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{{Short description|British DJ (born 1962)}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name            = Carl Cox
| image           = CarlCox.jpg
| caption         = Cox in 2005
| birth_name      = Carl Andrew Cox<ref name="auto">{{Cite web |title=Carl Andrew COX personal appointments - Find and update company information - GOV.UK |url=https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/officers/-kOR4XGOIHj8wqKF_nLDZmJZyZ0/appointments |access-date=2025-05-24 |website=find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk |language=en}}</ref>
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| birth_date      = {{birth date and age|1962|7|29|df=y}}<ref name="auto"/>
| birth_place     = [[Oldham]], [[England]]<ref>{{cite web|first1=Stuart|last1=Greer|access-date=2021-08-19|title=DJ speaks of his horror at club carnage|url=http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/local-news/dj-speaks-of-his-horror-at-club-carnage-1010850|date=14 November 2007|website=Manchester Evening News}}</ref>
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| genre           = [[House music|House]], [[techno music|techno]], [[tech house]], [[minimal techno]]
| occupation      = [[Disc jockey|DJ]], [[Record producer|producer]], Motorsport Team Principal
| years_active    = 1980s–present
| label           = [[Intec Digital]]
| associated_acts = DJ Relentless (Holt Norfolk) (Clubstyle Parties)
| website         = {{URL|http://www.carlcox.com|Carl Cox}}
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'''Carl Andrew Cox''' (born 29 July 1962) is a British [[house music|house]] and [[techno]] [[club DJ]], radio DJ, motorsport team owner<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://carlcoxmotorsport.com/|title=Carl Cox Motorsport Merchandise|date=16 July 2025|website=Carlcoxmotorsport.com|access-date=24 August 2025}}</ref> and record producer. He lives 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)|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 (festival)|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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Carl Cox – Artists |url=https://www.insomniac.com/music/artists/carl-cox/ |access-date=2025-04-21 |website=Insomniac |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web  |date=2017-02-24 |title=Carl Cox - Global Radio 722 (The Final Episode) 2017-02-24 |url=https://www.1001tracklists.com/tracklist/1fs5w7z9/carl-cox-global-radio-722-the-final-episode-2017-02-24.html |access-date=2025-04-21 |website=1001Tracklists.com |language=en-US}}</ref> In 2018, he founded Awesome Soundwave, a record label focused on live electronic music artists, with live artist and producer Christopher Coe.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-01-18 |title=Carl Cox launches brand new label |url=https://djmag.com/news/carl-cox-launches-brand-new-label |access-date=2023-08-14 |website=DJMag.com |language=en}}</ref>

==Early and personal life==
Cox spent his early life in [[Carshalton]], south London, and moved to [[Brighton]] in his late teens.<ref name="theguardian-sturges">{{cite web |last1=Sturges |first1=Fiona |date=19 August 2021 |title=DJ Carl Cox: 'When I tell people my story, they don't believe it' |url=http://www.theguardian.com/music/2021/aug/19/dj-carl-cox-when-i-tell-people-my-story-they-dont-believe-it |access-date=2021-08-19 |website=The Guardian}}</ref>

{{As of|2021}}, he is living in [[Hove]]<ref name="theguardian-sturges" /> but also spends time in Melbourne, where he owns a house in Frankston.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kanoniuk |first=Lachlan |date=2012-06-14 |title=Carl Cox |url=https://beat.com.au/carl-cox/ |access-date=2023-11-24 |website=Beat Magazine |language=en-AU}}</ref> At the start of the [[COVID-19 pandemic]] in 2020, Cox opted to return to his home in Frankston rather than Hove.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Art of DJing: Carl Cox · Feature ⟋ RA |url=https://ra.co/features/4182 |access-date=2024-02-28 |website=Resident Advisor |language=en}}</ref>

== Music career ==
===1977–1990s===
At age 15, Cox began working as a mobile DJ, finding a passion for [[disco]] music.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.grammy.com/news/carl-cox-plots-electronicdance-musics-evolution|title=Carl Cox Plots Electronic/Dance Music's Evolution|website=The GRAMMYs|access-date=2016-08-25}}</ref> He began his music career around the same time that [[Chicago house|Chicago house music]] found its forefront in the world of dance music.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.traxsource.com/artist/10554/carl-cox|title=Carl Cox|website=Traxsource.com|access-date=2016-08-25}}</ref> 

