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Gareth Thomas Rhys Emery (born 18 July 1980) is a British
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producer and DJ. Best known for his first three studio albums ''
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'' and '' 100 Reasons to Live'', he is considered as one of the most influential trance artists in the first 20 years of 21st century, and has won
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Tune of the Year award three times.


Background

Gareth Emery was born in
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, United Kingdom His sister is the singer-songwriter
Roxanne Emery Roxanne Emery, known also by her stage name RØRY, is an English singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer. She is the sister of the DJ and producer Gareth Emery. Music career On 6 June 2011, Emery released her debut EP titled ''A ...
. He lived in
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until the age of 26 before relocating to
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where he had a studio and ran a night club and record label, both called Garuda. He has a degree in
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from
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and is trained in classical piano. Prior to becoming involved in electronic music he played guitar in a punk band in the mid-nineties. He now lives in
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with his wife Kat and two daughters. Emery's production style is influenced by various genres of electronic dance music.


Breakthrough

Emery's debut vinyl release was a white label remix of The Shrink's "Nervous Breakdown" which was released in early 2002. However, the track that launched his career is generally considered to be his third release: GTR – "Mistral". It was created entirely on a computer over the course of a two-week holiday in Provence.
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debuted the track live on the radio during the
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Festival in 2002 and it subsequently received support from some of the world's leading DJs, including
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, Armin van Buuren and
Ferry Corsten Ferry Corsten OON (; born 4 December 1973) is a Dutch DJ, record producer and remixer. He is well known for producing many pioneering trance tracks during the 1990s–2000s under his numerous aliases, including System F, Moonman, Pulp Victim an ...
. Emery was ranked at #34 in DJ Mag's Top 100 poll in 2006, #31 in 2007, #23 in 2008, #9 in 2009 and #7 in 2010. In 2011, Emery dropped to #13. He was ranked at #14 in 2012, and dropped further to #51 in 2013. in 2014 he dropped to #74, and in 2015 he is out of the DJ Mag Poll.


Albums and hits

His debut artist album ''Northern Lights'' was released in 2010, and climbed to no.1 in the US
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dance chart. The album also contained one of his most successful tracks and his first ever vocal production "Sanctuary", which was voted the 2nd biggest track of 2010 by listeners of Armin van Buuren's
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radio show, and then became the most played record of 2011 on US'
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dance station, ''BPM''. In 2011, a remixed edition of the album was released entitled ''Northern Lights Re-Lit'' with remixes by acts including
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,
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, John O’Callaghan,
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and
Ashley Wallbridge Ashley Wallbridge (born 28 February 1988 in Stoke-on-Trent) is an English DJ, producer, and remixer. Known for his unique sound and big room tracks, his debut album, ''The Inner Me,'' was released on 9 March 2012 on Armada Music. Wallbridge b ...
. Emery released "Concrete Angel" with
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in 2012, and was voted as "Tune of the Year" by listeners of Armin van Buuren's Radioshow
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. On 1 April 2014, Emery released his second studio album ''Drive'', which was followed by ''Drive Refueled'' remix album a year later. The
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remix of the leading single "U" won the "Tune of the Year" of A State of Trance at the end of 2014. On 1 April 2016, Emery released his third studio album '' 100 Reasons to Live'', featuring collaborations with
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, Lawson and
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, the remixes of the album was titled ''1000 Reasons to Live'', featuring remixes of artists such as
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,
Giuseppe Ottaviani Giuseppe Ottaviani (; born 12 November 1978) is an Italian DJ and record producer. He's best known for his 2019 album, EVOLVER, which included the hit singles Tranceland, 8K, & Panama. A long-time veteran of trance music, Ottaviani is also a me ...
and
Ashley Wallbridge Ashley Wallbridge (born 28 February 1988 in Stoke-on-Trent) is an English DJ, producer, and remixer. Known for his unique sound and big room tracks, his debut album, ''The Inner Me,'' was released on 9 March 2012 on Armada Music. Wallbridge b ...
. By the end of that year, the Standerwick remix of "Reckless", a single with Wayward Daughter, was voted 2nd for the "Tune of the Year" of A State of Trance, making Emery's 4th time top-2 finish in the chart. In the album, Emery has also released a single "CVNT5" together with
Ashley Wallbridge Ashley Wallbridge (born 28 February 1988 in Stoke-on-Trent) is an English DJ, producer, and remixer. Known for his unique sound and big room tracks, his debut album, ''The Inner Me,'' was released on 9 March 2012 on Armada Music. Wallbridge b ...
. The "CVNT5" music video is a satirical view on careers of popular electronic dance music acts. On 30 January 2017, Emery released a single titled "
Saving Light "Saving Light" is a song by English Trance music, trance producers Gareth Emery and Standerwick, featuring vocals from Haliene. Roxanne Emery, Haliene, Matthew Steeper, and Karra wrote the song. It premiered in June 2016, during the Electric Da ...
" with artists Standerwick and
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on the Canadian label
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. The song and its music video were a collaboration with the charity Ditch The Label in an effort to prevent bullying among children and young adults. The music video for Saving Light has received over 2 million views on YouTube as of December 2017. On 21 December, Armin van Buuren announced that Saving Light won the A State of Trance "Tune of the Year" for 2017. In 2019, following their various collaborations over the years, Emery released an album alongside Ashley Wallbridge called ''Kingdom United''. On 9 July 2020, Emery released the album, ''The Lasers'', while the first single of the album "You'll Be OK" achieved 2nd place on
A State of Trance ''A State of Trance'' (often abbreviated as ASOT) is a Dutch Trance music, trance radio show, hosted by Armin van Buuren and co-producer Ruben de Ronde, that first aired in June 2001. It is currently aired weekly every Thursday at 20:00 (CET) a ...
once again. In June 2022, he confirmed that the upcoming ''Analog'' would be his last artist album, which was later released on 9 December 2022. These two last albums of his contained more
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and even
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elements, distinguishing from the previous ones which were mostly trance/progressive house tracks. During his career, Emery has released five compilation mix CDs during his career: The Five AM Sessions (2005), The Podcast Annual (2007), The Sound Of Garuda (2009) and The Sound Of Garuda: Chapter 2 (2011) and Electric For Life in 2015. In 2006, Emery remixed "Flow" by Vinny Troia and Jaidene Veda on Curvve Recordings, which climbed to #24 on Billboard magazine's "Hot Dance Club Play" charts.


