Avalon Emerson (born 10 November 1988) is an American electronic music producer and DJ. Emerson DJs at clubs such as
Berghain in
Berlin and has played at festivals like
Coachella Coachella may refer to:
* Coachella, California
* Coachella Canal, in California
* Coachella (festival), an annual music and arts festival in California
* "Coachella – Woodstock in My Mind
"Coachella – Woodstock In My Mind" is a song by Ame ...
, Sonar and Pitchfork.
Biography
Emerson was born in
San Francisco and raised in a musical household in Arizona. Along with Nine Inch Nails and Cocteau Twins, her mother played a lot of synth pop in the house—"Propaganda, Frankie Goes To Hollywood, Depeche Mode". Her father plays guitar, and the two of them along with her sister would record using
Cakewalk, sparking an early interest in music production.
At 19, Emerson moved to San Francisco where she worked as a software developer and began to make electronic dance music, DJ and throw warehouse parties in the SoMa district of the city, before moving to Berlin in 2014.
In 2016 she released 'The Frontier' on
Young Turks sublabel Whities (
AD 93 as of 2020) around the same time she began to regularly DJ in Panorama Bar in Berghain, as well as clubs and festivals throughout Europe. Resident Advisor named 'The Frontier' one of the top 10 Tracks of the Decade. Emerson has also released records on
Ghostly International imprint
Spectral Sound
Ghostly International is an American independent record label founded in 1999 by Samuel Valenti IV and currently headquartered in Brooklyn, New York City. Chief artists include Matthew Dear, Dabrye (a.k.a. Tadd Mullinix), Com Truise, Tycho, Gol ...
and in 2020 contributed to
!K7
!K7 Music is a music company based in Berlin, Germany that focuses mostly on electronic music. The name is an abbreviation of the company's original Berlin address, Kaiserdamm 7 (it has since relocated, first to Heidestrasse 52, and currently he ...
’s
DJ-Kicks series, with her mix featuring tracks from Oceanic, Tranceonic, and her own cover of
Magnetic Fields' 'Long Forgotten Fairytale'.
In 2018 Emerson collaborated with friends to launch Buy Music Club, a site dedicated to building and sharing lists of music on
Bandcamp.
Emerson’s productions are known for their melodic-heavy synths and heavy percussion, pulling from a wide history of pop and electronic music. Emerson is also known for her bootleg-style unofficial remixes dubbed “Cybernedits” (formerly Cybernetic Edit Subscription Service) that she provided as free-download zip files until 2016. Officially Emerson has remixed
Slowdive
Slowdive is a British rock band that formed in Reading, Berkshire, in 1989. The band consists of Rachel Goswell on vocals and guitar, Neil Halstead on vocals and guitar, Christian Savill on guitar, Nick Chaplin on bass and Simon Scott on drum ...
,
Christine and the Queens,
Robyn,
Four Tet,
Austra,
Lena Platonos
Lena Platonos (born 21 October 1951) is a Greek pianist and composer of electronic and art music. She took a leading role in the electronic music scene in the 1980s, while her work constituted an inspiration for Greek electronic musicians in the ...
and more. As a DJ Emerson is known for spanning many sounds, tempos and genres, often heavily looping and re-editing multiple layers of songs during her sets, which at Panorama Bar have lasted more than 11 hours.
Selected discography
EPs
* 2014: ''Pressure / Quoi!''
cee Hot Records* 2014: ''Church of SoMa''
pring Theory Records* 2014: ''Let Me Love & Steal / Honest Gangster''
pring Theory Records* 2015: ''shtum 009 Constantly My Cure''
htum* 2016: ''Whities 006 the Frontier / 2000 Species of Cacti''
hities* 2016: ''Narcissus in Retrograde''
pectral Sound* 2017: ''Whities 013 One More Fluorescent Rush / Finally Some Common Ground''
hities* 2017: ''040 Rotting Hills / Winter and Water / One Long Day Till I See You Again''
D 93
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History
The ...
* 2022: ''Eternal September''
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History
The ...
(with Anunaku as A+A)
LPs
* 2020: ''DJ-Kicks: Avalon Emerson''
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Remixes
* 2015: HNNY - "Solsidan (Avalon Emerson Second System Mix)"
* 2017: Bwana - "Three Way is the Hard Way (Avalon Emerson Remix)"
* 2017:
Lena Platonos
Lena Platonos (born 21 October 1951) is a Greek pianist and composer of electronic and art music. She took a leading role in the electronic music scene in the 1980s, while her work constituted an inspiration for Greek electronic musicians in the ...
- "Lego (Avalon Emerson Remix)"
* 2017: Octo Octa -" Adrift (Avalon Emerson's Furiously Awake Version)"
* 2017:
Slowdive
Slowdive is a British rock band that formed in Reading, Berkshire, in 1989. The band consists of Rachel Goswell on vocals and guitar, Neil Halstead on vocals and guitar, Christian Savill on guitar, Nick Chaplin on bass and Simon Scott on drum ...
- "Sugar for the Pill (Avalon Emerson's Gilded Escalation)"
* 2018:
Christine and the Queens - "The Walker (Avalon Emerson's Balcony Mix)"
* 2019:
Four Tet - "Teenage Birdsong (Avalon Emerson Scrub Jay Remix)"
* 2020:
Robyn - "Honey (Avalon Emerson’s Deep Current Reroll)"
* 2020:
Austra - "Anywayz (Avalon Emerson's 14th Life Version)"
* 2021:
King Princess - "PAIN (Avalon Emerson's Half Dub)"
References
1988 births
Living people
American electronic musicians
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