Ferry Corsten
Ferry Corsten (* 4. December 1973 in Rotterdam ) is a Dutch Trance - DJ and music producer .
Act
Ferry Corsten has been producing under various pseudonyms since 1991. The best known are System F , Albion , Sidewinder, and Moonman . He has also produced several successful titles with Tiësto under the pseudonyms Gouryella and Vimana . In 1997 Ferry and his partner Robert Smit founded the label Tsunami in collaboration with Purple Eye Entertainment. One of the Ministry of Sound samplers, Trance Nation, which was mixed by Ferry Corsten, is one of the best-selling dance compilations in the UK and has platinum status.
In 2005 Ferry founded his own label "Flashover Recordings" with the sub-label "Aleph Recordings", which only publishes electro / house music. With Flashover Recordings, Ferry wants to release new, fresh and innovative music, and has produced the artists Casey Keyworth (aka Breakfast), Rafaël Frost, Lemon & Einar K, Ronnie Allstar, Randy Boyer & Eric Tadla, PAFF and of course himself.
Corsten is also a well-known producer of remixes. Among others, William Orbit and Moby hired him for trance remixes of their singles.
On July 4, 2007 he started his own radio show called Corstens Countdown . He always brings new music from artists from his label Flashover Recordings and others from the genres of trance, house and progressive.
Discography
Albums
Studio albums
year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks |
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NL | |||
as Ferr | |||
1996 | Looking forward | - | |
DJ Sno-White | |||
1996 | Santa's X-Mas Dance Party | - | |
System F | |||
2001 | Out of the blue | - | |
Ferry Corsten | |||
2003 | Together | - |
released in Japan only
|
Right of way |
NL66 (3 weeks) NL |
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2006 | LEF |
NL58 (5 weeks) NL |
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2008 | Twice in a blue moon |
NL23 (2 weeks) NL |
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2012 | WKND |
NL51 (3 weeks) NL |
More albums
- 2017: Blueprint
Remix albums
- 2009: Twice in a Blue Moon Remixed
Compilations (Japan only)
- 2002: The Very Best of Ferry Corsten
Compilations
year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks |
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NL | |||
2010 | Once Upon a Night |
NL86 (1 week) NL |
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Once Upon a Night, Vol. 2 |
NL98 (1 week) NL |
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2011 | Full on Ferry - Ibiza - The Compilation |
NL98 (1 week) NL |
also published as a video album
|
More compilations
- 1999: Live at Innercity - Amsterdam RAI
- 1999: Solar Serenades
- 2000: Judgment Sundays
- 2000: Trance Nation, Vol. 3
- 2000: Trance Nation, Vol. 4
- 2000: Tsunami One
- 2001: Global Trancemissions
- 2001: Live at Dance Valley
- 2001: Trance Nation, Vol. 5
- 2001: Trancedome 1
- 2002: Global Trancemissions 2
- 2002: World Tour Tokyo
- 2003: World Tour Washington
- 2005: Creamfields (double CD set)
- 2005: Passport Kingdom of the Netherlands (1 CD, US edition double CD set)
- 2006: Mixmag 03/06 Exclusive 70-Minute Mix
- 2007: Passport United States of America (CD + DVD)
- 2007: Dance Valley Festival 2007 mixed by Ferry Corsten (double CD set)
- 2008: Gatecrasher: Sheffield mixed by Ferry Corsten (double CD set)
Video albums
- 2007: Full on Ferry "Masquerade" - The Live Registration DVD
- 2009: Ferry Corsten Backstage (report and concert recording by Full on Ferry 2008)
Singles
Chart placements
year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | ||
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DE | UK | NL | |||
Moonman | |||||
1997 | Don't be afraid | - |
UK60 (2 weeks) UK |
- | |
1999 | Don't Be Afraid '99 | - |
UK41 (2 weeks) UK |
- | |
2000 | Galaxia | - |
UK50 (2 weeks) UK |
- | |
Albion | |||||
1998 | Air | - |
UK91 (1 week) UK |
- | |
2000 | Air 2000 | - |
UK59 (2 weeks) UK |
- | |
Pulp Victim | |||||
1999 | The World '99 | - |
UK81 (2 weeks) UK |
- | |
System F | |||||
1999 | Out of the blue, out of the blue |
DE72 (5 weeks) DE |
UK14 (9 weeks) UK |
NL29 (3 weeks) NL |
