"A native of Chicago, Farina began DJing at the age of 15 in the Windy City, where he was greatly influenced by the thriving house music scene of which his hometown was largely responsible for. Farina and his music partner Derrick Carter produced a weekly radio show that aired on Northwestern University's radio station, WNUR, for two years, during which Farina issued Mood as one-third of the trip Symbols and Instruments. Farina relocated to San Francisco where he released a mix tape titled Mushroom Jazz that introduced the Bay Area to his down-tempo house music. Responsible for the building the foundation of San Francisco's house music scene, the title of Farina's mix tape gave birth to a type of sound that grew popular in the area after his secured a weekly gig DJing at the local club Jazid Up.Om Records came calling after hearing the buzz about Farina's mix tape and released an album also titled Mushroom Jazz in October 2006. Farina went on tour to support his first full-length studio album, headlining on tours across the globe. Also in 1996, Farina produced another mix titled Seasons One, which was released on Domestic Records. In 1998 Farina issued the second Mushroom Jazz instillation in the form of Mushroom Jazz, Vol. 2, and again embarked on a grueling promotional tour in which the now well-known DJ was the headliner once again. In 1998 Farina released two more mix tapes, United DJs of America, Vol. 9 (Moonshine) and Imperial Dub, Vol. 1 (Studio !K7) and another original work, ""Midnight Calling,"" which went unnoticed because his live shows and promotional tours were receiving the most hype.Farina again paired with Om Records to release a self-titled disc as part of a series of albums dedicated to showcase San Francisco DJs in 1999 and two years later Farina released the trilogy of his Mushroom Jazz series. More Mushroom Jazz installations have followed along with several live albums."