Gareth Emery

Gareth Emery

Gareth Emery in 2008
Background information
Birth name Gareth Thomas Rhys Emery
Also known as GTR, Rue De Gar, Runaway
Born (1980-07-18) 18 July 1980
Southampton, Hampshire, England
Genres Trance, Progressive House
Occupation(s)
Years active 2002–present
Labels
  • Five AM (2003–2008)
  • Garuda (2009–present)
Website www.garethemery.com

Gareth Emery (born 18 July 1980) is an English electronic dance music producer and DJ. Since 2006, he has been ranked in DJ Magazine`s annual Top 100 poll, peaking at #7 in 2010.[1][2] He has released three albums and has featured as a producer for a number of artist.

Background

Gareth Emery was born in Southampton, England although he also has Welsh heritage, and he is an avid supporter of the Welsh rugby team.[3] He lived in Southampton until the age of 26[3] before relocating to Manchester, England where he had a studio and ran a night club and record label, both called Garuda.[4] He has a degree in Politics from University of Warwick,[3] supports Southampton Football Club,[3] and is trained in classical piano.[5] Prior to becoming involved in electronic music he played guitar in a punk band in the mid-nineties.[6] He now lives in Los Angeles with his wife Kat. Emery's sister Roxanne Emery is also involved in the music industry.

Emery's production style that has been described as a fusion of trance, house and progressive.[7]

Breakthrough

Emery’s debut vinyl release was a white label remix of The Shrink's classic "Nervous Breakdown" which was released in early 2002.[8] In February 2002 Judge Jules broadcast the track live on BBC Radio 1 from the Mardi Gras festival, which brought Emery to the attention of the electronic music community.[9] However, the track that launched his career is generally considered to be his third release: GTR – "Mistral".[10] It was created entirely on a computer over the course of a two-week holiday in Provence.[5] Paul van Dyk debuted the track live on the radio during the Nature One Festival in 2002 and it subsequently received support from some of the world's leading DJs, including Tiësto, Armin van Buuren and Ferry Corsten,[11] and received highly positive reviews in Mixmag, Muzik, and DJ Magazine.[12]

Emery was ranked at #34 in DJ Mag's Top 100 poll in 2006,[2] #31 in 2007, #23 in 2008, #9 in 2009[13] and #7 in 2010. in 2011, Emery dropped to #13. He was ranked at #14 in 2012, and dropped further to #51 in 2013.[2] in 2014 he is dropped to #74, and in 2015 he is out of the DJ Mag Poll.

Albums and remixes

Emery has released four 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).[14] His debut artist album Northern Lights was released in 2010, and achieved considerable success, climbing to no.1 in the US iTunes dance chart.[15] The album also contained one of his most successful tracks "Sanctuary", which was voted the 2nd biggest track of 2010 by listeners of Armin van Buuren's A State Of Trance radio show,[16] and then became the most played record of 2011 on US Sirius XM Radio dance station BPM.[17] In 2011, a remixed edition of the album was released entitled Northern Lights Re-Lit with remixes by acts including Hardwell, Arty, Giuseppe Ottaviani, John O’Callaghan, Lange and Ashley Wallbridge.[14]

Since 2002, he has produced, remixed, or collaborated on around 90 tracks, with notable remixes for Britney Spears, Armin van Buuren, and Above & Beyond.[18]

On his podcast and his Twitter page in September 2013, he announced that he had a new artist album, due for release in early 2014. The album, Drive was released on April 1, 2014 and is a follow up to Northern Lights.

In February 2016 Emery announced the release of his new third album, 100 Reasons to Live, due for release on April 1, 2016. [19]

DJ Mag controversy

Since 2011 Gareth Emery was not noticed to campaign for votes in DJ Mag's Top 100 DJs poll.

In 2013 Gareth Emery published a Facebook post, where he claimed to have taken "a bizarre unsolicited phone call" from a publicity company that offered an advertising package for him to keep up with other electronic dance music acts. He went on saying he was tired of being pushed to start a campaign and asked his fans not to vote for him anymore:

"So here's an alternative Top 100 message: Don't vote for me. Seriously, when you buy a ticket to see me in a club, I consider that a vote. When you blast my music in your car, or share it on Facebook, or tell your friends about it, that's a vote too. Those votes, and the amazing support you've shown over the last year, is what matters to me."

Gareth Emery then said he will donate the money to charity instead of spending it on advertising.[20]

This post was widely discussed on social media and by various electronic dance music blogs.[21][22][23][24]

Labels

From 2003 to 2008, Gareth 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).[25] In late 2008 he announced he would no longer be involved at Five AM, instead starting a new label 100% owned by him called Garuda.[26] The first Garuda release was his own record Exposure / Metropolis released in May 2009.[8]

Since then all Emery's records have been released through Garuda. It is named after the bird-like creature from Hindu and Buddhist mythology, which Emery became aware of whilst touring Indonesia.[27] The label has released records by artists including Ben Gold, Tritonal, M.I.K.E. and Blake Jarrell.[28] The label also runs occasional club nights at Manchester superclub Sankeys, which was voted DJ Mag’s no.1 club in the world in 2010.[29] Guests have included Ferry Corsten, Markus Schulz, Above & Beyond and Sander Van Doorn.[30] Emery is managed by Three Six Zero Group.

