Most DJ/producers don't crack into the DJMag Top 100 before
the age of 30. Most of them don't shun major label attention. Most of them
don't have them don't have the balls to call out the scene that they belong to
when it's failing to deliver the goods. And some don't even produce 'their' own
tracks. Gareth Emery, with his potent blend of trance, house, electro and
techno, however, is not your average major league
artist.He was a prodigious talent in his childhood, teaching himself to play
the piano from the age of 4, and continuing his invaluable classical education
until he began playing guitar in an indie band at 15. Neither of these were
false starts for his eventual electronic conversion; instead, both paths giving
him essential experience and understanding of music and songwriting and how to
convey emotion through his sounds. His baptism of fire came on a chance trance
trip to Ibiza in 1998, which was followed by three years of learning the
machinations of electronic music making. At the age of 22, he created a track
on a laptop while on holiday in France. That track was the instant classic
Mistral; a stunning debut which soon had unsuspecting pundits and clubbers
alike eating out of his hands. From here onwards his career ascent was
impressively - and deservedly – rapid.“I guess it’s just good, melodic dance
music,” he says of his musical style. “One of the most positive things about
the scene over the past few years has been the gradual breaking down of genre
barriers and the cross-pollination of sounds. I just look for records that I
enjoy musically and also work well in a club. The genre is unimportant”. He's
not afraid to meld his bold, scintillating electronic motifs with more organic
flavours, with his crisp, sharp leads and basslines frequently married to
soaring vocals, traditional songwriting prowess and what some might call
'proper' instruments.Listen song here:YouTube
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