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Dance Valley festival, 2009

Dance Valley ("The Woodstock of Dance") is an annual dance music festival held in the summer in Spaarnwoude, Netherlands. The first edition was in 1995 when 8,000 people attended (and in 2000 90,000 visitors). Dance Valley grew rapidly, both in duration and number of visitors. 2005 was the first time the event lasted 3 days in the weekend with camping available for the concertgoers at the campsite. It rained. A record-breaking 53,000 people attended that year.

There were some big changes to the festival in 2006. Traditionally held on the first weekend of August, due to colliding with another festival UDC (the Dance Valley management company) brought the festival forward two weeks to 14-16 July. While this had little effect in terms of sales it did affect the last two hours of the festival when sunlight was still visible on the horizon. This in turn affected the use of lighting with the lasers not being switched on until later. Dance Valley also hosted BMX, skate boarding and motorcycle competitions sponsored by LG. The back field in which HQ resided was not used; instead a large tent towards the entrance was specially erected for the harder side of dance.

The 2007 event was held on July 14. It was no longer a 3-day event as the UDC returned to its roots and reopened the HQ field, much to the delight of clubbers.

In 2009, the fifteenth edition took place on July 11 from 11:00 until 23:00.

DJs[link]

Many famous and less famous DJs have played music at Dance Valley over time, with big names such as Carl Cox, Derrick May, Paul van Dyk, Tiësto, Richie Hawtin, Ricardo Villalobos, Paul Oakenfold, Ferry Corsten and Yoji Biomehanika all having made appearances.

Music[link]

While Dance Valley is a pure dance-music event, it caters to a wide audience by not limiting itself to a specific style though its heart is (as with most Dutch events), in trance. The biggest name DJs on the main stage tend to be trance DJs. In 2006, Armin Van Buuren, Ferry Corsten, Marco V and Simon Patterson (part of the duo Dogzilla) were the main draws. Even Päivi Vahvelainen, Mona Sahlin and Jo Pullan have appeared there. With the main stage reserved for the big names in mainstream dance music, up to a dozen secondary, smaller stages are dedicated to styles such as electro, Eurodance, hardstyle and experimental.

External links[link]

• Official Dance Valley site

Paul van Dyk
Background information
Birth name	Matthias Paul[1]
Born	(1971-12-16) 16 December 1971 (age 40)
Origin	Eisenhüttenstadt, East Germany
Genres	Electronic dance music Trance
Occupations	Musician, record producer, DJ
Instruments	Keyboards, mixer, synthesizer, Turntables
Years active	1991–present
Labels	Armada Music, Vandit Records Ultra Records Deviant Records MFS (1992-1998)
Associated acts	see Co-production section of Paul van Dyk discography.
Website	paulvandyk.com

Matthias Paul, better known by his stage name Paul van Dyk (born (1971-12-16)16 December 1971) is a German Grammy Award-winning Electronic Dance Music DJ, musician and record producer. One of the first true Superstar DJs, Paul van Dyk was one of the first artists to receive a Grammy nomination in the newly added category of Best Dance/Electronic album for his 2004 release Reflections. He was named the World's No. 1 DJ in both 2005 and 2006, something less than a handful of DJs have ever achieved.^[2] Paul van Dyk is the only DJ to hold a spot in the World's Top 10 DJs since 1998. He is also the first DJ to be named No. 1 by Mixmag in 2005. As of 2007, he has sold over 4.5 million albums worldwide.^[3]

A trance producer starting in the early 1990s, Paul quickly achieved popularity with his remix of "Love Stimulation" by Humate under the record label MFS in 1993, and with his hit single, "For an Angel", but in recent times he no longer likes to describe his music as trance, but rather simply as electronic dance music.

History[link]

Early life and musical beginning[link]

Paul van Dyk grew up in East Berlin in a single parent household;^[4] his father left him and his mother when he was four years old.^[4] While living there, he worked as a broadcast technician^[5] and began training to become a carpenter.^[4] Paul van Dyk claims his musical education came from radio.^[6] Because where he grew up there were no record stores at which to buy music, he kept in touch with the world beyond the Berlin Wall by secretly listening to the popular but forbidden Western radio stations RIAS (Radio in the American Sector) and SFB and mixtapes occasionally smuggled into the country and copied among school friends.^[7]

Shortly before the fall of the Berlin Wall, van Dyk and his mother were given permission to leave East Germany and moved to Hamburg to live with his aunt.^[7] In 1990, van Dyk moved back to Berlin. His first appearance as a DJ was in the Tresor in March 1991.^[8] After several more dates, he was given the chance to perform at Juergen Kramer's Dubmission parties in the Turbine club, together with the young resident DJ Kid Paul. The shows were called Paul vs. Paul. His mixing style drew the attention of Cosmic Baby^{[citation needed]} and the two collaborated as The Visions of Shiva. Their single "Perfect Day" was released by the Berlin independent label MFS (Masterminded For Success) Records, run by English ex-patriat producer Mark Reeder and manager Torsten Jurk.

