Marco Carola (born 7 February 1975,

Naples Naples (; it, Napoli ; nap, Napule ), from grc, Νεάπολις, Neápolis, lit=new city. is the regional capital of Campania and the third-largest city of Italy, after Rome and Milan, with a population of 909,048 within the city's adminis ...

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) is an Italian

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ian and DJ.

Life

As a producer and label head, Carola has created labels like Design, Zenit, Question, One Thousands, Do.Mi.No. and Music On. Carola has been releasing music on a selection of labels such as Minus,

Plus 8 Plus 8 (also spelled as Plus8) is a Canadian techno record label, based in Windsor, Ontario. Along with Underground Resistance and Planet E, Plus 8 was one of the early producers of Detroit Techno's 'Second Wave' music at the start of the 1990s ...

, 2M, and Primate Recordings. In addition to five albums, including his latest, ''Play It Loud'', in 2011, Carola has also been responsible for a clutch of seminal mix compilations. In 2006, his mix ''

Fabric 31 Fabric 31 is a DJ mix compilation album by Marco Carola, as part of the Fabric Mix Series. Track listing # Matt John - Io # Erikotanabe - Waj Rebbag (Eclat & Prudo - Alfa Romero Remix) # Chris Carrier - Sure Shot # Marek Bois - You Got G ...

'' for the

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club

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's series was a lesson in sleek, future-facing

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. That was followed up by compilations for

Time Warp Time travel is a common theme in fiction, mainly since the late 19th century, and has been depicted in a variety of media, such as literature, television, film, and advertisements. The concept of time travel by mechanical means was popularize ...

in 2009. Carola has also held very successful residencies at

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, with Cocoon, for two years, and with his own Music On project from 2012 until 2018. Music On was launched in 2011 at the Shelbourne Hotel in

Miami Miami ( ), officially the City of Miami, known as "the 305", "The Magic City", and "Gateway to the Americas", is a East Coast of the United States, coastal metropolis and the County seat, county seat of Miami-Dade County, Florida, Miami-Dade C ...

, as the way for Carola to implement his vision of clubbing and music development and to share his wealth of experience and knowledge. Luca Piccolo was also established as Carola's manager and international booker the same year. At Sunwaves 17 in 2015 in

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, Marco Carola played music for 24 hours, non-stop. Marco bought his first set of turntables at age 15.

Selected discography

DJ mix compilations

* Marco Carola: ''

'', 2006 * Time Warp Compilation 09,

, 2009 * Marco Carola And Nick Curly - Party Animals, Cocoon Recordings, 2010 * RA.252 (File, MP3, Mixed, 160), Resident Advisor, 2011 * Marco Carola - Music On Closing, 28/09/12 Live at

, Music On 2012 * Marco Carola - Music On the Mix - IBIZA 2013, Music On 2013 * Marco Carola - Essential Music Ibiza 2014, Music On 2014 * Marco Carola - Live at BPM Festival - January 10, 2016, Music On 2016 * Marco Carola - Live at Sound Nightclub - Los Angeles, February 24, 2017, Music On 2017 * Marco Carola - Music On After Hour at Martina Beach - Playa del Carmen, Mexico. The BPM Festival, Music On 2018

Albums

* Marco Carola: "The 1000 Collection", One Thousands, 1998 * Marco Carola: "Fokus",

Zenit Zenit, meaning "zenith", may refer to: Spaceflight and rocketry * Zenit (rocket family), a Soviet family of space launch vehicles * Zenit (satellite), a type of Soviet spy satellite * Zenit sounding rocket, a Swiss rocket Sports * Zenit (sports ...

, 1998 * Marco Carola: "Open System",

, 2001 * Marco Carola: "Question 10",

Question A question is an utterance which serves as a request for information. Questions are sometimes distinguished from interrogatives, which are the grammar, grammatical forms typically used to express them. Rhetorical questions, for instance, are inte ...

, 2002 * Marco Carola: "Play It Loud!", Minus, 2011

Singles & EPs

* Hard Melody, Subway Records, 1995 * Apollo 13, Subway Records, 1995 * Marco Carola DJ Present C.O.M.A. - Global Trip Vol. 1, XXX Records, 1996 * Design, Design Music, 1996 * Marco Carola DJ* Present C.O.M.A. - Global Trip Vol. 3, XXX Records, 1996 * Marco Carola DJ* Present C.O.M.A. - Global Trip Vol. 2, XXX Records, 1996 * Follow Me, Subway Records, 1996 * Nuclear E.P. - Creation, One Thousands, 1996 * Carola E.P. - Essence, One Thousands, 1996 * Man Train EP, i220, 1997 * Tracks For Monostress Blue, Monostress Blue, 1997 * Hypertension E.P., Primate Recordings, 1997 * Collectors Edition, One Thousands, 1997 * Pure Activity, One Thousands, 1997 * Synthetic, One Thousands, 1997 * Cosmic, One Thousands, 1997 * Mania, One Thousands, 1997 * The End, One Thousands, 1997 * Interplay, One Thousands, 1997 * Dope, One Thousands, 1997 * The Brainblister E.P., Nitric, 1997 * Eternity, Design Music, 1997 * Ante Zenit 05,

, 1998 * Ante Zenit 2,

, 1998 * Ante Zenit 1,

, 1998 * Fragile EP,

, 1999 * Marco Carola & Gaetano Parisio - Coincidence, Conform, Conform, 1999 * Sasse & Marco Carola - Be With You, Not On Label, 2000 * Ante Open System EP,

, 2001 * Appendix C, Southsoul Appendix, 2002 * Marco Carola & Cisco Ferreira - Night Clan EP, Zenit, 2003 * Avalanche (

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Remixes),

, 2003 * Diapason EP,

, 2003 * Domino 02, Domestic Minimal Noise, 2004 * do.mi.no 01, Domestic Minimal Noise, 2004 * Avalanche,

, 2004 * Domino 03, Domestic Minimal Noise, 2005 * Do.mi.no 04, Domestic Minimal Noise, 2005 * 1000 Remix, ELP Medien & Verlags GmbH, 2005 * Apnea,

Records Ltd., 2007 * Re_Solution, Minus 2M, 2007 * Plus Two,

Records Ltd., 2008 * Bloody Cash,

Records Ltd., 2008 * Get Set, 2M, 2008 * Plus One,

Records Ltd., 2008 * Walking Dog, Minus, 2009 * Frankie Goes to Hollywood - Relax (Marco Carola Edit), Music On 2013 Frankie Goes to Hollywood - Relax (Marco Carola Edit)
", Music On 2013. Retrieved on January 1, 2014.

External links

*
Marco Carola's Music On label site

Marco Carola's discography at Discogs

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Carola, Marco 1975 births Living people Italian DJs Musicians from Naples Ableton Live users Electronic dance music DJs