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Vinyl Nights on The High Line with Operator Emz & DJ Misbehaviour

The High Line, New York City · Map

This night happened — Thu 3 Oct 2024

Press play

Who was billed2 artists

In the order the promoter listed them.

Set times were not published.

None of these artists had shared a bill before that night.

Who they are

  • Operator Emz

    New York City · 3 bookings since Oct 2024

    “Michael Greene is a DJ, music producer, and hip hop expert.”

    their own biography

    the whole biography
    Michael Greene is a DJ, music producer, and hip hop expert. He is a noted collector and curator based in New York City. He throws a weekly party in homage to the 45”record under the handle Operator Emz. Mobile Mondays! brings NYC’s vinyl rats together to celebrate everything from disco to garage, curated from the inside.  Michael Greene grew up alongside hip hop, with the 70's Bronx as backdrop. Graffiti claimed him pre-adolescence and he became Emz One, growing his street culture skill set throughout the 80's in New York City and in Los Angeles. As a teen he cut his deejay teeth on college radio and learned the music business in the offices of some of hip hop’s elite movers and makers. The Fly ID Show was one of the first to bring a rap music format to college radio. Scratching over mostly East Coast records, with rap icons in the booth as guests, prepared Emz for commercial success. He worked for Steve Rifkind prior to his founding Loud Records. Greene went from college radio to co-host one of the first commercial hip hop radio shows in LA, “The Joint.” On KBET, Greene combined his encyclopedic knowledge of music with sardonic humor, earning fans and making “King Emz” a local celebrity. He also found himself working at the newly minted Interscope Records, as a promotor of records like “The Chronic. After years on the business side of the music industry, Greene turned his focus to production and events. He produced records for Cyndi Lauper, MIA, and Joell Ortiz. He launched Mobile Mondays! and collaborates with artists like longtime friend John Stanier of Battles, playing events like the Silent Disco party at MoMA. Adidas asked Greene to help design the Adidas Pro Model for 2013, bringing his sneaker guru know-how to their operation in Berlin.  As a DJ, Greene has worked for Nike, Sony, Warner, Universal, and Absolut for events worldwide. As a curator, Michael Greene introduces underground classics to new audiences

    often with JOEY CARVELLO, $MoneyMike$, DJ Shannon, none of them here that night

  • DJ Misbehaviour

    3 bookings since May 2024

    Last at Darling Rooftop in May · often with Carter Van Pelt, JonnyGo Figure, Ayanna Heaven, none of them here that night

names these artists often play with — not that night
  • JOEY CARVELLO2 with Operator Emz
  • $MoneyMike$1 with Operator Emz
  • Ayanna Heaven1 with DJ Misbehaviour
  • Carter Van Pelt1 with DJ Misbehaviour
  • DJ Shannon1 with Operator Emz
  • Donis1 with Operator Emz
  • JonnyGo Figure1 with DJ Misbehaviour
  • Just Blaze1 with Operator Emz

The room

The High Line — 1 event and 2 distinct artists since Oct 2024.

Artist photos: Resident Advisor, event 2012818.

Venue records and co-billing history: adrift’s record of New York City events.

Quoted passages are the promoter’s or the artist’s own words, unedited.