Fun Luv'n Bend Presents House Music Legend Mark Farina

-------------- EVENT INFO --------------
> 21+ with ID
> Friday, November 10th,2023
> Doors @ 7pm
> Silver Moon Brewing | 24 NW Greenwood, Bend, Oregon 97703

--------------- DJ LINEUP ----------------
> Mark Farina
> Mr Koolaid
> Soul Glow
> Casey Capps (So Much House, Bend)
> Mark Brody (Fun Luv'n, Bend)

----------- DEEP IMMERSION ------------
> Visuals by Bending Events
> 4 Point Sound by Immersive Experiences
> Live Painting by MNKYMKE

----------- CRAFTS + WEARS -----------
> Big Bang Boutique
> More TBA!

---------- TICKETS (NO FEES) ----------
> Tier 1 - $20
> Tier 2 - $25
> Tier 3 - $30
> Door - More

ABOUT MARK FARINA
Mark Farina is a name that rings out across the entire global dance music industry. His non-stop touring, constant content creation, partnerships with legendary venues and record labels as well as his total commitment to showcasing the best new and old school producers in his sets have made him a living legend to lovers of house and Mushroom Jazz everywhere.

“I look at my job as a ‘modern day traveling minstrel’. To bring new music to as many places as I can and expose obscure records that otherwise might go hidden.”

At the age of 16, in his hometown of Chicago, Illinois, Mark became obsessed with music and record collecting eventually discovering the ‘80s underage club mecca, Medusa’s. While record shopping at Import’s Etc. in 1988, Farina met fellow innovator and future best mate, Derrick Carter, who steered him towards groundbreaking House Music Producers and labels of the time. Later that year, Farina landed an impressive residency at Chicago’s legendary live music venue, Smart Bar, a relationship he maintains to this day. In 1989, Mark, Derrick, and Chris Nazuka (aka Symbols and Instruments) signed with Kevin Sanderson’s KMS records and released “Mood” which sold over 35,000 copies and is credited as the first “Ambient House” track.

Farina then pushed musical boundaries even further when he experimented with a deeper style of music that wasn’t being played in the main rooms of nightclubs. Combining the likes of De La Soul with disco classics and Martin Luther King samples, he seamlessly blended West Coast jazzy beats, acid jazz grooves, the Chicago House sound of his youth and some ‘90s New York Hip-Hop. The result: Mushroom Jazz. The birth of this new sound cemented Farina’s musical versatility. He recorded limited-edition cassette tapes that would sell out in minutes at Chicago’s Gramophone Records, the store Mark worked at in the early 90’s. Promoters took notice of his rapidly expanding following and soon his schedule was packed with gigs around Chicago and the rest of the US.

In 1992, Farina relocated to San Francisco, California, where he started co-hosting a weekly Mushroom Jazz club night on Wednesdays. At the same time, OM Records released Volume 1 of the groundbreaking Mushroom Jazz CD series. In a testament to the series’ continued impact on the culture of Dance Music, in 2016 Mark dropped Mushroom Jazz 8, which not only celebrated its 25th Anniversary but also debuted at #1 on Billboard’s Dance/Electronic Album Chart.

San Francisco continued to inspire Mark throughout the millennium. During this era of mix CD’s, Farina released more than a dozen compilations on various labels including United DJ’s of America Vol. 9 (DMC), Air Farina (OM) (featuring his smash single, “Dream Machine” [feat. Sean Hayes]), Live in Tokyo (OM) and Fabric 40 (Fabric). Mark Farina’s impressive discography is a true education in House Music history.

With a passion for playing extended all night long shows as well his recent foray into streaming exemplified by his highly successful new YouTube series with Defected Records, Farina continues to tirelessly entertain his incredible fans all over the globe with over 100 shows per year.

He’s also greatly increased his original productions and remixes with partner Homero Espinosa while guiding his own label Great Lakes Audio Recordings. Mark has several new projects lined up for release in 2023 including Mushroom Jazz 9.

The last few years have been an incredible new era of creativity, outreach, and recognition for one of the most original and consistent voices in the business. Mark continues to connect with new fans without losing those who have been loyal supporters from day one. Fans, promoters, and industry insiders all know that no matter what changes come along Mark Farina always delivers.

