Carl Cox' story begins in Manchester, England where his family came from their native Barbados and where Carl was born. Like many born as the first generation outside their familial roots, Carl adheres not to his parents' birthplace, but more to the environment in which he was raised. The South of London was where Carl and his family settled. He spent most of his formative years surrounded by a warm environment in which his parents enjoyed throwing parties in their home for friends and family on a regular basis. It was in this social circle that Carl Cox learned to please the crowds of people and sired an intimacy with guests through the medium of sound. As Carl grew older he became a 'mobile DJ', hired to play at weddings and other events. He attributes his open-minded music policy to these modest beginnings which gave him his first experience of discovering what a crowd wants and how to deliver it with his own style.

Carl describes his music as a means by which people can be brought together from different places yet share a positive and common adventure. His international popularity is a testament to this. Carl's hectic DJing schedule has seen him perform across the world having traveled to Israel, Australia, South Africa and Japan. In July of last year, Carl played to about one million people at the most revered of all rave culture events, the legendary Love Parade in Berlin. Also in July of 1998, he gave his debut DJ performance at New York's Twilo club and drew the largest crowd that club has ever seen. The American Dance scene was slow to catch on to Carl's influence, but this phenomenal debut broke the ice not only for him, but for other DJs as well. Since then, Carl's residency at Twilo has been extended throughout 1999 consolidating his impact on the scene.

Carl's live performances have translated into hard record company currency with unprecedented success. F.A.C.T. and F.A.C.T. 2 were compilations put together by Carl that sonically blew away other dance mixes. Sales went to the top of the charts in the UK. He followed up the F.A.C.T. series with At The End Of Cliché; emerging as the final definitive testimony to all of Carl's great experiments in independent ideas and sound. Marrying old school legends to the one that has been made of him, Carl has arrived at a symbiotic relationship with the culture he has successfully inspired. Phuture 2000 is a consolidation of his varied experiences and sound intensification that no one has yet to realize until June 1999. The present state of music can be found in Carl Cox' Phuture 2000.

Carl Cox has an outlook of extreme hope and excitement inspired by and expressed through the rainbow of sound. He has a genuine love for the occupation of DJing that he has elevated into an art form and will continue to spin for as long as his enthusiasm dictates. Running a current of energy through the ears and hearts of those who hear him spin, Carl is welcomed into the community of dancers who cherish him. On a musical, personal and spiritual level, Carl Cox has reached a series of unique triumphs never before linked to the role of DJ and it is through these channels that he has earned the distinction as one of the best entertainers.

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