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Mark Farina Joins the Lineup for Sound Wave Block Party!
Sound Wave Block Party is just days away and as the excitement builds, we are thrilled to announce that pioneering DJ and producer Mark Farina will be performing at the W Scottsdale stage at 2:00 PM this Saturday, September 21st.
Born in Chicago, the birthplace of house music, Mark developed a taste for the genre at an early age. Though he’s been touring around the world since 1989, it wasn’t until the early 90’s that Mark would begin to grow and hone in on his trademark style, Mushroom Jazz. A downtempo mixture of acid jazz, funk, disco and hip hop, when Mark first showcased this style to the main rooms in Chicago, he was demoted to the side room for playing too many Martin Luther King Jr. samples.
Mushroom Jazz, would later grow a legendary, cult-like following for Mark, as he would often DJ his two favorite styles (mushroom jazz and house) in separate rooms at the same party. Ranked as one of the top DJ’s in the world by URB, MUZIK, and BPM Magazine, seasoned veterans and newcomers all flock to his Mark’s house sets, which are always brimming with funky rhythms and chunky bass lines. Join us in welcoming the self-professed “modern-day traveling minstrel,” Mark Farina to Sound Wave 2013. Tickets are still available, so grab yours today!
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Mark Farina
Modern day record minstrel, Mark Farina, has thrilled crowds globally, entertaining over 1 million fans per year. As one of the most ubiquitous DJs in Dance Music, Farina’s known for both his unique style of mixing Jazz, Downtempo and House Music as well as being the creator of Mushroom Jazz: West Coast jazzy, organic productions combined with East Coast Hip-Hop, Urban beats.
Drawing from his vibrant youth, which included being a trumpet player in marching band, a drummer in a nu wave cover band and a guest DJ, Friday nights on WNUR(Chicago), Mark found his passion for the luscious world of vinyl, turntables and nightclubs. At 16, Farina began his DJ career as a resident at Chicago’s underage mecca, Medusa’s. At the same time Mark joined forces with emerging DJs Derrick Carter and Chris Nazuka then moved into a loft space called Rednail. Rednail became infamous not only for raucous parties but also as the home to the trio’s first productions under the moniker, Symbols & Instruments. Their release,”MOOD,” sold 35,000 copies in the US & UK and is credited as “the first ambient house track.”
Farina relocated to San Francisco in 1992. Fans embraced Mark’s downtempo style and he started co-hosting a weekly Mushroom Jazz club night in Ê»93. In 3 short years, Farina established a fanatical, cult-like following for his Mushroom Jazz sound and in 1996, OM Records released the first mixed comp CD, simply titled, Mushroom Jazz. Since then, Mark has released 7 volumes of Mushroom Jazz with 2013 marking the 20th anniversary of the series. Other notable releases include OMʼs Seasons, San Francisco Sessions Vol. 1, Connect, House of Om, Live in Tokyo, and Fabric 40.
When Mark’s not touring the world, headlining festivals including Harbourlife (Sydney), Southport Weekender (UK), DEMF (Detroit), Coachella (CA) and T in the Park (Scotland), you’re likely to find him in his studio working on new releases or podcasts for his label, Great Lakes Audio. On days off he’ll be cruising his ’68 Toronado with his son, Dylan (aka “little peanut”), and his Yorkie, Pumpkin.
Voted as one of the top DJ’s in the world by URB, MUZIK and BPM magazines, Mark Farina’s taste making skills continue to turn the heads of seasoned Dance Music veterans as well as newcomers to the scene.
Announcing the Full Lineup for Freaks, Beats and Treats 2013 in Hidalgo, TX!
For the first time ever, Disco Donnie Presents, Global Groove and Sugar Society invite you to the eeriest event in the south of Texas. Are all you freaks ready for some beats and treats?