ABOUT MR KOOLAID
Stephen Hauptfuhr, AKA, Mr Koolaid, is a Global touring Dj, Musician & Event producer. Born in St louis, educated in London at St Martins School of Art, now primarily residing in Los Angeles, CA., Stephen is widely known for being the Founder & Creator of the Electric Daisy Carnival (EDC), of which, he produced with Gary Richards ‘dj Destructo’. The EDC brand has now been licensed to Live Nation/Insomniac prod.When in Los Angeles Stephen holds down a monthly residency at Sublevel with Doc Martin and also now produces an annual Arts & Music Festival Super Cali. He travels extensively at Clubs & Festivals around the globe such as Cosmic Convergence Lake Atitlan, Lost Beach Ecuador, Movement Detroit, AMF, Lightning in a Bottle, Tech Me 2 Da Desert, Okeechobee Fest, Santo Perdido Antigua, the Friendship, Midway SF, Terrace Rooftop Las Vegas, OTB Chicago/Detroit, Secret Garden Guatemala city, Public Works rooftop SF, Octopussy Las Vegas Wizards Collective Nicaragua, Desert Hearts, Spin, SpyBar, Enter the Tech San Diego, Stuttgart Electronic music Fest, Tech 805 Santa Barbara, Unity Reno/Sacramento MixMag Lab, Torture Garden London/Berlin/Los Angeles, Summer Sonic Japan, Storm fest Bangalore, Space Taco Ocaso Costa Rica, Traxx Denver, El Fortin Porto Belo, Sound, Wonderfruit Thailand, Rhonda, Holyship, Burning Man, Shipfaced Detroit, Departure Chicago, RE:Love, and many more.Stephen, always the busy producer, with countless releases dating back to 1990 as well as many collaborations such as with Rick Ross that reached Top Ten on Beatport and a more recent collaboration remix with T Pain released Oct 2021. Stephen has managed a prolific career spanning multiple decades, and still going stronger than ever.

ABOUT CASEY CAPPS
Influenced by music and sound from age 6, DJing/Mixing since 2008. Playing for crowds in the Pacific Northwest at underground raves, official events, festivals and running a monthly night called “So Much House” based in Bend, Oregon. CASEY CAPPS well established his Central Oregon footprint in 2013 to build the following and community he’s know for.

Playing a wide range of house music genres, west coast bass & trap, and open-format depending on the event. CASEY CAPPS is a true professional with reading the room and playing to the room. Building a dancefloor or playing to a packed club CASEY CAPPS is professional at all levels. Soulful, sexy, dark, dusty, with some true 90’s west coast vibes meets the UK.

Starting “So Much House” in 2022, CASEY CAPPS quickly became known for house music, community and production. His event has gained recognition from many artists in the west coast house music scene. Always pushing the envelope to improve dance music culture.

ABOUT MARK BRODY
Mark Brody is a Portland, Oregon native and pioneer in the electronic music scene in the Pacific Northwest. Mark started DJ'ing in Portland nightclubs back in 1987. It was then that he realized sharing music with the world was his calling.In 1991, Mark started diving into event production, and promoting, and was a part in throwing Portland's first rave/warehouse parties.Through the passage of time, Mark's music style has evolved into what he sums up as 'GFM' (Good F'in Music) - a semi-psychedelic journey, stopping off in many realms of the house music genre. From the deepest of deep, to tribal tech sounds, with an occasional dash of throwback funk or 80's classics to kick it up. Mark is very much a crowd pleaser and a story teller with his music.In the recent years, Mark Brody has broadened on to the festival circuit, and has performed at events such as SOAK (Portland's regional burn), Cascadia, Tropical Oasis Kauai, SHIFT, Symbiosis Oregon Eclipse, Firefall, and the one and only Burning Man.Mark has also booked a wide variety of performers to play his current hometown of Bend, Oregon - including opening for, and playing B2B with house legends Doc Martin, Mark Farina and DJ Dan. Mark Brody has a unique and mesmerizing way to captivate your dancing feet.