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Matt Darey: So did you ever imagine back in 1998 when things started to kick off for you that you would be so successful on an international scale? Do you have to be careful what you dream?!!
Ferry Corsten: I never could have imagined that my life would take such a drastic turn. Back in 98 I was already producing music but that was it. It really was a hobby of mine and I didnt even have the ambition to become a DJ. I think the wilder you dream, the more possibilities you create for yourself.
Matt Darey: How did the track Fire come about and hows it feel to work with Eighties Icon Simon Le Bon?
Ferry Corsten: I came across this song of Duran Duran that had this great little vocal hook in it and I really felt like doing something with it. I produced a demo, send it to Durans management to see if they were interested in working with me on it and the band loved the idea. It was great to get all the help from the guys themselves. The old tape with the original Duran recording was dug up in L.A. and the vocal part sent over for me to work with.
Matt Darey: How is your Loud Electronic Ferocious concept working out?
Ferry Corsten: Its going really well. Im doing two residencies now in New York and L.A. under the LEF concept and its really kicking off. Of course I had my own LEF night in Ibiza and they were great. Last LEF event in Amsterdam was a blast with Ronald Van Gelderen and Paul Van Dyk
Matt Darey: How is your most recent album Passport: Kingdom of the Netherlands different from Right of Way?
Ferry Corsten: Well, first of all, Right Of Way was an Artist Album and Passport was the first edition of my mix album series. LEF will be along the same lines as Right Of Way, only as the next level.
Matt Darey: Have you moved on from the classic trance sound forever and how do you see dance music evolving over the next few years?
Ferry Corsten: Im still making trance, because I love it. But its in a very different way. Its more with a rock kind of feel I guess, but with the same message as before. I have been making the classic trance style for over seven years and I feel its time to move on, or at least experiment with different styles. By doing this, I increase the chance of hitting a totally new sound.
Matt Darey: You closed the first South American music conference. Better than Miami?
Ferry Corsten: Yes. The SAMC is a lot more aimed at the business side of the dance industry. Its all very well organized and the party spirit of the Latin Americans is amazing.
Matt Darey: You have residencies at 2 different clubs in America, and are constantly touring. Whats the hardest thing about being a DJ and whats the best thing?
Ferry Corsten: The hardest thing is being away from home for a long time, having to deal with crazy time tables like late nights and early flights and delays. Sometimes when Im touring on my own, it can be very lonely too. The best things are the great new people you meet all the time, nice restaurants and good vibes
Matt Darey: You won best trance DJ at the DJ Awards this summer, did you ring up Ti보o and yell in your face? :-)
Ferry Corsten: No. Im very happy I won it this year, but all the other guys are fantastic DJs too, so for me, we all deserved that award.
Matt Darey: How do you feel about people doing mash-ups of your tracks? If it was good would you have it off them?
Ferry Corsten: I feel flattered in a way. Great that my music inspires people to do thatIf it would be out of this world, I might think about doing something with it. Im not too happy though when mash-ups or bootlegs are being sold without my approval.
Matt Darey: Youre 32 in December, Will you ever quit dance music, move to LA and make music for movies?
Ferry Corsten: Never say never. We are all human and have our own tastes. At this moment, my taste is still very dance orientated. But I cant say if it will be the same story in 5-10 years time.
Matt Darey: How do you spoil yourself with your hard-earned superstar DJ millions?
Ferry Corsten: Not too much to be honest. I got myself a descent house and car, but thats where it ends. Maybe I take a nice holiday every once in a while. Im always on the road, so I dont really get to spend it hahaha
Matt Darey: Did you know one of your fans made a stencil of the Ferry Corsten logo and spray painted it on their car? Whats the maddest thing a fan has ever done to get your attention?
Ferry Corsten: Well, there was this girl in Buenos Aires who asked me if I could sign her shoulder.she would have it tattooed over the next day. She sent me a picture of it and its huge!!! Than she posted a message on my website that she would do the other shoulder with my F logo. Now that is what I call dedicated...
Matt Darey: If the world was going to end next weekend you had to pick one club in the world to play your last gig, where would it be and what would be top of the list on your DJ Ryder?
Ferry Corsten: That would be The Guvernment in Toronto. I love that place and my ryder would say a few bottles of Champaign more.for the whole club I mean.
Interview by Matt Darey
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