An assured DJ and broadcaster, Emily Dust has built an impressive reputation for showcasing the world’s freshest sounds. A Londoner born and bred and firmly rooted in her hometown’s melting pot of cultures, she seamlessly blends together forward-thinking sounds as diverse as dancehall, Brazilian neo-baile, Bristol bass, Angolan kuduro, grime and South African gqom.
Her energetic sets have seen her play all over the world, in front of thousands at festival stages and in intimate basement clubs. With shows under her belt everywhere from Jamaica to Berlin, Brazil to Belgrade, Emily’s shared stages with the likes of Jus Now, Marginal Men, Jamz Supernova, Nightwave and more. A regular at festivals like Boomtown, Bestival and Glastonbury, her mixes have also lit up the airwaves of BBC Radio 1Xtra, Australia's Triple J, the British Council’s Selector and more.
Read moreEmily’s passion for bringing through new talent extends beyond her DJ sets. A promoter and broadcaster, Emily’s London night Flexx has hosted some of the world’s most exciting up-andcoming DJs, from BadSista to Orlando Volcano to Boko! Boko! and Murder He Wrote. Her shows on the BBC World Service, Soho Radio and Worldwide FM have become a leading platform for forward-thinking global sounds - featuring guests such as Protoje, Rudeboyz, The Busy Twist, Bryte, Dotorado Pro, and N.A.A.F.I’s Lao.
An avid explorer, music has taken Emily to South Africa for the BBC World Service, Uganda to play at the infamous Nyege Nyege Festival and across West Africa on tour this year alone. In December 2017 Emily launched Juntos, a collaborative project between UK and Brazilian artists. She curated a showcase event in Sao Paulo, Brazil featuring Kojey Radical (UK), Poté (UK), Sants (BR), Viní (BR), Rimas e Melodias (BR), BadSista and Linn Da Quebrada (BR). In 2019 Emily will release a Juntos EP of collaborations.
Effortlessly weaving the energy of the UK’s underground into the most exciting new sounds on the planet, it’s no surprise Emily’s got the world at her fingertips.