A 2009 Alive article on Scotty Niemet, who was an important part of the hardcore music scene in Columbus in the 2000s:
Scotty Niemet sits in Short North coffee shop-slash-scooter dealership Kickstart, waiting patiently to be interviewed.
The setting is fitting. Lattes and Lambrettas don’t seem to belong in the same space, but neither do Niemet’s two most beloved pastimes, hardcore shows and dance parties. That hasn’t stopped him from becoming a major player in both arenas and, in the process, facilitating a spillover between the denizens of the city’s dingiest basements and its most avid hip-swingers.
Niemet, 35, has been putting on house shows for almost two decades. During that time he’s become a respected fixture of the Columbus hardcore scene, both as a promoter of events such as More Than Music Fest and as a member of bands like Inept and The Lack.
He’s been dancing for just as long, but mostly just throwing down at parties, not throwing them. That’s changed in recent years as Niemet has become just as active in party promotion as he is in hosting hardcore events.
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