chailight productions

em:p is a solo project for Mark Pedersen, who’s work covers a broad range of styles from soundscapes and field recordings to more groove-oriented tracks. Travel, culture, politics, and the urban environment are frequent themes in em:p releases, and form a common a thread that connects to his other collaborations in Dream Quilt, Hathira Sama and The Empty Quarter.

em:p productions are primarily aimed at documenting the facets of human existence, seeking to draw the listener beneath the surface to discover deeper unifying themes within, and for this reason frequently employ found sound, poetry, and manipulations of field recordings. em:p productions seek to create a greater awareness and sensitivity to the paradoxes of life - both its unexpected beauty and constant contradictions.