In February 1993, van Dyk and Kid Paul hosted an installment of the weekly three-hour "HR3 Clubnight" radio show, performing for a nationwide audience on German radio. The second and final Visions of Shiva single "How Much Can You Take?" was released, and van Dyk and Cosmic went their separate musical ways. By late summer, Paul released his first DJ-mix compilation "X-Mix-1 - the MFS Trip" and remixed Humate's trance hymn "Love Stimulation".

1994–2007[link]

In 1994, Paul released The Green Valley EP, Pump This Party and Emergency 911. Meanwhile, MFS acquired many remixes for Paul. MFS label owner Mark Reeder's close friendship with artists such as New Order gave Paul the opportunity to mix the track "Spooky" from the Republic album. Persuaded by Reeder, he finally recorded his debut LP 45 RPM with Johnny Klimek and VOOV. Reeder also compiled the album's running order and design, and chose the album's title as a reflection of the 45 rpm speed typical for dance vinyl.

Mark Reeder compiled Seven Ways, which established Paul van Dyk as a trance pioneer and was Paul van Dyk's first real success in Britain. Reeder had successfully convinced his old friend Rob Deacon (formerly of Volume) to license the album for the UK and his new Deviant label. Seven Ways was voted the #1 album by readers of DJ Magazine.

In early 1997, Paul van Dyk began collaborating with U.S. music producer BT. Together, they produced tracks such as Flaming June, Forbidden Fruit and Namistai (1999). The singles "Forbidden Fruit" and "Beautiful Place" did not cause a great impact at first but, with the release of Seven Ways and "Words" appearing at the height of the British superclub phenomenon, van Dyk's own material began to attract attention. "By the time they realised I was a German, it was too late!" van Dyk said. Van Dyk also remixed a well known early-90s track, Age of Love in 1997.^[9]

In 1998, 45 RPM was re-released in the UK and in the US. To mark the event, and in homage to the defunct E-Werk, Paul released a remix of "For An Angel". Van Dyk took up a residency at Sheffield's Gatecrasher and declared himself anti-drugs, which led to home-made "No E, Pure PvD" T-shirts, also a sly note to journalists that his surname contained no "E". In 1998, Paul remixed British trance duo, Binary Finary's famous "1998" single, which was a successful version that took Binary Finary to the top of the German Dance charts.^[10]

In mid-1998, Van Dyk left MFS Records and took a controlling share in the new label Vandit Records. In 2000, Paul flexed his skills with his melodic, dancefloor-friendly Out There And Back, which included the hit single "Tell Me Why (The Riddle)", a collaboration with Saint Etienne. It also included the European hit We Are Alive, a remixed version of the Jennifer Brown song Alive. His first mix album The Politics of Dancing (2001) was followed by a world tour and a DVD release Global (2003) and the Mexican film "Zurdo", for which van Dyk composed the soundtrack and won a Mexican Oscar for his work.

Reflections (2003) derived from van Dyk’s trips to India, was a more melancholy affair, and includes the single "Nothing But You", a collaboration with Hemmstock & Jennings. It was nominated for a Grammy in the category of Best Electronic Album. The mix album The Politics of Dancing 2 (2005) was preceded by a single "The Other Side," featuring Wayne Jackson; a song dedicated to the victims, and their families, of the Sumatra-Andaman earthquake and the subsequent tsunami that struck Thailand on 26 December 2004. His original productions from Reflections have been synced into major motion pictures such as Into the Blue, Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, television’s Entertainment Tonight and MTV’s Cribs, and international ad campaigns for Motorola, HBO, Land Rover, Ski Vail and most recently for Jeep.

[edit] 2007–2010: In Between

Paul van Dyk in El Salvador

Crowd at a Paul van Dyk rave in Atlanta

Paul van Dyk released his fifth studio album, In Between, worldwide on 14 August 2007. The album, which he created over a three-year period, debuted at number #115 on the Billboard 200 and #2 on the Billboard's Top Electronic Albums and #1 on the Top Heatseekers. The album also reached #16 on the Mexican Albums Chart and #5 on the Mexican International Chart. The album was released accompanied by a special edition limited to two thousand copies which included a mixed version of the full album, along with an eight-track bonus CD and an eight-page photo anthology.^[11]

The album was produced primarily by Paul van Dyk himself, and features a wide range of collaborators including David Byrne of Talking Heads, Jessica Sutta of the Pussycat Dolls, Ashley Tomberlin from Luminary, Alex M.O.R.P.H, Lo Fi Sugar, Rea Garvey of Reamonn, Ryan Merchant and Wayne Jackson. It also features a vocal sample from Ben Lost from Probspot's "Blows My Mind" on the song "Another Sunday". In June 2007, Paul van Dyk embarked on the worldwide "In Between Tour" to promote the album.^[12]

On New Year's Eve 2008/2009 Paul played Barra Beach to over 1 million people in Rio de Janero.^{[citation needed]}

His work with EA Games has resulted in mulitple releases featuring his music on Mirror's Edge and Grand Slam Tennis out in 2009. Paul van Dyk has also remixed Batman's "Dark Knight Theme" written by Hanz Zimmer which helped the album win best soundtrack in a motion picture Grammy which Paul van Dyk shares with his fellow collaborators. He has also remixed Depeche Mode’s "Martyr", Justin Timberlake’s "What Goes Around" and Britney Spears' "Gimme More".

