How to Make Trance Music - Ferry Corsten's TOP SECRETS to EDM Success 🚀

A massive thanks to @ferrycorsten for taking the time for this interview, and to @amsterdamdanceevent for hosting us! In this interview, we cover… 00:00 - Welcome to Ferry Corsten 01:41 - Why produce under multiple names? 04:02 - Ferry’s new album, “Connect” 05:05 - Ferry’s world tour “What the F” 08:51 - Doing things “not by the book” 10:20 - Balancing happiness with sadness 11:07 - Keeping rhythm in the breakdown 13:20 - How “Veracocha - Carte Blanche” was created 16:55 - The Gouryella “Gurgle” Bass - Mapping velocity to filter cutoff 17:45 - Creating groove in bass lines 19:27 - Essential “Producer Mindset” characteristics to develop 21:32 - Don’t be afraid to get a negative response 22:40 - Moving with trends without selling out 24:41 - The importance of staying up-to-date 25:53 - Running his own record labels 26:40 - Choosing HOW to react to negative comments 29:16 - Layering synths for a huge sound (and subtlety) 31:41 - AI - a threat or an opportunity? 34:01 - Workflow and arrangement 36:51 - The danger of over-producing an idea 38:40 - Ferry’s advice to anyone wanting to produce music Check out Ferry's music: Spotify: https://bit.ly/3Uyg5yS New album: “Connect” (https://ferrycorsten.lnk.to/Connect) World DJ Tour: “What the F” (https://www.ferrycorsten.com/whatthef) @FlashoverRecordings: https://soundcloud.com/flashoverrecordings Check out Ferry on the socials: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FerryCorsten/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ferrycorsten Individual tracks we discuss in this interview: Veracocha - Carte Blanche: https://youtu.be/LZSnoaLWCVU?si=G6ByLWG7myXkD4F8 Ferry Corsten & Morgan Page feat. Cara Melín - Wounded: https://youtu.be/_GsRM07Y_po?si=4b628bxCy77aTdj5 Ferry Corsten & Morgan Page feat. Cara Melín - Wounded (Kristian Nairn Remix): https://youtu.be/CmGq8i3WluQ?si=bs4K96Y5Ykd7miSn Gouryella - Gouryella: https://youtu.be/KCRAa73Ecj4?si=0-8gqfgZIYe7ghaf 📣 Shout out to our Accelerator student - Phil Able - whose track “Carnivalium” is out now on Ferry’s label, Flashover Recordings! Listen here and support if you dig: https://bit.ly/4fdn1Kf 💪 [MUSIC PRODUCTION ACCELERATOR] Learn how to produce chart-topping electronic dance music: https://www.edmtips.com/accelerator 👍 If you enjoyed this video, please hit the “like” button and consider subscribing to this channel! https://www.youtube.com/c/edmtips?sub_confirmation=1 🐦 CLICK HERE to share this on Twitter: https://ctt.ac/r22md 📝…And here’s the blog version of this video: https://edmtips.com/ferry-corsten-interview/ Gear I use in this video… 🔈 My Audio Gear: Headphones 1: https://bit.ly/3UpEB66 Headphones 2: https://bit.ly/MyHeadphones650 Audio Interface: https://bit.ly/ApolloInterface Monitors: https://bit.ly/AdamTV8 MIDI Keyboard (Main): https://bit.ly/3SJVOVG MIDI Keyboard (Travel): https://bit.ly/42O62ZN Microphone: https://bit.ly/ShureSM7 Computer: https://amzn.to/3uYU28J 🎛 Discounted Plugin Deals: http://bit.ly/2NGRIgL 💻 …And some of my Favourite Software… 🎤 Vocal Processing (I use all of these): Celemony Melodyne: https://bit.ly/3l5cmaA Antares Autotune: https://bit.ly/3MeBY0a Waves CLA Vocals: https://bit.ly/3aGx4LM 🎶 My ENTIRE Music and Video Equipment: https://bit.ly/2K4eFHZ 👥 Join our community here! https://www.facebook.com/EDMtipsOfficial ….AND SAY HI ON THE SOCIALS: 📌Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/edmtipsoffi... Cheers, and happy producing! Will OTHER INTERVIEWS TO CHECK OUT: James Wiltshire (F9 Audio and The Freemasons): https://youtu.be/NeTrh3TOpCA Seamus Haji (Big Love and Defected Records): https://youtu.be/LoWQCz8jT8U Jonathan Winter and Jimmy Yoshitake (Monstercat A&R): https://youtu.be/oAUzTf5MPd4 Adam Turner aka "Farius" (Colorize A&R): https://youtu.be/3__s3MXSMcE Adrian Armendariz (Anjunabeats A&R): https://youtu.be/HGBPECXH-ic LEARN HOW TO PRODUCE LIKE FAMOUS ARTISTS: ► How to Make TECH HOUSE (like FISHER) 👉 https://youtu.be/moxdd3lxUtE ► How to Make TECHNO (like CHARLOTTE DE WITTE, Amelie Lens, Adam Beyer) 👉 https://youtu.be/MwUe1fNVCtI ► How to Make DEEP HOUSE 👉 https://youtu.be/vl0_W5UHfv4 ► How to Make HOUSE MUSIC in Ableton 10 - Step by Step 👉 https://youtu.be/jH2el4xqcZw ► How to make PROGRESSIVE HOUSE (Like BEN BÖHMER, Lane 8 and Anjunadeep) 👉 https://youtu.be/Q-vnm1JnKs0 ► How to Make HOUSE MUSIC (like DUKE DUMONT) 👉 https://youtu.be/PNZQuBh4HZM ► How to Make HOUSE MUSIC (like CAMELPHAT) 👉 https://youtu.be/RIuAE5hpyiU ► How to Make MELODIC TECHNO (Like TALE OF US) 👉 https://youtu.be/9jMbLIzQzT4 AND… ► How to Mix a Track in 30 Seconds 👉 https://youtu.be/EerIGRBoIzw ► How to Turn a Loop into a Song 👉 https://youtu.be/-KUB4_YXE0w ► How to Mix Low End (Kick & Bass) 👉 https://youtu.be/SGx9OalJLLU ► How to Make EDM Chord Progressions 👉 https://youtu.be/KPU19qZjz0M ► How to Make Music Like Flume 👉 https://youtu.be/eUD_9JI7ugk https://youtu.be/KU6ukxbOYSU #ferrycorsten #ade #edmtips