DJ Mag controversy

Between 2006 and 2013 Emery ranked in DJ Mag's Top 50 DJs in the world, peaking at No. 7 in 2010. However, in 2013, he publicly denounced the poll due to the huge marketing budgets involved, asking fans no longer to vote for him, and donated his marketing budget to charity instead: This move was covered by many dance music blogs.


Labels

From 2003 to 2008, Emery co-owned now defunct label Five AM under which some of his biggest hits from the time were released (Mistral / This Is That / More Than Anything). In late 2008 he left Five AM and started a new label called Garuda. The first Garuda release was his own record ''Exposure / Metropolis'' released in May 2009, since then all Emery's records during the existence of the label had been released through Garuda. It was named after the bird-like creature from
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and
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, which Emery became aware of whilst touring
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. The label had released records by artists including Ben Gold,
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and Blake Jarrell. The label also ran occasional club nights. Guests had included
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,
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and
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. From 2014 to 2019, Garuda was part of Armin van Buuren's record label
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as Emery being an Armada artist. Garuda's last release was "Still Alive" in 2020, a single by
Ashley Wallbridge Ashley Wallbridge (born 28 February 1988 in Stoke-on-Trent) is an English DJ, producer, and remixer. Known for his unique sound and big room tracks, his debut album, ''The Inner Me,'' was released on 9 March 2012 on Armada Music. Wallbridge b ...
in collaboration with American singer Evan Henzi which was written after Ashley's recovery from a serious meningitis.


