Carl Cox
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Carl Cox is a British techno
Techno
Techno is a form of electronic dance music that emerged in Detroit, Michigan in the United States during the mid to late 1980s. The first recorded use of the word techno, in reference to a genre of music, was in 1988...

 and house music
House music
House music is a genre of electronic dance music that originated in Chicago, Illinois, United States in the early 1980s. It was initially popularized in mid-1980s discothèques catering to the African-American, Latino American, and gay communities; first in Chicago circa 1984, then in other...

 DJ.

Biography

Cox grew up in Oldham
Oldham
Oldham is a large town in Greater Manchester, England. It lies amid the Pennines on elevated ground between the rivers Irk and Medlock, south-southeast of Rochdale, and northeast of the city of Manchester...

, Lancashire, before attending Glastonbury High Boys secondary modern school
Secondary modern school
A secondary modern school is a type of secondary school that existed in most of the United Kingdom from 1944 until the early 1970s, under the Tripartite System, and was designed for the majority of pupils - those who do not achieve scores in the top 25% of the eleven plus examination...

 on Glastonbury Road in Morden
Morden
Morden is a district in the London Borough of Merton. It is located approximately South-southwest of central London between Merton Park , Mitcham , Sutton and Worcester Park .- Origin of name :...

. Cox began his career as a hardcore and rave
Rave
Rave, rave dance, and rave party are parties that originated mostly from acid house parties, which featured fast-paced electronic music and light shows. At these parties people dance and socialize to dance music played by disc jockeys and occasionally live performers...

 DJ in the mid 1980s. He was named the "Three Deck Wizard" after playing on three turntable
Phonograph
The phonograph record player, or gramophone is a device introduced in 1877 that has had continued common use for reproducing sound recordings, although when first developed, the phonograph was used to both record and reproduce sounds...

s simultaneously at the Second Summer of Love
Second Summer of Love
The Second Summer of Love is a name given to the period in 1988-89 in Britain, during the rise of acid house music and the euphoric explosion of unlicensed MDMA -fuelled rave parties...

 in 1988. He has performed at clubs such as The Eclipse, Edge, Shelly's, Sterns Nightclub
Sterns Nightclub
Sterns was a nightclub located at Highdown Towers on Highdown Hill in Worthing, West Sussex. The club lies off the A259 road just north of Ferring on the South Downs...

, Heaven, Sir Henry's
Sir Henry's
Sir Henry's was a bar and nightclub on South Main Street in Cork, Ireland, which opened in 1978 and closed in November 2002 with the building subsequently being demolished. The name is derived from Henry O'Shea who was a baker and building proprietor in the South Main street area of Cork city...

 in Cork
Cork (city)
Cork is the second largest city in the Republic of Ireland and the island of Ireland's third most populous city. It is the principal city and administrative centre of County Cork and the largest city in the province of Munster. Cork has a population of 119,418, while the addition of the suburban...

, Ireland and Angels
Angels (nightclub)
Angels was a nightclub and music venue in Burnley, England. It became most famous during the early 1990s with the rise of the house music scene, drawing visitors from across the country...

 and The Haçienda
The Haçienda
Fac 51 Haçienda was a nightclub and music venue in Manchester, England. It became most famous during the "Madchester" years of the late 1980s and early 1990s, during the 1990s it was labelled the most famous club in the world by Newsweek magazine...

, as well as rave
Rave
Rave, rave dance, and rave party are parties that originated mostly from acid house parties, which featured fast-paced electronic music and light shows. At these parties people dance and socialize to dance music played by disc jockeys and occasionally live performers...

s for Fantazia, Dreamscape, and Amnesia House. He now spearheads two record label
Record label
In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. Most commonly, a record label is the company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the production, manufacture, distribution, marketing and promotion,...

s, Intec Records
Intec Records
Intec Digital is a record company rediscovered after four years of inactivity on the ground of Intec Records. Originally, Intec Records was started by Carl Cox and DJ C1 in 1998. The record label's greatest success was the summer hit Sunshine by Belgian act Tomaz vs...

 and 23rd Century Records.

