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Hang the DJ: DJ HWY 7
1 CommentPosted on Sunday, August 30th, 2009
After a very long hiatus, Hang the DJ is back! To usher in the return of the weekly column, Jay Martin aka DJ HWY 7 has submitted himself to the usual battery of questions. A designer by day, Martin got his start DJing vinyl at Dunes and has continued to spin ever since at [...]
Hang the DJ: Remy the Restless
2 CommentsPosted on Friday, March 6th, 2009
Fresh from casino capital Las Vegas, new PDX residents Remy the Restless and MDY sell tattoo machines by day and set the decks alight by night. I first heard of the duo in a recommendation from Holocene co-owner Scott McLean and met the pair myself at the Atole and E*Rock edition of Portland Makes [...]
Hang the DJ: DJ Freaky Outty
8 CommentsPosted on Monday, February 23rd, 2009
When we first checked in with the dashing DJ that is Palmer Auty back in November 2007, the ’90s dance party SNAP! that he co-chairs was barely off the ground. This July the party will celebrate its second anniversary and boy, have times changed. The party has moved venues from Branx to Holocene as [...]
Hang the DJ: Roane Namuh
7 CommentsPosted on Friday, February 6th, 2009
A Rose City resident since the age of seven, Zack Taylor aka DJ Roane Namuh found a home behind the decks on the cusp of his teenage years and has continued to build his DJ game ever since, though especially in the past three years. Having recently celebrated his 21st birthday, maybe more of [...]
Hang the DJ: DJ Lifepartner
2 CommentsPosted on Friday, January 16th, 2009
Isn’t it special to witness the birth of a new genre tag? In this edition of Hang the DJ, former Boston resident DJ Lifepartner ushers in such a moment by describing his DJ genre style as “Tropical Electro-disco.” That could kinda apply to Spanish artist El Guincho too, couldn’t it? Barely? Almost?
Now that [...]
Hang the DJ: DJ Invisiboy
7 CommentsPosted on Monday, December 29th, 2008
On a staircase at a house show a couple Saturdays ago, my friend and I hustled down the second we heard the repetitive synths of Calvin Harris coming from the front room. It’d been a long time since either of us had heard the Scotman’s brand of trippy electro anywhere other than our own iTunes, [...]
Hang the DJ: DJ Zimmie
2 CommentsPosted on Friday, December 19th, 2008
When DJ Zimmie graces the decks tonight at Branx, it could be one of the Rose City’s last chances to get in on his action. Yes, the Pittsburgh transplant is leaving Bridgetown to relocate back to Pennsylvania’s City of Bridges come January. It’s a sad case when you consider his skill set that produces [...]
Hang the DJ: DJ FlipFlop
4 CommentsPosted on Friday, December 5th, 2008
On the docket this week is DJ FlipFlop. We get the origin of his DJ name out the way first. Note: It is not inspired by the flip-flopping allegations against John Kerry during the 2004 Presidential election, but instead his racial background. Where do we go next? Read along to find out.
How did [...]
Hang the DJ: Lady Adie
5 CommentsPosted on Friday, November 21st, 2008
While she’s presently pursuing a Ph.D. in neuroscience, Lady Adie’s real desire is to be a full-time DJ. However, if you take a look at her current residencies—at Dante’s, Pala, Hecklewood gallery and more—it seems as though she pretty much already is. In this installment, the 27 year old DJ gives us the low [...]
Hang the DJ: DJ Gray
2 CommentsPosted on Friday, November 14th, 2008
This week’s edition of Hang the DJ calls to mind those famous lyrics from Disney’s animated flick Pocahontas: “The things you never knew you never knew.” I for one didn’t know Benny Benassi had continued to release music after his erotic club banger “Satisfaction” in 2002—that is, until DJ Gray included the Italian artist’s [...]
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