THE TURIN, ITALY-BORN DJS FROM MARS BRING THEIR MULTINATIONAL TOUR— AND UNRECOGNIZABILITY—TO BELMAR BEACH’S D’JAIS AND HARRAH’S IN ATLANTIC CITY

BY ALICE FORSTEAD

BACKGROUND Both grew up in Turin, Italy, and started remixing pop hits for their gigs in 2004, “just for fun.” In a couple of years they were recognized as two of the biggest names in the mashup scene.

BIG BREAK Early videos on Youtube (to date they have more than 40 million views) and bootlegs, which were soon noticed by labels.

NOTABLE WORK Remixes for pop and dance acts such as Bimbo Jones, Sean Paul, Pitbull, Yves Larock, Sophie Ellis Bextor Fragma, Ciara, Cascada, Coolio, and Ennio Morricone. In the U.S. they have worked with Jason Nevins, who still brings them remixes, along with a monthly residency in Las Vegas at the Hard Rock Hotel, in cooperation with At Large Entertainment.

DJ STYLE “Bastard pop” or “alien electro”—styles that “anyone can listen to, but at the same time are bastardized—a blend of styles in which genres are intermixed.”

COUNTRIES TOURED Australia, China, France, Sweden, Italy, U.S., Portugal, Spain, Poland, Brazil, Canada, Mexico, Japan.

LATEST TRACK “Rock ‘n’ Roll,” a mix of dance and heavy metal WHY THE BOXES? They love the idea of Martians and the concept of unrecognizability— “Never being able to anticipate who exactly is speaking and what’s going to come next.”

DJs from Mars will spin at The POOL After Dark at Harrah’s in Atlantic City on Saturday, June 11 (harrahs.caesars.com) and at D’jais in Belmar Beach on Sunday, June 12 (djais.com)