He also ran Ultimate Base at the now defunct Velvet Underground on Charing Cross Road in the mid to late 1990s. Of his many DJ highlights, he also managed to cram in the Millenium (1999 to 2000) new year's eve twice by flying and cheating the timezones. He has had shows on Kiss FM
Kiss 100 London
Kiss is a UK radio station broadcasting on FM and Digital Radio, specialising in hip hop, R&B, urban and electronic dance music. It also broadcasts on DAB Digital Radio around the UK & nationally on Freeview, Sky and TalkTalk TV...

 and was a monthly live, global resident for BBC Radio One's Essential Mix in 1998–99, as well as over a decades worth of Ibiza live mixes broadcast from Club Space.

Cox was the first person to be named number one DJ in the world, on DJ Magazine 's Top 100 DJ poll, when he won in 1997.

Albums

  • 1996: At The End Of The Cliche, Edel UK Records/Worldwide Ultimatum Records
  • 1999: Phuture 2000, Edel UK Records/Worldwide Ultimatum Records
  • 2005: Second Sign, Play It Again Sam
    Play It Again Sam (record label)
    [PIAS] Recordings is the recorded music division of the [PIAS] Entertainment Group, a European independent artist and label services company.The record labels that operate under the [PIAS] Recordings umbrella are: Play It Again Sam, Wall of Sound and Different Recordings.Aside from the three London...

  • 2011: All Roads Lead To The Dancefloor, Intec Digital

Singles

  • 1991: "I Want You (Forever)", Perfecto Records
    Perfecto Records
    Perfecto Records is a United Kingdom based Trance record label founded by Paul Oakenfold in 1989.-History:Perfecto was founded by electronic music record producer and DJ Paul Oakenfold in 1989...

     – UK
    UK Singles Chart
    The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...

     No.23
  • 1992: "Does It Feel Good To You", Perfecto Records – UK No.35
  • 1993: "The Planet of Love", Perfecto Records – UK No.44
  • 1995: "Two Paintings And A Drum", Edel UK Records – UK No.24
  • 1996: "Sensual Sophis-ti-cat" / The Player", Worldwide Ultimatum Records – UK No.25
  • 1996: "Tribal Jedi", Edel UK Records/Worldwide Ultimatum Records
  • 1998: "The Latin Theme", Edel UK Records – UK No.52
  • 1998: "Phuture 2000", Worldwide Ultimatum Records – UK No.40
  • 1999: "Dr. Funk", Edel UK Records/Worldwide Ultimatum Records
  • 1999: "The Latin Theme", Edel UK Records/Worldwide Ultimatum Records
  • 2002: "Club Traxx Vol.1", Trust the DJ
  • 2003: "Club Traxx Vol.2", Trust the DJ
  • 2003: "Dirty Bass", 23rd Century Records

Compilations

  • 1994: Nonstopmix 1994, Liquid Rec.
  • 1994: Fantazia III – Made in Heaven Remix, Fantazia
  • 1994: Fantazia The DJ Collection Carl Cox, Fantazia
  • 1995: F.A.C.T., React
    React (record label)
    Resist Music was the replacement company for React Music Limited, established in June 2004. 4am/Flute, part of the Beechwood Music group owed React in excess of £1,000,000 in distributed income, and was forced into voluntary administration in June 2004. Following the closure, React was unable to...

  • 1997: F.A.C.T. 2, Worldwide Ultimatum Records
  • 1998: DJF 250, Sony Music Entertainment
    Sony Music Entertainment
    Sony Music Entertainment ' is the second-largest global recorded music company of the "big four" record companies and is controlled by Sony Corporation of America, the United States subsidiary of Japan's Sony Corporation....

  • 1998: Non Stop 98/01, FFRR Records
    FFRR Records
    FFRR Records is a subsidiary of London Records, founded and run by English DJ Pete Tong. FFRR has also two subsidiaries: Double F Double R Records and Ffrreedom Records...

