September, 2014
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RICHARD VISSION Best known for his 2009 track “I Like That”
host of one the longest running EDM radio
featuring Luciana, Richard Vission is a house
shows in the U.S. on Power106 Los Angeles.
music producer and DJ. Born in Toronto,
“Powertools” has had impressive guests
Ontario on May 24, 1973 and a California
such as Laidback Luke, Swedish House Mafia
native, Richard Vission has been on the
and Tiesto. It airs on Saturdays from 2am
forefront of electronic music since the early
to 4am. Recently, Richard Vission teamed
1990s. His remixes of songs from artists like
up with Luciana once again for a new track
Lady Gaga, Madonna, the Black Eyed Peas,
entitled “Primitive.” This isn’t the electronic
Justin Timberlake and Major Lazor have
phenomenon’s first visit to El Paso, having
done very well on the charts and have been
visited the Sun City back in 2010 and 2007.
adapted by fellow DJs into their own musical
–Jose Soto
sets. He has over 40 #1 Billboard Dance chart slots to his credit. Richard Vission is also the
MARK FARNER Mark Farner, one of the original members of Grand Funk Railroad, holds a unique place in history, while continuing to create the rock and roll music that has been the foundation of his life and legacy. Mark grew up in Flint, Michigan during the boom of Motown and R & B. He began playing his music on a famous radio station in the region, CKMW that reached 60 miles outside the Detroit area. “Soulful R & B is in my music. It’s just a part of who I am.” He is very proud of having been a part of the Atlanta Pop Festival in 1969 where he played for over 100,000 people. Some of the acts that were also a part of this historic musical prosody were: Sly and The Family Stone, Jimmy Hendrix, and Janis Joplin to name a few. Mark also played to approximately 80,000 people in Santiago, Chile and then went on to play in Sao Paulo, Brazil to the largest street festival in the world with at least 100,000 people in the streets. “They were literally hanging in the streets just to be a part of our show,” he states. “Grand Funk allowed us to make millions throughout the years. Much of the work was topical with the war in Vietnam and politics of that time. So we only found it right to continually play for Vietnam Vets across the country.” _Valetin Sandoval Currently Mark Farner Energy is on their “Happy Tour” with 61 dates in three months. www.thecitymagazineelp.com
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