Satire

On 11 March 2016, Emery released single "CVNT5" together with
Ashley Wallbridge Ashley Wallbridge (born 28 February 1988 in Stoke-on-Trent) is an English DJ, producer, and remixer. Known for his unique sound and big room tracks, his debut album, ''The Inner Me,'' was released on 9 March 2012 on Armada Music. Wallbridge b ...
. The "CVNT5" music video is a satirical view on careers of popular electronic dance music acts. The video featured two aspiring DJs played by Emery and Wallbridge who hoped to appear on the
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Highest-Paid DJs list. They climbed to international stardom by hiring a ghost-producer to create their songs and buying many
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followers, while dressing in ludicrous clothing and wigs. The song later appeared on Emery's third studio album '' 100 Reasons to Live''. They released a second single on 19 March 2016 titled "They Don't Want Us To Win", which featured a sample from
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saying "win" in the song's buildup. Wallbridge revealed that the project came to light during a drunken conversation in a pub, which purpose was to "have a laugh" and satirise the clichés in dance culture. The duo released a follow-up video through YouTube titled "DJ Mag Corruption Exposed: A CVNT5 Documentary" on 14 October 2016. The mockumentary showed CVNT5 continuing their attempt to reach number one on
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's annual Top 100 DJs list, notably by investing $50,000 into advertising, paying a black market Vietnamese
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to generate votes, and bribing key figures in DJ Mag. CVNT5 ended up winning number two on the rankings despite their efforts, likely due to another individual paying the magazine's Editor In Chief with a diamond-encrusted watch. Critics felt that the video served as criticism to DJ Mag's list; referring to the time in 2015 where DJs
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won first place under suspicious circumstances, specifically by vote buying and having staff members walk around with iPads at their performing venues to secure extra votes. On 18 June 2018, American video streaming service
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announced eight episodes of "We Are CVNT5", which will expand on the original CVNT5 mockumentary. The series was directed by Matt Enlow, written by Emery, Alex Madden and Geraint Jones, and featured
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, and
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. The series was based heavily on Emery's musical experience during the United States'
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boom. A trailer for the series was released on 25 June 2018. Emery revealed through Facebook that the project encountered many issues during its production, including "tears", "screaming", and lawsuits, but managed to complete it in time. All eight episodes of "We Are CVNT5" were made available on 28 June 2018.


Shows


Podcast and SiriusXM show

Since March 2006, Emery has produced the "Gareth Emery Podcast". It has been nominated for "Best Podcast" at the Miami
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's International Dance Music Awards three times. In July 2012, Emery launched a syndicated radio show in North America called "Gareth Emery Presents" on the SiriusXM channel Electric Area (Channel 52). The show is broadcast at 5pm ET Fridays with a repeat at 8pm ET Tuesdays. In November 2014, Emery announced that Episode 310 would be the final episode of the "Gareth Emery Podcast". He explained on social media: Emery then followed up with an announcement of a new podcast from his new SiriusXM show called "ELECTRIC FOR LIFE"


Electric For Life

Electric For Life is Emery's new brand which replaced the eight year old Gareth Emery Podcast in November 2014. It is a radio show, live show, and charitable foundation. All proceeds from the Electric For a Life Foundation shows are donated to help vulnerable groups in society. The first show was a fundraiser for the Greater Vancouver Food Bank which raised $15,000. On 28 November 2015, Emery hosted Electric For Life Day, a 24-hour live broadcast involving Armin van Buuren,
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, W&W, Above & Beyond,
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,
Aly & Fila Aly & Fila are an Egyptian trance music duo made up of Aly El Sayed Amr Fathalah (Aly) and Fadi Wassef Naguib (Fila). They host an internet radio show called ''Future Sound of Egypt'', and are the founders of the label of the same name. The duo h ...
,
Dash Berlin Dash Berlin is a Dutch electronic music group started in 2007 in The Hague by Eelke Kalberg and Sebastiaan Molijn. Dash Berlin were voted the seventh most popular DJs in the world according to ''DJ Mag'' in 2012; Kalberg and Molijn were record ...
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and
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. During the show he hosted an Electric For Life stage at the
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festival in
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. However, after episode 120 of the show, Emery announced that Electric For Life would come to an end as well: "After 10 years & 430 episodes, I need a new challenge ... en I started my podcast in 2006 it was one of the first dance podcasts. It was needed. Now, there are thousands of great shows – you’re in good hands."


Laserface

Laserface was a concert series running from 2017 to 2020, featuring high-powered laser displays synchronized with his live DJ sets. Developed with laser designer Anthony Garcia, the show focused on laser technology rather than traditional EDM visuals like LED screens and pyrotechnics. It toured major cities across North America and Europe, receiving acclaim for its technical precision and immersive effects. The series set new standards for laser integration in live music, influencing Emery’s subsequent projects, including LSR/CITY. Laserface performances, such as the one at Bill Graham Civic Auditorium, showcased over 100 lasers, demonstrating its scale and impact on EDM production.


