Simon Emmerson is a London-born producer and musician who works in record production, guitar and DJing, and is known for founding Afro Celt Sound System and organising The Imagined Village. He is associated with ECC Records and is credited with work across roots, collaborative and experimental contexts.

Career

Emmerson is a Grammy Award-nominated producer. In 1995 he receives a Grammy nomination for his production work on Baaba Maal’s album Firin' in Fouta. He also produces records for Baaba Maal and Manu Dibango.

Earlier in his career he works under the pseudonym Simon Booth. Under that name, he is a member of Working Week and Weekend, and he plays guitar on Everything but the Girl’s debut album Eden.

Projects and groups

Emmerson founds Afro Celt Sound System, a group that combines elements from different musical traditions. He is also the main organiser of The Imagined Village, a collaborative project involving many roots musicians. He is a member of Afro Celt Sound System, The Imagined Village and The Pickled Walnuts.

Other work

Another musician of the same name is an electroacoustic composer working mainly with live electronics, but the London-born producer and musician is the figure identified with the festival listing.