Paul van Dyk hosts a show on Radio Fritz every Saturday at 20:00 GMT.

In May 2008, Paul van Dyk set up a remix competition with digital download network Beatport.com, inviting aspiring producers to remix his single 'Far Away' which appeared on his 2007 album 'In Between'. Paul has appeared as one of the DJs at Trance Energy 2009.

It was revealed by Paul van Dyk that his record label Vandit would be merging with Armin Van Buuren's Armada Music.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] 2012–present: Evolution

The sixth studio album by Paul van Dyk, entitled Evolution was released on 3 April 2012. The track "Eternity" was made in collaboration with Adam Young, known for Owl City.^[13][14] Evolution also features producers Arty, Austin Leeds, Giuseppe Ottaviani, Tyler Michaud, and Ummet Ozcan. The album features vocals from Johnny McDaid of Fieldwork, Sarah Howells and various other artists.^{[citation needed]}

Politics[link]

Since 2001, Paul van Dyk has taken an interest in politics. His creation of The Politics of Dancing compilation was inspired by electronic dance music's universal acclaim by different people around the world. "Palestinians are dancing with Israelis. Lebanese people are dancing with Israelis – without war, without anything in their minds other than treating each other respectfully", said van Dyk in 2006.^[15] He also has called EDM "...a political and diplomatic tool that could be used."^[15] Having grown up with little freedom, his musical career has helped him voice his opinions about politics. He opposes the Iraq War and the War in Afghanistan. He describes himself as anti-war and has advertised this while performing, by wearing a shirt reading "Make peace, not war".^[15]

He has helped fight poverty by supporting social programs to help disadvantaged people in India, New York, and Berlin.^[16] He also participated in Rock the Vote in 2004 and 2008; he and Bono being the only non-American artists to join the campaign encouraging young people to vote.^[16]

Trivia[link]

• Paul van Dyk never flies in a plane of type McDonnell Douglas.^[17]
• He has the second largest Miles & More account (the frequent flyer program of Lufthansa).^{[citation needed]}

Discography[link]

Studio albums[link]

• 1994: 45 RPM
• 1996: Seven Ways
• 2000: Out There and Back
• 2003: Reflections
• 2007: In Between
• 2012: Evolution

TV shows[link]

• 2003: What's New, Scooby-Doo

Soundtracks[link]

• 2003: Zurdo
• 2004: One Perfect Day
• 2005: The Sisterhood Of The Traveling Pants
• 2005: Into The Blue
• 2008: The Dark Knight

Video games[link]

• 1999: Wipeout 3
• 2003: FIFA Football 2004
• 2004: Need For Speed: Underground 2
• 2008: Mirror's Edge
• 2009: Grand Slam Tennis
• 2009: DJ Hero
• 2010: DJ Hero 2
• 2011: Test Drive Unlimited 2
• 2012: Grand Slam Tennis 2

Awards[link]

• 1999 DJ Mag Music Maker^[18]
• 1999 Best International DJ
• 1999 Best International Award
• 1999 Man Of The Year By Mixmag
• 1999 Leader Of The Trance Nation
• 2003 Best European DJ (Miami Winter Music Conference 2003)
• 2003 Best Trance Track Paul van Dyk - Nothing But You
• 2003 Nominated Grammy Award For His Album: Reflections
• 2004 America’s Favorite DJ
• 2004 Best International DJ
• 2004 Best Event
• 2004 Best Music In A Commercial (Motorola)
• 2004 Ariel (Mexican Oscar For Best Original Score In Zurdo)
• 2004 Best Music Maker By DJ Magazine
• 2004 Big Winner At The Dancestar Awards
• 2005 WMC 2005 Best Track House Progressive/Trance: Nothing But You (Paul van Dyk)
• 2005 WMC 2005 Best International DJ
• 2005 America’s Favorite DJ
• 2005 Best DJ For Dance/Electronic Album For His Original Album: Reflections
• 2005 The International Dance Music Award (IDMA) For Best Euro DJ.
• 2005 DJ Mag No 1 DJ
• 2005 Mixmag's 1st No 1 DJ
• 2005 Best Produer Trance Awards
• 2005 Best Global DJ Trance Awards
• 2006 Best Global DJ (Miami Winter Music Conference 2006)
• 2006 Best Record Label: VANDIT
• 2006 Best Producer (Miami Winter Music Conference 2006)
• 2006 Best Global DJ, Best NuNRG/Euro Track
• 2006 DJ Mag No 1 DJ
• 2006 Best Global DJ Trance Awards
• 2006 Best Producer
• 2006 Best Mix Compilation For The Politics of Dancing 2
• 2006 Cross Of Merit From The City Of Berlin
• 2006 Best HI NRG / Euro Track For "The Other Side" (Miami Winter Music Conference 2006)
• 2006 B.Z.-Kulturpreis 2006
• 2007 Best Ortofon European DJ (Miami Winter Music Conference 2007)
• 2007 Best DJ By Trance Awards
• 2007 Best Producer By Trance Awards
• 2007 Best Label VANDIT By Trance Awards
• 2007 Best Remixer By Trance Awards
• 2007 Best Live Act By Trance Awards
• 2007 Best Resident By Trance Awards
• 2007 Best Club Night CREAM, Ibiza By Trance Awards
• 2007 Best Album In Between By Trance Awards
• 2007 Best Radio Show VONYC By Trance Awards
• 2007 Best Website By Trance Awards
• His Regular 6 Hour Set At “Gatecrasher” Was Voted As The "Second Best Club Night Ever"
• Best International DJ By Musik Berlin, Zürich, Amsterdam, Londres, Paris, Milan, NY
• 2008 Best International DJ By The Ministry Of Sound
• 2008 Best International Producer By The Ministry Of Sound
• 2008 Shared Grammy For The Dark Knight Which Won (Best Soundtrack In A Motion Picture)
• 2008 Best DJ By Trance Awards
• 2008 Best Producer By Trance Awards
• 2008 Best Label "Vandit" By Trance Awards
• 2009 Best International DJ By The Ministry Of Sound
• 2009 Best International Producer By The Ministry Of Sound
• 2009 Best Track "Home" (Paul van Dyk Club Mix) By The Ministry Of Sound
• 2009 Best DJ National Paul van Dyk By Raveline Poll 2009
• 2009 Best Album 2009 "VOLUME" In The Raveline Poll 2009
• 2009 Best Trance Label National "VANDIT Records" In The Raveline Poll 2009
• 2009 Best trance DJ By Trance Awards
• 2009 Best Producer By Trance Awards
• 2009 Best Trance Track "Paul van Dyk Feat Johnny McDaid – Home" By Trance Awards 2009
• 2010 Best Full Length DJ Mix - "VONYC Sessions 09" By IDMA
• 2010 Best DJ National Paul van Dyk By Raveline Poll 2010
• 2011 Longest Running DJ In Top 10 Of DJ's Mag Top 100 DJ's (13 Year's)

