Emperor is the stage name of Conor Corrigan, a Yorkshire-born UK drum-and-bass producer and DJ known for intricate sound design and bass-focused production. His track Monolith came out on Critical:Modulations in June 2012. In 2013, he released the Begin EP on Critical Music.
The Jackhammer EP came out on Inspected, extending his work with the label beyond its 2011 releases. Emperor also launched and runs the EMPR imprint. A separate project, Monuman, had a release on Division, the imprint associated with Noisia. His label connections also include Ram Records, Hospital Records and Blackout, and his releases have appeared on VISION, UKF, Symmetry and Neosignal.
Emperor worked with Austrian producer Mefjus on the Hello World EP, which includes “Void Main Void” and “Disrupted”; the collaboration appeared in 2014. In 2021, Emperor remixed Annix and Simula’s “Diagram” for Neksus Sound. The following year brought “IMPASSE,” a collaboration with Phace on Neosignal Recordings, and Emperor’s remix of Enei’s “Sinking.” He also remixed Fade Black “She Said” in 2022, with the remix released on Critical Music. Phace and Emperor reunited on the 2025 VISION single “Cannonball (Emperor Remix).” Emperor played Lakota in 2025 and M.O.T. on 28 August 2026.