We’re about one month out from celebrating house music coming home! ARC Music Festival returns to Chicago’s Union Park this Labor Day Weekend, August 30-September 1 for three-nights of house and techno. ARC pays homage to the city’s roots by connecting Chicago’s house music originators and the global electronic music scene. They have invited some of the most prominent names in the industry to take the stage including many hometown pioneers including Gene Farris, Green Velvet,

Hailing from the birthplace of house music, Gene Farris has been championing his city’s sound all over the globe for over three decades. The self-taught engineer and producer began his musical career in the early 90’s, spinning underground warehouse parties and releasing his first record on Green Velvet‘s famed, Relief Records. After over 20 plus years of producing, Gene has built quite the impressive music catalog with massive collaborations and releases on dance music’s leading labels, including Cashew, Relief, Dirtybird, Defected, Soma, Toolroomand his own esteemed imprint, Farris Wheel Recordings.