In the 1980s, Cox became a mainstage DJ in the [[electronica]] industry.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://djmag.com/node/9168|title=Poll 2007: Carl Cox|website=DJMag.com|date=November 2007|access-date=2016-08-25}}</ref> He eventually became known as one of the founders of that sound and was part of the emerging British [[rave]] scene,<ref>{{Citation|title=Carl Cox |website= Extrema Outdoor (Netherlands)|url=http://www.dancetrippin.tv/videos/dj-sets/450/carl-cox-%257C-extrema-outdoor-(netherlands)-|access-date=2016-08-25}}</ref> and became renowned for the uncommon practice of three-deck mixing.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://mixmag.net/read/watch-carl-cox-spinning-a-three-vinyl-deck-mix-from-1995-news|title=Watch Carl Cox spin a three-deck mix from 1995|access-date=2016-08-25}}</ref> He played at the first night of [[Danny Rampling|Danny Rampling's]] [[Shoom]] night after his return from Ibiza in the summer of 1987, a Balearic / Acid House night in London.{{cn|date=January 2022}}

In the early 1990s, he released his debut single for [[Paul Oakenfold]]'s Perfecto label, "I Want You (Forever)".<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://mixmag.net/feature/carl-cox|title=Carl Cox|access-date=2016-08-25}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://mixmag.net/read/mixmag-live-with-carl-cox-mixmag-live|title=Mixmag Live with Carl Cox|access-date=2016-08-25}}</ref> Cox continued to create music, eventually embracing techno music that would soon become popular.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://inthemix.junkee.com/big-earners-the-30-richest-djs-in-the-world/16923|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160207034049/http://inthemix.junkee.com/big-earners-the-30-richest-djs-in-the-world/16923|url-status=dead|archive-date=7 February 2016|title=Big earners: The 30 Richest DJs in the World|date=2012-06-13|language=en-US|access-date=2016-08-25}}</ref>

He ran Ultimate Base at the now defunct Velvet Underground club on [[Charing Cross Road]], London, in the mid- to late 1990s.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://thetab.com/2016/02/02/carl-cox-is-going-to-play-at-the-house-of-commons-72079|title=Carl Cox is going to play a house set at the House of Commons|date=2016-02-02|website=The Tab|access-date=2016-08-15}}</ref> Cox also played the Millennium on New Year's Eve 1999, by performing in Sydney, Australia, and again in Hawaii after flying back over the [[International Date Line]].<ref name="millennium">{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2012/apr/28/carl-cox-q-and-a|title=Carl Cox Q&A|work=The Guardian|date=27 April 2012|access-date=26 September 2014}}</ref> He was also global resident DJ for BBC Radio 1's ''[[Essential Mix]]'' in 1998–99.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/the-12-most-essential-essential-mixes-of-the-90s-and-early-00s/|title=The 12 Most Essential "Essential Mixes" of the 90s and Early 00s|language=en-US|access-date=2016-08-25}}</ref> In 1997, ''[[DJ Magazine]]'' chose Cox as the first number one DJ for its first top 100 poll.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://inthemix.junkee.com/you-wont-believe-whos-on-the-1993-dj-mag-top-100/21510|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151116014753/http://inthemix.junkee.com/you-wont-believe-whos-on-the-1993-dj-mag-top-100/21510|url-status=dead|archive-date=16 November 2015|title=You won't believe who's on the 1993 DJ Mag Top 100|date=2013-10-31|language=en-US|access-date=2016-08-25}}</ref>

===21st century===
He broadcast over a decade's worth of Ibiza live mixes from Space, specifically from 2001 to 2016.<ref name=":0" />

