Emika

“I hope she becomes very famous.” - Thom Yorke “She is sonically out of this world.” - The Weeknd Born in the UK of Czech heritage, while her teenage friends were doing teenage things Emika, was studying computer sequencing and audio processing in Somerset’s picturesque city of Bath. A classically trained pianist and vocalist, inspired by nearby Bristol’s trip hop vista, while Emika’s means of musical expression lay in techno culture and the rising dubstep scene, her curiosity for sound was equally guided by avant-garde electro-acoustic composers such as Iannis Xenakis, John Cage and Stockhausen. While studying Creative Music Technology, the budding producer began work on her self-titled debut album during a period when female producers were becoming increasingly empowered by technology and a DIY approach to production. Released in October 2011,