Program Book - Kumoricon

Sunday Night DJs
DJ Gino Mari
DJ Gino Mari, notorious frontman for Portland Electronic
Rock Outfit The Gentry, likes to say he DJs “Eclectica”
(meaning everything from synthpop to punk rock to crunk
and _______). He does this all over the world in his spare
time. From coast to coast he gets the kids sweating. He’s
taken his records across the pond to Nebula (Lima, Peru’s
largest nightclub) as well as parties in Florence, Italy and
Vancouver, BC. In other words…dude gets around. Gino
got his feet wet in Portland, Oregon’s industrial goth
scene in 1997, DJing everywhere from the infamous
Paris Theater to the goth room at The Escape. From
there he started his own DJ night at the now defunct
PDX staple La Luna. This propelled Mari into the world of
party promotion and events like “Continuum”, “Sound &
Vision” and “Oscillate” (Portland’s premier Electroclash
Party). During this time Gino was also the resident DJ
for Kumoricon Anime Festival/Dance Party. In the years
that followed Gino redirected his focus and obsession
with music to form his own recording studio (The Country
Club) and tour with his band The Gentry (with whom he
is currently in the studio with finishing a new record).
DJ DiscoSnake
DJ DiscoSnake (Michael Brillig) has made
good parties even better since 2001, using his
amazing stage skills, love for lighting and his
design portfolio. Equally confident backstage
or in the spotlight, his sets are fueled by a
passion for gaming and a love of everything
geek. Unwilling to stick to any style or genre,
he will happily bounce through movie and
anime soundtracks, gaming remixes, pop,
electronica, swing, house, industrial, one-hit
wonders, memes and everything catchy. Brillig
has applied his art to hundreds of different
shows in the Willamette Valley working under
CMD Productions.
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