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2000 | Cry Out of the Blue |
- |
UK19 (6 weeks) UK |
- | |
2001 | Dance Valley Theme 2001 | - | - |
NL30 (6 weeks) NL |
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2002 | Needle Juice Out of the Blue |
- |
UK100 (1 week) UK |
- | |
Solstice Out of the Blue |
- |
UK86 (1 week) UK |
- | ||
Ferry Corsten | |||||
2002 | punk |
DE95 (1 week) DE |
UK29 (3 weeks) UK |
NL34 (3 weeks) NL |
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2003 | Rock Your Body Rock Right of Way |
- |
UK11 (6 weeks) UK |
NL36 (2 weeks) NL |
placed in UK only in 2004
|
2004 | Right of Way Right of Way |
- |
UK76 (3 weeks) UK |
- | |
Everything goes | - | - |
NL29 (3 weeks) NL |
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It's time | - |
UK51 (4 weeks) UK |
- | ||
2005 | Fire L.EF |
DE89 (1 week) DE |
UK40 (4 weeks) UK |
NL18 (5 weeks) NL |
in DE and UK only placed in 2006
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2006 | Watch Out L.EF |
- |
UK57 (1 week) UK |
- | |
Junk L.EF |
- | - |
NL38 (5 weeks) NL |
feat. guru
|
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2007 | Beautiful (Dancetour Anthem 2007) LEF |
- | - |
NL33 (3 weeks) NL |
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The Race | - | - |
NL27 (4 weeks) NL |
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2009 | Made of Love Twice in a Blue Moon |
- | - |
NL33 (4 weeks) NL |
feat. Betsie Larkin
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Other singles (selection)
- 2001: System F feat. Armin van Buuren & Elles de Graaf - Exhale (also known as Icarus )
- 2001: System F vs. Marc Almond - Soul on Soul
- 2005: Holding On (with Shelley Harland )
- 2006: Possession
- 2006: Whatever
- 2006: Star Traveler
- 2007: System F - Insolation
- 2007: Loud Electronic Sensation
- 2007: Bring Da Noise (vs. Public Enemy )
- 2007: Beautiful
- 2008: Into the Dark (feat.Howard Jones )
- 2008: Radio Crash
- 2009: Because (The Remix) ( feat.Novastar )
- 2009: We Belong (Twice in a Blue Moon; feat. Maria Nayler )
- 2010: Out of the Blue 2010
- 2010: Twice In a Blue Moon
- 2011: Feel It!
- 2011: Brute (vs. Armin van Buuren )
- 2011: Check It Out
- 2012: Loops & Things (with Markus Schulz )
- 2012: Love Will (feat. Duane Harden )
- 2012: Ain't No Stoppin ' (feat.Ben Hague)
- 2012: Let You Go ( feat.Sarah Bettens )
- 2012: Live Forever (feat. Aruna )
- 2012: One Thousand Suns (with Chicane )
- 2012: Not Coming Down ( feat.Betsie Larkin )
- 2013: Stars (with Betsie Larkin)
- 2013: One Thousand Suns Remix (with Chicane feat. Christian Burns )
- 2013: Black Light
- 2013: Many Ways (feat. Jenny Wahlström)
- 2013: Magenta (with Giuseppe Ottaviani )
- 2013: Kudawudashuda
- 2014: Festival Clash
- 2014: Collision (with Bassjackers )
- 2015: Pogo
- 2015: Make It Ours (feat. Chris Jones)
Remixes (selection)
- 1997: Funkin 'Down the Track - Mr. S. Oliver (Moonman Remix)
- 1999: Cygnus X - The Orange Theme (Moonman Remix)
- 1999: Moby - Why Does My Heart Feel So Bad (Ferry Corsten Remix)
- 1999: William Orbit - Barber's Adagio for Strings (Ferry Corsten Remix)
- 2000: Kosheen - Catch (Ferry Corsten Vocal Remix)
- 2001: Apoptygma Berzerk - Kathys Song (Ferry Corsten Remix)
- 2009: The Killers - Human (Ferry Corsten Remix)
- 2012: Snow Patrol - New York (Ferry Corsten Remix)
- 2013: Dash Berlin feat. Kate Walsh - When You Were Around (Ferry Corsten Remix)
List of other collaborations and projects
- Veracocha (with Vincent de Moor )
- Gouryella (with Tiësto )
- New World Punx (with Markus Schulz)
swell
- ↑ a b Chart sources albums: NL
- ↑ Chart sources singles: DE (System F) DE1 DE2 UK (System F) UK (Pulp Victim) UK (Moonman) UK (Albion) UK NL (System F) NL
Web links
- Official website
- Ferry Corsten at Discogs (English)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Corsten, Ferry |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | System F (pseudonym); Albion (pseudonym); Sidewinder (pseudonym); Moonman (pseudonym) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Dutch trance DJ |
DATE OF BIRTH | 4th December 1973 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Rotterdam , Netherlands |