Freaks, Beats and Treats is just shy of a month away and we’re already counting down the hours of the inaugural event. The first edition of this Hallows Eve event will feature Kaskade bringing his Atmosphere Tour to the State Farm Arena in Hidalgo, TX. But that’s not the only treat we have for you. Joining our headlining act to the land of the unknown, will be Dirty South, Mord Fustang and Digital LAB.
We can’t wait to see all your Halloween gear on October 26th. Grab your tickets today to secure your spot to the freakish fun.
Complete Lineup for Freaks, Beats and Treats 2013
- Kaskade
- Dirty South
- Mord Fustang
- Digital LAB
Something Wicked Drop: Adventure Club expands Superheroes Anonymous Tour; Crizzly retwerks 'Bust It Wide Open'
Something Wicked will be here faster than you know it, and as we countdown the days until October 26th, we’ve got some more artist news for all you ghouls and goblins.
On this edition of the Something Wicked drop, we’ve got a date with some superheroes and new free download of a twerk-worthy anthem.
Adventure Club adds new dates to their impending ‘Superheroes Anonymous Tour’
Québecois duo Adventure Club have announced additional dates for their “Superheroes Anonymous Tour” set to melt faces this fall. Taking over 30+ dates for a month-and-a-half, the full production tour is themed after their popular Superheroes Anonymous mix series and will be powered by 75,000 watts and have 77 encompassing LED panels. Talents DVBBS, Dallas K and Hunter Siegel will also be providing support on the entire tour.
Heading out in early November, their additional dates include New York, Philadelphia, Clifton Park, Sayerville, Hartford, Raleigh, and Orlando. Albuquerque, Jacksonville, Charlotte, New Orleans, St. Louis, San Francisco, Portland and Cleveland are just a few of the other markets who will be getting the superhero treatment.
This exciting news comes after les hommes d’Adventure Christian Srigley and Leighton Callou premiered their newest track “Gold” on Billboard a few weeks ago. The song will be the first single from their debut EP, Calling All Heroes Part One, due out on BMG in October.
We’re sure you’ll be getting the midas touch when Adventure Club performs at Something Wicked 2013 on October 26th. Have you bought your tickets yet?
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Crizzly gives away ‘Retwerk’ of “Bust it Wide Open”
Something Wicked talent Crizzly released “Bust it Wide Open” back in 2011, giving the world an appropriate (or inappropriate) introduction to his distinctive sound, Crunkstep. Utilizing the perfect marriage dub and drumstep with a little southern hip hop influence, audiences are still moshing for Crizzy two years after the release.
Last week, Crizzly uploaded another “retwerk” to the series of remixes that he has recently been giving a fresh edits to. For the rework of “Bust it Wide Open,” Crizzly put a massive trap remix to the original. Still with the original vocals, we love the newly added fat bass and drops making for twerk-worthy anthem. Best part? It’s free!
We hope to see some twerking go down when Crizzly performs at Something Wicked 2013. Tickets are now on sale, so buy yours today!
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Club Cirque Artist Profile: Borgore
Producer, DJ, rapper and singer Borgore is undeniably one of the leaders of today’s bass movement. Known for pioneering a new style to a then burgeoning genre, this self-proclaimed “Ruiner of Dubstep” (and provocation addict) may have ruined dubstep, but he did it in the best way possible.
Hailing from Tel Aviv, Israel, Asaf Borger completely immersed himself in music at a very early age. He first took to the piano at the age of three, moving onto the saxophone and drums throughout most of his formative years. While he studied classical and jazz in school, his passion for the style dwindled, “Anyone can draw squares but for it to be art you have to convince people you are a talented artist who can draw whatever you feel like, and in that case it’s a square. In order for me to make whatever music I feel like, I had to be very familiar with music’s basics.”
