4 STRINGS

Who is 4 Strings?



Behind the name 4 Strings hides 2 musicians, Carlo and Jan. The two have known each other since 1986. In 1990 they became interested in dance music and from that moment on, they started producing their own music. All their spare time was spent in the studio. Throughout the next couple of years not only did their skills expand but also the amount of music equipment in their studio. With the new tools and experience that they had, Carlo and Jan could finally discover in which direction they wanted to go with their musical careers. Carlo decided to stay in the studio while Jan found his passion in mixing and started his DJ-ing career.



The Beginning



Jan met up with Piet Bervoets (Carlos, ROOS and Rank 1). Piet taught him the basics of mixing. After a couple of months, Jan joined a drive-in-show, where he played all kinds of music from R&B, Top 40 to Happy Hardcore. His skills were improving rapidly, and it was during this time period he noticed that his main interest was in dance music. After winning a first place prize in a DJ contest, he was offered his very own residency.



Carlo Resoort started with dance music in 1994, and soon after that he had his first release. After a couple of releases he had his first major breakthrough: Carlos - The Silmarilla, produced together with Piet Bervoets of Rank 1. Two years later he had another hit with Turn it Around. Around this same time, a new record company was born, "Spinnin Records". Shortly thereafter Carlo signed his first record deal and 4 Strings was born.



The Music



Daytime was the first track of 4 Strings, supported by Paul van Dyk, Judge Jules and Ti�sto. The follow up was Into the Night, which received even more support. After a vocal edit called Take Me Away the song became a huge hit around the globe. Even now the track can be heard worldwide. In 2002, 4 Strings “Take Me Away” won an award from the International Dance Music Awards for Best Progressive House / Trance Track of 2002.

Diving and Let it Rain were the follow up releases and soon the first album Believe was released. After releasing Summer Sun they started to work on their second album Turn it Around. The album was named after the new single which is a remake from Carlo’s former project “Alena”. Carlo also started another project under his own name, with productions like Remover, O’Class, Musica, Ayers Rock and Rise to name a few.



In 2005, 4 Strings released another hit Sunrise, this song was the theme of the number one dance music festival in Poland also called Sunrise.



In 2006, 4 Strings released Hurricane and also performed at the leading trance party of the world “Trance Energy” in February. Jewel the second release for the year, was released in May. This release featured the vocals by Tina Cousins. In August 2006, one of the biggest trance tracks ever made Take Me Away was remixed by Purple Haze (Sander van Doorn), Mac Zimms and 4 Strings! The ‘Take Me Away’ package contained 3 fresh new remixes. The Purple Haze RMX is an awesome progressive trance monster and Mac Zimms and 4 Strings are responsible for stunning techy remixes. In October, 4 Strings released one of their biggest records ever! Mainline became a huge success in the sales and dance charts. In the summer of 2006 was a unique ‘4 Strings Album Tour’ worldwide, following the release of their new album ‘Mainline’ on 7 November 2006.



In 2007 4 Strings collaborated with Tina Cousins for Curious and also released Desire. In September, Ultra Records invited DJ 4 Strings to make Ultra Trance 7, the compilation was released on October 9 2007.



In 2008, 4 Strings released Catch a Fall featuring Andrea Britton and The Way it Should Be. 4 Strings also did multiple live performances with live singing by Andrea Britton.



2009 was a huge year for these musicians as they began collaborations with musicians from different genres of music & languages. In April 2009, 4 Strings biggest release ‘Take Me Away’ was again released with new remixes by Dave Darell, Dennis de Laat and Re-Ward. These remixes have received huge support by DJs, radio stations and fans worldwide. Following the remixes was 4 Strings Music / Music Saved My Life and Let Me Take Your Breath Away featuring Lee MacDougall.



Currently in 2010, 4 Strings collaborated with singer Samantha Fox and released their first single together called Forever in June. 4 Strings second release for the year is Sundown release date set for early August.



The DJ



DJ 4 Strings is not just your average DJ, he is an entertainer. He is part of the new generation of DJ’s today. Crowds are amazed by his refreshing and unique style of playing music. DJ 4 Strings is always prepared with unpredictable and quality tracks that both excite existing fans and bring new people to the scene. There is so much good music out there and 4 Strings do not want to limit themselves to one style. 4 Strings are also in the top 10 for Holland on “The DJ List”.



4 Strings touring diary is incredibly hectic, with regular stops at major venues in the world. Such as touring Australia, USA, Mexico, Poland, Asia and Netherlands (just to name a few).



Stay tuned and be amazed by one of the best dance music producer/DJ duo in the world!