In 1994 Scott Ouellette took to the airwaves of WHSN 89.3FM as a random air jock, In March of 1995, he was the weekend night guy at WHMX 105.7. In August of 1995 he turned on the microphone of WUPI 92.1FM and said his name was DJ Skott. DJ Skott started off just playing euro dance, house and early trance. In 1996 DJ Skott returned to the airwaves of WHSN 89.3FM. He was WHSN’s music director for a year starting in 1997. The same year, DJ Skott started Bangor’s only dance show Beats Per Minute (BPM). BPM played mainly euro dance, trance, house, and hard house. BPM began to stream the show live in Real Audio, this was in 1998. At the same time, DJ Skott started to learn how to beat mix and essentially start his DJ career. DJ Skott only used CD’s on his radio show, as turntables were not allowed in the studio. WHSN was a all digital format station. Mini-Discs, computers, and CD’s were what made the station go.
In September 1999, DJ Skott moved to Phoenix, Arizona. Where he recorded his 9.9.99 mix. The locals loved it! He then shared it was mixed using CD’s, some people were amazed at his talent using CD decks and others shunned him because he used CD’s and not records. DJ Skott managed to secure some gigs before the new year. In 2000, DJ Skott took his mixing to another level. DJ Skott started to used records. He also took his style of trance to another level. DJ Skott coined the term Power Trance to describe his style trance. Power Trance is described as taking the normal 140-144 BPM progressive, epic, cinematic, and melodic trance, and playing it at 147-151 BPM. Giving it a harder sound and is full of energy, hence it has more power!
In 2003, DJ Skott recreated his style going back to his melodic roots. He has turned his power trance style down a notch, playing mainly melodic and epic trance at 145 bpm. 2005, was a rebuilding year for DJ Skott. He once again, reformed his style to a very sexual and sensual flow, Keeping it around 140-142 bpm with light vocals, and very melodic melodies. 2006, was a off year and DJ Skott decided to focus on his radio side again. The BPM Radio Network was his project.
Here we are now in 2019. DJ Skott has had hiatus since he packed things up a few years ago. Recently, DJ Skott has been releasing new mixes dubbed as BPM. This name is a throwback to his Radio Show days. While this isn’t the normal format one would hear back in the day, it is showcasing up and coming Trance, and classic Trance.
You will find this website has an archive of 20+ years of DJ Skott’s mixes and radio shows. Stay tuned for new mixes from DJ Skott.
DJ Skott moved the crowd with ease, he was often seen singing along with the vocals and working the crowd. This Maine native had been one of Arizona’s best kept trance secrets.
DJ Skott has been featured on WHSN 89.FM, the BPM Radio Network, eastcoasthappy.com and Digitally Imported Radio.
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