Ferry Corsten

Have you ever heard a song that makes you feel like you’re flying? Ferry Corsten makes music just like that. Born in 1973 in the Netherlands, Ferry is a DJ and music producer whose career began in the 1990s and continues today. He’s best known for helping create and popularize trance — electronic music with big, happy melodies and steady beats.

Ferry’s most famous work includes the 1999 hit “Out of the Blue,” released as System F, and the dreamy project Gouryella he helped start. Those songs made listeners around the world dance, close their eyes, and smile. Ferry has played at big festivals, shared new tracks on radio shows, and helped other musicians by running his own record label.

How does he make music? He uses keyboards, synthesizers and computers to layer sounds that rise like waves and then burst into joyful beats. That sense of melody and surprise is what made him special. Ferry helped shape modern electronic dance music and inspired many young DJs and producers. If you’re ten and love music that lifts you up, try 'Out of the Blue' and imagine flying on sound!