Benny Benassi

The pitch-bender is Benny Benassi’s friend. The thirty-something Italian spinster has perfected — in collaboration with his cousin Alle, of Larry Pignagnoli’s internationally successful Off Limits production company — an irresistible electro-house-music fusion that would not be the same without pitch-bending technology. “Satisfaction,” the stratosphere-worthy single from Benassi’s major breakout Hypnotica, is immediately recognizable for its elastic bass drops and bumps, as well as for the sexy, robotic female speech — most likely provided by the Biz’s Violeta — featured on it. Bypass your predictable tryptophan-lullaby routine and come get a little taste of Italy this Thursday at the Church.