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.
DJing professionally from the age of 18, and after spending years on the French club scene wowing crowds and winning fans, David Guetta formed Gum Productions in 2001 in partnership with DJ and producer Joachim Garraud. He subsequently released his first hit single “Just A Little More Love” which charted across Europe. The success of this single afforded Guetta the opportunity to release his debut album of the same name on the Virgin Records Label.
Two studio albums later, David Guetta began to find some success within the UK and across mainland Europe with the release of his album “Pop Life”. But it was his 2009 album “One Love” which bought him international success with singles “When Love Takes Over” and “Sexy Bitch” storming the charts worldwide.
The success of Guetta’s collaborations with Kelly Rowland and Akon on “One Love” paved the way for a mountain of collaborations for his fifth studio album “Nothing but the Beat” which features Nicki Minaj, Sia, Snoop Dogg and Taio Cruz, amongst others. The album hit the number one spot in the UK and reached number five in the US, with “Where Them Girls At” and “Titanium” performing well in the US and beyond.
David Guetta has toured all over the world – both on solo stints and alongside Rihanna in 2013. He has literally travelled over a million miles to bring his dance anthems to all four corners of the globe, and is known for releasing the party animal in his fans.
With two Grammys already under his belt and a strong legion of fans from across the globe, David Guetta’s fame and success will continue to balloon. It is without doubt a success produced of hard work, and is more than deserved.
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
One of the biggest names in dance music has collaborated with a huge string of stars of the past decade to create some momentous world-wide hits. Now the French DJ has collated these into one massive live show where he drops in some of his personal favourite dance/pop records from a variety of eras.
You cannot fault David's charisma when playing to a live crowd, he visibly enjoys what he does as the more energy the crowd give the more animated Guetta becomes within his DJ box. As he drops the likes of 'Shot Me Down' and 'Titanium' he hypes the crowd further by dancing along with the masses.
His sets often feature numerous tracks from a variety of genres, recently he has been known to spin hits from Iggy Azeala, Linkin Park, Bastille, Hozier and Oasis. It is fair to say there is something for almost everyone during Guetta's set and you assured to dance along to at least one piece of music during sets that often last for 30 songs or more.
Usually finishing with 'Sexy Bitch' or 'Dangerous', the smile on David's face mimics the audience as he feels assured he has played a great show.
sean-ward
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