References[link]

External links[link]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Paul van Dyk

• Official website
• Paul van Dyk at the Internet Movie Database
• Artist Site at Ultra Records

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Carl Cox
Carl Cox, 2005
Background information
Birth name	Carl Cox
Born	(1962-07-29) 29 July 1962 (age 49)
Origin	Barbados[1]
Genres	Techno, house
Occupations	Producer, DJ
Labels	Intec Digital
Associated acts	DJ Relentless
Website	http://www.carlcox.com/

Carl Cox (born 29 July 1962, Barbados)^[1] is a British techno and house music DJ and producer.

Biography[link]

This section requires expansion.

Cox grew up in Oldham, Lancashire, before attending Glastonbury High Boys secondary modern school on Glastonbury Road in Morden.^{[citation needed]} Cox began his career as a hardcore and rave DJ in the mid 1980s^[2]. One of the first gigs he played was in legendary promoters John Binton and Terry Onion's Squeeze my buttered Onions! club in Hackney, London^[3] Unconfirmed reports suggest he was coerced into swallowing an onion on stage, one of Terry's famous requests he gave to his acts^[4]. He was named the "Three Deck Wizard" after playing on three turntables simultaneously at the Second Summer of Love in 1988.^{[citation needed]} He has performed at clubs such as The Eclipse, Edge, Shelly's, Sterns Nightclub, Heaven, Sir Henry's in Cork, Ireland and Angels and The Haçienda, as well as raves for Fantazia, Dreamscape, and Amnesia House. He now spearheads two record labels, Intec Records and 23rd Century Records. He also has his own stage every year at Ultra Music Festival called Carl Cox and Friends.

He also ran Ultimate Base at the now defunct Velvet Underground on Charing Cross Road in the mid to late 1990s. Of his many DJ highlights, he also managed to cram in the Millennium (1999 to 2000) New Year's Eve twice by flying and cheating the timezones. He has had shows on Kiss FM and was a monthly live, global resident for BBC Radio One's Essential Mix in 1998–99, as well as over a decades worth of Ibiza live mixes broadcast from Club Space.

Discography[link]

Albums[link]

• 1996: At The End Of The Cliche, Edel UK Records/Worldwide Ultimatum Records
• 1999: Phuture 2000, Edel UK Records/Worldwide Ultimatum Records
• 2005: Second Sign, Play It Again Sam
• 2011: All Roads Lead To The Dancefloor, Intec Digital

Singles[link]

• 1991: "I Want You (Forever)", Perfecto Records – UK No.23
• 1992: "Does It Feel Good To You", Perfecto Records – UK No.35
• 1993: "The Planet of Love", Perfecto Records – UK No.44
• 1995: "Two Paintings And A Drum", Edel UK Records – UK No.24
• 1996: "Sensual Sophis-ti-cat" / The Player", Worldwide Ultimatum Records – UK No.25
• 1996: "Tribal Jedi", Edel UK Records/Worldwide Ultimatum Records
• 1998: "The Latin Theme", Edel UK Records – UK No.52
• 1998: "Phuture 2000", Worldwide Ultimatum Records – UK No.40
• 1999: "Dr. Funk", Edel UK Records/Worldwide Ultimatum Records
• 1999: "The Latin Theme", Edel UK Records/Worldwide Ultimatum Records
• 2002: "Club Traxx Vol.1", Trust the DJ
• 2003: "Club Traxx Vol.2", Trust the DJ
• 2003: "Dirty Bass", 23rd Century Records^[5]
• 2011: "Chemistry" ft. Shelley Segal, Intec Digital^[6]

