Funk Fusion aka Darren Macklin
Funk Fusion is Darren Macklin, an Adelaide DJ who has been running the name for about fifteen years now, playing disco and house at the daylight end of the calendar.
The bookings tell you the territory. Wines & Good Times has had him three times this year, first for Good Friday at 2KW on King William Street, a rooftop session that opened at two in the afternoon with a free spritz hour and ran from skyline sun through to stars, then for the Long Weekender at Mala Mia in June, nine o'clock till late on disco and house, and back at Mala Mia in September for a takeover. All three were shared with much the same rotating cast, with Ezee G, Audioporn and Souli among them.
Outside the city he works the wine country. He plays Paxton Wines in McLaren Vale one Friday a month through summer, and their Christmas party every year. His one public recording is a live set from Dowie Doole, also in McLaren Vale, which is about as clear a statement of intent as a single upload can manage: good records,
4 upcoming events
Funk Fusion Fridays
Paxton Wines, 68 Wheaton Rd, McLaren Vale
A night of disco and house grooves on the lawn at TillyBelle's Bar, with Funk Fusion spinning from 6pm and pizzas available from Rocc Up Pizza. FREE
Funk Fusion Fridays
Paxton Wines, 68 Wheaton Rd, McLaren Vale
Disco and house tunes meet sunset vineyard views, wood-fired pizza and a relaxed summer bar atmosphere, with Funk Fusion providing the soundtrack from early evening. FREE
Funk Fusion Fridays
Paxton Wines, 68 Wheaton Rd, McLaren Vale
Live funk, soul and groove selections pair with wine, wood-fired pizza and a relaxed summer atmosphere, creating an easy Friday soundtrack for lingering into the evening. TICKETS
Funk Fusion Fridays
Paxton Wines, 68 Wheaton Rd, McLaren Vale
A Friday series pairing funk-led DJ sets with vineyard views, Paxton wines, wood-fired pizza and an easygoing summer atmosphere. TICKETS
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