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One of Britain’s best-known and, indeed, best-loved house DJs, Cox actually began his career in hardcore and rave in the eighties, where he commanded crowds at iconic clubs that included Heaven in London and The Hacienda in Manchester. His charisma and personality guaranteed him several radio jobs during his nineties heyday, including on Radio 1 - where had a monthly residency - as well as on Kiss FM. He’s released four solo albums to date - 1996’s ‘At the End of the Cliche’, 1999’s ‘Phuture 2000’, 2005’s ‘Second Sign’ and, in 2011, ‘All Roads Lead to the Dancefloor’. He’s put out a slew of single over the course of his career, too, but he’s best known for his live work.
His main focus these days are his two record labels, Intec Records and 23rd Century Records, but he continues to perform live; he curates a night at Manchester superclub the Warehouse Project on an annual basis, and also has his own stage at Ultra Music Festival in Miami, Florida, Electric Daisy Carnival in New York, and the world’s biggest dance festival, Tomorrowland in Belgium. The free reign he's given over the curation of a stage at these huge festivals tells you everything you need to know about his revered status in the dance world.
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Carl Cox has been on the DJ scene for many years, starting his journey in the industry as a hardcore rave DJ. This section of his career saw him performing regularly at popular nightclubs, for BBC radio in a regular slot, and being hired out for prestigious events. Cox achieved enough success to form his own record label and continue producing his own music along side.
I was lucky enough to catch Cox at Ibiza DJing one of the main parties, and it really was the best DJ set I’ve ever seen. It really makes you appreciate the skill and talent needed to mix and perform live when you witness it first hand. He played through tonnes of mixes of his own, and also mixed up some covers and collaborations from other big artists. He played an adapted version of Dirty Bass, and everyone went mad, dancing and jumping around, jamming along to the incredible mix. He’s got a great stage presence and vibe when he’s performing, and his banter between and over the top of tracks kept everyone entertained and cheering for the music. I don’t think we stopped dancing from beginning to end, and the house music with catch hooks begged us to stay on our feet. If you want a good dance, Carl Cox is the DJ for you!
yazhow
Radio 1 alumni Carl Cox has a large reputation and even larger following. The techno DJ and producer is revered on the circuit as a forefather of the dance explosion through the 90s and a man who has been present through the ever changing landscape of the British scene. Now into his 50s, he continues to take to the road partially for the fans and partially because he still adores to DJ and perform to the cheering crowds.
A regular attendee of Ultra Music Festival and Electric Daisy Carnival, his influence is felt Stateside and he holds his own against the newcomers with a live show of equally impressive production values. His secret weapon though is the sheer experience he has when it comes to working crowds as he knows exactly when to drop certain tracks and how to hold thousands in a moment and for exactly how long. This experience is something that cannot be taught, it is only achieved through hard graft and a lot of dedication and that is exactly what Carl Cox has given. The audience salutes him through the final beats of 'Two Paintings And A Drum'.
sean-ward
Carl Cox still dropping those Basey Beats after all these years! To see Mr Cox at home in Space has to be the best night of my life, (and that's saying something having spent some 50 years on this planet!) From start to finish his set was full of pumping hardcore beats with an excellent mix of Joe 90 thrown in to introduce the youngsters and keep those of a certain age happy all at the same time. The set was outstanding and the visuals amazing, a night and morning of pure unadulterated hard dance that encapsulates the phrase 'go hard or go home!' This closing party was not for the feint hearted, going on until 09:00 the next morning, followed by an after party on Bora Bora beach until 2pm. Carl Cox never fails to satisfy the desire to move your feet to a heavy beat in whatever venue he is playing, but Space Ibiza has to be the ultimate, oh yes, oh yes!
LadyJayne
Carl Cox was fascinating! Absolutely EPIC
Can’t wait for his return to San Francisco’s, I have been to several venues and him and Joseph were awesome! I will continue to follow them both on Songkick
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