Marco Carola is a global ambassador of techno. As Today is Marco’s birthday, and we made a special feature as an homage to his career.

Marco Carola was born on February 7, 1975. From Napoli in the south of Italy, Marco was instrumental in the development of the electronic scene in the early 90s, he took the flourishing techno Napolitano scene to the rest of the world.

As a revered producer and successful label head, Marco has spearheaded imprints such as Design Music, Zenit, Question, One Thousands and Do.Mi.No whilst releasing music on a selection of the world’s finest labels such as Minus, Plus 8 2M and Primate Recordings. In addition to five critically acclaimed albums, including his most recent Play It Loud, Marco has also been responsible for a clutch of seminal mix compilations. In 2006, his mix for legendary London club Fabric’s series was a lesson in sleek, future-facing minimalism.

Marco Carola’s label and event series project named Music On is one of the most notable party brands in Ibiza.

Famed for his energetic and impressive three-deck style of mixing and long journey set, Marco has remained one of the most in demand DJs on the planet throughout the last two decades. And we must mention that he once held a record for the longest DJ set by playing for 24 hours at Sunwaves festival in Romania.

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