  • 1998: The Sound Of Ultimate B.A.S.E., Worldwide Ultimatum Records
  • 1999: Non Stop 2000, FFRR Records
  • 1999: F.A.C.T. Australia, X-Over Recordings
  • 2000: Mixed Live Crobar Nightclub, Chicago, Moonshine Music
    Moonshine Music
    Moonshine Music was an electronic music record label founded by Steve Levy in Los Angeles in 1992, and later headquartered in West Hollywood, California. Moonshine released over 250 compilations albums, many of which were DJ mixed. Moonshine helped to launch the career of DJ Keoki and his side-kick...

  • 2002: Global, Play It Again Sam
  • 2002: Mixed Live 2nd Session Area 2, Detroit, Moonshine Music
  • 2003: F.A.C.T. Australia II, Warner Music Group
    Warner Music Group
    Warner Music Group is the third largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry, making it one of the big four record companies...

  • 2003: U60311 Compilation Techno Division Vol. 3, V2 Records
    V2 Records
    V2 Records is a record label that is owned by Universal Music Group as of October 2007. The label was founded in 1996 by Richard Branson, five years after he sold Virgin Records to EMI....

  • 2004: Back To Mine
    Back to Mine
    Back to Mine is a series of mix albums, usually mixed by renowned DJs or composers of electronic music. The compilations usually feature artists other than the artist compiling the album, and are based on what the artist would play at home after a night out, rather than as part of a nightclub...

    , DMC Publishing
  • 2004: Pure Intec, Intec Records
    Intec Records
    Intec Digital is a record company rediscovered after four years of inactivity on the ground of Intec Records. Originally, Intec Records was started by Carl Cox and DJ C1 in 1998. The record label's greatest success was the summer hit Sunshine by Belgian act Tomaz vs...

  • 2005: The Latin Theme,
  • 2006: Intec 50 EP, Intec Records
  • 2007: Global, Play It Again Sam
  • 2008: Ultimate Carl Cox, Ministry of Sound Australia
  • 2010: Global Underground 38 – Black Rock Desert

Remixes

  • 1991: Supreme Love Gods
    Supreme Love Gods
    Supreme Love Gods were an alternative rock group from Fresno, California, active from 1990 to 1993.They signed to Columbia/Sony Music in 1991 and released an EP in England entitled Righteous on One Little Indian later that year. Early the next year, the group was dropped from Columbia, and bassist...

     – "Cherry White (Carl Cox Remix)", One Little Indian
  • 1991: art of Noise – "Shades Of Paranoimia (Carl Cox Remix)", China Records
    China Records
    China Records was a record label founded October 1, 1984 by Derek Green. Its top-selling artists were Art of Noise, Morcheeba and The Levellers....

  • 1992: Eternal
    Eternal (band)
    Eternal were an English R&B girl group formed in 1992. The group featured two sisters Easther and Vernie Bennett, alongside Kelle Bryan and Louise Nurding...

     – "Eternal (Carl Cox Remix)", Underground Level Recordings
  • 1992: Robert Owens
    Robert Owens (musician)
    Robert Owens is an American contemporary R&B and house-music vocalist best known for his work with the Chicago house group Fingers Inc. in the mid-1980s...

     – "Gotta Work (Carl's Renaissance Remix)", Freetown Inc.
  • 1992: Patti Day – "Hot Stuff (Carl Cox Remix)", Starway Records
  • 1992: DJ Phantasy – "Jepron (Carl Cox Remix)", Liquid Wax Recordings
  • 1992: Sunscreem
    Sunscreem
    Sunscreem is a techno/house band from Essex, England, who scored a number of hits on the U.S. Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart throughout the 1990s and into the 21st century. Sunscreem also has the rare reputation as a techno-based band that successfully performs concerts...

     – "Perfect Motion (Carl Cox's Rhythm's A Drug Remix)", Sony BMG Music Entertainment
    Sony BMG Music Entertainment
    Sony BMG Music Entertainment was a recorded music company, which was a 50–50 joint venture between the Sony Corporation of America and Bertelsmann AG...

  • 1993: Visa – "Let Me See Ya Move (Carl Cox's Militant March Remix)", MMR Productions
  • 1993: Smooth But Hazzardous – "Made You Dance (Carl Cox Remix)", Sound Entity Records
  • 1994: Laurent Garnier
    Laurent Garnier
    Laurent Garnier , is a French techno music producer and DJ. Garnier began DJ-ing in Manchester during the late 1980s. By the following decade, he had a broad stylistic range, able to span deep house, Detroit techno, trance and jazz...

