seen as a pioneer of electro house, a genre brought into the mainstream by his 2002 summer club hit "Satisfaction".

Although he began to gain popularity with his pseudonym in 1997 by releasing the song "Electric Flying", his first international hit was "I Feel So Fine", launched in 2001 under the nickname KMC.

Known as a pioneer album for electro-house, it incorporates electroclash sounds, many elements of house music and MacInTalk voices, and won the European Border Breakers Award.

[5] A native of Milan and raised in Reggio Emilia, DJ and producer Benassi, started DJing alongside cousin Alle Benassi in the late 1980s in their hometown, before moving to Larry Pignagnoli's Off Limits production studio in the mid-1990s, creating music for various acts, including Whigfield, J.K. and Ally & Jo.

[1] Moving from house to electro, "Satisfaction" took Benassi's success worldwide a year later with high-profile DJs like Carl Cox, Darren Emerson, and Roger Sanchez offering praises.

He produced a group with cousin Alle, called Benassi Bros., a project designed to shine the spotlight on the two Biz vocalists, Paul French and Violeta Claudia and other guest singers.

The video for the track was created by Eclectic Method and features a montage of live footage from Public Enemy.

In addition, Benassi produced "Stardust", a track of British recording artist Mika's recently released studio album The Origin of Love.

In 2016, Benassi worked again with Chris Brown, releasing "Paradise",[14] which was later included in his fourth studio album Danceaholic.

Benassi is managed by Paul Sears for Cock an Ear and Dave Frank for Milk & Honey Music.