Mark Farina Mushroom Jazz Vol. 7 Album Release
Mushroom Jazz Vol. 7 album release w/
MARK FARINA
...(Mushroom Jazz | Great Lakes Audio | apt | Dope Den)
SHORTKUT
(Beat Junkie Sound | Triple Threat DJs)
& DON KAINOA
(Hawt SF | Bridge the Gap)
Friday
night, we celebrate the release of Mushroom Jazz Vol. 7… Selectors Don
Kainoa, DJ Shortkut and Mark Farina will be holding down the decks all
night.
Mushroom Jazz is a series of musical compilations by DJ
Mark Farina. Originating in 1992 these were released on cassette tape,
then since 1997 have been commercial CD and vinyl releases. Farina
combines elements of downtempo, hip hop, jazz and R&B, French,
Latin, Red, delicious, beatmatching and mixing songs together in the
style of house music. As with Farina's house mixes, the Mushroom Jazz
series incorporates transitionary effects (such as a high pass filter)
and a generally dry reverb tone.
The seven commercial albums
contain an array of artists including Chali 2na, Miguel Migs, People
Under the Stairs, Colossus, and Pete Rock, as well as several original
tracks by Farina.
A founding member of the Invisibl Skratch Piklz
and Triple Threat DJ crews, Shortkut is one of the West Coast’s most
respected turntablists. Born Jon Cruz, Shortkut began DJing in 1987 at
the age of 12 and soon joined his first DJ crew, Just 2 Hype!, shortly
thereafter. At 18 he helped found the Invisibl Skratch Piklz with Mix
Master Mike, Q-Bert, and DJ Disk. The Piklz went on to become one of the
most influential DJ crews of the ’90s, leading Shortkut to a membership
in the Beat Junkies and remixes for Ras Kass and Ozomatli. In 2003,
Shortkut’s other longstanding DJ group, Triple Threat, issued its debut
album, Many Styles.
Don Kainoa began his electronic music journey
in the late '90s in Santa Barbara; his first experiences with Mark
Farina, Wally Callerio, Doc Martin, and DJ Sneak definitively shaped his
taste for funky, jazzy, and deep house music. Although he always felt
an appreciation for house beats, it wasn't until his move to San
Francisco a few years later that he decided to move from dancer, to
music selector. He teamed up with his friend J-double, playing house
parties and starting a weekly happy hour focusing on deep, funky,
underground house.
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