Carl Cox
Carl Cox | |
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Cox in 2005 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Carl Andrew Cox |
| Born | 29 July 1962 Oldham, England |
| Genres | House, techno, tech house, minimal techno |
| Occupation(s) | DJ, producer, Motorsport Team Principal |
| Years active | 1980s–present |
| Labels | Intec Digital |
| Website | Carl Cox |
Carl Andrew Cox (born 29 July 1962) is a British house and techno club DJ, radio DJ, motorsport team owner and record producer. He is based in Frankston, Victoria, Australia.
Cox has won and been nominated for numerous awards. He has performed at numerous clubs and electronic music or dance events worldwide. He hosted a residency known as "Music is Revolution" every summer season at the Space Ibiza nightclub, from 2001 to 2016. He has featured his own "Carl Cox & Friends" stage at many festivals such as Ultra Music Festival, The BPM Festival and Tomorrowland. Cox has also served as a monthly DJ for BBC Radio 1's Essential Mix.
He runs the record label Intec Digital, which was founded around 1998 as Intec Records. Cox also had his own radio show and podcast, entitled Global, which he ran nearly 16 years, from 2001 until February 2017. In 2018, he founded Awesome Soundwave, a record label focused on live electronic music artists, with live artist and producer Christopher Coe.