Ferry Corsten
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Ferry Corsten (born December 4 1973 in Rotterdam, Netherlands) is a popular Dutch trance producer, DJ and remixer, and was one of the pioneers in the genre.
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Career
Ferry Corsten started to work as a musician in 1991, producing underground hardcore Gabber tracks, later expanding into clubhouse and trance music. In 1999 he produced "Out of the Blue" (under the alias "System F"), a melodic and catchy tune that became a hit on dance floors all over the world. His growing popularity in the late '90s led to cooperation with many famous trance DJs and musicians like DJ Tiesto ("Gouryella", "Vimana"), Vincent de Moor ("Veracocha"), Robert Smit ("Starparty"). In 1999 Ferry was elected as "Producer of the Year" at the Ericsson Muzik Award in London. In 2000 he was awarded "Best Remix" for "Barber's Adagio For Strings" (William Orbit) at the Dancestar 2000 awards.In 1997 Ferry and Robert Smit established the famous Tsunami dance label together with the German dance company Purple Eye Entertainment. Ferry also participated in compiling and mixing the Trance Nation trance series together with Ministry of Sound, which has sold over a million copies worldwide.
Ferry has contributed to remix projects of tracks by Japanese superstar Ayumi Hamasaki.
Recently in 2006 Ferry worked on Ami Suzuki's first remix album "Amix World", remixing two of her singles.
His song "Fire" was nominated in the 'Best Trance Video' category for the [2006 Trance Awards]
Aliases:"4x4" "A Jolly Good Fellow", "Albion", "Bypass", "Dance Therapy", "Digital Control", "Eon", "Exiter", "Ferr", "Firmly Underground", "Free Inside", "Funk Einsatz", "Kinky Toys", "Moonman", "Party Cruiser","Ransom" ,"Pulp Victim", "Raya Shaku", "Sidewinder", "System F", "The Nutter", "Zenithal".
Famous songs and accomplishments
- Punk – the first of his electro-influenced trance tracks, featured in the album Right of Way.
- Fire – a song with vocals done by Simon Le Bon.
- Rock Your Body, Rock – a dance classic single.
Discography
Albums (Solo)
- 1996 Looking Forward (as Ferr) (with John Matze)
- 2001 Out of the Blue (as "System F")
- 2003 Right of Way
- 2003 Together (as "System F")
- 2006 L.E.F. (Loud, Electronic and Ferocious)
Singles (Solo)
- 1994 Underground (as Free Inside)
- 1995 Never Felt (as Free Inside)
- 1995 Dancing Sparks (as A Jolly Good Fellow)
- 1995 Eyes In The Sky (as Exiter)
- 1996 Killer Beats (as A Jolly Good Fellow)
- 1996 My Bass (as A Jolly Good Fellow)
- 1996 Cyberia (as Bypass)
- 1996 Legend (as Ferr)
- 1996 Midnight Moods / NightTime Experience (as Ferr)
- 1996 Don't Be Afraid (as Moonman) - #60 UK
- 1996 Galaxia (as Moonman) - #50 UK (2000 release)
- 1996 The Rising Sun (as Raya Shaku)
- 1997 The World (as Pulp Victim)
- 1997 Dreams Last For Long (as Pulp Victim)
- 1997 I'm Losing Control (as Pulp Victim)
- 1997 First Light (as Moonman)
- 1997 Carpe Diem (as Kinky Toys)
- 1997 Somewhere Out There (as Kinky Toys)
- 1997 Stardust (as Ferr)
- 1997 Hide & Seek (as Firmly Underground)
- 1997 The Lizard (as Exiter)
- 1997 Reach For The Sky (as "Albion")
- 1998 Air (as "Albion")
- 1999 Out Of The Blue (as "System F") - #14 UK
- 1999 Mindsensations (as Sidewinder)
- 1999 Don't Be Afraid '99 (as Moonman) - #41 UK
- 2000 Cry (as "System F") (with Robert Smit) - #19 UK
- 2000 Air 2000 (as "Albion") - #59 UK
- 2000 Unplugged, Mixed & Motion (as "System F") (with Robert Smit)
- 2000 Dreams Last For Long (as Digital Control)
- 2001 Dance Valley Theme 2001 (as "System F")
- 2001 My Dance (as Funk Einsatz)
- 2001 Exhale ("System F" with Armin van Buuren)
- 2001 Soul On Soul ("System F" with Marc Almond)
- 2002 Needle Juice (as "System F")
- 2002 Punk - #29 UK
- 2002 In The Beginning (with Roger Goode)
- 2002 Solstice (as "System F")
- 2002 Moonlight
- 2003 Indigo
- 2003 Rock Your Body Rock - #11 UK (2004 release)
- 2003 Spaceman (as "System F")
- 2004 Believe The Punk (with Lange)
- 2004 Everything Goes
- 2004 It's Time - #51 UK
- 2004 Right Of Way
- 2004 Sweet Sorrow
- 2004 Ignition, Sequence, Start! (as "System F")
- 2005 Holding On
- 2005 Reaching Your Soul (as "System F")
- 2005 Sublime
- 2005 Star Traveller
- 2006 Fire - #40 UK
- 2006 Whatever!
- 2006 Watch Out - #57 UK
Co Production
- "Gouryella" (with DJ Tiesto) (Singles)
- *1999 Walhalla #27
- *1999 Gouryella #15
- *2000 Tenshi #45
- *2002 Ligaya (DJ Tiesto did not participate, John Ewbank participated)
- "Veracocha" (with Vincent De Moor) (Singles)
- *1999 Carte Blanche #22
- "Alter Native" (with Robert Smit) (Singles)
- *1995 Joy Factory
- *1996 I Feel Good
- *1997 The Warning
- "Blade Racer" (with Robert Smit) (Singles)
- *1996 Master Blaster Party
- "Double Dutch" (with Robert Smit) (Singles)
- *1998 Here We Go...!