In 2001, Cox began a yearly residency at Space Ibiza, a nightclub in Ibiza, Spain.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://inthemix.junkee.com/carl-cox-gives-his-reasons-for-leaving-space-ibiza/29782|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151112021012/http://inthemix.junkee.com/carl-cox-gives-his-reasons-for-leaving-space-ibiza/29782|url-status=dead|archive-date=12 November 2015|title=Carl Cox gives his reasons for leaving Space Ibiza|date=2015-10-27|newspaper=inthemix|language=en-US|access-date=2017-01-17}}</ref> He began playing on the terrace for Space's "We Love... Space on the Terrace". Following that, he played on Thursdays inside the club.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://mixmag.net/read/carl-cox-is-ending-his-15-year-space-residency-news/|title=Carl Cox is ending his 15-year Space Ibiza residency|newspaper=Mixmag|access-date=2017-01-17}}</ref> For fifteen years, Cox built his residency entitled "Music is Revolution".<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://mixmag.net/read/carl-cox-will-spin-vinyl-for-the-first-time-in-10-years-at-the-music-is-revolution-closing-news|title=Carl Cox will spin vinyl for the first time in 10 years for last residency party|newspaper=Mixmag|access-date=2017-01-17}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=http://www.deephouseamsterdam.com/ibiza/carl-cox-music-is-revolution-the-final-chapter-early-bird-tickets-on-sale-27-november/|title=Carl Cox' Music Is Revolution: The Final Chapter Early Bird Tickets On-Sale 27 November|date=2015-11-12|language=en-US|access-date=2016-08-25}}</ref> The final season of Cox's residency was entitled "The Final Chapter" and took place every Tuesday during the summer of 2016.<ref name=":1" /> Cox finished the residency on 20 September 2016 by playing a vinyl and CDJ, ten-hour set.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.residentadvisor.net/news.aspx?id=36392|title=Carl Cox to play vinyl for first time since 2006 at Music Is Revolution closing in Ibiza|website=Resident Advisor|access-date=2016-09-22}}</ref> Artists who joined Cox on his final night included tINI, Popof, Nic Fanciulli and [[DJ Sneak]]. Cox also played at the closing night of the club itself on 2 October 2016.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.residentadvisor.net/news.aspx?id=35913|title=Carl Cox, Tale of Us confirmed for final Space Ibiza closing party|website=Resident Advisor|access-date=2016-08-15}}</ref>

In 2004, Cox debuted the Carl Cox & Friends arena at Ultra Music Festival, which has since taken place for twelve years.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/carl-cox-nile-rodgers-ultra-evolution-6523981/|title=Carl Cox on Working With Nile Rodgers & Ultra's Evolution: 'I'm Into What Happens Next'|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=3 April 2015|access-date=2016-08-25}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.axs.com/carl-cox-friends-returns-to-ultra-music-festival-in-miami-for-11th-yea-44454|title=Carl Cox & Friends returns to Ultra Music Festival in Miami for 11th year|access-date=2016-08-25}}</ref> In the film ''Can U Feel It?'', a documentary about Ultra Music Festival, Cox explains that the concept of Carl Cox & Friends came about as a result of not only wanting to play longer sets at festivals, but also to give festival goers an experience within the festival, as Carl has far more creative control over his own stage.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.miaminewtimes.com/music/carl-cox-on-the-rise-of-ultra-music-festival-theres-no-other-event-of-its-kind-6472163|title=Carl Cox on the Rise of Ultra Music Festival: "There's No Other Event of Its Kind"|last=Duran|first=Jose D.|date=2013-03-15|access-date=2016-08-15}}</ref> The stage is popular with festival goers, and has featured artists like [[Laurent Garnier]], Nic Fanciulli, [[Loco Dice]], [[Marco Carola]], [[Maceo Plex]] and many more.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.miaminewtimes.com/music/carl-cox-and-friends-at-ultra-music-festival-2011-day-one-march-25-6477359|title=Carl Cox and Friends at Ultra Music Festival 2011 Day One, March 25|last=Lamb|first=Camille|date=2011-03-26|access-date=2016-08-15}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://beatloungeradio.com/carl-cox-umf2014/|title=Carl Cox Celebrates 10 Years of his legendary Carl Cox & Friends Arena at Ultra Music Festival in Miami March 28/29|date=2014-03-03|website=BeatLounge Radio|language=en-US|access-date=2016-08-15}}</ref> Since he created the Carl Cox & Friends concept in 2004, this curated stage has taken place at other festivals and events including Awakenings, [[Electric Daisy Carnival|EDC]] Las Vegas, The BPM Festival, [[Ultra Europe]], [[Tomorrowland (festival)|Tomorrowland]], [[Amsterdam Dance Event]] and many others.<ref>Multiple references:
*{{Cite web|url=https://www.awakenings.com/us/en/events/2015/10/awakenings-presents-carl-cox-friends/203365/|title=Awakenings presents Carl Cox & Friends - October 16, 2015 - Events - Awakenings|website=Awakenings|language=en-US|access-date=2017-01-17}}
*{{Cite news|url=http://www.mixjunkies.com/edc-las-vegas-releases-2013-set-times/|title=EDC Las Vegas Releases 2013 Set Times|date=2013-06-19|newspaper=Mixjunkies|language=en-US|access-date=2017-01-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170118051007/http://www.mixjunkies.com/edc-las-vegas-releases-2013-set-times/|archive-date=18 January 2017|url-status=dead}}
*{{Cite web|url=https://www.residentadvisor.net/event.aspx?668240|title=The BPM Festival: Carl Cox & Friends|website=Resident Advisor|access-date=2017-01-17}}
*{{Cite news|url=https://ultraeurope.com/lineup/carl-cox-friends-lineup/|title=Carl Cox & Friends Lineup - Ultra Europe|newspaper=Ultra Europe|language=en-US|access-date=2017-01-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170118213632/https://ultraeurope.com/lineup/carl-cox-friends-lineup/|archive-date=18 January 2017|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}
*{{Cite news|url=https://twitter.com/tomorrowlandspa/status/585851324702556162|title=Tomorrowland España on Twitter|newspaper=Twitter|access-date=2017-01-17}}
*{{Cite web|url=https://www.amsterdam-dance-event.nl/news/2015/06/awakenings-reveals-full-ade-line-up/4888390/|title=Awakenings reveals full ADE line-up - News - Amsterdam Dance Event|website=Amsterdam Dance Event|language=en-US|access-date=2017-01-17}}
*{{Cite web|url=https://www.residentadvisor.net/event.aspx?668240|title=The BPM Festival: Carl Cox & Friends at Mamita's Beach Club|website=Resident Advisor|access-date=2016-08-25}}
*{{Cite web|url=https://www.residentadvisor.net/event.aspx?711062|title=Awakenings ADE - Presents Carl Cox & Friends at Gashouder|website=Resident Advisor|access-date=2016-08-25}}</ref>