Compilations[link]

• 1994: Nonstopmix 1994, Liquid Rec.
• 1994: Fantazia III – Made in Heaven Remix, Fantazia
• 1994: Fantazia The DJ Collection Carl Cox, Fantazia
• 1995: F.A.C.T., React
• 1997: F.A.C.T. 2, Worldwide Ultimatum Records
• 1998: DJF 250, Sony Music Entertainment
• 1998: Non Stop 98/01, FFRR Records
• 1998: The Sound Of Ultimate B.A.S.E., Worldwide Ultimatum Records
• 1999: Non Stop 2000, FFRR Records
• 1999: F.A.C.T. Australia, X-Over Recordings
• 2000: Mixed Live Crobar Nightclub, Chicago, Moonshine Music
• 2002: Global, Play It Again Sam
• 2002: Mixed Live 2nd Session Area 2, Detroit, Moonshine Music
• 2003: F.A.C.T. Australia II, Warner Music Group
• 2003: U60311 Compilation Techno Division Vol. 3, V2 Records
• 2004: Back To Mine, DMC Publishing
• 2004: Pure Intec, Intec Records
• 2005: Live at space, featuring Allan Banford
• 2005: The Latin Theme,^[7]
• 2006: Intec 50 EP, Intec Records
• 2007: Global, Play It Again Sam
• 2008: Ultimate Carl Cox, Ministry of Sound Australia
• 2010: Global Underground 38 – Black Rock Desert

Remixes[link]

• 1991: Supreme Love Gods – "Cherry White (Carl Cox Remix)", One Little Indian
• 1991: art of Noise – "Shades Of Paranoimia (Carl Cox Remix)", China Records
• 1992: Eternal – "Eternal (Carl Cox Remix)", Underground Level Recordings
• 1992: Robert Owens – "Gotta Work (Carl's Renaissance Remix)", Freetown Inc.
• 1992: Patti Day – "Hot Stuff (Carl Cox Remix)", Starway Records
• 1992: DJ Phantasy – "Jepron (Carl Cox Remix)", Liquid Wax Recordings
• 1992: Sunscreem – "Perfect Motion (Carl Cox's Rhythm's A Drug Remix)", Sony BMG Music Entertainment
• 1993: Visa – "Let Me See Ya Move (Carl Cox's Militant March Remix)", MMR Productions
• 1993: Smooth But Hazzardous – "Made You Dance (Carl Cox Remix)", Sound Entity Records
• 1994: Laurent Garnier – "Astral Dreams (Carl Cox's MMR Remix)", F-Communications
• 1994: Trevor Rockcliffe Presents Glow – "Break The Law (Carl's Reconstructed Remix)", MMR Productions
• 1994: Quench – "Hope (Carl Cox Remix)", Infectious Records
• 1994: FKW – "Jingo (Carl Cox Remix)", PWL
• 1994: O.T.T. – "Raw (Carl Cox Remix)", Industrial Strength Records
• 1994: Aurora Borealis – "Raz (Carl's MMR Remix)", F-Communications
• 1994: English Muffin – "The Blood Of An English Muffin (Carl Cox Remix)", MMR Productions
• 1994: Lunatic Asylum – "The Meltdown (Carl Cox & John Selway's Circular Cycle Remix)", MMR Productions
• 1995: Jam & Spoon – "Angel (Ladadi O-Heyo) (Carl Cox Remix)", Epic Records
• 1995: The Stone Roses – "Begging You (Cox's Ultimatum Remix)", Geffen Records
• 1995: Yello – "L'Hotel (Carl Cox's Hands On Yello Remix)", Urban
• 1995: Dr. Fernando "Stomach Substance (Carl Cox Remix)", MMR Productions
• 1995: Infrequent Oscillation – "Burning Phibes (Carl Cox Remix)", MMR Productions
• 1995: Technohead – "Get Stoned (Carl Cox Remix)", Mokum Records
• 1995: AWeX – "It's Our Future (Carl Cox's Ultimate Remix)", Plastic City UK
• 1995: Slab – "Rampant Prankster (Carl Cox's Jumper Remix)", Hydrogen Dukebox
• 1995: Steve Mason & Tony Crooks – "Shallow Grave (Carl Cox's After Hours Remix)", Rain Forest Records
• 1995: Josh Abrahams – "March Time (Carl Cox Remix)", MMR Productions
• 1996: System 7 – "Hangar 84 (Cox's W.W. Ultimatum Remix)", Butterfly Records
• 1996: Electroliners – "Loose Caboose (Carl Cox Remix)", XL Recordings
• 1996: Barefoot Boys – "Need No Man (Cox's Harder Remix), Stealth Records
• 1996: The Advent – "Mad Dog (Carl Cox Remix)", Internal
• 1996: JX – "There's Nothing I Won't Do (Carl Cox's Full House Remix)", FFRR Records
• 1996: Consolidated – "This Is Fascism (Carl Cox's Burning Gold Remix)", MC Projects
• 1996: Vernon – "Vernon's Wonderland (Carl Cox's Full Remix)", Eye Q
• 1996: Poltergeist – "Vicious Circles (Carl Cox's MMR Remix)", Manifesto
• 1997: DJ SS – "DJs Anthem (Carl Cox Remix)", Formation Records
• 1997: Tenth Chapter – "Prologue (Carl Cox & Paul van Dyk Remix)", Jackpot
• 1999: Needle Damage – "That Zipper Track (Carl Cox Remix)", Worldwide Ultimatum Records
• 1999: Grooverider – "Where's Jack The Ripper (Carl Cox's Techno Radio Edit)", Higher Ground Records
• 2000: Tony Moran Featuring Cindy Mizelle – "Shine On (Carl Cox's Sweat Dub)", Contagious Records
• 2001: Slam – "Positive Education (Carl Cox's Intec Remix)", VC Recordings
• 2001: Trevor Rockcliffe & Blake Baxter – "Visions Of You (Carl Cox Remix)", Intec Records
• 2001: Ramirez – "Volcan De Passion (Carl Cox Remix)", Terapia
• 2002: Cormano – "Mangamana vs. Revenge (Carl Cox's Turntable Remix)" 4 Play Records, Inc.
• 2003: Tomaz vs Filterheadz – "Sunshine (Carl Cox Remix)", Intec Records
• 2003: Bad Cabbage – "You're Rude (Get Fucked) (Carl Cox's Not So Rude Remix)", Mutant Disc
• 2004: Eric Powell^{[disambiguation needed ]} – "Don't Deny It (Carl Cox Remix)", 23rd Century Records
• 2004: Johan Cyber – "Natural Funk (Carl Cox Remix)", 23rd Century Records
• 2004: Cohen vs Deluxe – "Just Kick! (Carl Cox Remix)", Intec Records
• 2007: Sander Van Doorn – "Riff (Carl Cox's Global Remix)", Doorn Records
• 2010: Moby – "Walk With Me (Carl Cox Remix)", thelittleidiot