     – "Astral Dreams (Carl Cox's MMR Remix)", F-Communications
  • 1994: Trevor Rockcliffe Presents Glow – "Break The Law (Carl's Reconstructed Remix)", MMR Productions
  • 1994: Quench
    Quench
    In materials science, quenching is the rapid cooling of a workpiece to obtain certain material properties. It prevents low-temperature processes, such as phase transformations, from occurring by only providing a narrow window of time in which the reaction is both thermodynamically favorable and...

     – "Hope (Carl Cox Remix)", Infectious Records
    Infectious Records
    Infectious Records is a record label whose bands have included Ash, Local Natives, Symposium, My Vitriol, Seafood, The Paradise Motel, General Fiasco and The Subways. Infectious was established by Korda Marshall after leaving RCA, and became part of Marshall's Mushroom Records UK operation in the...

  • 1994: FKW – "Jingo (Carl Cox Remix)", PWL
    PWL
    Pete Waterman Entertainment is the production company one-time pop and dance record label owned by pop mogul Pete Waterman. The label, originally PWL, is most famous for being the home of hit record producers Stock Aitken Waterman....

  • 1994: O.T.T. – "Raw (Carl Cox Remix)", Industrial Strength Records
  • 1994: Aurora Borealis – "Raz (Carl's MMR Remix)", F-Communications
  • 1994: English Muffin – "The Blood Of An English Muffin (Carl Cox Remix)", MMR Productions
  • 1994: Lunatic Asylum – "The Meltdown (Carl Cox & John Selway's Circular Cycle Remix)", MMR Productions
  • 1995: Jam & Spoon
    Jam & Spoon
    Jam & Spoon was an electronic dance duo from Frankfurt, Germany, that consisted of composers and producers Rolf Ellmer and Markus Löffel . They also worked under the pseudonyms Tokyo Ghetto Pussy, Storm and Big Room...

     – "Angel (Ladadi O-Heyo) (Carl Cox Remix)", Epic Records
    Epic Records
    Epic Records is an American record label, owned by Sony Music Entertainment. Though it was originally conceived as a jazz imprint, it has since expanded to represent various genres. L.A...

  • 1995: The Stone Roses
    The Stone Roses
    The Stone Roses are an English alternative rock band formed in Manchester in 1983. They were one of the pioneering groups of the Madchester movement that was active during the late 1980s and early 1990s...

     – "Begging You (Cox's Ultimatum Remix)", Geffen Records
    Geffen Records
    Geffen Records is an American record label, owned by Universal Music Group, and operated as one third of UMG's Interscope-Geffen-A&M label group.-Beginnings:...

  • 1995: Yello
    Yello
    Yello is a Swiss electronica band consisting of Dieter Meier and Boris Blank. They are probably best known for their singles "The Race" and "Oh Yeah", which feature a mix of electronic music and manipulated vocals, as does most of their music....

     – "L'Hotel (Carl Cox's Hands On Yello Remix)", Urban
  • 1995: Dr. Fernando "Stomach Substance (Carl Cox Remix)", MMR Productions
  • 1995: Infrequent Oscillation – "Burning Phibes (Carl Cox Remix)", MMR Productions
  • 1995: Technohead
    Technohead
    Greater Than One is an English electronic music band, founded by husband and wife Lee Newman and Michael Wells in 1985. They released many albums under this name, and also under the names Tricky Disco, GTO, John + Julie, Church of Extacy, Signs of Chaos, T.D.5, Salami Brothers, Killout Squad,...

     – "Get Stoned (Carl Cox Remix)", Mokum Records
    Mokum Records
    Mokum Records is a Dutch independent record label specialising in gabber and hardcore techno releases. They have released about 100 single and EP vinyl records between 1993 and 1999...

