GEMMA VAN D
A multi-instrumentalist & graphic artist, Gemma takes an artistic sensitivity developed across years practicing instruments and acquired through an SAE education (Cert. III in Electronic Music Production), a gig diary across New Zealand and the East Coast of Australia spanning 13 years, and her ingrained love for electronic dance music. Her sound has constantly evolved now settling on the fence of deep dubby tech-house and jacking percussive house & techno. She's played alongside international acts such as Carl Craig, Lee Burridge, Jon Larner, Italoboyz, Junior Sanchez, DJ Heather, H – Foundation & Kazu Kimura.
Starting out as a vinyl junkie at the age of 15 in New Zealand when she first discovered house music, Gemma's first gig was only 6 months later at Christchurch's Heaven Nightclub, which lead her to play at several of the city's leading clubs & festivals. All this by the age of 17, Gemma moved to Brisbane in 2001 where she remained for the next 8 years playing residencies & guestspots all along the east coast of Queensland.
In 2009 Gemma's deep love for underground house music led her south to the thriving scene in Sydney where she has since played at Subsonic Music Festival, Golden Cage, The Box, Home, Strange Fruit, Sonido, Significant Others, Bunker, Bad Apple, Oscillate, Just:Wax, Mocean, Wildlife, S.A.S.H & DUST. Not confined to just music in her creativity, Gemma is also a talented graphic designer and has created collateral for nightclubs and events across Australia.
