Needle Exchange: A DJ Questionnaire with Dubblife

"I’ve never gotten so much love from total strangers in my life."

(courtesy of Dubblife)
By Matthew Singer

Years DJing: 11 years.

Genres: I play rap, R&B, classic hip-hop, hyphy, trap (real trap, not the EDM stuff), booty bass and a bit of nu-funk and boogie.

Where you can catch me regularly: I'm at Swift Lounge for Legendary Mondays and Tube every Wednesday. Senate on Saturdays once per month, and the Day Fade monthly party all summer—location TBA.

Craziest gig: Last year's What the Festival was the most fun I've had in recent memory. I've never gotten so much love from total strangers in my life. I left that festival with new fans and friends, and the natural high that I got from playing in front of one of the largest crowds I've ever played for was massive. There's no feeling like it. Total euphoria.

My go-to records: "Meio Da Noite" by Sángo, "Rock With You (Reflex Revision Version)" by Michael Jackson, "Knuck If You Buck" by Crime Mob, "Ifuloveme" by Esta, "God's Plan" by Drake.

Don't ever ask me to play…: Anything by Taylor Swift.

NEXT GIG: Dubblife spins at Tube, 18 NW 3rd Ave., on Wednesday, April 11. 9 pm. Free. 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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