LSR/CITY

In 2021, Gareth Emery introduced LSR/CITY, an immersive electronic dance music project that integrates synchronized laser displays, 3D digital environments, and live performances. The project launched alongside an NFT collection featuring original music paired with laser-inspired virtual environments, marking Emery’s exploration of blockchain technology in music. The first LSR/CITY concert debuted in May 2022 during EDC Week in Las Vegas. Following its success, the ''LSR/CITY V2'' tour expanded to multiple cities across North America, incorporating live vocals and on-stage music to enhance the experience. In 2024, the ''LSR/CITY V3'' tour expanded to 13 cities, featuring advanced laser systems and 3D visuals, with a sold-out performance at Vancouver’s Pacific Coliseum as a highlight. Emery plans to debut the ''LSR/CITY: CYBERPUNK'' tour in 2025, featuring custom-built lasers, a cyberpunk-inspired theme, and live performances. He described the upcoming tour as "a journey into a dystopian future where music and technology collide."


Discography

Gareth Emery's production aliases include GTR, Cupa, Digital Blues and a house project under the name Runaway. His production history includes collaborations with artists including
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, Solid Globe, Jon O’Bir and CERN with releases on a number of labels.


Albums


Studio albums

* ''
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'' (2010) * ''
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'' (2014) * '' 100 Reasons to Live'' (2016) * ''The Lasers'' (2020) * ''Analog'' (2022)


Remix albums

* '' Northern Lights Re-Lit'' (2011) * ''Drive: Refueled'' (2015) * ''1000 Reasons to Live'' (2016) * ''The Lasers: Unplugged'' (2020)


Collaborative albums

* ''Kingdom United'' (with Ashley Wallbridge) (2019)


Extended plays

* ''The Ego Surfing'' (2005)


Singles

* "The Verdict" (2006) * "Another You, Another Me" (2006) * "Soul Symbol" (2007) * "More Than Anything" (2007) * "This Is New York" (2007) * "Exposure" (2009) * Gareth Emery Presents Rue De Gar "Soul Symbol" (2009) * "Metropolis" (2009) * "
Sanctuary A sanctuary, in its original meaning, is a sacred space, sacred place, such as a shrine, protected by ecclesiastical immunity. By the use of such places as a haven, by extension the term has come to be used for any place of safety. This seconda ...
" (2010) * "On a Good Day (Metropolis)" (2010) * "More Than Anything (remixes)" (2010) * "Fight the Sunrise" (2011) * "Into the Light" (2011) * "Tokyo" (2011) * "Concrete Angel" (2012) * "This Is All Out" (2012) * "The Saga" (2012) * "DUI" (2012) * "Meet Her in Miami" (2013) * "Lights & Thunder" (2014) * "Isolate" (2014) * "We Were Young" (2016) * "I Could Be Stronger" (2016) * "
Saving Light "Saving Light" is a song by English Trance music, trance producers Gareth Emery and Standerwick, featuring vocals from Haliene. Roxanne Emery, Haliene, Matthew Steeper, and Karra wrote the song. It premiered in June 2016, during the Electric Da ...
" (with Standerwick featuring
Haliene Kelly Melissa Sweet (born March 29, 1988), known professionally as Haliene (; stylized all caps), is an American singer of electropop and electronic dance music. She is known for her vocal collaborations with EDM artists Armin van Buuren, Seve ...
)
(2017) * "Call to Arms" (featuring Evan Henzi) (2018) * "Take Everything" (featuring
Emma Hewitt Emma Louise Hewitt (born 28 April 1977) is an Australian singer who graduated from Grovedale Secondary College Geelong in 1994. Biography Hewitt was the lead singer of the Australian rock band Missing Hours, with whom she released an eponym ...
)
(2018) * "Kingdom United" (with
Ashley Wallbridge Ashley Wallbridge (born 28 February 1988 in Stoke-on-Trent) is an English DJ, producer, and remixer. Known for his unique sound and big room tracks, his debut album, ''The Inner Me,'' was released on 9 March 2012 on Armada Music. Wallbridge b ...
)
(2019) * "Lionheart" (with Ashley Wallbridge) (2019) * "Electric Pirates" (with Ashley Wallbridge) (2019) * "Amber Sun" (with Ashley Wallbridge) (2019) * "Never Before" (with Ashley Wallbridge featuring Jonathan Mendelsohn) (2019) * "Mezzanine" (2019) * "Laserface 01 (Aperture)" (2019) * "Laserface 02 (Thoughts In Pieces)" (2019) * "Laserface 03 (Leaving You)" (2019) * "Somebody" (featuring Kovic) (2019) * "Yesterday" (with Nash featuring Linney) (2020) * "You Are" (featuring Emily Vaughn) (2020) * "You'll Be OK" (featuring Annabel) (2020) * "Elise" (2020) * "End of Days" (2020) * "Gunshots" (2020) * "CVNT5 of the Caribbean" (with
Ashley Wallbridge Ashley Wallbridge (born 28 February 1988 in Stoke-on-Trent) is an English DJ, producer, and remixer. Known for his unique sound and big room tracks, his debut album, ''The Inner Me,'' was released on 9 March 2012 on Armada Music. Wallbridge b ...
)
(2020) * "Sad Song" (with The Lasers) (2021) * "Friendly Fires" (featuring Dani Poppitt) (2021) * "Calling Home" (featuring Sarah De Warren) (2021) * "Love You For All Time" (featuring Annabel) (2022) * "This Is Not The End" (featuring Roddy Woomble) (2022) * "Forever & Always" (with Armin van Buuren featuring
Owl City Owl City is an American electronic music project created in 2007 in Owatonna, Minnesota. It is one of several projects by singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Adam Young (American musician), Adam Young, who created the project while exp ...
)
(2022) * "Breathe" (featuring Annabel) (2022) * "California" (featuring Gid Sedgwick) (2022) * "Vertigo" (featuring Sarah de Warren) (2023)


