Emit Bloch

Emit Bloch (born David Edmund Bloch Turin; 8 September 1965) is an American guitarist, songwriter and journalist.

Emit Bloch is known for field recordings recordings. Born to George L. Turin, a professor of electrical engineering and computer sciences at UC Berkeley, and to Helen Elizabeth Green Turin, the daughter of a Utah cattle rancher, Bloch was raised primarily in Berkeley, California and Layton, Utah and is a descendant of Christopher Layton, a prominent 19th Century Mormon settler and land owner.

Before current releases in London, UK, Bloch issued several field recorded releases as a producer on his own Peopletree imprint in Los Angeles, California, including, with Milla Jovovich, the controversial The People Tree Sessions, an early example of internet marketing. In the late 90s, he co-founded the experimental jamming band Banyan (band) with Jane's Addiction drummer Stephen Perkins, bassist Mike Watt, Beastie Boys's keyboardist Money Mark and Wilco guitarist Nels Cline and worked with Perry Farrell to develop Teeth, an early, internet-based music and film project funded by Lollapalooza.

Emit Bloch's first collection of songs, Dictaphones Vol. 1 (April 2010), was recorded entirely on a Sony cassette dictaphone. Dictaphones Vol. 1 has received ardent ardent critical acclaim as well as detraction due to its production values. Before playing tracks from 'Dictaphones Vol. 1' DJ Steve Lamacq has asked 'Is this the answer to the record industry's problems" in reference to the album's production values and increasing popularity. In the March issue of UNCUT, Dictaphones Vol.1 received a rare 5/5 stars and reviewer John Lewis stated "These (songs) are like Alan Lomax’s ancient field recordings with bathetic contemporary references - and all are utterly remarkable.” A review of Dictaphones Vol.1 in London's The Sun called the record "...fresh, vital, uncluttered and brilliant" and awarded it 4.5/5 stars.

As of August 2010, tracks from Dictaphones Vol. 1 have been played on Resonance FM (London), XFM, 6Music, BBC Radio 2, BBC Radio 4 and BBC Radio 1 by DJs Gideon Coe, Lauren LaVerne, Rob Da Bank, Don Letts, Steve Lamacq and Marc Riley. On 25 February 2010, Emit Bloch performed live and talked with DJ John Kennedy on London's XFM radio station. On 14 August, he appeared as a guest on both BBC Radio 4's Loose Ends and BBC Radio 2's Dermot O'Leary Show.

On Sept. 12, 2010 One Little Indian released Emit Bloch's 'Dorothy EP'. On the day of its release, the title track, 'Dorothy', an urban/country ode to the singer's ranch-bound Grandmother, was chosen by the Sunday Times as a 'Hot Download' with the newspaper calling it "a glittering, banjo-pocked, pedal steel-flecked, Paul Simon-like gem."

Emit Bloch is affiliated with One Little Indian records and with MuteSong Publishing, the publishing arm of Mute Records.

Emit Bloch has performed with Seasick Steve, Caitlin Rose, Moriarty, Jason Ringenberg, Ed Sheeran and Paloma Faith. He currently resides in London, UK and is married to musician/photographer Kate Garner.