Needle Exchange: A DJ Questionnaire with Purple Scott

"Lately I’ve been having fun with different club sounds."

IMAGE: Courtesy of Purple Scott.
By Matthew Singer

Years DJing: About a year after moving to Portland in 2012, I bought a DJ controller and started messing around on that for fun. My first gig at a club was in 2016 at the Liquor Store opening for Blap Deli with Wiliker.

Genres: Trap, bass, club, hip-hop, beats, dancehall, house, garage, breaks, techno, drum 'n' bass. Lately I've been having fun with different club sounds, which you can hear in my last mix on Verified's SoundCloud.

Where you can catch me regularly: Every second Saturday at Holocene for Verified.

Craziest gig: Opening for Rezz at the Doug Fir, back-to-back sold-out nights. Shout-out to Ryan Lassi for getting me that amazing booking.

My go-to records: "Money (Thunderbird Jukebox Remix)," Metaknight (featuring Shug).

Don't ever ask me to play…: Hippie Sabotage.

SEE IT: Purple Scott spins at Holocene, 1001 SE Morrison St., for Verified, on Saturday, Feb. 10. 9 pm. $5 advance, $10 day of show. 21+. Get tickets here.

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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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