Underwater Night в Zeppelin

Darren Emerson is one of the most influential figures in dance music at the moment. Surely it should be so, after a career of more than 17 years. Namely...
Starting his career through street music, hip-hop, break and a little later acid house, Emerson began playing at the age of 14, and by 16 he was already performing regularly in clubs. Inspired by DJs like Jazzy M, Emerson traveled two hours by train from his native Essex to London record shops to buy the latest records. His first gig was at the Outers club in Southend, playing early Chicago and Balearic house. He then progressed to Milk Bar and Limelight, playing for Johnny Walker and was soon voted DJ of the month and in magazines such as Face and I-D magazine - gigs throughout the UK and overseas followed.
Emerson soon decided to quit his job at the stock exchange and devote himself full-time to dance music. When he turned 18, a friend introduced him to Rick Smith and Karl Hyde, Smith and Hyde had been performing together for several years and needed something new from a DJ/producer - Emerson, together they formed the group Underworld.
Working with Junior Boys Own - the band released three albums: 'Dubnobasswithmyheadman', 'Second Toughest in the Infant' and 'Beaucoup Fish' - they sold over a million albums worldwide. Their hits include Cowgirl, Rez, Dark and Long and Born Slippy, all of which have become classics. The group was also known for their unpredictable live shows.
In 2000, Emerson left the group to begin performing on his own. Although Underworld had been his passion for 10 years, he wanted to develop further as a DJ and producer.
The first collaboration was between Emerson and DJ Sasha. Together they produced the Ibiza classic 'Scorchio' - the perfect soundtrack for a Sunday night at the Space. Positioning his music as heavy techno house, he has released two Global Underground compilations; 'Uruguay' and 'Singapore', proving that Emerson had returned to his sound - a combination of deep chunky house and funky techno. Emerson has also, since his first remix for Gat Decor's 'Passion' on Effective Records in 1992 (Emerson's first label), remixed Fat Boy Slim, Hatiras' 'Spaced Invader' (Defected), Meeker and Gus Gus' Underwater.
Emerson founded Underwater Records in 1994. Originally intended as a label to release his friends' records, he worked with Meeker, Ned Flanders, Steve Mac, Mutiny and of course Tim Deluxe - whose 'Sirens/We All Love Sax' and 'It Just Won't Do' managed to turn Underwater into an independent label and gain a foothold in the market. The label's first album, a compilation mixed by Emerson and Deluxe, was released last summer called Underwater: Episode One and included the exclusive Emerson track H20. Underwater: Episode Two will be released in June and mixed by Emerson and Mutiny. Emerson also signed Icelandic band Gus Gus, whose hotly anticipated deep house and electro clash album Attention was released in October and brought a new vision to his label. Emerson also remixed Gus Gus' latest single 'David', adding a jakin' tech-house sound to the original recording.
Emerson hosts the hugely successful Underwater party at London's The End on the last Saturday of every month. The party started in February 2001 and has since featured Fatboy Slim, Jon Carter, Medicine8, King Unique, Tim Deluxe, Lottie, Kidstuff, Yousef, Future Shock and Mutiny. In 2001 and 2002, Emerson joined forces with Erick Morillo to create Subliminal VS Underwater in Pacha, Ibiza. The night won the Best Ibiza Club award for two years at the Muzik Awards.
Since 2004, Emerson has been participating in Underwater parties as a solo artist and plans to hold Underwater Nights every Tuesday at Pacha during the coming club season in Ibiza.
Performing all over the world every weekend, he still manages to sleep sometimes.
Saturday March 13, 2004
Underwater Night @ Zeppelin