Along with Nine Inch Nails and Cocteau Twins, her mother played a lot of synth pop in the house—"Propaganda, Frankie Goes To Hollywood, Depeche Mode".
[5] In 2016 she released 'The Frontier' on Young Turks sublabel Whities (AD 93 as of 2020)[6] around the same time she began to regularly DJ in Panorama Bar in Berghain, as well as clubs and festivals throughout Europe.
[7] Emerson has also released records on Ghostly International imprint Spectral Sound[8] and in 2020 contributed to !K7’s DJ-Kicks series, with her mix featuring tracks from Oceanic, Tranceonic, and her own cover of Magnetic Fields' 'Long Forgotten Fairytale'.
Emerson is also known for her bootleg-style unofficial remixes dubbed “Cybernedits” (formerly Cybernetic Edit Subscription Service) that she provided as free-download zip files until 2016.
[15][16][17][18] As a DJ Emerson is known for spanning many sounds, tempos and genres, often heavily looping and re-editing multiple layers of songs during her sets, which at Panorama Bar have lasted more than 11 hours.