Needle Exchange: A DJ Questionnaire with Deena Bee

Her go-to records, her craziest gig and the music you should never ask her to play.

(courtesy of Deena Bee)
By Matthew Singer

Years DJing: About 15 years, give or take a major surgery.

Genre: Don't really have a specific genre—I can mix 40 years of music in 20 minutes—but hip-hop mostly.

Where you can catch me regularly: White Owl Social Club every first and third Tuesday and Friday; Jackknife every third Thursday; Century Bar every third Sunday; Do Right at Dig a Pony every last Sunday; The Soundbox on KBOO 90.7 FM, 10 pm to midnight every first and third Saturday.

Craziest gig: I was hired to play records at a Halloween event that featured Michael Moore. After attempting to get paid, and realizing that wasn't going to happen, I decided to leave. When I disconnected my equipment, Moore's microphone was connected to it, so the mic stopped working in the middle of his speech. I didn't feel bad—he would've backed me up.

My go-to records: Reva DeVito, "So Bad"; Mr. Carmack, "Chillin' With Your Girlfriend"; Bruno Mars, "Finesse"; Leikeli47, "Money"; Anderson .Paak, "Come Down"; YG, "FDT."

Don't ever ask me to play…: R. Kelly. Neva. Eva.

NEXT GIG: Deena Bee spins at Jackknife, 614 SW 11th Ave., on Friday, Feb. 17.

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