Needle Exchange: A DJ Questionnaire with Timothy Bee

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

By Matthew Singer
IMAGE: Courtesy of Timothy Bee.

Years DJing: Just over a year or so.

Genre: Funk, disco, '80s groove hip-hop, trap, house.

Where you can catch me regularly: The Liquor Store once a month, Valentines every first Friday, Biwa and Swift occasionally.

Craziest gig: Day Fade this summer at White Owl.  I asked the homie DJ Jerry Bandito if I could do a 30-minute guest set around 7 pm, and the crowd had been literally getting day faded since the afternoon. The crowd was lit and the energy was very high. I will never forget dropping Dr. Dre's "Let's Get High" and seeing the crowd jump off.

My go-to records: Dam-Funk, "O.B.E"; Whodini, "Friends (Instrumental)"; Mr. Fingers, "Children at Play"; Gucci Mane, "Fat Pockets"; Kaytranada, "Track Uno."

Don't ever ask me to play…: No Bruno Mars, no B.O.B.

NEXT GIG: DJ Timothy Bee spins at Maxwell Bar, 20 NW 3rd Ave., on Thursday, Oct. 19. 10 pm. 21+.

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Matthew Singer

Matthew Singer

A native Southern Californian, former Arts & Culture Editor Matthew Singer ruined Portland by coming here in 2008. He is an advocate for the canonization of the Fishbone and Oingo Boingo discographies, believes pro-wrestling is a serious art form and roots for the Lakers. Fortunately, he left Portland for Tucson, Arizona, in 2021.

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