System F - "Out of the Blue" (Official Music Video) 1998–2002: Out of the Blue and Trance Nation External video Also 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. The latter two were followed a year later by "The World", a track that contained vocals by Maire Brennan and got re-released in 1999 with some brand new remixes, including his remix under the Moonman alias. 1997 saw the release of "Interspace" (a collaboration between Corsten and Peter Nijborn as Discodroids), and his first singles under the Pulp Victim alias: "I'm Losing Control", which was a limited vinyl-only release, and "Dreams Last For Long". This was his very first major European achievement as a solo dance artist, producer and composer. In 1996, while still living in his parents' home, Corsten made his debut at the United Kingdom Singles Chart with his single "Don't be Afraid" under the pseudonym Moonman which ranked at #46. Pulp Victim - The World (Official Music Video) In 1995, under the name Hole In One and aged just 21 years old, he won the prestigious De Grote Prijs van Nederland award, which recognized his contribution to The Netherlands' electronic dance music scene. During these years, Corsten also studied to become an electrical engineer. 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. He was inspired by Ferry Maat and Ben Liebrand for his mixes. As a teenager he saved money to buy his first keyboard by washing cars, and selling mix tapes to kids in his neighborhood.
His first experience in DJing was when he was 15 years old at that time when he was playing at his school parties. Whenever he heard a track that he liked, he would go to the record store and purchase it. As a child, he would listen to a Dutch radio show called "The Soulshow", which played different selections of electronic music including disco and soul music. Career Early years įerry Corsten was born in Rotterdam, Netherlands. Corsten routinely plays at events and festivals all over the world including Electric Daisy Carnival, Tomorrowland, and many others, and has been consistently ranked among DJ Mag's Top 100 DJs poll, having placed at rank 5 in 20, 6 in 20 and most recently at. In recent years, he has shifted to a broader electronic music style, playing everything from progressive house to uplifting trance and hosts his own weekly radio show, Resonation Radio. He is well known for producing many pioneering trance tracks during the 1990s–2000s under his numerous aliases, including System F, Moonman, Pulp Victim and Gouryella. Ferry Corsten ( Dutch pronunciation: born 4 December 1973) is a Dutch disc jockey, record producer and remixer.
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