Darren Paul Emerson (born 30 April 1971) is an English musician, DJ and producer best known as a former member of the British electronic music group Underworld.

[1] Emerson began mixing hip hop records at the age of 14, and by 16 was DJing regularly at local venues.

[6] In 1995, whilst working on their second album, Second Toughest in the Infants, they released the single "Born Slippy .NUXX", which was then re-released in 1996 and became a hit following its inclusion on the soundtrack to Trainspotting.

Underwater ran a regular party night at super club Pacha, Ibiza alongside fellow DJ Erick Morillo's Subliminal label from 2001.

[13] He played a regular bi-monthly resident slot at London club The End until its closure in 2009[14] and performed at Sensation White in Amsterdam in 2007.