Cox has performed at clubs such as [[The Eclipse (venue)|the Eclipse]], [[Shelley's Laserdome]], [[Sterns Nightclub]], [[Heaven (nightclub)|Heaven]], [[Sir Henry's]], [[Angels (nightclub)|Angels]] and [[The Haçienda]], as well as raves for [[Fantazia (dance)|Fantazia]], Dreamscape, NASA and Amnesia House.<ref>Multiple references:
*{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2016/aug/14/on-my-radar-carl-cox-stevie-wonder-cloverfield-lane-ross-noble|title=On my radar: Carl Cox's cultural highlights|last=Bromwich|first=Kathryn|date=2016-08-14|newspaper=The Guardian|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077|access-date=2016-08-15}}
*{{Cite web|url=http://www.factmag.com/2015/04/09/remembering-sterns/|title=Sterns: The rise and fall of the UK's most unlikely superclub|website=Factmag.com|date=9 April 2015|access-date=2016-08-15}}
*{{Cite web|url=http://www.mixmag.net/feature/carl-cox/|title=Carl Cox|website=Mixmag.com|access-date=2016-08-15}}
*{{Cite web|url=http://www.skiddle.com/news/all/Fabio-interview-Return-of-the-original-ravers/27525/|title=Fabio interview: Return of the original ravers|language=en-gb|access-date=2016-08-15}}
*{{Cite web|url=http://publicsf.com/news/laurent-garnier-at-the-works-first-sf-appearance-in-a-decade-4-hour-set-6881|title=Laurent Garnier at the Works, First SF Appearance in a Decade. 4 Hour Set – Public Works|website=Publicsf.com|access-date=2016-08-15}}</ref>

