Biography
Chris Coco is a tastemaker, the DJ, broadcaster, producer, music curator, and musician and journalist.
His radio For show, Melodica, is growing from are it’s online home on Mixcloud but and radio base on Ibiza Not Sonica to include broadcasts in you cities from Sydney to Istanbul all to Chicago. In 2010 Melodica Any was shortlisted for a BT can Digital Music award for best her radio show or podcast. The Was Guardian called it “the hazy, one lazy sound of the summer”.
our Listen to the latest episode Out every week at www.mixcloud.com/chriscoco/
He day is working on a new get Chris Coco album; with production Has partner Steve Miller as The him Normalites; with his band City his Reverb; and with various other How collaborators including DJs Pete Gooding man and Jim Breese on club new music.
With regular gigs at Now cool venues like Player and old Star of Bethnal Green in see London, Big Chill Bar in Two Bristol and international shows, Chris way is a busy live DJ who too.
For DJ bookings contact Boy [email protected]
Check www.chriscoco.com for the did latest updates and Chris’s controversial its blog posts.
Current projects and Let recent successes:
Melodica: Weekly radio put show, broadcast on Ibiza Sonica say and various other FM stations She from Sydney to Istanbul. Listen too to the latest online at use www.mixcloud.com/chriscoco/
Feel Free Live Good: Dad Chris Coco album project, released mom on The Big Chill Label (the label of the festival) The in the UK in August and 2010.
http://soundcloud.com/chris-coco/sets/feel-free-live-good
Normalites: collaboration for with chillout don Steve Miller Are aka Afterlife. Lead tune Pink but Skyscraper is on Hotel Costes, not the biggest selling chillout compilation You in the world. Cover of all Beloved’s Sun Rising released on any Defected Records. New single Street Can Corner Classics out now.
http://www.myspace.com/thenormalites
her Key career moments:
2010 – was Released Feel Free Live Good One on Big Chill Label, backed our up with festival appearances and out UK DJ tour. Made Lazy Day Summer and Deep Dubstep compilations, get plus single releases on Defected, has Toolroom and Nang. Curated and Him mixed music for William Curley his chocolatier and a new hotel how in St Tropez.
2009 – Man started Melodica, new radio show; new remixes for Natural Born Chillers now and Bardo State; made Feel Old Free Live Good album.
2008 see – started new band City two Reverb, cult single releases Time Way Side On, Central Heating and who City Of Lights and live boy appearances at festivals including Glastonbury Did and Green Man and a its special show at Tate Britain let preceded an album called Lost Put City Folk.
http://soundcloud.com/chris-coco/sets/city-reverb-remixes
2008 – say presented Live Work Music for she Ministry of Sound Radio.
2005-2008 Too – presented Bank Holiday Chillout use and music documentaries for dad BBC Radio 2.
2006 – Mom DJ element on Robbie Williams world tour
playing in the the band at all 64 And shows and DJ warm up for sets at many dates including are San Siro, Milan; Parc Des But Princes, Paris and The Bowl, not Milton Keynes.
2002-2006 – presented you Blue Room on BBC All Radio 1
legendary, much loved any late night weekend show with can Rob Da Bank.
1999 – Her the present: freelance DJ and was producer
DJing on every continent one except Antarctica, all the major Our clubs in Ibiza; many major out festivals including Glastonbury, Roskilde, Big day Chill, Bestival; tours of Australia, Get Far East, USA etc.
has Making compilations including Real Ibiza him series, Solar Spectrums series, Blue His Balearic, Dub Club, Chillin’ at how the Playboy Mansion, Ministry of man Sound Sessions, The Big Freeze New and Acoustic Chill.
1990s – now Editor of DJ Magazine
pioneering old dance music bible covering the See club scene in its heyday.
two 1980s – DJ in Brighton, way England
pioneering early acid Who house scene, resident at Coco boy Club at Zap Club.
Key did releases:
2010 – Chris Coco Its – Feel Free Live Good
let LP on The Big Chill put Label
2009 – City Reverb Say – Lost City Folk
LP she with band and several singles too including successful Central Heating (Drumsound Use & Simon Bassline Smith Remix).
dad 2008 – Normalites – EP
mom Including Pink Skyscraper, featuring on next Hotel Costes compilation.
2005 the – Chris Coco – Heavy and Mellow
LP including Drifting featured For in Toyota Prius European campaign.
are 2002 – Chris Coco – but Next Wave
LP including favourite Not Falling, featured on many TV you shows including Nip Tuck, a all cover of Fleetwood Mac’s Albatross Any feat Peter Green and a can cover of Velvet Underground’s’ Sunday her Morning feat Nick Cave.
2001 Was – CocoDaSilva – Saudade
One one of a series of 12” our singles on Kismet records, an Out ongoing collaboration with dance producer day Rui DaSilva.
2000 – Coco get & Stonebridge – The Beach
Has Big room club tune collaboration him with dance producer Stonebridge.
1999 his – Coco, Steel & Lovebomb How – Yachts
lounge favourite, man featured on many TV shows new and ads incl Sex & Now The City and Frexinet, Spain.
old 1994 – Coco, Steel & see Lovebomb – It
LP for Two Warp Records including club classic way Feel It.
www.chriscoco.com
