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About Carl Cox:
One of the most charming DJs in the business. A musical ambassador and a veteran of acid house, a champion of techno, a dance music pioneer, label owner, King of Ibiza – you name it, Carl’s been there and done it, never losing sight of his passions – playing music, breaking tunes and celebrating life.
It was at the age of 15 that Carl bought a set of turntables and began working as a mobile DJ. Disco was the first music that captivated him but by the early 80s Cox had moved on to playing the same music as other young London DJs – rare groove, New York hip-hop and electro. He was perfectly placed to hear Chicago house music in its earliest forms, and when the epic ‘Acid Trax’ by Phuture (a.k.a. DJ Pierre) came out in early ’87. “It was then that I thought, ‘This is it,’ says Carl. “I would do my parties, and I’d play old rare groove and hip hop and soul and I would say ‘Right you’ve got to hear this Phuture track’ and people would just stop and listen.”
As a founder of the sound, Carl rode the exploding British rave scene. He played the opening night of Danny Rampling’s legendary Shoom, co-promoted The Project with Paul Oakenfold, held a residency at the Zap Club in Brighton and at the Sunrise rave in 1988, hooked up a third turntable for his dawn-breaking set, got 15,000 people back on their feet, and established a personal rep for three-deck wizardry.
About Lost Horizon:
Virtual reality music and arts festival Lost Horizon attracted a worldwide audience of 4.36 million viewers for its debut event, organisers have revealed.
The festival was streamed online and broadcast across VR, PC, iOS and Android along with social media platforms on the weekend of July 3-4. Reach generated by live VR content totalled 11,792,896 people across the two-day event.
The “multi-layered experience” was devised by the team behind Glastonbury’s Shangri-La, in partnership with VRJAM and Sansar, in collaboration with Orca Sound Project and Beatport. It featured a line-up of DJs and artists including Carl Cox, Fatboy Slim, Peggy Gou, Frank Turner and Coldcut, who all took part to raise money for The Big Issue and Amnesty International UK.
Lost Horizon and Shangri-La creative director Kaye Dunnings said: “I don’t think you can ever recreate the feeling of being in a crowd of people, and how powerful that is, but it was spooky how similar it was to the real thing. I met up with friends, made new ones, was able to make an avatar that could dance and the classic festival experience of bimbling between areas, overhearing conversations and marvelling at the wonderful looks people had created for themselves was just like people watching at a festival.”
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Information about our Charities & Partners:
Amnesty International:
Amnesty International is a global movement of more than 7 million people campaigning for a world where human rights are enjoyed by all, funded by members and people like you. They are independent of any political ideology, economic interest or religion. More information: https://www.amnesty.org.uk/
The Big Issue:
For 29 years The Big Issue Group has strived to dismantle poverty through creating opportunity, supporting vendors to rebuild their own pathways to a better future in the process. More information:
https://www.bigissue.com/
More about Sansar:
Sansar is a social virtual reality platform for live events & entertainment where the party starts the moment you log in. See your favourite artists without traveling to their shows. Meet your friends, buy merch, take selfies, and dance til you drop! Join here: https://bit.ly/LHSansar
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