Remixes

*2009:
Oceanlab OceanLab (or Above & Beyond presents OceanLab) is a vocal trance group formed in 2000 in London. The group consists of vocalist Justine Suissa and the three members of Above & Beyond: Jono Grant, Paavo Siljamäki, and Tony McGuinness. Hi ...
- "Lonely Girl" (Gareth Emery Remix) *2011:
Britney Spears Britney Jean Spears (born December 2, 1981) is an American singer. Often referred to as the "Princess of Pop", she has sold over 150 million records worldwide, making her one of the world's best-selling music artists. Cultural impact of Brit ...
— "
I Wanna Go "I Wanna Go" is a song by American singer Britney Spears from her seventh studio album, ''Femme Fatale (Britney Spears album), Femme Fatale'' (2011). It was written and produced by Max Martin and Shellback (record producer), Shellback, with addi ...
" (Gareth Emery Remix) *2015:
Cosmic Gate Cosmic Gate is a German DJ duo consisting of trance music producers Claus Terhoeven (born 1972) and Stefan Bossems (born 1967). Both hail from Krefeld, Germany. On October 28, 2009, ''DJ Magazine'' announced the results of their annual Top 100 ...
featuring
Emma Hewitt Emma Louise Hewitt (born 28 April 1977) is an Australian singer who graduated from Grovedale Secondary College Geelong in 1994. Biography Hewitt was the lead singer of the Australian rock band Missing Hours, with whom she released an eponym ...
- "Going Home" (Gareth Emery Remix) *2018: Signum featuring Scott Mac — "Coming On Strong" (Gareth Emery and Ashley Wallbridge Remix) *2020: Fatum and Dylan Matthew — "Train To Nowhere" (Gareth Emery Remix) *2021:
Will Sparks William James "Will" Sparks (born 15 March 1993) is an Australian DJ and music producer from Melbourne, Australia, who is best known for his 2013 single " Bring It Back" with Joel Fletcher and his 2014 single " Ah Yeah So What!" featuring Wiley ...
and Gareth Emery - "Next Generation" (Gareth Emery Remix) *2021:
Morgan Page Morgan Wolf Page (born May 31, 1981) is an American DJ and music producer. His tracks include "The Longest Road", "Fight for You" and "In the Air". Page has received two Grammy Award nominations; a personal nomination for best remix with Nadia ...
and Gian Varela featuring Fagin - "Lost" (Gareth Emery Remix)


References


External links

*
The Gareth Emery Podcast website

Biography – Resident Advisor

Biography – i:Vibes

TranceSound interview, September 2010
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