Carl Cox

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Carl Cox
Cox in 2005
Cox in 2005
Background information
Birth nameCarl Cox
Born (1962-07-29) 29 July 1962 (age 59)
Oldham
GenresHouse, techno, tech house, minimal techno
Occupation(s)DJ, producer
Years active1980s–present
LabelsIntec Digital
Associated actsDJ Relentless (Holt Norfolk) (Clubstyle Parties)
WebsiteCarl Cox

Carl Cox (born 29 July 1962)[1] is a British house and techno record producer and DJ,[2][3][4] who lives in Brighton and Hove.[5]

In the 1980s, Cox became a mainstage DJ in the electronica industry.[6] He has performed at numerous clubs and events worldwide and has served as a monthly DJ for BBC Radio 1's Essential Mix.[7] He has hosted a residency known as 'Music is Revolution' every summer season at the Space Ibiza nightclub, from 2001 to 2016.[8]

He runs the record label, Intec Digital, which was founded in 1999 as Intec Records.[9] Cox also had his own radio show, entitled 'Global'. In 2017 he announced that from February onwards he would no longer work on the show.[10][11] He has featured his own 'Carl Cox & Friends' stage at many festivals, such as Ultra Music Festival, The BPM Festival and Tomorrowland.[12][13][14]

Music career[]

At age 15, Cox began working as a mobile DJ, finding a passion for disco music.[15] He began his music career around the same time that Chicago house music found its forefront in the world of dance music.[16] He eventually became known as one of the founders of that sound and was part of the emerging British rave scene.[17] He became renowned for the uncommon practice of three-deck mixing.[18]

He played at the first night of Danny Rampling's Shoom night after his return from Ibiza in the summer of 1987, a Balearic / Acid House night in London.

In the early 1990s he released his debut single for Paul Oakenfold's Perfecto label, "I Want You (Forever)".[19][20] Cox became known as a "celebrity DJ", and he continued to create music, eventually embracing techno music that would soon become popular.[21]

Cox has performed at clubs such as the Eclipse, Shelley's Laserdome, Sterns Nightclub, Heaven, Sir Henry's, Angels and The Haçienda, as well as raves for Fantazia, Dreamscape, NASA and Amnesia House.[22][23][24][25][26]

He ran Ultimate Base at the now defunct Velvet Underground club on Charing Cross Road, London in the mid-to late 1990s.[27] Cox also played the Millennium on New Year's Eve 1999, by performing in Sydney, Australia, and again in Hawaii after flying back over the International Date Line.[28] He was also global resident DJ for BBC Radio 1's Essential Mix in 1998–99 and he has also broadcast over a decade's worth of Ibiza live mixes from Space, specifically from 2001 to 2016.[29] In 1997, DJ Magazine chose Cox as the first #1 DJ for its first top 100 poll.[30]

Cox formed his own record label, Intec Records in 1998.[31] Intec Records released music from 1999 to 2006.[32] However, in 2006 he decided to put the label on a brief hiatus and relaunched it in 2010 as Intec Digital.[33]

In 1999, Cox starred in the British film Human Traffic as Pablo Hassan, the manager of the Asylum club.[34]

In 2004, Cox debuted the Carl Cox & Friends arena at Ultra Music Festival, which has since taken place for twelve years.[35] In the film Can U Feel It?, a documentary about Ultra Music Festival, Cox explains that the concept of Carl Cox & Friends came about as a result of not only wanting to play longer sets at festivals, but also to give festival goers an experience within the festival, as Carl has far more creative control over his own stage.[36] The stage is popular with festival goers, and has featured artists like Laurent Garnier, Nic Fanciulli, Loco Dice, Marco Carola, Maceo Plex and many more.[37][38] Since he created the Carl Cox & Friends concept in 2004, this curated stage has taken place at other festivals and events including Awakenings, EDC Las Vegas, The BPM Festival, Ultra Europe, Tomorrowland, Amsterdam Dance Event and many others.[39][40][41][42][43][44]

In 2001, Cox began a yearly residency at Space Ibiza, a nightclub in Ibiza, Spain.[45] He began playing on the terrace for Space's "We Love... Space on the Terrace". Following that, he played on Thursdays inside the club.[46] For fifteen years, Cox built his residency entitled "Music is Revolution".[47] The final season of Cox's residency was entitled "The Final Chapter" and took place every Tuesday during the summer of 2016.[48] Cox finished the residency on 20 September 2016 by playing a vinyl and CDJ, ten-hour set.[49] Artists who joined Cox on his final night included tINI, Popof, Nic Fanciulli and DJ Sneak. Cox also played at the closing night of the club itself on 2 October 2016.[50]

Cox starred in an EDM-themed documentary titled What We Started with Martin Garrix showing thirty years of EDM history by focusing mainly on his and Martin Garrix's diverging careers.[51] The documentary is co-written, produced and directed by Bert Marcus[52] alongside executive producer and music supervisor Pete Tong.[53]

While it was speculated that he would retire in 2017 after he finished his residency at Space Ibiza, Cox has continued to announce festivals and events for 2017 including three showcases at The BPM Festival, his stage at Ultra Music Festival, and two appearances at the Social Festival in Mexico and Colombia.[54][55][56][57][58][59] In 2017, Cox was also named the global ambassador of Ultra Music Festival's techno and house music concept, Resistance.[60] Carl Cox also announced the 2017 dates for a festival he has curated entitled Pure Festival, which took place in Sydney and Melbourne, Australia, during April 2017.[61]

After sixteen years of Cox's Global radio podcast, he announced via Facebook that he would no longer be working on the show and that it would end in February 2017.[62]

For 2020, he announced via the Goodwood website that he would be playing a summer festival DJ set at the first of the Three Friday nights at Goodwood Racecourse with a special dedication to the Lloyds before their departure.[63]

Personal life[]

Cox was born in Oldham,[64] spent his early life in Carshalton, south London and moved to Brighton in his late teens.[5] As of 2021 he was living in Hove.[5]

Discography[]

Main article: Carl Cox discography
Studio albums
  • At the End of the Cliche (1996)
  • Phuture 2000 (1999)
  • Second Sign (2005)
  • All Roads Lead to the Dancefloor (2011)

Awards and nominations[]

Main article: List of awards and nominations received by Carl Cox

Publications[]

  • Oh Yes, Oh Yes!. London: White Rabbit, 2021. ISBN 978-1474616270.[65]

References[]

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  58. ^ Duran, Jose D. (2 December 2016). "Ultra Music Festival 2017's Resistance Lineup: Sasha & Digweed, Carl Cox, Jamie Jones, and Others". Miami New Times. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
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  63. ^ "Carl Cox DJ Set, Goodwood Racecourse Horse Racing and Dance Music| Goodwood". www.goodwood.com. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
  64. ^ Greer, Stuart (14 November 2007). "DJ speaks of his horror at club carnage". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
  65. ^ Hodgkinson, Will. "Carl Cox: 'I saw people shot on the dancefloor' — the DJ on his highs and lows". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 19 August 2021.

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Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Judge Jules 		DJ Magazine Number 1 DJ
1996, 1997 		Succeeded by
Paul Oakenfold
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