D:Rock

DJ

House

Derek "D:Rock" Emeson is inspired from a range of musical styles from Rock to Reggae and Hip-Hop to House Music. He fell in love with the music and the culture that is Chicago House Music, Influenced from an assortment of local and national talent which helped establish this city as the capital of House Music. He made the jump from the dance floor to the decks in 99’ and discovered a deep love for genres outside the EDM branding. Since then he has been expanding his reach and honing his craft almost exclusively using vinyl records even as the industry and fellow DJ’s started to shy away from the format. He is vinyl junkie at heart driven by the vast landscape of records produced over the years; digging and searching this world for physical pieces of music representing the artist that created it. You can feel that love and dedication in his live recordings which incorporate and blend flavors from countless sub-genres to create the jacking, funky, uplifting style you hear today.