Chris Coco
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Chris Coco is a club/radio DJ, producer and music critic.
As a club DJ, he is perhaps best known as the resident, at the hugely popular Coco Club. This underground Saturday night house music event ran from 1989 to 1994, at The Zap
Club in Brighton.
He is also now also playing full time in Dubai
During the 1990s he was also the Editor of DJ Magazine. Chris was raised in Reigate and Charlwood
, England. From 2002 and until September 2006, Chris Coco and Rob da Bank
were the joint presenters for BBC Radio 1
's The Blue Room. Rob da Bank
remains as presenter for the network's left field music programme. Chris has also released several artist albums and mix CDs.
As a club DJ, he is perhaps best known as the resident, at the hugely popular Coco Club. This underground Saturday night house music event ran from 1989 to 1994, at The Zap
The zap
The Zap Club first opened at the New Oriental Hotel Brighton in April 1982. Founded by Neil Butler Patricia Butler and Amanda Scott the Zap was an experiment to mix radical art with cutting edge entertainment...
Club in Brighton.
He is also now also playing full time in Dubai
During the 1990s he was also the Editor of DJ Magazine. Chris was raised in Reigate and Charlwood
Charlwood
Charlwood is a village and civil parish in the Mole Valley district of Surrey, England. It is immediately northwest of London Gatwick Airport in West Sussex, close west of Horley and north of Crawley. The historic county boundary between Surrey and Sussex ran to the south of Gatwick Airport...
, England. From 2002 and until September 2006, Chris Coco and Rob da Bank
Rob da Bank
Robert John Gorham, known by the pseudonym Rob da Bank, is a British disc jockey. He presents a Friday-night/Saturday-morning show, Rob da Bank, on BBC Radio 1 from 5am-7am, focused on promoting new left field music...
were the joint presenters for BBC Radio 1
BBC Radio 1
BBC Radio 1 is a British national radio station operated by the British Broadcasting Corporation which also broadcasts internationally, specialising in current popular music and chart hits throughout the day. Radio 1 provides alternative genres after 7:00pm including electronic dance, hip hop, rock...
's The Blue Room. Rob da Bank
Rob da Bank
Robert John Gorham, known by the pseudonym Rob da Bank, is a British disc jockey. He presents a Friday-night/Saturday-morning show, Rob da Bank, on BBC Radio 1 from 5am-7am, focused on promoting new left field music...
remains as presenter for the network's left field music programme. Chris has also released several artist albums and mix CDs.