Simon Emmerson, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Simon Emmerson

British musician

Date of Birth: 12-Feb-1956

Place of Birth: London

Profession: composer, record producer, guitarist

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Simon Emmerson (born 12 February 1956) is a record producer, guitarist, DJ, musical director at Lush, and founder of the group Afro Celt Sound System. He is also the main organiser of The Imagined Village, a collaborative work from many roots artists.
Emmerson also plays on this album. In 1995 Emmerson was nominated for a Grammy for his production work on Baaba Maal's album Firin' in Fouta. Earlier in his career, under the pseudonym Simon Booth, he was a member of the bands Working Week and Weekend, played guitar on Everything but the Girl's debut album Eden and produced records for Baaba Maal and Manu Dibango.Emmerson is a keen bird watcher.