MUSIC FROM PLANET EARTH: PAST, PRESENT & FUTURE

Meet Levenkhan, the American Frenchcore cigar aficionado known for his urban pink fashion sense or as the crowds “favorite-pinkboi”. With a fusion of melodic Frenchcore & Uptempo finesse, Levenkhan grows to become a cultural icon by pushing boundaries & mixing genres beyond the norm.  
Levenkhan is an acclaimed name across the world gaining notoriety for his unique take on music & unmatched creativity that follows no trends. With a growing mastery of production, an entertaining diverse DJ set & infamous vocals that leave a lasting impact, Levenkhan’s influence is spreading from city to city & the next stop could very well be yours.

Hailing from provincial Italy, world class DJ & producer Benny Benassi is a name needing little introduction but always deserving of wide admiration and acclaim.  Indulging in a career spanning fifteen plus years, Benassi is renown as a humble, authentic and charming character who has grown from club DJ to festival king to multi-million selling record producer taking success in his stride. Trademarking his unique infusion of house and electro with his global smash “Satisfaction” Benny has continued to create music which is a clear evolution of this signature sound but never deviating too far. 

There is no better place to start delving into the rich history of the Benassi career than with his international blockbuster, “Satisfaction” and its game-changing music video became his launch pad into stardom. Created with his cousin and producer, Alle Benassi, and inspired by the car horns outside an open street facing window, this single catapulted into the charts with a #1 in France, #2 in the UK and Germany. Followed by his debut album Hypnotica, which reached top 20 across nearly all parts of Europe within the first month of release. 

The next few years for Benny were a culmination of successes, whether it be the major festivals he went on the play (Coachella, EDC, Ultra Music Festival, Tomorrowland to name a few) or his next artist album, Rock N Rave in 2008. The same year he won a Grammy Award for his ground breaking remix of Public Enemy “Bring The Noise” further catapulting the Benassi name into stardom. 

In 2011, Benny teamed up with a star-studded album cast for his album Electroman which featured T-Pain, Kelis, Jean-Baptsiste and Apl.de.ap amongst others and most famously Gary Go with his chart-topping single “Cinema”.  The Skrillex remix of “Cinema” not only went Gold in the US and platinum in Australia and Canada but won the Benassi’s another Grammy whilst holding firm in the iTunes top 10 dance chart for over 6 months. 

Still on this exceptional career high, Benny Benassi combined talents with Chris Brown to create one of the biggest cross-over dance records of its time with “Beautiful People”. The following years have been a measure of incredible world tours and releases, most notably his record “Dance The Pain Away” with John Legend, which premiered live on stage at Coachella with John himself. 

2016 saw Benny released his first album in five years Danceaholic, an unexpected, stunning cocktail of already released tracks, two unreleased reworks of older singles and brand new songs, led by the hit summer anthem “Paradise”, once again with Chris Brown. “Paradise” stayed in the Top 50 UK charts for 10 weeks and boasts more than 65 million video views and close to 47 million Spotify streams. 

In recent years, Benny's main releases include “Everybody Needs A Kiss” featured US duo Sofi Tukker racking up over 10 millions streams online and was featured as the sound of gay pride for Musica.ly, "Lonely Nights" featuring Lil Yachty, interspersed with two great house-oriented tracks, "Inside" with Chris Nasty, performing well in clubs and on streaming platforms and "Everybody Hates Monday Mornings" with his own production outfit, BB Team, and featuring the eccentric and charismatic YouTuber, Canguro English.

Beyond his own productions he brought his sound to a wider musical audience with a flurry of high-profile remixes with the likes of Bob Marley & The Wailers, Giorgio Moroder, Madonna, Sean Paul and the Rolling Stones, to name but a few; whilst maintaining a weekly radio show on the US heavy-weight iHeart Radio broadcasting to a staggering quarter of a billion listeners monthly.

Radiolab is a show about curiosity. Hosts Jad Abumrad and Robert Krulwich use state-of-the-art sound design, mind-bending story-telling, and a sense of humor to ask big questions and blur the boundaries between science, philosophy, and human experience. Radiolab is produced in New York at WNYC, and heard on over 300 public radio stations across the country.

Reece | Walking Alive

Dubstep and Drum and Bass producer



The goal for the SoundWorks Collection is simple; we are dedicated to profiling the greatest and upcoming sound minds from around the world and highlight their contributions. The SoundWorks Collection was created by Director Michael Coleman in November of 2009 in a partnership with MIX Magazine, several audio focused college schools and programs, and the support of the online sound community worldwide.

The SoundWorks Collection takes you behind the scenes and straight to the dub stage for a look into audio post-production for feature films, video game sound design, and original soundtrack composition. This exclusive and intimate video series focuses on individuals and teams behind-the-scenes bringing to life some of the worlds most exciting projects.

Una madrugada de 2009 vimos un misterioso grafiti en alguna callejuela de Malasaña, “Mirémonos” ¿Por qué no nos llamamos así? Sí.
Cuando al poco tiempo conocimos a Helmut sabíamos que íbamos a por algo especial.
Grabamos el EP Kaizen en verano y ganamos el concurso Creación Joven del Ministerio de Cultura, participando luego en el “Urban Youth and Europe” con un concierto en el espectacular Teatro Real Flamenco de Bruselas. Kaizen es una palabra de filosofía japonesa que significa “mejora contínua”, que sentimos que nuestro trabajo debía seguir.

En 2011 fuimos a grabar a los estudios de Hans Krúger, en Pamplona y volviendo con el single Jägermeister aclamado por la Mondosonoro como entre las 5 mejores demos del año. Volvimos al año siguiente para grabar nuestro segundo EP, PORNO, donde sentamos las bases de un estilo más personal que estaba por llegar.

Como fruto de todo lo que nos ha ocurrido y de todo lo que hemos vivido juntos hasta ahora, nace Triángulo de las Bermudas, nuestro primer largo en el que no hemos perdido espíritu de mejora contínua cosechado desde sus albores en esa callejuela de Malasaña.

Mirémonos son: Alex, Bosch, Helmut, Payín y Vicky.

DARKSIDE is the collaborative duo of Dave Harrington and Nicolas Jaar.

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