Bio
Around Brisbane/Meanjin DJ circles, Cosmo Cater is somewhat of a Jedi Knight. Accomplished, calm, methodical... and deadly.
Cutting his teeth on a steady diet of house and techno vinyl in the late 90s, Cosmo built up an enviable record of club and festival slots through the 2000s and forged his own path, playing everything from disco through house, breaks, techno and trance. He held down a bunch of residencies and made sure his technical and musical prowess spoke for him.
It was the warm-up slot though, that became Cosmo's own. There are very few club identities for whom he hasn't respectfully and diligently warmed up (Sasha, Deadmau5, Chemical Brothers, Orbital, John Digweed to name a few), and the world's best comfortably sing his praises when they tour Brisbane and have Cosmo lay the groundwork for an unforgettable night.
Throughout his career, Cosmo has given back an incredible amount to Brisbane's vibrant dance culture, as an esteemed print and online journalist for Scene, Inthemix, 3DWorld and more, right hand man for premier league promotional outfit Auditree and mentor to the next generation of Brisbane's best DJs.
The past few years have seen a string of tasteful support slots for some of the coolest cats in dance music, including Bicep, Dixon, Kolsch, Green Velvet, Ame, Eats Everything, Nina Kraviz, Eelke Kleijn, Dubfire, Yotto, Huxley, Tensnake, Todd Terje, Eric Prydz aka Cirez D, as well as resuming his consistent record of setting up Sasha for success.
The 'progressive' sound of the early-mid 2000s is a sound inextricably linked with Cosmo, but these days the sound of Cosmo Cater is different yet retains similar elements – it is groovy, warm, melodic and inviting. It is pointless to resist.
"When the world's greatest progressive house DJs pay Brisbane a visit the immediate choice of warm-up DJ is invariably Cosmo Cater." — Time Off Magazine
"Always unruffled with a mind wrapped in systems of logic and reason, it is hard to see where the line between Cosmo Cater the lawyer and Cosmo Cater the DJ commences – for each is an outlet for the other." — Joey Curtis
"Cosmo Cater is a great DJ. I really enjoyed his set. Somewhere in between deep house and prog. Underground music with a commercial sensibility." — DJ Andy Wallace
"The night finished perfectly with another appearance from Sasha-in-waiting Cosmo Cater, who even managed to get Sasha on to the dancefloor..." — inthemix.com.au review of Sasha at Family Nightclub
Notable supports
Orbital, Sasha, Deadmau5, Carl Cox, Chemical Brothers, John Digweed, Skream, Eats Everything, Carl Craig, Tensnake, Chicane, Claude Von Stroke, Joris Voorn, Dubfire, Todd Terje, Julio Bashmore, Bicep, Hernan Cattaneo, H.O.S.H, Derrick May, Green Velvet, Nina Kraviz, Todd Terry, Danny Howells, Nick Warren, Dave Seaman, James Holden, Desyn Masiello.
Festivals
Big Day Out, Future Music Festival, Stereosonic, Listen Out, Summafieldayze, Earthcore, Ministry of Sound Testament, Candee Flip, Two Tribes.