Getting his feet wet in the industry before his 21st birthday, Asaf played drums in the death metal band Shabira before making his mark on the world as Borgore. Drumming experience has helped him in the long run as he began gaining exposure due to his unique style using triplet drum patterns. His debut release, Gorestep Vol. 1 featured the underground classic “Love,” which was loved by almost all audiences, partially because of its questionable lyrics. But how did the release become so popular? Borgore provided some insight, “I would have say Myspace, a good team behind me, fans and a lot of luck. There’s endless amount of talent but sometimes in order to get big, you just need to be at the right place at the right time. To be fair, I didn’t get much money during my first tour in the US but it was about self promotion. While most produced deep dubstep, I made heavy dubstep with retarded lyrics which makes the link between the common commercial hip hop-loving American to the UK electro scene easier for most.”
Every year since his first release, Borgore’s popularity has continued on an upward incline. This year has been no different as the provocateur started off with his with the viral success of his single “Decisions” with celebutante Miley Cyrus. His release with Carnage titled “Incredible,” hit #1 on Beatport and quickly became a staple at Miami Music Conference this season.
Currently getting ready to embark on a nationwide tour with Steve Aoki and Waka Flocka, we are excited to welcome Borgore and the Aokify America Tour to the inaugural Club Cirque, taking over Tampa’s Raymond James Stadium on October 21st. If you’re about that #TURNTLIFE, then grab your tickets today be a part of the action!
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Sound Wave Block Party Artist Profile: Treasure Fingers
Producer, DJ and Sound Wave talent Treasure Fingers far from a new name is the music industry. Before he was pounding out innovative (and highly requested) remixes and original tracks, Ashley Jones racked up over a decade’s worth of experience as part of the legendary drum and bass outfit, Evol Intent. As Treasure Fingers, he’s found a way to blend his assortment of influences into a signature sound that’s filled with detailed bass lines, glitchy, gritty synth melodies, and party-ready drum layers.
Hailing from Oklahoma, Atlanta-based Jones found his love of music at a fairly early age, “I started really young about 12 or 13 years old, with just a 4track, drum machine and whatever else I could find that made noise. Mostly hip hop stuff, but that transformed into trip hop and IDM, then drum and bass, house and whatever else came along. Probably my earliest influences to actually start producing were all the west coast rap dudes – Dre, Ant Banks, DJ Quik, etc. As far as dance music goes, I’d say Armand Van Helden, Thomas Bangalter, Bob Sinclar, Photek, Ed Rush & Optical, Technical Itch have been some of my inspirations.”
The world first saw the name Treasure Fingers with his debut in 2008 with “Cross The Dancefloor” on Fool’s Gold Records. The catchy, vocoder-laced two-step was an instant classic and received support from artists like Erick Morillo, Pete Tong and Annie Mac. “It started out as just an instrumental filter disco house type track. Then one day I decided to try to put vocals on it. The next day I thought it might be cool to have some girl vocals responding back to my male vocals. The overall production is pretty simple, just a clean kind of poppy track. There’s a sample in there (the filtered disco part during the first breakdown), but I played the rest of the synths, bass, drums and built the track up around the sample just in case we couldn’t get it cleared. Luckily, it got cleared and I’m blown away at how well the song as done thus far.”
After the dust settled from his massive debut, Jones kept the momentum going with his Lift Me EP on the revered Defected imprint and the with the popular track “Keep Up” which featured Haley Small. Outside of his stellar originals, Jones is a highly sought after remixer, providing his edit chops for artists like Avicii, Chromeo, Empire of the Sun, Kid Cudi and James Curd – the remix for the latter went to #1 on the Beatport Club chart. An enduring favorite on Hype Machine, Jones keeps a busy worldwide touring schedule joining greats like Fake Blood, A-Trak, Laidback Luke, Felix da Housecat and Benny Benassi on the road.
Armed with an arsenal of fresh ideas and all-around good vibes, we’re excited to have Treasure Fingers join the roster for Sound Wave Block Party. Performing at W Scottsdale’s WET Deck at 10:30 PM, grab your tickets while you still can before the show on Saturday, September 21st!
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