Mark Farina

Origin: Chicago, IL
Years Playing: 21 years
Style: SF and Chicago deep dubby underground house and Mushroom Jazz
Affiliation: www.markfarina.net | Om Records | Apt Entertainment | Synergize | XMix | RedNail

Audio Samples: Samples Page

The track/DJ/party that made me want to be a DJ was:
Hearing Hot Mix 5 on the radio circa 1985.

Influences:
The Police, Rush, Yellow, and playing trumpet in concert/marching band.

I got my first break:
Meeting resident DJ Terry Martin outside of Medusa (Chicago club) and being invited to hang out in the DJ booth the following week.

Some DJs I like playing with are:
DJ Heather, Derrick Carter, Sneak, Diz, Iz, Luke Solomon, DJ Spinna.

Favorite thing about the SF scene:
When you leave the club at night it's never cold outside.

Least favorite thing about the SF scene:
Lack of good sound systems.

My favorite SF party is/was:
Jazid Up Mondays (Mushroom Jazz) and Boogie Buffet

My favorite Club to play in is:
They haven't built it yet.

If I could put together MY dream music festival, the Entertainment would be:
A 3-night festival with three bands and one DJ playing in between the bands' sets each night. Night 1: The Police, Talking Heads, and Rush with myself as DJ. Night 2: James Brown, Tribe Called Quest reunion, and Cymande, with DJ Spinna as DJ. Night 3: Kraftwerk, Yellow, and Liasons Dangereuse, with Derrick Carter as DJ.

If I couldn't play records I would probably be a professional:
Soccer Player

I want to thank these people for helping me get this far:
My parents, RedNail crew, Gramaphone Records (Chicago), Patty Ryan-Smith/Mushroom Management, Heather Goddard, Om Records, All World Entertainment, Synergize, Tweekin Records, SF promoters who booked me way back when, all the clubbers who've come to hear me play and danced all night, and everyone who bought my cd's and mix tapes.

My motto is:
"Whatever you do, do it well "