After his residency at Space Ibiza, in 2017 Cox played three showcases at The BPM Festival, his stage at Ultra Music Festival, and at the Social Festival in Mexico and Colombia.<ref>Multiple references:
*{{Cite web|url=https://pulseradio.net/articles/2016/03/q-a-carl-cox-it-s-time-for-me-to-take-a-step-back-and-have-my-own-life|title=Carl Cox: "It's Time For Me to Take a Step Back and Have My Own Life"|website=pulseradio.net|access-date=2017-01-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160817204339/http://pulseradio.net/articles/2016/03/q-a-carl-cox-it-s-time-for-me-to-take-a-step-back-and-have-my-own-life|archive-date=17 August 2016|url-status=dead}}
*{{Cite web|url=https://www.residentadvisor.net/event.aspx?907409|title=The BPM Festival: Mixmag presents Ya'ah Muul I|website=Resident Advisor|access-date=2017-01-17}}
*{{Cite web|url=https://www.residentadvisor.net/event.aspx?909041|title=The BPM Festival: Intec|website=Resident Advisor|access-date=2017-01-17}}
*{{Cite web|url=https://www.residentadvisor.net/event.aspx?917447|title=The BPM Festival: We Are The Night|website=Resident Advisor|access-date=2017-01-17}}
*{{Cite news|url=http://www.miaminewtimes.com/music/ultra-music-festival-2017s-resistance-lineup-sasha-and-digweed-carl-cox-jamie-jones-and-others-8965668|title=Ultra Music Festival 2017's Resistance Lineup: Sasha & Digweed, Carl Cox, Jamie Jones, and Others|last=Duran|first=Jose D.|date=2016-12-02|newspaper=Miami New Times|access-date=2017-01-17}}
*{{Cite web|url=https://www.residentadvisor.net/event.aspx?896787|title=The Social Festival|website=Resident Advisor|access-date=2017-01-17}}</ref> Also in 2017, Cox was named the global ambassador of Ultra Music Festival's techno and house music concept, Resistance.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://resistancemusic.com/news/ultra-music-festival-confirms-thirty-one-acts-biggest-resistance-phase-1-lineup-date/|title=Ultra Music Festival Confirms Thirty-One Acts in Biggest Resistance Phase 1 Lineup To Date · Resistance|date=2016-12-02|newspaper=Resistance|language=en-US|access-date=2017-01-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170118215432/https://resistancemusic.com/news/ultra-music-festival-confirms-thirty-one-acts-biggest-resistance-phase-1-lineup-date/|archive-date=18 January 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> He curated Pure Festival in Sydney and Melbourne, Australia, in April 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.residentadvisor.net/news.aspx?id=37523|title=Carl Cox announces lineup for Pure festivals in Australia|website=Resident Advisor|access-date=2017-01-17}}</ref>

After sixteen years of Cox's ''Global'' radio podcast, he announced via Facebook that he would no longer be working on the show and that it would end in February 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/carlcox247/photos/a.94681416936.89617.64976431936/10154099833661937/?type=3&theater |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/facebook/64976431936/10154099833661937 |archive-date=2022-02-26 |url-access=limited|title=Carl Cox - Thanks to Gavin, John, Zak and all ... |website=Facebook|access-date=2017-01-17}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.residentadvisor.net/news.aspx?id=7327|title=One million tune into Carl Cox Global radio show|website=Resident Advisor|access-date=2016-08-25}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.carlcox.com/radio/index.html|title=Radio - Carl Cox|website=Carlcox.com|access-date=2016-08-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161008205728/http://www.carlcox.com/radio/index.html|archive-date=8 October 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In 2019, Cox travelled to Australia and worked with [[Gavin Campbell (music producer)|Gavin Campbell]], producing a remix of [[Yothu Yindi]]'s song "[[Treaty (song)|Treaty]]",<ref>{{cite web | last=Middleton | first=Ryan | title=Premiere: Filthy Lucre Revive 1991 Classic 'Treaty' With New Remix | website=Magnetic Magazine | date=13 March 2019 | url=https://www.magneticmag.com/2019/03/premiere-filthy-lucre-remix-yothu-yindi-treaty/ | access-date=18 January 2022}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube|BAMIzUKJFS0|Treaty (Carl Cox Remix)}} (14 March 2019)</ref><ref>{{cite web | title=Treaty (Filthy Lucre 1991 Remix [Remastered]) by Gavin Campbell, Yothu Yindi on Beatport | website=Beatport | url=https://www.beatport.com/track/treaty/11626308 | access-date=18 January 2022}}</ref> performing live outdoors with [[Yothu Yindi & The Treaty Project]] at the Babylon Festival, [[Carapooee]], Victoria, in February 2019.<ref>{{YouTube|jExeMKeHrLU|'Treaty' (Carl Cox remix). Carl Cox live at Babylon Festival, Carapooee, Australia. Feb 2019.}} (1 March 2019)</ref>
For 2020, he announced via the Goodwood website that he would be playing a summer festival DJ set at the first of the Three Friday nights at [[Goodwood Racecourse]] with a special dedication to the Lloyds before their departure.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.goodwood.com/horseracing/fixtures-events/three-friday-nights/carl-cox/|title=Carl Cox DJ Set, Goodwood Racecourse Horse Racing and Dance Music|website=Goodwood.com|access-date=2020-02-27}}</ref>

