Sat, 11pm, Bellini Lounge, The Venetian Macao As members of Belgian band Soulwax, brothers Stephen and David Dewaele (right) are known for creating a gorgeous hybrid of alternative rock and electro that has taken them to some of the biggest stages around the world. But as their alter-ego 2 Many DJs - a leading light in the so-called bastard pop genre - the Dewaele brothers are known for creating a hybrid of, well, pretty much everything, merging seemingly disparate tracks such as Missy Elliott's Get Ur Freak On over AC/DC's Back in Black. The sound is also known as a mash-up, and 2 Many DJs have taken it to the next level by creating on-the-fly journeys through popular music that can see more than 150 tracks - or at least snippets of them - dropped in live sets that can last just an hour. They recently told Time Out: 'It's f*****-up pop music. It's definitely not all-girl pop or something, but we don't think too much about it. As DJs we definitely try and play what people want, to give them a great party within the parameters of what we like. We like a lot of music.' The Dewaeles display a deeper knowledge of music than 99 per cent of the DJs out there, and in the process have created a new style of DJing that's greatly influenced by old-school hip hop turntablists such as Kool Herc - but also one that firmly belongs on this side of the millennium. As a result, 2 Many DJs have also become some of the most in-demand remixers on the scene today and have put their spin on tracks by a bewildering range of artists - everyone from Kylie Minogue and the Sugababes to Daft Punk and the Klaxons, and even the Rolling Stones. But the biggest buzz has always surrounded their energetic, humorous live show - so much so that tickets to their show at the Venetian Macao sold out before press time. If you missed out, you'll just have to catch them next time. Cotai Strip, Taipa, Macau. Sold out.