- "Elektrika" (with Robert Smit) (Singles)
- *1998 It Makes Me Move
- "Roef" (with Robert Smit) (Singles)
- *1997 Outthere
- "Scum" (with Robert Smit) (Singles)
- *1994 Your Gun
- "Selected Worx" (with Robert Smit) (Singles)
- *1998 Volume 1
- "Sons Of Aliens" (with Robert Smit)
- *1994 Intruders EP (album)
- *1994 Welcome To Dew.Lokh (album)
- *1995 In Love EP (Single)
- "Starparty" (with Robert Smit) (Singles)
- *1997 I'm In Love #26
- "Discodroids" (with Peter Nijborn) (Singles)
- *1996 The Show
- *1997 Interspace
- *1998 Energy
- "Fernick" (with Nick Kazemian) (Singles)
- *1996 What Would You Like Me To Do
- "Mind To Mind" (with Piet Bervoets) (Singles)
- *1992 Zen
- *1997 Music Is My Life
- "Nixieland" (with Piet Bervoets) (Singles)
- *1998 All I Need, All I Want
- "Project Aurora" (with Lucien Foort & Ron Matser) (Singles)
- *1999 Sinners
- "Soundcheck" (with Andre Van Den Bosch) (Singles)
- *1999 Minddrive
- "Spirit Of Adventure" (with Robert Smit, John Matze & Renי de Ruijter)
- *1991 Spirit Of Adventure
- "The Tellurians" (with Robert Smit, John Matze & Renי de Ruijter)
- *? The Navigator
- *1992 Illustrator E.P.
- *1998 Space Is The Place
- *1999 Danca Alderbaran
- "Zenithal" (with R. De Ruyter)
- *1992 Sssshhhht EP
- *1996 Alasca (single)
Remixes
- ** Apoptygma Berzerk - Kathy's Song (Come Lie Next To Me) (Ferry Corsten Remix)
- ** Ayumi Hamasaki - A Song For XX (Ferry Corsten Chilled Mix)
- ** Ayumi Hamasaki - Connected (Ferry Corsten Remix)
- ** Ayumi Hamasaki - Whatever (Ferry Corsten Remix)
- ** BBE - Seven Days And One Week (Ferry Corsten Remix)
- ** Binary Finary - 1999 (Gouryella Remix)
- ** Cascade - Transcend (Moonman's Trancedental Flight Remix)
- ** Corderoy - Sweetest Dreams (Ferry Corsten Remix)
- ** Cosmic Gate - The Truth (Ferry Corsten Remix)
- ** Cygnus X - The Orange Theme (Moonman's Orange Juice Mix)
- ** Elles De Graaf - Show You My World (Ferry Corsten Remix)
- ** Every Little Thing - For The Moment (Ferry Corsten Remix)
- ** Evoke - Arms Of Loren (Ferry Corsten Remix)
- ** Faithless - Why Go (Ferry Corsten Remix)
- ** FB - Who's Knockin' (Feat. Edun) (Ferry Corsten Remix)
- ** Ferry Corsten & Ramin Djawadi - Prison Break Theme (Ferry Corsten's Breakout Mix)
- ** Fischerspooner - Never Win (Ferry Corsten Remix)
- ** Future Breeze - Smile (Ferry Corsten Remix)
- ** Generator, The - Where Are You Now (Moonman Remix)
- ** Kai Tracid - Conscious (Ferry Corsten Remix)
- ** Kamaya Painters - Endless Wave (Albion Remix)
- ** Kosheen - Catch (Ferry Corsten Remix)
- ** Libra Presents Taylor - Anomaly (Calling Your Name) (Ferry Corsten Remix)
- ** Love Child - Liberta (Moonman Remix)
- ** Luis Paris - Incantation (Ferry Corsten & Robert Smit Remix)
- ** Marco Borsato - De Bestemming (Ferry Corsten Remix)
- ** Matt Darey - Liberation (Fly Like An Angel) (Feat. Marcella Woods) (Ferry Corsten Remix)
- ** Moby - Why Does My Heart Feel So Bad (Ferry Corsten Remix)
- ** PF Project Feat. Ewan McGregor - Choose Life (Ferry Corsten Remix)
- ** Push - Universal Nation 2002 (Ferry Corsten Remix)
- ** Push - Universal Nation 2003 (Ferry Corsten Remix)
- ** Rank 1 - Awakening (Ferry Corsten Remix)
- ** Ransom - My Dance (Ferry Corsten Remix)
- ** Solange - Messages (Gouryella Remix)
- ** Stonebridge - Freak On (Feat. Ultra Nate) (Ferry Corsten Remix)
- ** U2 - New Year's Day (Ferry Corsten Remix)
- ** William Orbit - Barber's Adagio For Strings (Ferry Corsten Remix)
- ** William Orbit - Ravel's Pavane Pour Une Infante Defunte (Ferry Corsten Remix)
External links
- [Ferry Corsten Official Site]
- [WorldDJ.com Ferry Corsten Page] - Ferry Corsten profile, photos, top 10 charts and upcoming events
- [Ferry Corsten at Myspace]
- [Complete Discography on DiscoGS.com]
- [Ferry Corsten tracklisting archive]
- [Positiva Records] - Label promoting and releasing Ferry Corsten material
- [The DJ List: Ferry Corsten]
- [An unofficial Ferry Corsten Fansite]
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