Meeting Gareth Emery II
This past Saturday (10.10.2009) Gareth Emery spin’d at Vanguard in Hollywood. Of course I was in attendance because I adore Gareth Emery. Gareth and I are also Twitter buddies. Hah… I know I make it sound like we best friends or something but it’s cool to me. He replies to my questions and comments to him occasionally and was cool enough to answer my question to his set time. 11:45PM to 2AM he replied. Perfect in my opinion and he agreed too.
I first attended my first Gareth Emery gig at the Ministry of Sound in July. I was already a fan and planned on seeing him already but he tweeted at me (I forgot why) noting I should go as well. After his set then I camped the DJ booth. Just waiting on the stairs to snag a p1x when the security guard was nice enough to let me in the booth. :0 I stood there waiting earnestly with my camera, snagged a picture, chatted with him, and hugged him many times. I mentioned to him then my Twitter name and he recognized me. 
It was a start of an awesome… fan/DJ relationship.
So back to Vanguard. I arrived with my boyfriend, Eric, and my sister. I had already bought tickets through will call and thinking it would just be the three of us my sister runs into her friends! Whack I’d say. The tickets were also blank with no writing or indication Gareth was spinning that night. Eric and I took it as a little hopeful sign meaning we were going to get his autograph on it. We go inside and Kristina Sky is spinning. I find a comfy spot close enough to the stage so when I can easily paparazzi style some pictures of Gareth when he comes onto the stage. They layout of Vanguard changed once more since the last time I saw it. The DJ booth was bigger and I felt there was more space to everything. I wonder if they rearranged the tables or maybe I’ve just gone on too crowded of nights. [cough] Armin [cough] Ferry [cough]. Gareth appears at 12AM-ish and the crowd cheers! Of course I did!
I danced to the entire length of his set along with my biF. I had this most amazing feeling while being there. My boyfriend was behind me and Gareth was in front of my eyes. It felt so good to share a moment I tend to only keep to myself with somebody I love.
Anyways! Gareth kept the crowd roaring all the night. Highs and lows– he really got our energy up and it was such an indescribable feeling. He took us on a journey and one that would end to bring in Menno de Jong.
After Gareth Emery’s set I immediately started to look for him around the DJ booth. He started to stand by the booth’s stairs and I waved too him. I think he noticed me as he comes down the stairs I asked for his autograph and he told me he couldn’t do it just yet because the security was being “dicks”. I laughed. Him and security guard camped near the booth but at a corner of the club. This guy was hogging Gareth even when I noticed Gareth was trying to let him go. Lol. I had to be more aggressive to I ninja’d in after the guy moved off. I told him he had another amazing set like I experienced in London and he said he found it much more enjoyable in Los Angeles. Eric helped me snap a picture and I asked for his autograph earlier. He asked if I wanted something special on it and I told him just my name is fine. He wrote more than just my name. “Keep Twittering” and autographed my ticket. I thanked him again and hugged him one last time. He said to me “See you soon”. I stepped off and ecstatically jumped up and down with Eric. Mission accomplished! Best part of all, Gareth recognized me as that nut from Twitter and London… haha.
I don’t mean to sound like a creeper but I really adore Gareth Emery. One, I think he’s an amazing producer and DJ and two, after meeting him in London, I felt like a real connection – fan to DJ. He really engages with his fans and I’m lucky to be one of them. It’s really hard to describe right now how it makes me feel but totally not in a creeper way. Just very appreciative and thankful.
I also printed out my 2 pictures with him and framed it along with the autograph ticket. Not a creeper at all I swear.