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Visit We support rare, old, underground and unknown Electronic Artist's Ferry Corsten (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈfɛri ˈkɔrstə(n)]; born 4 December 1973) is a Dutch DJ, record producer and remixer, the majority of his music has been trance. He is well known for producing many pioneering trance tracks and albums during the 1990s–2000s under his numerous aliases, including System F, Moonman and Gouryella. In recent years, he has shifted to a broader electronic music style, playing everything from progressive house to melodic trance; and hosts his own weekly radio show, Corsten's Countdown. He routinely plays at events and festivals all over the world including Electric Daisy Carnival, Tomorrowland, and many others. In 2004, Ferry Corsten ranked number 5 on DJ Mag (entering at number 77 in 1999). Life and career Before 1998: Early years Ferry Corsten was born in Rotterdam, Netherlands. When he was young, he would listen to a Dutch radio show called “The Soulshow.“ This show played different selections of various electronic music, including disco and soul music. Whenever he heard a track that he liked, he would go to the record store and purchase it. His first experience in DJing was when he was 15 years old at that time when he was playing at his school parties. As a teenager he saved money to buy his first keyboard by washing cars, and selling mix tapes to kids in his neighborhood. He later began to perform live performances with a friend and won his first award “De Grote Prijs van Nederland“ at the Netherlands in 1995. He eventually released a record with a couple of friends when he was just sixteen years old and later began releasing self-made productions while he grew up in Rotterdam in the 1990s producing underground hardcore gabber tracks, later expanding into club-house and trance music. In 1996, Ferry made his debut at the United Kingdom Singles Chart with his single “Don't be Afraid“ under the pseudonym Moonman which ranked at #46. In 1997, Corsten and his partner Robert Smit established a dance label named Tsunami with the Dutch-based dance company Purple Eye Entertainment b.v., this junction made the creation of another label possible; Polar State. Ferry Corsten was studying to become an Electrical Engineer, so he went to the Technical Training School and after that Higher Technical Education. 1998–2002: Out of the Blue and Trance Nation His growing popularity in the late 1990s led to cooperation with many famous trance DJs and musicians like DJ Tiësto (Gouryella, Vimana), Vincent de Moor (Veracocha), and Robert Smit (Starparty). The track “Gouryella“ by the act Gouryella was released in May 1999: the single entered the UK Singles Chart at number fifteen and achieved various hit positions throughout the world. The next single, entitled “Walhalla“, was also released worldwide to critical acclaim, entering the UK Singles Chart at No. 27. Released through the Tsunami imprint, both singles went on to be certified Gold on record sales. Corsten's club and chart success as an artist and producer led him to become an in-demand remixer for both underground and high-profile artists. Summer 1999 saw the release of Gatecrasher Wet, the third compilation album by Sheffield-based club Gatecrasher, which included his remixes of Cygnus X's “The Orange Theme“, Matt Darey's “Liberation“ and The Generator's “Where Are You Now?“. Following his massively successful remix of Art of Trance's “Madagascar“, for which he received a golden record, Corsten was asked to remix William Orbit's arrangement of “Adagio for Strings“, Push's “Universal Nation“ and Moby's “Why Does My Heart Feel So Bad?“ as well as “New Year's Day“ for U2. His remix of Barber's “Adagio For Strings“, released in late 1999, became a top 5 in the UK and was awarded at the Dancestar 2000 Awards for best remix of the year of 1999.