References[link]

External links[link]

• CarlCox.com – Official website
• Discogs.com – Discography
• Coxy's big break – the move to Frankston
• Carl Cox at Heaven
• Carl Cox live at Space Ibiza (video)
• Carl Cox talks about social media and how he uses technology (Video interview)
• Music with Carl Cox

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Ferry Corsten
Ferry Corsten live in Toronto, Canada
Background information
Birth name	Ferry Corsten
Also known as	Ferr, System F, Moonman (more)
Born	(1973-12-04) 4 December 1973 (age 38)
Origin	Rotterdam, Netherlands
Genres	Trance
Occupations	DJ, Producer, Remixer
Years active	1989–present
Labels	Flashover
Associated acts	Gouryella, Vimana (more)
Website	www.ferrycorsten.com

Ferry Corsten, also known under the alias System F, (born 4 December 1973) is a Dutch producer of trance music, in addition to being a DJ and remixer. He also hosts his own weekly radio show, Corsten's Countdown. He routinely plays at events all over the world with crowds in excess of tens of thousands. In 2009 Ferry Corsten ranked #7 on DJ Magazine's annual Top 100 DJ Poll, dropping to #9 and #18 in subsequent years.^[1]

Life and career[link]

Before 1999: Early years[link]

Ferry Corsten was born in Rotterdam, Netherlands. He has produced and remixed under many aliases since the release of his first record at the age of sixteen,^[2] but he officially started to work as a musician when he was 17 years old. As a teenager he saved money to buy his first keyboard by washing cars, and selling mix tapes to kids in his neighbourhood. He later began to perform live performances with a friend and won his first award "De Grote Prijs van Nederland" at Holland in 1989.^[2] 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. His first single to reach a chart position was "Don't Be Afraid" under the alias Moonman, which was only the start for becoming a composer as well. 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.^[3] Ferry Corsten was studying to become an Electrical Engineer, so he went to the Technical Training School and after that Higher Technical Education.^[4]

1999–2004: Rise to fame[link]

In February 1999 Corsten's second solo project, System F, was released on the Tsunami imprint along with the album Out of the Blue, including the same-named melodic tune that became a hit on dance floors all over the world, achieving a top twenty position in the United Kingdom single chart. The follow-up single was "Cry", produced together with Robert Smit which reached the UK Top 20.^[3]

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, the single entered the UK Singles Top 75 at number fifteen and achieved various hit positions throughout the world. The next single was entitled "Walhalla" which entered the UK single chart at number twenty-seven. In 1999 Ferry was elected as producer of the year at the Ericsson Muzik Award in London.^[2] In September 2000 the third Gouryella single entitled "Tenshi" was released. In 2000, Corsten also remixed William Orbit's "Adagio for Strings" as well as "New Year's Day" for U2. His remix of Barber's "Adagio For Strings" was awarded at the Dancestar 2000 awards. The Ministry of Sound dance compilation series entitled Trance Nation became one of the best selling dance compilations in the UK and was awarded the platinum status.^[3] In 2000 in his home country Corsten got awarded the Silver Harp award for his numerous outstanding contributions made to Dutch dance music.^{[citation needed]}

