System F
Dutch DJ, trance music producer and remixer
- Active
- Since 1998
- Listeners
- 33K
- Sound
Sonic signature
58 analyzedSystem F is a high-energy peak-time trance artist. System's catalogue here runs a wide 100-170 BPM band (median 137). Harmonically the catalogue spreads across 17 of 24 keys, with an even split of major and minor, most often 3A, 11A, 1B. The overall sound is punchy and neutral in mood. The catalogue is mostly instrumental. The tracks here span 2000 to 2022. Since 2000 the typical tempo has eased from 138 to 132 BPM. The catalogue traces a label journey from Big Star Records to Tsunami. Faster than 86% of trance artists.
Plays across 17 of 24 keys, 55% in minor, most often 3A, 11A, 1B. Genre DNA leans 33% Trance, then Electro.
Evolution
Median tempo and energy of the analyzed tracks, year by year.
B2B pairings
Artists who play the same keys at a matching tempo and energy. A back-to-back that mixes cleanly.
- Menno de Jong16 keys · 136 BPM · NRG 84
- John O'Callaghan17 keys · 137 BPM · NRG 90
- Signum15 keys · 136 BPM · NRG 88
- Standerwick16 keys · 135 BPM · NRG 85
Set builder
A set arc from System's own catalogue — picked by measured energy, tempo and groove.
Signature tracks
The defining cuts from System's catalogue.
Best known
Dance Valley Theme
4A · 36/100 popularity
Hardest
Dance Valley Theme 2001
2B · energy 100/100
Latest
Adagio for Strings
3B · 2022
Deepest cut
The Game
9B · 141 BPM
Discography
63 tracks · 58 analyzed
Singles & EPs
About
Ferry Corsten OON is a Dutch DJ, record producer and remixer. He is well known for producing many pioneering trance tracks during the 1990s–2000s under his numerous aliases, including System F, Moonman, Pulp Victim and Gouryella. In recent years, he has shifted to a broader electronic music style, playing everything from progressive house to uplifting trance; and hosts his own weekly radio show, Resonation Radio. Corsten routinely plays at events and festivals all over the world including Electric Daisy Carnival, Tomorrowland, and many others, and has been consistently ranked among DJ Mag's Top 100 DJs poll, having placed at rank 5 in 2004 and 2005, 6 in 2006 and 2008; and most recently at 80 for 2024.
FAQ
- What genre is System F?
- System F plays mostly trance, with hard trance, based on their catalogue in the directory.
- What BPM does System F play at?
- System F's tracks here sit mostly between 100 and 170 BPM, with a median around 137.
- What key does System F play in?
- Across 58 analyzed tracks, System F favours 3A, 11A, 1B, and 55% of the catalogue is in minor keys.
- What labels has System F released on?
- System F has releases associated with Tsunami, Big Star Records, cutting edge, International Deejay Gigolo Records.
Profile data from Discogs + MusicBrainz (CC0). Artist images and track data via Spotify. How we measure. Catalogue updated July 2026.
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Measured, not guessed
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Kept current
Catalogue last updated July 2026.
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