To say Gareth Emery has had a good year would be a vast understatement. Over the past twelve months, the popularity and buzz surrounding the young Brit reached explosive proportions, culminating in him being voted no.9 in 2009’s definitive DJ Mag Top 100 poll: one of only a handful of DJs to crack the world’s top ten before the age of 30.
Was this down to producing pure club anthems like Exposure and Metropolis alongside stunning remixes for Armin van Buuren and Above & Beyond, all of which led to him spending more time at the top of Beatport’s trance chart than any other artist in ‘09? Maybe it was the launch of his new Garuda label and club night, responsible for selling out Manchester’s iconic Sankeys club four times in a row whilst releasing his critically acclaimed compilation ‘The Sound Of Garuda’. Or perhaps it was the sheer amount of people he played to, banking half a million air miles travelling to over one hundred gigs at some of the world’s finest clubs and festivals. Whatever the reason, one thing is for certain: he’s on fire like never before.
Of course, what seems like ‘overnight’ success is usually the result of years of hard work, and Gareth Emery is no exception. He started learning the piano at 4, and whilst he’d completed his classical music training before he’d finished school, his real interest lay elsewhere, initially in guitar-based sounds. This was the UK in the mid-90s with Britpop and indie the order of the day, although as one might expect, Emery was no slouch, following the footsteps of Green Day and Oasis by headlining Southampton’s legendary Joiners venue at the age of just 15 with his band at the time. But it was a chance trip to Ibiza in 1998 that opened his eyes to the appeal of dance music, and after spending the next three years learning to make music with computers and midi, rather than guitars and pianos, he wrote his first electronic classic: the seminal ‘Mistral’, famously made whilst on holiday in France on a £500 laptop. Plenty more were to come.
Was this down to producing pure club anthems like Exposure and Metropolis alongside stunning remixes for Armin van Buuren and Above & Beyond, all of which led to him spending more time at the top of Beatport’s trance chart than any other artist in ‘09? Maybe it was the launch of his new Garuda label and club night, responsible for selling out Manchester’s iconic Sankeys club four times in a row whilst releasing his critically acclaimed compilation ‘The Sound Of Garuda’. Or perhaps it was the sheer amount of people he played to, banking half a million air miles travelling to over one hundred gigs at some of the world’s finest clubs and festivals. Whatever the reason, one thing is for certain: he’s on fire like never before.
Of course, what seems like ‘overnight’ success is usually the result of years of hard work, and Gareth Emery is no exception. He started learning the piano at 4, and whilst he’d completed his classical music training before he’d finished school, his real interest lay elsewhere, initially in guitar-based sounds. This was the UK in the mid-90s with Britpop and indie the order of the day, although as one might expect, Emery was no slouch, following the footsteps of Green Day and Oasis by headlining Southampton’s legendary Joiners venue at the age of just 15 with his band at the time. But it was a chance trip to Ibiza in 1998 that opened his eyes to the appeal of dance music, and after spending the next three years learning to make music with computers and midi, rather than guitars and pianos, he wrote his first electronic classic: the seminal ‘Mistral’, famously made whilst on holiday in France on a £500 laptop. Plenty more were to come.
Tracklisting:
Rusko – Hold On (feat. Amber Coffman) (Sub Focus remix) [RCRD LBL]
Mason – You Are Not Alone [Animal Language]
Evolution – Walking On Fire (Dr Kucho remix) [CDR]
Mark Knight – Sax [Toolroom]
Pendulum – The Island Pt.1 (Dawn) [Warner]
Dinka – Aircraft [AnjunaDeep]
Jon O’Bir – Out Of Touch (Beltek remix) [Garuda]
Mason – You Are Not Alone [Animal Language]
Evolution – Walking On Fire (Dr Kucho remix) [CDR]
Mark Knight – Sax [Toolroom]
Pendulum – The Island Pt.1 (Dawn) [Warner]
Dinka – Aircraft [AnjunaDeep]
Jon O’Bir – Out Of Touch (Beltek remix) [Garuda]
Podcast Player – Dimitri Vegas
Technotronic feat. Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike – Pump Up The Jam (Crowd Is Jumpin mix) [CDR]
Technotronic feat. Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike – Pump Up The Jam (Crowd Is Jumpin mix) [CDR]
Laidback Luke feat. Jonathan Mendelsohn – Till Tonight (Ferry Corsten Fix) [Mixmash]
Tiesto vs. Diplo – C’Mon [Musical Freedom]
Thrillseekers vs. Carrie Skipper – Savanna Goes By (Myon and Shane 54 Mashup Refill) [CDR]
Artento Divini – Griffin [High Contrast Records]
Maarten De Jong – Anti Flu (Genix remix) [2Play]
Gold & Osborne – HyperVyper [Captivating Sounds]
Golden Coast vs. Velvetine – Safe Ivory (Gareth Emery edit) [CDR]
Ronski Speed – Denva [Euphonic]
Shy Brothers – Recharge [Musical Madness]
Ben Gold – Profile [Garuda]
Thomas Bronzwaer – Collider (Jorn van Deynhoven remix) [ASOT]
Tiesto – Suburban Train (Sean Tyas Dirty mix) [Black Hole]
Pendulum – Under The Waves [Warner]
Tiesto vs. Diplo – C’Mon [Musical Freedom]
Thrillseekers vs. Carrie Skipper – Savanna Goes By (Myon and Shane 54 Mashup Refill) [CDR]
Artento Divini – Griffin [High Contrast Records]
Maarten De Jong – Anti Flu (Genix remix) [2Play]
Gold & Osborne – HyperVyper [Captivating Sounds]
Golden Coast vs. Velvetine – Safe Ivory (Gareth Emery edit) [CDR]
Ronski Speed – Denva [Euphonic]
Shy Brothers – Recharge [Musical Madness]
Ben Gold – Profile [Garuda]
Thomas Bronzwaer – Collider (Jorn van Deynhoven remix) [ASOT]
Tiesto – Suburban Train (Sean Tyas Dirty mix) [Black Hole]
Pendulum – Under The Waves [Warner]
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