Podcast & SiriusXM show

Since March 2006, Emery has produced the 'Gareth Emery Podcast'.[31] It has been nominated for "Best Podcast" at the Miami Winter Music Conference's International Dance Music Awards three times.[32] 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 broadcasts at 5pm ET Fridays with a repeat at 8pm ET Tuesdays.[33]

In November 2014, Emery announced that Episode 310 would be the final episode of the "Gareth Emery Podcast". He explained on social media:

"After doing the show more or less every week since 2006 I guess I'd become a bit too comfortable, and I sometimes felt like I was producing the show on auto pilot for the last year or so. Saying the same old **** and playing the same sounding music, and probably playing it a bit too safe, choosing the obvious bangers and hot promos rather than pushing myself to dig out those hidden gems like I always used to.[34]"

Emery then followed up with an announcement of a new podcast from his new SiriusXM show called "ELECTRIC FOR LIFE" [35] In May 2015, Gareth Emery partnered with Electronic Music lifestyle brand Electric Family to produce a collaboration bracelet for which the proceeds are donated to his charitable foundation, Electric For Life.

Electric For Life

Electric For Life is Gareth'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.[36][37]

On November 28, 2015 Gareth hosted Electric For Life Day: a 24-hour live broadcast involving Armin van Buuren, Paul van Dyk, W&W, Above & Beyond, Markus Schulz, Aly & Fila, Dash Berlin,Cosmic Gate and Seven Lions. During the show he hosted an Electric For Life stage at the Stereosonic festival in Sydney which featured performances of Andrew Rayel, MaRLo, Emma Hewitt, and Mark Sherry alongside Emery himself.[38][39]

Discography

Gareth Emery's production aliases include GTR, Cupa, Digital Blues and a house project under the meme Runaway.[5] His production history includes collaborations with artists like Lange, Solid Globe, Jon O’Bir and CERN with releases on a multitude of labels.[8]

Albums

References

  1. ↑ "Gareth Emery Interview 2011". Sheffield Student.co.uk. Retrieved April 2011.
  2. 1 2 3 "7. Gareth Emery". DJ Mag. Archived from the original on 31 October 2010. Retrieved November 2010.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Exclusive – Gareth Emery Interview". maxumi.co.uk. Retrieved 2010-09-28.
  4. ↑ "Gareth Emery Interview". Cool Thanks. Retrieved 11 August 2010.
  5. 1 2 3 "Biography of Gareth Emery". Resident Advisor.
  6. ↑ "Interview Gareth Emery". Skiddle.com. Retrieved 2010-10-21.
  7. ↑ "Gareth Emery". Twitter.com.
  8. 1 2 3 "Gareth Emery Singles". Gareth Emery.com.
  9. ↑ "GARETH EMERY CLUB TOUR". Indie Vibe.
  10. ↑ "GTR – Mistral". Discogs.
  11. ↑ "Biographie de Gareth Emery (GTR)". Clubxtrem.net.
  12. ↑ Gareth Emery » Latest news, tour dates, videos and more » Home. Garethemery.com. Retrieved on 2012-03-27.
  13. ↑ "Top 100 DJs". DJ Mag. Retrieved November 2010.
  14. 1 2 "Gareth Emery Discography". Gareth Emery.com.
  15. ↑ "Gareth Emery reignites his Northern Lights". Skiddle.com. Retrieved 2011-03-24.
  16. ↑ "A State of Trance Top 20 of 2010". Armin Van Buuren.
  17. ↑ "The Sound of Garuda: Chapter 2". Beatroom. Retrieved 2011-10-03.
  18. ↑ "Gareth Emery Remixes". Gareth Emery.com.
  19. ↑ https://www.facebook.com/garethemery/photos/a.311370982272.152677.20785087272/10153265634707273/?type=3&theater
  20. ↑ "Gareth Emery - Just took a bizarre unsolicited phone call... | Facebook". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2016-02-14.
  21. ↑ Fritsch, Matt. "[Update] Nope, Gareth Emery Doesn't Want Your DJ Mag Vote...But He Does Want Your Vote On A Charitable Donation. - EDMTunes". EDMTunes. Retrieved 2016-02-14.
  22. ↑ Rubinstein, Peter. "Why You Should Be Completely Ignoring DJ Mag's Top 100 List". Your EDM. Retrieved 2016-02-14.
  23. ↑ "UPDATED: Gareth Emery urges fans NOT to vote for him in DJ Mag's poll, plans to donate $15,000 to charity - Dancing Astronaut". Dancing Astronaut. Retrieved 2016-02-14.
  24. ↑ "Laidback Luke on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 2016-02-14.
  25. ↑ "Interview with Gareth Emery". Trancesound.net. Retrieved 28 September 2010.
  26. ↑ "Gareth Emery - Metropolis". Trance.nu. Retrieved 9 May 2009.
  27. ↑ "Q&A with Gareth Emery". Rhythmism. Retrieved 22 Oct 2010.
  28. ↑ "Garuda". Gareth Emery.com.
  29. ↑ "Top 100 Clubs". DJ Mag.
  30. ↑ "Gareth Emery". DJ Mag.
  31. ↑ "Gareth Emery Podcast". Gareth Emery.com.
  32. ↑ "Gareth Emery". Enhanced Music.
  33. ↑ "SiriusXM Electric Area". Gareth Emery.com.
  34. ↑ "Gareth Emery Facebook".
  35. ↑ "Emery Launches New Podbast".
  36. ↑ "BP Gives Back to the Community | ThisIsBlueprint.com". thisisblueprint.com. Retrieved 2016-01-07.
  37. ↑ "Gareth Emery on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 2016-01-07.
  38. ↑ "Gareth Emery's Electric For Life Day To Feature Mixes From Above & Beyond, Seven Lions & More - EDMTunes". EDMTunes. Retrieved 2016-01-07.
  39. ↑ "Armin van Buuren on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 2016-01-07.

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