SHANNON BLOWTORCH
Shannon Blowtorch is a self-taught, award-winning queer DJ, promoter, “professional party thrower,” sound engineer, businessperson and entertainment consultant. “I’m a hardworking DJ that can play any type of gig you can imagine,” she tells visitors to her website (shannonblowtorch.com). Blowtorch DJs for some of the Twin Cities’ most popular events, and she’s received considerable media recognition for her talent. In recent years, she’s been the DJ for a hip hop crew, GRRRL PRTY, featuring Lizzo, Sophia Eris and Manchita. “Not enough women in the game makes me work harder to change that,” she says, “and be ahead of curve by being the best that I can.” She definitely knows how to read the crowd and keep it bumping. “I love seeing people blow-ing off steam through music on the dance floor and feeling that vibe,” she says. “I love the positive energy. The dance floor sort of becomes a community, all on the same jour-ney with the DJ.” –SLO
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