Emma has come a long way in a short space of time. After a formative year abroad spent less at university and more at beach parties on the French Riviera, it was only a matter of time before she got behind the decks. She returned in 2001 and, after the theft of her beloved CD collection, she started buying records, around the same time that Chibuku started gathering pace.

As the host of the very first Chibuku afterparties, it was a natural progression when she was asked to become a resident at their spiritual home - the Lemon Lounge. Following the move to the Masque venue, Emma’s profile grew, playing alongside the likes of Justin Robertson, Etienne De Crecy, Ivan Smagghe, Yousef, Cassius and Pedro Winter to name but a few, reflecting alternately the deep, soulful and jacking nature of her musical tastes as she forged something of a female resistance at the club. Emma also played with her deck partner in crime Damo under the Dirty Sanchez! moniker too, enjoying many gigs at Chibuku, The Heavenly Social, London, playing as far afield as Moscow together.

Emma has grown into an established and much respected Chibuku resident. 2006 was her biggest year so far, the pinnacle being a toss up between being the meat in a Green Velvet and Dave Clarke sandwich in front of 2000 Warehouse goers, and warming up the main room at Nation for Groove Armada at the legendary Ian Brown @ Chibuku night, a personal milestone having been a permanent fixture on the dancefloor whilst Bugged Out had its residency there.

Emma has played around the UK, from London's Fabric up to Glasgow, to Belfast, to Newquay’s Beachbombing Festival to New York where has played at Manhattan clubs APT and the Music Gallery in the last two years, the latter on New Year's Eve

Now living in Manchester, Emma has graced the decks at local nights Sankeys, Stylus, The Music Box and the Warehouse Project which made a huge impact on the Manchester scene in 2006.

Her style has matured, taking a more techno-oriented direction more recently with sets traversing the sublime across various house, disco and techno spectrums, but always crafted around a solid 4/4 heartbeat. With some fantastic Chibuku lineups in the pipeline, it will be onwards and upwards for this lady of the dance!

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