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.

**NEW** Release...
"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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