Needle Exchange: A DJ Questionnaire with VNPRT

His go-to records, his craziest gig and the music you should never ask him to play.

IMAGE: Courtesy of Vincent Magee.

Years DJing: Two.

Genre: House, funk, soul, hip-hop, Soulection, trip-hop, jazz, (original) trap, footwork, future bass.

Where you can catch me regularly: Every Sunday at Society Hotel from 12-3 pm; every first Friday at Valentine's with DJ Timothy Bee.

Craziest gig: When I did Renn Fayre at Reed College last year with FountaineGrape God (aka Tron) and Eric Fury. It was the first time I played in front of a large amount of people. I was also the curator for the show. I had Eric Fury start the night off. He killed his set. Then Fountaine performed and everything went up another notch. I followed after him with a fusion of footwork, trap and house. It was the best reception I received from a footwork-inspired set. Tron ended the night with an interactive performance, captivating people's attention with an off-the-top spoken-word flow over his producer, Skelli Skel's, trademark production, along with his live paint session. All in all it was the definition of an organic collaboration, which is dope.

My go-to records: "Domino" by Free WiLL Vibin; "Kame" and "Dressed to Kill" by Fountaine; "Feel Like I Do" by Disclosure; "Country Shit" by Big K.R.I.T; "Grind" by Les Sins; "So Cool" by Blossom & HOT16; "Bossa Bossa Bass" by VKIAH.

Don't ever ask me to play…: #NoRequests, unless it's your birthday.


NEXT GIG: VNPRT spins at Holocene, 1001 SE Morrison St., as part of The GLOW, with Survival Skills, Feel Good Green and Fritzwa, on Saturday, Aug. 5. 9 pm. $5. 21+.

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