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DJ Mark Farina | Great Lakes Audio, Mushroom Jazz

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Biography
Shortly after Mark befriended Derrick Carter in 1988 at a record store in Chicago, his passion for House music, and sharing it with the world, exploded. Mark experimented with a deeper style, dropping De La Soul, disco classics and other stuff that wasn’t being played in the main rooms of nightclubs. While exploring his love for the purist forms of House Music, Mark developed his trademark style: Mushroom Jazz; acid jazz infused with the West Coast’s jazzy, organic productions combined with urban beats.

Fans embraced Mark’s downtempo style so much that he started a weekly Mushroom Jazz club night in San Francisco with Patty Ryan. In 3 short years, the club established a fanatical, cult-like following for Farina and the Mushroom Jazz sound. When the doors closed, Farina continued the tradition by releasing a series of CDs on OM Records: simply titled, “Mushroom Jazz”.

Since then, Mark has been traveling the globe performing 100s of shows, to over one million club goers, every year. His House sets take fans on journeys to the jazzy side of Chicago House mixed San Fran style. Some of these sets have been known to last up to 8 hours. And sometimes you’ll find Mark playing in two different rooms at the same party, showcasing his range of big room sound to the uberchill. When Mark’s not touring, you can likely find him in his studio, working on his next release for his imprint, Great Lakes Audio, or on another signature mix for Mushroom Jazz.

Mark’s chunky-funky underground house style continually turns the heads of tastemakers worldwide, drawing him not only new fans, but landing him on the Top DJs in the World lists by URB, MUZIK and BPM Magazines.



*** OUT NOW ***
"Geograffiti EP" (Great Lakes Audio)
Great Lakes Audio’s first digital release of the decade – GEOGRAFFITI  EP by Mark Farina. Available Feb 2010, The 6 track EP features new productions by this creative and inspiring DJ/Producer including the single, THAT’S HOW. Staying true to his roots, tracks range from funky to deep to tech & jazzy.  There’s something for everyone; dope beats and energy providing the perfect soundtrack for day or night. When it comes to electronic music, this release is sure to please all Dance Music fans.



Discography

Selected Releases / CD Mixes

Geograffiti EP - Great Lakes Audio - 2010
Mushroom Jazz 6 - Downtempo Mix (OM) - 2008
Fabric 40 - House Mix (Fabric) - 2008
Live In Tokyo - House Mix - (OM) - 2007
House of OM - House Mix - (OM) - 2007
Sessions-House Mix (MOS)
Seasons-House Mix (Moonshine)
Imperial Dub-House Mix (Imperial)
United DJs of America-House Mix (DMC)
Mushroom Jazz 1-Downtempo Mix (Om)
Mushroom Jazz 2-Downtempo Mix (Om)
Mushroom Jazz 3-Downtempo Mix (Om)
San Francisco Sessions-House Mix (Om)
Connect-House Mix (Om)
Mushroom Jazz 4-Downtempo Mix (Om)
Live at Om w/Derrick Carter-House Mix (Om)
Mushroom Jazz 5-Downtempo Mix (Om)

Original
MARK FARINA “AIR FARINA” (OM ALBUM 2004)


Mixes
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Links
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GEOGRAFFITI EP TOUR

Date City Venue
July 2 Montreal U.N. Nightclub
July 4 Chicago Green Dolphin St.
July 9 Laytonville,CA Area 101
July 10 Calgary BR&
July 23 Boulder Fox Theatre
July 24 Dallas Plush
July 27 Orange County Focus @Tapas
July 31 San Francisco Mighty
Aug 1 Near Regina SK Connect Festival
Aug 7 New York Sullivan Room
Aug 12 Sebastopol CA Hopmonk
Aug 14 San Diego On Broadway
Aug 21 Los Angeles Green Room
Aug 24 Toronto Century Room
Aug 25 Chicago Evil Olive
Aug 26 Indianapolis Blu Lounge
Aug 28 San Francisco Club NV
Aug 29 Atlanta STS9 Afterparty
Sep 5 Seattle Trinity

Sep10-18   Europe

Sep 24 San Francisco Supperclub
Sep 25 Los Angeles King King
Oct 1 Minneapolis Epic
Oct 2 Charlotte Dharma
Oct 3 Palo Alto B3 Bistro
Oct 9 Ottawa Ritual
Oct 10 Montreal TBA
Oct 13 San Diego TBA
Oct 20 Kauai Rob's
Oct 22 Oahu Pipeline
Oct 23 Maui Cellar
Oct 29 Washington DC TBA
Oct 30 San Francisco TBA
     
More TBA    
     
     
     

GEOGRAFFITI EP
Out NOW!





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