The son of artists, Emek was born during the 1970s, but was nevertheless deeply influenced by the countercultural revolution of the previous decade; his first commissioned poster work was created for a concert and unity rally held on Martin Luther King Day in 1992, mounted in the wake of the infamous Los Angeles riots. The poster was a success, and Emek was off and running; his work -- hand-drawn and then silkscreened, typically in limited editions of 300 -- quickly found favor with musicians and collectors alike, and he soon designed pieces advertising shows by modern favorites including Rage Against the Machine, Garbage, Prodigy and the Verve. Additionally, he painted album covers for acts including Neil Young and Pearl Jam, and also contributed material to a Washington Post feature on music as well as countless other newspapers and magazines. In 1995, Emek was invited to present his work in the "History of Rock Posters" exhibit mounted in conjunction with the opening of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio; many of his pieces are also on permanent display in Hard Rock Cafe sites across the globe. ~ Jason Ankeny