DJs from Mars

DJs from Mars is an Italian DJ and production team. They are known for their mashups of popular songs turned into electronic dance music.

Background

The project started in 2003 after the meeting of young producers Luca Emanuele Ventrafridda (aka Luca Ventafunk) and Massimiliano Garino (aka Max Aqualuce), in Bliss Corporation, an Italian label famous for the project of Eiffel 65 in the late 1990s. Both of them were producing songs for the label under different nicknames. It was only after a few years and several tracks together that they initiated the common project "DJs from Mars".

With the help of their American manager Jason Nevins, DJs from Mars produced official remixes for multiple artists, including Sean Paul, Pitbull, Sophie Ellis Bextor, Dirty Vegas, Fragma, Ciara, Coolio, and Ennio Morricone.

In 2013, DJs from Mars were ranked 95 in DJ Mag's list of Top 100 DJs.

In 2015, they are featured as main characters in the Gillette advertising campaign “Shave Forth”.[citation needed]

Recognition

Lady Gaga featured their bootlegs of "Metallica vs Lady Gaga" on Twitter. Their productions are frequently featured on YouTube, as well. The duo received over 10 million views on their channel, and reached the 100.000 fans mark on their Facebook fan page in May 2012.[citation needed] As of 2022, they are mostly active on Instagram.

DJ career

Famous for wearing cardboard boxes on their heads while playing live, they performed at a number of night clubs and events over the world including Europe, USA, Brazil, Dominican Republic, Canada, and China. They opened for Tiesto in Atlantic City in March 2011. In 2022 they played the Tomorrowland Mainstage.

Discography

Albums

• Alien Nation Vol.1 (2010)
• Bootfellas (2010)
• Alien Nation Vol.2 (2011)
• Bootfellas Vol.2 (2011)
• Bootzilla (2013)
• Bootzilla: Vol. 2 (2014)
• Bootzilla: Vol. 3 (2015)
• Bootzilla: Vol. 4 (2018)
• Bootzilla: Vol. 5 (2022)

Singles and EPs

• 2003 Non Dormo Più - (Bliss Corporation)
• 2004 Open Sesame - (Movimental) Kipo Mambo (Mama Made a Disco Groove)
• 2007 The Motherfucker - (GreenPark)
• 2008 Who Gives A Fuck About Deejays - (The Dominion) Dirty Mary (My Name Is) Saturday Night On The Moon
• 2009 Suono & Immagine Don't Give Up Revolution Radio - as db Pure vs. Djs From Mars
• 2010 Luv 2 Like It - as Rico Bernasconi vs. Djs From Mars Club Bizarre - as Brooklyn Bounce vs. Djs From Mars
• 2011 Sex Bass & Rock 'n' Roll 2k11 - Brooklyn Bounce vs. Djs From Mars Can't Come Home - as Picco vs. Djs From Mars Que Pasa - as Gabry Ponte + Djs From Mars + Bellani & Spada
• 2012 Insane (In Da Brain) - as Djs From Mars featuring Fragma Phat Ass Drop (How To Produce A Club Track Today)
• 2013 Rock'N'Roll
• 2014 Welcome To The Darkside - as Djs From Mars vs. David Puentez Hardcore Vibes - as Djs From Mars vs. Picco Devil In My Brain - as Djs From Mars vs. Carnival featuring James F. Dini Unconditional Symphony -as Djs From Mars vs. The Urban Love The Night Rave Before Christmas EP
• 2015 Raving Bad EP
• 2016 Stronger - with Luca Testa featuring Becko Back In The Classics EP Bootylicious EP
• 2017 Decks & Drops & Rock'n'Roll
• 2018 Somewhere Above The Clouds Harlem (Bronski Beat) Gam Gam Christmas Pack
• 2019 The Spring Break Bootleg Pack The Summer Bangerz EP The Unforgettable EP
• 2020 The Drop - with Tiësto, Rudeejay and Da Brozz Summer 2020 Bootleg Pack All I Want For Christmas Is Groove Bootleg Pack
• 2021 Sunday Morning (Controversia) Call It House - with Laidback Luke Sunglasses At Night - as Djs From Mars featuring JD Davis Summer On Mars Bootleg Pack
• 2022 Killing Me Softly - with Gabry Ponte Christmas In The Club Bootleg EP
• 2023 Blue Monday - with Oliver Heldens featuring JD Davis Summer Festival Bootleg Pack Don't Stop - with Tujamo Loneliness - with Hardwell and Tomcraft State Of Euphoria - with Laidback Luke

DJ Magazine Top 100 DJs

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