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| Birth name | Mark Farina |
| Genres | House,acid jazz,downtempo |
| Occupation | DJ |
| Years active | 1988–present |
| Labels | KMS Records (1989) Om Records (1996–2011) |
| Website | djmarkfarina |
Mark Farina is an American disc jockey and musician, known for hisChicago house,acid jazz anddowntempo works. His notable releases includeMood (KMS Records, 1989) and theMushroom Jazz series (Om Records, 1996–2011). He is primarily identified with thehouse music scenes in his hometown of Chicago, and San Francisco, California.
Shortly after Farina became friends withDerrick Carter in 1988 at a record store in Chicago, he developed an interest in house music. Farina experimented with a deeper style, droppingDe La Soul,disco classics and other styles not being played in the main rooms of nightclubs. While exploring purist forms of house music, Farina developed his trademark style, known as "mushroom jazz": acid jazz infused with the West Coast's jazzy, organic productions along with urban beats.[1]
Fans embraced Farina's downtempo style, and he started in 1992 a weekly Mushroom Jazz club night in San Francisco withPatty Ryan.[2] In 3 years at the club, Farina and Mushroom Jazz established a following. When the club closed, Farina continued the tradition by releasing a series of CDs under the same name,Mushroom Jazz. His house sets have been described as the jazzy side of Chicago House mixed San Francisco style.[citation needed]URB,MUZIK andBPM magazines have all had him on their 'Top DJs in the World' lists. In 2000, Farina was ranked at number 72 on theDJ Mag Top 100 DJs list.[3]
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