  • 1995: AWeX – "It's Our Future (Carl Cox's Ultimate Remix)", Plastic City UK
  • 1995: Slab – "Rampant Prankster (Carl Cox's Jumper Remix)", Hydrogen Dukebox
  • 1995: Steve Mason & Tony Crooks – "Shallow Grave (Carl Cox's After Hours Remix)", Rain Forest Records
  • 1995: Josh Abrahams – "March Time (Carl Cox Remix)", MMR Productions
  • 1996: System 7
    System 7 (band)
    System 7 are a British ambient dance band. Due to the existence of another band called System Seven, they were initially marketed as 777 in North America...

     – "Hangar 84 (Cox's W.W. Ultimatum Remix)", Butterfly Records
  • 1996: Electroliners – "Loose Caboose (Carl Cox Remix)", XL Recordings
    XL Recordings
    XL Recordings is a British independent record label owned by Richard Russell. It originated as a 1989 offshoot of Beggars Banquet Records.Though only releasing an average of six albums a year, XL Recordings has worked with The Prodigy, Radiohead, The White Stripes, Dizzee Rascal, M.I.A., Vampire...

  • 1996: Barefoot Boys – "Need No Man (Cox's Harder Remix), Stealth Records
    Stealth Records
    Stealth Records is an independent record label that specializes in electronic dance music, specifically house. Grammy Award winning DJ/Producer Roger Sanchez founded Stealth in 2002....

  • 1996: The Advent
    The Advent
    The Advent is a British electronic music act. It was originally founded in 1993 by Cisco Ferreira and Colin McBean. Soon after leaving school, Ferreira began working as an engineer at Jack Trax Records, a job which enabled him to glimpse first-hand the work of such artists as Derrick May and...

     – "Mad Dog (Carl Cox Remix)", Internal
  • 1996: JX – "There's Nothing I Won't Do (Carl Cox's Full House Remix)", FFRR Records
  • 1996: Consolidated
    Consolidated (band)
    Consolidated was an American radical activist recording and performing group, formed in 1988 and best known in the early 1990s as an alternative dance/industrial music band. They were distinguished by left-leaning political activism and politically radical lyrics, as well as their innovative sonic...

     – "This Is Fascism (Carl Cox's Burning Gold Remix)", MC Projects
  • 1996: Vernon – "Vernon's Wonderland (Carl Cox's Full Remix)", Eye Q
    Eye Q
    Eye Q was a record label founded in 1990 by Sven Väth, Matthias Hoffmann and Heinz Roth. It was based in Offenbach, Germany, specialized in trance music and greatly influenced the Sound of Frankfurt...

  • 1996: Poltergeist – "Vicious Circles (Carl Cox's MMR Remix)", Manifesto
  • 1997: DJ SS
    DJ SS
    DJ SS is an English drum and bass DJ and record producer. SS is short for Scratchenstein, which is a name he used when he was a hip hop scratch DJ, and a part of the hip hop act, The Formation Five, whose name inspired the name of his record label...

     – "DJs Anthem (Carl Cox Remix)", Formation Records
    Formation Records
    Formation Records is a Leicester-based drum and bass label that was founded in 1989 by DJ SS and his partner Eidris. The label came to prominence from 1992 onwards releasing countless classics of darkside hardcore/jungle over the next couple of years...

  • 1997: Tenth Chapter – "Prologue (Carl Cox & Paul van Dyk
    Paul van Dyk
    Matthias Paul, better known by his stage name Paul van Dyk is a German Grammy Award-winning Electronic Dance Music DJ, musician and record producer...

     Remix)", Jackpot
  • 1999: Needle Damage – "That Zipper Track (Carl Cox Remix)", Worldwide Ultimatum Records
  • 1999: Grooverider
    Grooverider
    Grooverider is a British drum and bass DJ.-Biography:Grooverider began his DJing at illegal raves and warehouse parties in the UK in the late 1980s, and rose to prominence with partner Fabio through his sets at nightclub nights such as 'Rage'. Grooverider was also on the London pirate radio...

     – "Where's Jack The Ripper (Carl Cox's Techno Radio Edit)", Higher Ground Records
    Higher Ground Records
    Higher Ground Records is a wholly owned subsidiary of Sony Music....

