ItвЂ™s always fun to see dance parties, but to me, thatвЂ™s a sign that the official review is taking too long and a reminder to switch out of вЂњgameвЂќ DJ mode and into вЂњentertainerвЂќ mode. вЂњDance partiesвЂќ by one skater, a line up, everyone on the track, or a bench tends to be a fan favorite: whatвЂ™s it like as the DJ when you see skaters start dancing?

You get a much better view up there, you can always see when someone got by on the line who shouldnвЂ™t have, or when they were in-bounds but were called anyway. WhatвЂ™s it like watching a bout вЂ“ both in terms of the gameplay and audience engagement вЂ“ from The HangarвЂ™s mezzanine?ДЄs a DJ, itвЂ™s important to see the whole crowd and the skaters when trying to concoct a soundtrack, as things can change on a dime and so must the music.В As a fan of the sport, though, itвЂ™s frustrating. While weвЂ™ve moved our game far closer to the CrossFit gym than the dive bar, there are important facets of that alternative culture that remain necessary tenants of the sport, a loud and proud soundtrack being one of them. I feel like classic Texan banked-track revival roller derby was built entirely atop alternative youth culture raging out of the 90вЂ™s, a culture which was extremely music-driven, and one that permeated into all aspects of derby- skater names, uniforms, bout themes, soundtracks, lifestyles outside the game etc. To me, itвЂ™s a symbiotic partnership, almost wholly unique to this sport alone. What do you see as the relationship between music and derby? Nothing could ever top that moment in time, if I DJвЂ™d this sport for 100 years. Playing Baba OвЂ™Riley for the last jam of Gotham/WOJ at the Roy Wilkins Auditorium in St. What has been your most memorable experience as a DJ at a roller derby game? The Rose City Rollers have been blessed to be at the forefront of this evolution, and IвЂ™m happy that I tagged along all these years. Since I first started volunteering as a DJ for Rose City in 2012, IвЂ™ve been lucky enough to follow the game from fishnets to compression pants, and watch as the rules streamlined and gameplay intensified to match the very fluid evolution of the skaters. What do you think about the sportвЂ™s-and RCRвЂ™s- growth and evolution? In the beginning, I spent more time creating branding and propaganda for the Wheels of Justice than I did DJing the artistic nature of the derby community certainly inspires one to dabble in all expressive mediums when promoting the game. As someone that isnвЂ™t a huge sports fan, I was drawn to roller derby because of the many artists that played the game and the important role of music in the game itself. I went to my first derby bout in 2005 when I lived in New Mexico but didnвЂ™t become a fan of the sport until my partner, Hellslinger, joined the Wreckers in 2010.ДЄfter a year sitting in the stands, I got up the courage to pull out my dusty turntables and volunteer as a DJ. When and how did you come to roller derby? What attracted you to the sport? This week, DJ Agent Meow talks with us about his journey with music through derby, and what it takes to craft a killer set. Remember the epic timing of a certain The Who song at champs in 2015? Yeah, you can thank him for that one.Д¬learly, pairing music to those memorable moments is so much more than shuffling your iTunes library. And if you havenвЂ™t had the pleasure yet, well, we highly encourage you to seek out an opportunity to do so.ДЇrom Black and Blue Balls of RollerCon past, to being a staple at our Wednesday night scrimmages, MeowвЂ™s no newbie to the derby DJ scene.

If youвЂ™ve been around derby for a minute or more, thereвЂ™s a good chance youвЂ™ve jammed out to the magical playlists of Keary Ortiz (better known as DJ Agent Meow).

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