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Encyclopedia > Darren Emerson
Darren Emerson
Origin Hornchurch, England
Years active 1987—present
Genre(s) dance, techno, trance, electronica
Label(s) Time Unlimited, Thrive, Underwater, K7, Boxed, Global Underground

Darren Emerson (born April 30, 1971 in Hornchurch, England) is a dance music DJ, and one-time member of the UK techno band Underworld. Hornchurch is a place in the London Borough of Havering. ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location within the British Isles Languages English (de facto) Capital London de facto Largest city London Area – Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population – Total (mid-2004) – Total (2001 Census) – Density Ranked 1st UK 50. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A music genre is a category (or genre) of pieces of music that share a certain style or basic musical language (van der Merwe 1989, p. ... Dance music is music composed, played, or both, specifically to accompany social dancing. ... Techno- is a prefix relating to technology. ... Trance music is electronic dance music (EDM) that developed in the 1990s. ... Electronica is a rather vague term that covers a wide range of electronic or electronic-influenced music. ... A record label is a brand created by companies that specialize in producing, manufacturing, distributing and promoting audio and sometimes video recordings (especially music videos), on various formats including compact discs, LPs, DVD-Audio, SACDs, and cassettes. ... 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1971 calendar). ... Hornchurch is a place in the London Borough of Havering. ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location within the British Isles Languages English (de facto) Capital London de facto Largest city London Area – Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population – Total (mid-2004) – Total (2001 Census) – Density Ranked 1st UK 50. ... DJ or dj may stand for Disc jockey, dinner jacket The DeadJournal website, or Djibouti. ... // In the study of mythology and religion, the underworld is a generic term approximately equivalent to the lay term afterlife, referring to any place to which newly dead souls go. ...


Emerson began mixing Hip-Hop records at the tender age of 14, and by 16 was DJ'ing regularly at local venues. He began to explore House Music and quickly acquired a reputation as one of the top British DJ's, and demand for his services saw him playing at top clubs such as The Milk Bar, Limelights, and Venus. Darren has garnered several accolades such as "DJ of the Month" in The Face magazine, and also i-D magazine. Hip hop is a cultural movement that began among urban African Americans and Latinos in New York City in the early 1970s, and has since spread around the world. ... House music is a collection of styles of electronic dance music, the earliest forms of which originated in the United States in the early- to mid-1980s. ... Influential British magazine The Face was started in May 1980 by Nick Logan out of his publishing house Wagadon. ... i-D is an influential British magazine dedicated to fashion, music, art and youth culture. ...


In 1990, his brother-in-law Rick Smith, and Karl Hyde invited him to become the third member of techno band Underworld. 1993's "Dubnobasswithmyheadman" was their commercial breakthrough onto the then burgeoning British electronica scene. The album contained the track "Born Slippy", which was an instant hit following its inclusion on the soundtrack to the movie, Trainspotting. This article is about the year. ... Note: This article is about the band member for Underworld. ... Karl Hyde - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... The current members of the electronic band Underworld: Karl Hyde on the left, and Rick Smith, on the right. ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... Electronica is a rather vague term that covers a wide range of electronic or electronic-influenced music. ... Movie poster for Trainspotting Trainspotting is a 1996 black comedy film directed by Danny Boyle based on the novel Trainspotting by Irvine Welsh about a group of heroin addicts in Edinburgh and their passage through life. ...


Emerson also emerged as a much sought-after remix talent, with remixes for such diverse acts as The Chemical Brothers, and Björk. The cover of the Hey Boy, Hey Girl single The Chemical Brothers are an English electronic music duo, comprising Tom Rowlands and Ed Simons. ... Björk Guðmundsdóttir IPA: , (born November 21, 1965 in Reykjavík, Iceland) is an Icelandic singer/songwriter and composer, (formerly the lead singer with The Sugarcubes) with a great expressive range and an interest in many kinds of music including popular, trip-hop, alternative rock, jazz, ambient music...


Darren parted ways with Underworld in 2000 to concentrate on his solo career as a DJ. "Global Underground: Singapore" (2000) and "Global Underground: Uruguay" (2001)soon followed on the Global Underground label, with "Episode 1" on the Thrive label following in 2002. This article is about the year 2000. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... Global Underground is a series of electronic dance music albums that focus on live performances which take place at high-profile venues such as Space (a dance club in Ibiza, Spain) and are mixed by high-profile DJs and producers such as John Digweed, Sasha, Nick Warren, Paul Oakenfold and... For the Cusco album, see 2002 (album). ...


Discography

  • Mixmag Live!, Vol. 13 (1996)
  • Cream Separates (1997)
  • Global Underground: Uruguay (2000)
  • Global Underground: Singapore (2001)
  • Summer Love 2001: DJ Emerson & D. Dreyer (2001)
  • Episode 1 (2002)
  • Underwater, Episode 2 (2003)
  • Underwater, Episode 3 (2004)
  • Underwater, Episode 4 (2005)
1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII in Roman) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... For the Cusco album, see 2002 (album). ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

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Darren Emerson is now one of the most influential figures in dance music - and so he should be, after a career spanning more than 17 years.
Emerson soon chose to ditch his job as an established city trader (or ‘runner’ on the stock exchange) and take on dance music full time.
Emerson has also signed Icelandic band: gus gus, to the label, whose hotly anticipated deep house, electro clash album: Attention was released in October and bought another facet to the label.
Darren Emerson & Tim Deluxe - Underwater Vol. 1 (510 words)
Darren Emerson & Tim Deluxe - Underwater Vol.
It's been two years since his departure from Underworld and, far from taking it easy, Darren Emerson has been hard at work, running the success story that is the Subliminal/Underwater night in Ibiza with Eric Morillo and cultivating his own record label, Underwater, the fruits of which can be heard on this double CD.
However, on this compilation, Darren Emerson and Tim Deluxe fuse the two genres seamlessly, effortlessly gliding from deep throbbing analogue techno bass to funky Latin syncopation.
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