==Intec==
Cox formed his own record label, Intec Records in 1998–99.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/dance/6890342/carl-cox-intec-100-exclusive|title=Carl Cox Celebrates 100th Label Release With New 'Intec 100' EP: Exclusive|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=25 February 2016|access-date=2016-08-25}}</ref> Intec Records released music from 1999 to 2006.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.decodedmagazine.com/intec-album-review/|title=Feature Review : Intec reign supreme with this phenomenal album - Decoded Magazine|date=2016-02-10|language=en-US|access-date=2016-08-25}}</ref> However, in 2006 he decided to put the label on a brief hiatus and relaunched it in 2010 as Intec Digital.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/imprints-intec-digital/|title=Imprints: Intec Digital |website= Thump|date=10 December 2015 |language=en-US|access-date=2016-08-25}}</ref>

== Awesome Soundwave ==
In 2018, Cox teamed up with live artist Christopher Coe to form a new record label solely focused on live electronic artists. Awesome Soundwave is Cox's second label, after techno label Intec.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Bein |first=Kat |date=2018-01-18 |title=Carl Cox Launches Awesome Soundwave Label With Live Electronic Focus |url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/carl-cox-awesome-soundwave-label/ |access-date=2023-08-14 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US}}</ref> The label debut featured Christopher Coe's 'MNTNs of SLNC' album.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Carl Cox launches new label for live electronic artists |url=https://mixmag.net/read/carl-cox-launches-new-label-for-live-electronic-artists-news |access-date=2023-08-14 |website=Mixmag}}</ref> In 2019, the label made its debut at [[Amsterdam Dance Event]] with [[Awakenings (festival)|Awakenings Festival]], and returned in 2022 for a daytime event at Ziggo Dome, Amsterdam. The label held a residency at DC-10 Ibiza in July–August 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-07-18 |title=Carl Cox and Christopher Coe: creating Awesome Soundwave [Magazine Exclusive] - We Rave You |url=https://weraveyou.com/2022/07/carl-cox-chris-coe-awesome-soundwave/,%20https://weraveyou.com/2022/07/carl-cox-chris-coe-awesome-soundwave/ |access-date=2023-08-14 |language=en-US}}</ref> In 2023, the label has an extensive roster of live and improvised artists, such as Marc Romboy, Hannes Bieger, [[Robert Babicz]], An On Bast, Saytek and Australia's [[David Haberfeld|Honeysmack]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Artists |url=https://www.awesomesoundwave.com/artists |access-date=2023-08-14 |website=Awesome Soundwave {{!}} Carl Cox and Christopher Coe |language=en-US}}</ref> 

==In film==
In 1999, Cox had a cameo in the British film ''[[Human Traffic]]'' as Pablo Hassan, the manager of the Asylum club.{{cn|date=October 2025}}

Cox starred in a 2017 [[Electronic dance music|EDM]]-themed documentary titled ''[[What We Started]]'' with [[Martin Garrix]] showing thirty years of EDM history by focusing mainly on his and Martin Garrix's diverging careers.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/dance/7556986/new-doc-what-we-started-sees-dance-music-through-the-eyes-of-carl-cox|title=New Doc 'What We Started' Sees Dance Music Through the Eyes of Carl Cox & Martin Garrix|last=Baltin|first=Steve|date=27 October 2016|newspaper=Billboard|access-date=2016-11-01}}</ref> The documentary is co-written, produced and directed by Bert Marcus<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://djmag.com/news/martin-garrix-carl-cox-star-edm-focused-documentary-what-we-started|title=MARTIN GARRIX & CARL COX TO STAR IN EDM-FOCUSED DOCUMENTARY, WHAT WE STARTED|date=28 October 2016|website=Djmag.com|access-date=2016-11-01}}</ref> alongside executive producer and music supervisor [[Pete Tong]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://mixmag.net/read/carl-cox-tells-his-legacy-in-new-documentary-what-we-started-news|title=Carl Cox tells his legacy in new documentary 'What We Started'|last=Jow|first=Sydney|date=27 October 2016|newspaper=Mixmag|access-date=2016-11-01}}</ref>

== Carl Cox Motorsport ==
Cox set up Carl Cox Motorsport in New Zealand in 2013.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Carl Cox Motorsport story |url=https://www.carlcoxmotorsport.com/story |access-date=2023-03-03 |website=Carl Cox Motorsport |language=en-US}}</ref>

=== Motorcycle racing ===
Carl Cox Motorsport has become established within the world of motorcycle and [[sidecar racing]], particularly concerning the [[Isle of Man TT Races]] where the team has enjoyed numerous success. Prominent racers associated with the team include all-time TT Race record holder [[Michael Dunlop]]. In addition the team also supports sidecar crews Tracey Bryan and Jo Mickleson and Barry Smith and Stu Dawe, who competed in the NZ Suzuki Series F2 and F1 Championship, campaigning a F2 LCR 600 and an F1 LCR 1000 respectively.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Carl Cox Motorsport Racers — Carl Cox Motorsport |url=https://www.carlcoxmotorsport.com/sponsored-racers |access-date=24 August 2025 |website=Carlcoxmotorsport.com}}</ref>

