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AlphaTheta / Pioneer DJ
DJM-900nexus“DJM900 Nexus with Traktor running off a dedicated MacBookPro, with two X1s.”
Said in Make Me A DJ: Gareth Emery interview, May 2016
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Gareth Emery has said he DJs on a Pioneer DJM-900nexus with Traktor and two Kontrol X1s, after starting on Technics 1210s and an Allen & Heath Xone:62. In the studio he named Spectrasonics Omnisphere 2, Focal SM9 monitors and Wavesfactory Trackspacer as tools he could not do without, and his first attempts at producing were on a Yamaha DJX keyboard.
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Traktor“I tried Traktor when I was having a bunch of reliability issues with the Pioneer gear and just really took to it.”
Said in Make Me A DJ: Gareth Emery interview, May 2016
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Traktor Kontrol X1“DJM900 Nexus with Traktor running off a dedicated MacBookPro, with two X1s.”
Said in Make Me A DJ: Gareth Emery interview, May 2016
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Spectrasonics
Omnisphere 2“Spectrasonics Omnisphere 2. So damn good.”
Said in Make Me A DJ: Gareth Emery interview, May 2016
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Focal
SM9 studio monitors“Focal SM9 monitors. Expensive but worth every penny.”
Said in Make Me A DJ: Gareth Emery interview, May 2016
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DJ setup
Has said they use
AlphaTheta / Pioneer DJ
DJM-900nexus“DJM900 Nexus with Traktor running off a dedicated MacBookPro, with two X1s.”
Said in Make Me A DJ: Gareth Emery interview, May 2016
Has said they use
Native Instruments
Traktor“I tried Traktor when I was having a bunch of reliability issues with the Pioneer gear and just really took to it.”
Said in Make Me A DJ: Gareth Emery interview, May 2016
Has said they use
Native Instruments
Traktor Kontrol X1“DJM900 Nexus with Traktor running off a dedicated MacBookPro, with two X1s.”
Said in Make Me A DJ: Gareth Emery interview, May 2016
Studio
Has said they use
Spectrasonics
Omnisphere 2“Spectrasonics Omnisphere 2. So damn good.”
Said in Make Me A DJ: Gareth Emery interview, May 2016
Has said they use
Focal
SM9 studio monitors“Focal SM9 monitors. Expensive but worth every penny.”
Said in Make Me A DJ: Gareth Emery interview, May 2016
Has said they use
Wavesfactory
Trackspacer“a very handle little sidechaining VST hardly anyone knows about that is incredible for fitting vocals or instruments into busy mixes.”
Said in Make Me A DJ: Gareth Emery interview, May 2016
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Ableton
Live“When I was playing from CDJs, I'd edit all my tracks in Ableton in advance”
Said in Make Me A DJ: Gareth Emery interview, May 2016
First setup
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Technics
SL-1210 turntable“Cheap Numark mixer, two Technics 1210s, which was the real part of the investment”
Said in Make Me A DJ: Gareth Emery interview, May 2016
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Has said they use
Allen & Heath
Xone:62“When I made a bit of money, I upgraded to an Allen & Heath Xone 62 because that's what most of the clubs I aspired to play in had”
Said in Make Me A DJ: Gareth Emery interview, May 2016
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Has said they use
Yamaha
DJX keyboard“My first 'actual' attempt at producing was when I bought a Yamaha DJX keyboard to try and write some of my old trance music when I was 19.”
Said in Make Me A DJ: Gareth Emery interview, May 2016
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His Ultimate Playlist
Has said they love
Chicane
Saltwater“One of the best chill-out tracks of all time. I'm not sure whether it's sad, but it always gets me teary eyed”
Said in Shortlist: Gareth Emery's Ultimate Playlist, May 2014
Has said they love
Band Aid
Do They Know It's Christmas?“Music was a huge part of my childhood, so there are literally hundreds of songs that remind me of growing up... but for some reason this one stands out.”
Said in Shortlist: Gareth Emery's Ultimate Playlist, May 2014
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Ludovico Einaudi
Le Onde“I've introduced this incredible piece of modern piano to so many people... so simple, but so emotional. Just incredible.”
Said in Shortlist: Gareth Emery's Ultimate Playlist, May 2014
Has said they love
London Grammar
Hey Now (Arty Remix)“Amazing remix of an even more amazing song. It's in every set of mine right now.”
Said in Shortlist: Gareth Emery's Ultimate Playlist, May 2014
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Eiffel 65
Blue (Da Ba Dee)“Don't laugh, I actually love this. But where are Eiffel 65 now...”
Said in Shortlist: Gareth Emery's Ultimate Playlist, May 2014
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Jack's Mannequin
The Mixed Tape“Andrew McMahon from Jack's Mannequin/Something Corporate is one of my favourite lyricists ever”
Said in Shortlist: Gareth Emery's Ultimate Playlist, May 2014
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Katy Perry
Dark Horse“I love this track, pure pop but just so catchy”
Said in Shortlist: Gareth Emery's Ultimate Playlist, May 2014
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What DJ setup does Gareth Emery use?
He told Make Me A DJ in 2016: "DJM900 Nexus with Traktor running off a dedicated MacBookPro, with two X1s." He switched to Traktor after reliability issues with Pioneer gear, and said it also sends timecode to his VJ.
What studio monitors does Gareth Emery use?
He named Focal SM9 monitors among his three essential pieces of production gear in 2016: "Expensive but worth every penny."
What plugins does Gareth Emery use?
His other two essentials in 2016 were Spectrasonics Omnisphere 2 ("So damn good") and Wavesfactory Trackspacer, a sidechaining plugin he called incredible for fitting vocals or instruments into busy mixes.
What was Gareth Emery's first DJ setup?
A cheap Numark mixer and two Technics 1210s, he told Make Me A DJ. He later upgraded to an Allen & Heath Xone:62 because most of the clubs he wanted to play had one.
What music does Gareth Emery love?
For Shortlist's Ultimate Playlist in 2014 he picked Chicane's Saltwater, Band Aid's Do They Know It's Christmas?, Ludovico Einaudi's Le Onde, the Arty remix of London Grammar's Hey Now, Eiffel 65's Blue, Jack's Mannequin's The Mixed Tape and Katy Perry's Dark Horse.
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Gareth Emery is the English trance DJ and producer behind Concrete Angel, Saving Light and the album 100 Reasons to Live. This guide covers the DJ setup, studio tools and early gear he has named in interviews, plus the songs he picked for his Ultimate Playlist.
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