Otherwise known as System F, Ferry Corsten rose to prominence in the late '90s as one of Europe's top trance DJs, highlighted by an anthem-filled appearance on Ministry of Sound's first Trance Nation album. Before attaining such recognition, Corsten began his DJing at the early age of 15, when he would spin at school parties. By his late teens, he was studying to be an electrical engineer, an ambition that was soon eclipsed by his growing interest in electronic dance music. Soon he was acquiring sound gear to produce his own tracks and started releasing his music under monikers such as Moonman, Pulp Victim, Vera Cocha, Gouryella (with DJ Tiesto), and System F, highlighted by the success of his single "Out of the Blue," which entered the U.K.'s Top 20. Yet his most successful work is undoubtably his track "Air," under the guise of Albion, a track that has been championed by many of the world's top DJs (including Paul Oakenfold and John Digweed on their Global Underground albums) and has since been re-released in 2000 as Air 2000 on Platipus with additional remixes by artists such as Oliver Lieb and Hybrid. Meanwhile, Corsten also won plenty of attention for his high-profile remix of Art of Trance's classic "Madagascar." And even though his appearance as the guest DJ on Ministry of Sound's anthem-filled Trance Nation debut wasn't the sort of well-composed set one would expect from an experienced DJ such as Corsten, it did help propel his name further into his audience's consciousness. ~ Jason Birchmeier , All Music Guide