In 2001 Ferry Performed and Produced the Dance Valley Anthem, the largest selling theme of Dance Valley and the largest event of The Netherlands (80.000 visitors)

In 2002 Ferry contributed to remix projects of tracks by Japanese superstar Ayumi Hamasaki. He went on to compose and arrange her heavily trance-based song "Connected," which was released in 2003, along with remixes, as a single in Germany which has sold 4 million copies, making this one of Ferry's most successful songs.^[2]

Ferry Corsten is the electronic dance music artist with the highest amount of dance singles in the UK charts^{[citation needed]}. He^[when?] has 10 gold singles, between those his 1999 remix of "Madagascar", "Out of the Blue" as his alias System F, both "Gouryella" and "Walhalla" in 2000, "Cry" and the "Dance Valley Theme" in 2001 with "Exhale" which is his latest as System F with Armin van Buuren; and his 2003–2004 singles "Punk" and "Rock Your Body Rock".^{[citation needed]}

In 2003 he launched his first album as Ferry Corsten, Right of Way, in Heineken Musical Hall with 4,500 clubbers at his eight-hour set.^[5] The music video of the song was nominated in the TMF Dutch MTV Awards in Netherlands. The album spawned three singles, "Punk" (UK #29), "Rock Your Body, Rock" (UK #11), and "It's Time" (UK #51). "Rock your body Rock" was voted biggest hit by BG Magazine in The Netherlands and reaches the top 10 in the UK.

In 2004, he produced and performed the single "Everything Goes" for the TMF Dutch Awards.

2005–2007: L.E.F.[link]

In 2005, Corsten founded his own record label, titled Flashover Recordings and released his 2nd artist album L.E.F., And he released his concept L.E.F. worldwide. In this year he was number 5 in the DJ MAG Top 100.

His track "Fire" was nominated in the best trance video category for the^[6] 2006 Trance Awards.In the DJ MAG Top 100 he was number 6 this year.

In 2006 Ferry Corsten performed at a concert in El Salvador in September and he did his Road to Voodoo Bus Tour: 20 states, 27 cities in 5 weeks.

The single "Junk" with vocals by Guru (Gangstarr) – top 20 charts Holland was released in 2006.

On 4 July 2007, Corsten debuted his new weekly radio show titled "Corsten's Countdown" which counts down a list of the highest voted trance tracks.

In 2007 Ferry released the single "Beautiful" – top 40 charts in Holland, and the single "The Race" (Brain Box) – top 20 charts in Holland. Also a New mix compilation Passport United States of America is released.

In 2007 was the successful 1st edition of Full on Ferry Concert Ahoy' Stadium Rotterdam (cap:12.000) and he produced the 1st official anthem for Bavaria City Racing in 2007 (F1 demonstration in the center of Rotterdam with more than 500.000 spectators. Official opening of the event by Ferry Corsten and the prime minister of The Netherlands, Jan Peter Balkenende).

He was dubbed the King of Crossover in an August 2007 interview on UK clubbing website HarderFaster.net, reflecting his recent L.E.F. (Loud Electronic Ferocious) style, which some^[who?] hail as a new direction in dance music. Corsten describes it as "everything from electro house, trance and techno".

2008–2009: Twice In A Blue Moon[link]

Ferry Corsten's third album, Twice In A Blue Moon, which made its debut at the 2nd edition of the Full On Ferry event at Ahoy in Rotterdam, was released on 1 November 2008. The first single from the album, Radio Crash, has been played by Tiësto, Armin van Buuren, Paul van Dyk, Above & Beyond and many other DJ's globally. The track has been a huge hit in clubs across the world and gave Ferry a good start in promoting his new album.^{[citation needed]} He also released the single "Into The Dark" ft. Howard Jones (March 2008).

In 2008, Ferry Corsten was the first DJ ever to be named Ambassador of Freedom by Dutch Liberation Day Comity.

2009–present: Twice In A Blue Moon (Remix Edition), Once Upon A Night Vol. 1 & 2 and WKND[link]

Ferry's album, Twice In A Blue Moon, consists of remixes of the previous album (Twice In A Blue Moon). It includes remixes by Rafael Frost, Lange, Ummet Ozcan, Markus Schulz and many more. The countries he visited during Twice In A Blue Moon: The Experience have included; Australia, the United States, Romania, Brazil, and Lebanon with debut show on May 29 in Mallaca, Malaysia.

This year also was the third edition Full on Ferry – The Masquerade in association with UDC on October 17, 2009, at Ahoy' Rotterdam.

In 2009 Ferry Corsten released two singles: "We Belong" from the album Twice in A Blue Moon (Date of release: May 25, 2009) and "Made of Love" from the album Twice In A Blue Moon – top 40 Ducht charts / Radio 538 Dance Smash / No.2 in UK Club Charts (Date of release: Valentine's Day 2009). And he released his DVD; Ferry Corsten – Backstage. Corsten reveals his concept Once Upon a Night, a mix compilation that immediately hit number 1 on iTunes in the US right after its release, and the supporting world tour.

Ferry's interactive radioshow Corsten's Countdown is available in more than 30 countries.