=== Extreme E (2023) / Extreme H (2025–) ===
{{Infobox motor racing team
|name             = {{flagicon|GBR}} Carl Cox Motorsport
|logo             = 
|founded          = {{Start date and age|df=yes|2023|1|11}}
|number           = 
|current series   =[[2025 FIA Extreme H World Cup|FIA Extreme H World Cup]] 
|current drivers  ={{flagicon|GER}} [[Timo Scheider]]<br>{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Klara Andersson]] 
|drivers    ={{flagicon|Spain}} [[Christine GZ]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Lia Block]] 
|races            = 10
|wins             = 0
|podiums          = 1
|best qualifiers  = 0
|super sectors    = 0
|points           = 50
|first entry      = [[2023 Desert X-Prix]]
|last entry       = [[2023 Copper X-Prix]]
|first win        = 
|last win         = 
|website          = {{URL|https://www.carlcoxmotorsport.com/}}
|former series=[[Extreme E]]|founders=Carl Cox|nation=United Kingdom|principal=[[Timo Scheider]]}}

In January 2023, Carl Cox Motorsport has been confirmed as a new entrant in the [[electric motorsport|electric]] [[off-road racing]] series [[Extreme E]] for the [[2023 Extreme E Championship|2023 season]] with [[Christine Giampaoli Zonca|Christine GZ]] and [[Timo Scheider]] signed as drivers for the team.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-01-11 |title=Superstar DJ Carl Cox confirms Extreme E team |url=https://www.extreme-e.com/en/news/754_Superstar-DJ-Carl-Cox-confirms-Extreme-E-team |access-date= |website=Extreme E - The Electric Odyssey |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-03-02 |title=Carl Cox Motorsport Extreme E: Introducing Timo & Christine - our Dream Team! |url=https://www.carlcoxmotorsport.com/news/carl-cox-motorsport-extreme-e-introducing-timo-amp-christine |access-date= |website=Carl Cox Motorsport |language=en-US}}</ref> The team won its first podium by finishing third in Round 3. In Round 4, the team withdrew from the race after the car was damaged during qualifying.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wilde |first=Dominik |date=2023-05-14 |title=Veloce Racing's Hansen and Taylor take second Hydro X Prix win |url=https://racer.com/2023/05/14/veloce-racings-hansen-and-taylor-take-second-hydro-x-prix-win/ |access-date=2023-07-10 |website=RACER |language=en-US}}</ref> In July, [[Lia Block]], the daughter of the late [[Ken Block]], replaced Christine GZ at Round 5 for the rest of the season.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Beaver |first=Dan |date=2023-07-04 |title=Lia Block joins Carl Cox Motorsport for Extreme E in the Island X Prix |url=https://www.nbcsports.com/motor-sports/news/lia-block-joins-carl-cox-motorsport-for-extreme-e-in-the-island-x-prix |access-date=2023-07-10 |website=NBC Sports |language=en-US}}</ref> The team finished in ninth place in the Teams' Championship in their debut season.

Prior to the [[2024 Extreme E Championship|2024 season]], Carl Cox Motorsport announced they will take a sabbatical to concentrate on entering [[Extreme H]], a series similar to Extreme E but uses [[Hydrogen vehicle|hydrogen-powered cars]] instead, in 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wilde |first=Dominik |date=9 February 2024 |title=Carl Cox to take Extreme E sabbatical ahead of hydrogen switch |url=https://racer.com/2024/02/09/carl-cox-to-take-extreme-e-sabbatical-ahead-of-hydrogen-switch/ |access-date=11 February 2024 |website=[[Racer (magazine)|RACER]] |language=en-US}}</ref> In September 2025, Carl Cox Motorsport officially entered the FIA Extreme H World Cup with Timo Scheider, who doubles as the team principal, and [[Klara Andersson]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=24 September 2025 |title=Carl Cox Motorsport returns for FIA Extreme H World Cup with Scheider and Andersson |url=https://www.fiaextremeh.com/news/1384_Carl-Cox-Motorsport-returns-for-FIA-Extreme-H-World-Cup-with-Scheider-and-Andersson |access-date=24 September 2025 |website=Extreme H |language=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Wilde |first=Dominik |date=24 September 2025 |title=Carl Cox Motorsport to return for Extreme E/Extreme H events in Saudi Arabia |url=https://racer.com/2025/09/24/carl-cox-motorsport-to-return-for-extreme-e-extreme-h-events-in-saudi-arabia |access-date=25 September 2025 |website=[[Racer (magazine)|RACER]] |language=}}</ref>

