Emmerson debuts his Hidden Memory alias with ‘Dark Rhythms’, an exploration of his Afro-Venezuelan roots. 

After living in Caracas, Barcelona, and more recently Santiago de Chile, Venezuelan electronic music artist Emmerson Hernández relocated to the Netherlands just in time to unleash Hidden Memory, a new musical adventure through which he goes deep into his own roots to enhance his futuristic vision. The sounds of Africa and its diaspora, which crosses the Atlantic all the way to Venezuela, are the main ingredients of his debut EP Dark Rhythms, a club music cocktail formed by four original tracks and two remixes, one from Night Slugs label boss Bok Bok and the second one by the uprising chilean producer Tomás Urquieta from Infinite Machine.

With Dark Rhythms, besides debuting his own HDDN label, Hidden Memory presents himself to his audience with a unique and defined personality, injecting worldwide dance floors with the vitality of Afro-Venezuelan rhythms, largely unexplored on electronic dance music, and with his hunger for genre hybridization to generate exciting music.

*Written, Produced & Mixed by Emmerson Hernández @ Catara Estudios, Santiago de Chile. 
*Afro-Venezuelan Drums on tracks "Ritmo Oscuro" and "Puya" by Norman Miranda. 
*Mastering: By Sam @ Precise Mastering, London, UK.
*Art direction: José Luis Hernández.
*Photos: Esteban Vargas.

Thanks for the love and support to: Andrea Chehade, Luis Espinoza (Catara Estudios), José Luis Hernández, Norman Miranda, Tomás Urquieta, Bok Bok, David Riopelle.

Dark Rhythms EP (HDDN001) [OUT NOW]

Caly

Elemento

Ritmo Oscuro

Puya

Elemento(Bok Bok Remix)

Emmerson Hernandez aka Hidden Memory is a DJ, musician, and producer from Caracas who’s been a driving force in Latin America’s underground scene for over two decades. A co-founder of Babylon Motorhome and part of Venezuela’s first drum & bass crew Simpl3, Emmerson broke onto the global stage at Sonar Festival in 2002. 

Now based in Amsterdam, his project Hidden Memory blends Afro-Venezuelan polyrhythms with deep club sounds. Upcoming releases include collaborations with Tomas Urquieta, DJ Babatr, and DJ Phran, continuing his push to redefine Latin American club music.