In 2004, Cox debuted the Carl Cox & Friends arena at Ultra Music Festival, which has since taken place for twelve years. Cox also played at the closing night of the club itself on 2 October 2016. Artists who joined Cox on his final night included tINI, Popof, Nic Fanciulli and DJ Sneak. Cox finished the residency on 20 September 2016 by playing a vinyl and CDJ, ten-hour set. The final season of Cox's residency was entitled "The Final Chapter" and took place every Tuesday during the summer of 2016. For fifteen years, Cox built his residency entitled "Music is Revolution". Following that, he played on Thursdays inside the club. He began playing on the terrace for Space's "We Love. In 2001, Cox began a yearly residency at Space Ibiza, a nightclub in Ibiza, Spain. He broadcast over a decade's worth of Ibiza live mixes from Space, specifically from 2001 to 2016. In 1997, DJ Magazine chose Cox as the first #1 DJ for its first top 100 poll. He was also global resident DJ for BBC Radio 1's Essential Mix in 1998–99. 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. He ran Ultimate Base at the now defunct Velvet Underground club on Charing Cross Road, London in the mid-to late 1990s. Cox continued to create music, eventually embracing techno music that would soon become popular. In the early 1990s he released his debut single for Paul Oakenfold's Perfecto label, "I Want You (Forever)". 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. He eventually became known as one of the founders of that sound and was part of the emerging British rave scene, and became renowned for the uncommon practice of three-deck mixing. In the 1980s, Cox became a mainstage DJ in the electronica industry. He began his music career around the same time that Chicago house music found its forefront in the world of dance music. Music career 1977–1990s Īt age 15, Cox began working as a mobile DJ, finding a passion for disco music. Early life Ĭox was born on 29 July 1962 in Oldham, spent his early life in Carshalton, south London and moved to Brighton in his late teens. In 2018, he founded Awesome Soundwave, a record label focused on live electronic music artists, with live artist and producer Christopher Coe. Cox also had his own radio show and podcast, entitled Global, which he ran until February 2017. He runs the record label, Intec Digital, which was founded around 1998 as Intec Records. Cox has also served as a monthly DJ for BBC Radio 1's Essential Mix. He has featured his own "Carl Cox & Friends" stage at many festivals, such as Ultra Music Festival, The BPM Festival and Tomorrowland. He has hosted a residency known as "Music is Revolution" every summer season at the Space Ibiza nightclub, from 2001 to 2016. He has performed at numerous clubs and electronic music or dance events worldwide. He is based in Hove, Sussex, England.Ĭox has won and been nominated for numerous awards. Carl Cox (born 29 July 1962) is an English house and techno club DJ, as well as radio DJ and record producer.
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