  • 2000: Tony Moran
    Tony Moran
    Anthony "Tony" Moran is a remixer/producer and DJ known for remixing popular songs. In 2007, he hit number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart with "Walk Away" featuring Kristine W.-Career:...

     Featuring Cindy Mizelle – "Shine On (Carl Cox's Sweat Dub)", Contagious Records
  • 2001: Slam
    Slam (band)
    Slam are a producer/DJ duo from Glasgow, consisting of Stuart MacMillan and Orde Meikle . They are co-founders of Soma Quality Recordings. Their music style consists of house and techno.-History:...

     – "Positive Education (Carl Cox's Intec Remix)", VC Recordings
  • 2001: Trevor Rockcliffe & Blake Baxter
    Blake Baxter
    Blake Baxter is an American techno musician, associated with the first wave of Detroit techno. Allmusic called him "perhaps the most underrated figure" of the early Detroit techno scene....

     – "Visions Of You (Carl Cox Remix)", Intec Records
    Intec Records
    Intec Digital is a record company rediscovered after four years of inactivity on the ground of Intec Records. Originally, Intec Records was started by Carl Cox and DJ C1 in 1998. The record label's greatest success was the summer hit Sunshine by Belgian act Tomaz vs...

  • 2001: Ramirez
    Ramirez (band)
    Ramirez is a rock band from Zagreb, Croatia. They are considered one of the most prominent Croatian bands of the so-called "new new wave" movement, which also includes bands such as Vatra....

     – "Volcan De Passion (Carl Cox Remix)", Terapia
  • 2002: Cormano – "Mangamana vs. Revenge (Carl Cox's Turntable Remix)" 4 Play Records, Inc.
  • 2003: Tomaz
    Tomaž
    Tomaž is the Slovene form of the male given name Thomas.Tomaz is also an archaic Portuguese form of the male given name Tomás.-Places:*Sveti Tomaž , village in Slovenia*Sveti Tomaž, Škofja Loka , village in Slovenia...

     vs Filterheadz
    Filterheadz
    Filterheadz are a Techno DJ and producer duo from Belgium. Formed by brothers Bert and Maarten Wilmaers.- History :In the mid-1980s, the Filterheadz made their first musical steps by playing in a pop band. Bert played guitar, Maarten was a drummer...

     – "Sunshine (Carl Cox Remix)", Intec Records
    Intec Records
    Intec Digital is a record company rediscovered after four years of inactivity on the ground of Intec Records. Originally, Intec Records was started by Carl Cox and DJ C1 in 1998. The record label's greatest success was the summer hit Sunshine by Belgian act Tomaz vs...

  • 2003: Bad Cabbage – "You're Rude (Get Fucked) (Carl Cox's Not So Rude Remix)", Mutant Disc
  • 2004: Eric Powell
    Eric Powell
    Eric Branford Powell is an American football defensive end for the Florida Tuskers of the United Football League. He was signed by the Green Bay Packers as an undrafted free agent in 2003...

    – "Don't Deny It (Carl Cox Remix)", 23rd Century Records
  • 2004: Johan Cyber – "Natural Funk (Carl Cox Remix)", 23rd Century Records
  • 2004: Cohen vs Deluxe – "Just Kick! (Carl Cox Remix)", Intec Records
    Intec Records
    Intec Digital is a record company rediscovered after four years of inactivity on the ground of Intec Records. Originally, Intec Records was started by Carl Cox and DJ C1 in 1998. The record label's greatest success was the summer hit Sunshine by Belgian act Tomaz vs...

  • 2007: Sander Van Doorn
    Sander van Doorn
    Sander van Doorn Sander van Doorn Sander van Doorn (born Sander Ketelaars [] on February 28, 1979 in Eindhoven, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands is a Dutch tech trance DJ and producer...

     – "Riff (Carl Cox's Global Remix)", Doorn Records
  • 2010: Moby
    Moby
    Richard Melville Hall , better known by his stage name Moby, is an American musician, DJ, and photographer. He is known mainly for his sample-based electronic music and his outspoken liberal political views, including his support of veganism and animal rights.Moby gained attention in the early...

     – "Walk With Me (Carl Cox Remix)", thelittleidiot

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