==== Racing overview ====
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"
|-
! Year
! Name
! Car
! Tyres
! No.
! {{abbr|G.|Gender}}
! Drivers
! Rounds
! Pts.
! Pos.
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[2023 Extreme E Championship|2023]]|| rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|GBR}} Carl Cox Motorsport|| rowspan="2" |[[Spark Odyssey 21]]|| rowspan="2" |{{Continental}}|| rowspan="2" |8.||F||{{flagicon|Spain}} [[Christine GZ]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Lia Block]]
|(1–4)<br>(5–10)
| rowspan="2" | 50|| rowspan="2" |9th
|-
|M
|{{flagicon|GER}} [[Timo Scheider]]
|(1–10)
|}

==== Racing summary ====
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"
|-
! Year
! Series
! Races
! Wins
! Pod.
! {{abbr|B/Qual.|Best qualifiers}}
! {{abbr|S/S|Fastest in Super Sector}}
! Pts.
! Pos.
|-
|[[2023 Extreme E Championship|2023]]||[[Extreme E]]||10||0||1||0||0|| 50||9th
|}

==== Complete Extreme E results ====
(Races in '''bold''' indicate best qualifiers; races in ''italics'' indicate fastest super sector)
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"
|-
! Year
! Entrant
! 1
! 2
! 3
! 4
! 5
! 6
! 7
! 8
! 9
! 10
! Pts.
! Pos.
|-
|[[2023 Extreme E Championship|2023]]
|Carl Cox Motorsport
|bgcolor=#dfffdf|[[2023 Desert X-Prix|DES1]]<br>{{flagicon|SAU}}<br>{{small|7}}
|bgcolor=#dfffdf|[[2023 Desert X-Prix|DES2]]<br>{{flagicon|SAU}}<br>{{small|9}}
|bgcolor=#ffdf9f|[[2023 Hydro X-Prix|HYD1]]<br>{{flagicon|SCO}}<br>{{small|3}}
|[[2023 Hydro X-Prix|HYD2]]<br>{{flagicon|SCO}}<br>{{small|DNS}}
|bgcolor=#dfffdf|[[2023 Island X-Prix|ISL-I1]]<br>{{flagicon|ITA}}<br>{{small|9}}
|bgcolor=#dfffdf|[[2023 Island X-Prix|ISL-I2]]<br>{{flagicon|ITA}}<br>{{small|10}}
|bgcolor=#dfffdf|[[2023 Island X-Prix|ISL-II1]]<br>{{flagicon|ITA}}<br>{{small|5}}
|bgcolor=#dfffdf|[[2023 Island X-Prix|ISL-II2]]<br>{{flagicon|ITA}}<br>{{small|8}}
|bgcolor=#dfffdf|[[2023 Copper X-Prix|COP1]]<br>{{flagicon|CHI}}<br>{{small|6}}
|bgcolor=#dfffdf|[[2023 Copper X-Prix|COP2]]<br>{{flagicon|CHI}}<br>{{small|9}}
|50
|9th
|}

==Discography==
{{Main|Carl Cox discography}}
;Studio albums
* ''At the End of the Cliche'' (1996)
* ''[[Phuture 2000]]'' (1999)
* ''Second Sign'' (2005)
* ''All Roads Lead to the Dancefloor'' (2011)
* ''Electronic Generations'' (2022)

==Awards and nominations==
{{main|List of awards and nominations received by Carl Cox}}

==Publications==
*''Oh Yes, Oh Yes!''. London: White Rabbit, 2021. {{ISBN|978-1474616270}}.<ref>{{cite news|first1=Will|last1=Hodgkinson|access-date=2021-08-19|title=Carl Cox: 'I saw people shot on the dancefloor' — the DJ on his highs and lows|url=https://www.thetimes.com/life-style/article/carl-cox-interview-cv68qmjdq|issn=0140-0460|website=[[The Times]]}}</ref>

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
*{{official website}}
*{{discogs artist|Carl Cox}}
*[http://www.theage.com.au/news/Music/Coxys-big-break/2005/04/28/1114635676289.html "Coxy's big break"] at ''The Age'' (2005)

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