Needle Exchange: Andy Warren

(courtesy of Andy Warren)

Years DJing: Seven.

Genres: House, disco, minimal, techno, ambient.

Where you can catch me regularly: I host and DJ a monthly party at the Liquor Store with my partner Ginkgo called Believe You Me every second Friday. We also have a ridiculous daytime series in the summertime called Your Sunday Best once a month on the patio at White Owl Social Club. Other than that, I also play records at Parasol Bar once a month, and a various assortment of underground functions in town and around the country.

Craziest gig: Last year I played a set inside the fuselage of a decommissioned Boeing 747 jumbo jet in Black Rock City. It was a crazy feeling to be performing and taking part in a project that took an unthinkable amount of effort, in one of the most extreme environments on the planet. I'm constantly impressed and inspired by people who are taking art, music and party experiences to the next level.

My go-to records: Soulphiction, "When Radio Was Boss (Jackmate Remix)"; "Skyy, First Time Around"; Detroit Swindle, "Howsmusic"; Daphni, "Cos-Ber-Zam Ne Noya"; Mood Hut, "Fever"; Omar S, "Thank You For Letting Me Be Myself"; Chez Damier & Ron Trent, "Morning Factory"; Ricardo Villalobos, "808 The Bass Queen."

Don't ever ask me to play…: I like to play a wide variety of music, and am always up for trying new things, but this "EDM" stuff really rubs me the wrong way. Never gonna happen!

NEXT GIG: Andy Warren spins at the Liquor Store, 3341 SE Belmont St., for Believe You Me, on Friday, July 14. 9 pm. $10. 21+.

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