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Emmett

Everything on this page is a lie.

About Me

Five years ago, Emmett was an underage kid sneaking into clubs so he could play records. Today, he's one of the most versatile DJ's in Calgary, and doing warm-up duty for international acts like Doc Martin, Tipper, and John Selway. His promotion experiences have helped make annual underground parties like Together, Earthdance, and Red a reality. While he's spent a fair bit of time in the Homebreakin studio, a steady stream of well-received mixtapes has continued to occupy most of his time (and are available on his website). A dedicated record collector, Emmett's crates are packed with everything from hip hop, to acid house, to vintage disco. His goal on the decks is to keep the asses shaking, while defying dance music conventions- or at the very least, getting handed free drinks.

"If you want things to be different, you have to do things differently."

"I like good music, like I like good food, like I like a good cup of tea, like I like good films - it's all about appreciating quality in this age of mass media where everything is so calculated." - Mr. Scruff

"All music is dance music." - Afrika Bambaataa


My Interests

food, drink, politics, art, sneakers, old records, new records, and the entire decade of the 1970's.

I'd like to meet:

hippies, deviants, lip balm addicts, rockers, captains of industry, hand models, door-to-door salesmen, the young and uncorrupted, Germans, winos, foreign diplomats, technicians of all sorts, writers, cartographers, recently born-again Christians, sworn enemies.

Music:

Mr. Scruff, Derrick Carter, Beck, Kid Koala, MF Doom, Marvin Gaye, Betty Wright, Mark Farina, Bill Withers, Miles Davis, Madlib, A Tribe Called Quest, acid house, Curtis Mayfield, Prefuse 73, Laurent Garnier, Beastie Boys, Diplo, James Brown, Roy Ayers, Solid Groove, crunk shit, dancehall, soul, jazz....

Movies:

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Goodfellas, Ghostbusters, Lost in Translation, Good Night and Good Luck, Kill Bill 1&2, Blade Runner, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Fight Club

Television:

The Daily Show, Harvey Birdman, Simpsons, Family Guy, The Office, NBA, Little Britain, 10pm news

My Blog

Minimal house & techno mix

I've got a brand new mix available for download, right here:http://blog.djemmett.com/2008/04/11/new-mix-concrete-sp eakers/Tracklist:1. Mike Monday - Zum Zum (Audiojack remix) 2. Kerri Chandler - The I...
Posted by Emmett on Sun, 13 Apr 2008 11:41:00 PST

major updates

Well, if you're at all tangibly connected to me in real life, and not a friend-seeking myspace bot, you would probably know that I've spent the last 4-5 months in Berlin  learning how to blend in...
Posted by Emmett on Sun, 09 Mar 2008 09:25:00 PST

slacking on the blog

what it do.-summer mixtape uploaded and ready to rock. http://www.djemmett.com/strictlybutter.html-gigs 'o plenty:june 26 @ Broken City w/ MC BlackRose and DJ D Son (613 11 ave sw)june 28 @ Amsterdam ...
Posted by Emmett on Sun, 24 Jun 2007 06:10:00 PST

new deep house mix online

"deep down" - an eclectic mix of deep house and electronic funk. 100% vinyl.go here to downloadtracklisting:0. Intro: Oneiro  Shhh! [Classic]1. Eddie Matos  Free [Vista]2. Recloose  Can't Take The ...
Posted by Emmett on Wed, 31 Jan 2007 01:00:00 PST

winter in full effect

::::For mixes, info, top 10 charts, etc: http://www.djemmett.com ::::------------------Ooooh shit, it's that time of year again....when you gotta pull out the giant parka, say goodbye to girls in shor...
Posted by Emmett on Tue, 05 Dec 2006 06:26:00 PST

unrelated: adj. 1. not connected or associated. 2. not connected by kinship

poor, neglected blog.... I got back from Spain & France about a week ago. That was an incredible trip. Spain, and Barcelona especially, is one of the most interesting and entertaining places I've...
Posted by Emmett on Sun, 25 Jun 2006 07:50:00 PST

omgwtfbbq

i'm sitting here in this very modern computer lab, at the university, and i just noticed that there's a single picture hanging on the wall.....it's a painting of a young girl hugging a dog. looks...
Posted by Emmett on Mon, 06 Mar 2006 02:08:00 PST

does anyone read this?

It's snowing like a motherfucker, again. I'm really really looking forward to a hot dry summer. I was falling asleep just now trying to do some reading at school, so I moved into the computer lab to k...
Posted by Emmett on Tue, 28 Feb 2006 12:40:00 PST

ta daa

I finally gave in and put up a profile on this trendy-ass website....I'm normally the type to avoid shit that everyone likes, and then quietly get into it like 2 years later....oh well. I'm still try...
Posted by Emmett on Thu, 23 Feb 2006 02:09:00 PST