One City Center
1 City Center, Portland, ME 04101
USA
Every Friday CAKEWALK presents a rotating set of popular DJ’s. This Boston veteran pulls rump shaking Disco and Deep House from his 20 years running decks from The Middle East to Elements Music Festival.
M.F.D. (Music.Friends.Dance.), also known as Michael F. Davis, pours his passion into those three things, music, friends and dancing. His love for music started as a young kid digging through his grandparents oldies records, dancing to his fathers motown and soul, and listening to his mother’s disco and rock cassettes. Mike broadened his horizons when he first snuck into the legendary Avalon nightclub on Landsdowne Street in Boston with his fake ID in hand. It was there he first heard house music and where he fell in love with the dance music scene. These musical influences shaped Mike’s selection as a diverse, versatile DJ. While you may typically hear MFD playing some deep, groovy house, you’ll also recognize hints of the influences that shaped his ear for music. This broad horizon allows him to quickly move a wide range of dance floors with many different styles and genres of music, catered to each particular crowd.
After being brought up by some of the best local Djs in Boston and Cambridge , he gained the network and confidence to start a monthly in downtown Boston, at Good Life called “Flight 617”, which helped his launch his career as a local dj, while showcasing other locals in the community and bringing in some of the biggest names in underground scene from Weiss to Francois K to many many more…..