The DJ application Cue Play DJ set up a promotional partnership around Corsten's countdown 150st edition. Cue Play DJ is a mobile digital DJ application for the iPhone, with tracks from the Flashover label.

In 2010 Ferry Corsten has mixed the BBC Radio 1 Essential Mix and the album FC System F – Champions came out in February.

Ferry released Once Upon A Night in 2010. The album came out on March 30 and he started his tour: Once Upon A Night: The Experience.

After the release of Vol.1 Ferry released Once Upon A Night Vol.2 on October 1 and his world tour started on September 17. He's one of the best DJ in the world referring to the DJ Mag Top 100.

Ferry hosted a New Year's Eve event at the O2 Academy Brixton, London in 2011/2012 in which he delivered the midnight set and went on to perform back to back with other successful Trance DJ's/producers - Judge Jules, Sied Van Riel, Marcel Woods to name a few.

Pseudonyms[link]

Aliases[link]

A Jolly Good Fellow, Albion, Bypass, Cyber F, Eon, Exiter, Ferr, Firmly Underground, Free Inside, Kinky Toys, Lunalife, Moonman, Pulp Victim, Pulse, Raya Shaku, Riptide, Sidewalk, Sidewinder, Skywalker, System F, Tellurians, The Nutter.

Collaborations[link]

Discodroids (with Peter Nijborn), Gouryella (with Tiësto), Veracocha (with Vincent de Moor), Vimana (with Tiësto), FB (with Benny Benassi)

Discography[link]

Studio albums

Tours[link]

• Play Station Tour (2003)
• Right of Way World Album tour (2004)
• Heineken Tour (2004)
• Passport Compilation World Tour (2005)
• LEF World Album Tour (2006)
• Tour (2007)
• Tour (2008)
• Twice In A Blue Moon World Tour (2009)
• Once Upon A Night World Tour (2010)

Recognitions[link]

Selected remixes[link]

• Apoptygma Berzerk – Kathy's Song
• Armand Van Helden – Witch Doktor (Free Inside Remix)
• Art of Trance – Madagascar
• Ayumi Hamasaki – A Song for XX
• Ayumi Hamasaki – Kanariya
• Ayumi Hamasaki – WHATEVER
• Bobina – Invisible Touch (Ferry Corsten's Touch)
• BT - Force Of Gravity (Ferry Corsten Remix)
• BT – Suddenly (Ferry Corsten's Fix)
• Corderoy – Sweetest Dreams (Ferry Corsten Remix)
• Cosmic Gate – The Truth (Ferry Corsten Remix)
• Duran Duran – Reach Up For The Sunrise (Ferry Corsten Remix)
• Elles de Graaf – Show You My World
• Embrace – Embrace
• Every Little Thing – For The Moment
• Faithless feat. Boy George – Why Go (Ferry Corsten Remix)
• Faithless feat. Dido – Feelin Good (Ferry Corsten Fix)
• Gatecrasher Sheffield – mix compilation (Mixed by Ferry Corsten)
• Girl Next Door – Jōnetsu no Daishō
• Kai Tracid – Conscious (Ferry Corsten Remix)
• Kamaya Painters – Endless Wave (Albion Remix)
• The Killers – Human
• Klubbheads – Klubbhopping (A Jolly Good)
• Laidback Luke feat. Johanthan Mendelson – Till Tonight (Ferry Corsten)
• Marco Borsato – De Bestemming (Ferry Corsten Remix)
• Markus Schulz – Do You Dream (Ferry Corsten Remix)
• Matt Darey presents Mash Up – Liberation (Ferry Corsten Remix)
• Mind One – Hurt Of Intention (Ferry Corsten Fix)
• Moby – In My Heart
• Moby – Why Does My Heart Feel So Bad
• Nelly Furtado – Do It (Ferry Corsten Remix)
• Novastar – Because The Remix
• Oceanlab – Clear Blue Water
• Public Enemy – Bring the Noise
• Rafaël Frost – Red
• Ramin Djawadi – Prison Break Theme (Ferry Corsten Breakout Remix)
• Rank 1 – Awakening (Ferry Corsten Remix)
• Shiny Toy Guns – Le Disko (Ferry Corsten Remix)
• Solarstone-Late Summer Fields(Ferry Corsten Remix)
• Tiësto – Kaleidoscope (Ferry Corsten Remix)
• Tony Walker – Field of Joy
• U2 – New Year's Day
• William Orbit – Barber's Adagio for Strings
• William Orbit – Ravel's Pavane Pour Une Infante Défunte (Ferry Corsten Remix)
• William Orbit feat. Ferry Corsten – Clavier (Ferry Fix)
• Yoji Biomehanika – Theme From Bangin' Globe (System F Remix)

See also[link]

• Flashover Recordings
• Gouryella
• Veracocha

References[link]

External links[link]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Ferry Corsten

• Official website
• Artist Site at Ultra Records
• (French) Interview Ferry Corsten - Actualites Electroniques
• (English) Interview Ferry Corsten - Actualites Electroniques
• Full On Ferry - Official Website
• (English) Full On Ferry - London NYE 2011/2012 Official Website
• http://deepmix.info Music with Ferry Corsten