Hemka
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Biografía
- Hemka is a Techno DJ-Producer based in Paris (FR).Marseille-born Hemka says “Music plays a vital role in my life. It allows me to clear my head, to express my feelings: my joys, my sorrows, my anger. All that I very often have trouble communicating in a general way.” Growing up in a musical family Hemka’s career path is not something of an odd choice, rather the opposite. Playing bass guitar as a teenager and later on experimenting with two turntables and a mixer, she understood she belonged in the club. Being a DJ and techno producer felt as much as a positive challenge as coming home. Since 2014, her talent behind the decks has allowed her to share the bill with the biggest names across Europe, Latin America and Russia, including legendary stages such as the Trésor or the Rex Club. Since her beginnings, she has continued to impress with the quality of her selection focused on 90s sounds while maintaining a focus on current textures. Her techno is deliberately fast, groovy and subtly psychedelic. On the decks, she excellently manages to capture her core as a producer (as well as speaking her mind) through carefully picking tracks matching her mood. She is not afraid to let the crowd know she needs their response. She says she loves to hear the dancers “scream and whistle”, seeing the passion in their eyes. Hemka wants her audience to know she needs their energy and support to deliver with full force. Her musical career has taken off since 2017 with "The mystery of the black flamingo", which was released on Float Records. Since then, the French artist has released on many renowned labels such as Token, Rekids, Bpitch, Symbolism, Noise Manifesto and even Skryptöm with a collaboration with Ben Sims. Her compositions are fast-paced and frantic, still containing enough psychedelic and mystifying elements to sweep away the listener - which constitutes her very original production style. Ambitious and goal driven, she launched her own label called “Nerudo” in 2022, on which she has just released her second 5-track EP entitled “Wrong Keys”. In 2024,Hemka will make her debut on Mutual Rytm.