The year is 1993 when Cor Fijneman first
puts 'the needle on the record'. Searching for a style that
was melodic, Cor found this in trance music and that is the
style he still plays today. In these years he got in contact
with Arny Bink and Tijs Verwest. Tijs Verwest (also known
as Tiësto) asked Cor to play some melodies for his new
tunes and this collaboration resulted in trance classics such
as Theme from Norefjell, Earth and Sparkles which were released
worldwide.At that time Cor was also asked to become resident
at club Spock in his hometown Breda. In club Spock he played
every Saturday night for 4 years and developed his style he
still plays today: raw uplifting trance.
In the summer of 2000 Black Hole Recordings offered Cor Fijneman
the opportunity to mix the 5th part of the In Trance We Trust
series. This cd was sold all around the globe and resulted
in some great gigs in Holland and in countries like Norway,
Panama, Columbia and Greece.
The number of gigs went even bigger after the release of In
Trance We Trust 6 and Maxim Editions V1.0. Around this time
Cor not only produced tracks with Tiësto but released
some major tunes with Threesome (Mohave/Gobi), Dj Montana
(Groove Lounge Method) and Impact (Behind The Mirror).
Winter 2002 saw the release of his new album, Outstanding,
a superb party mix of the hottest trance and harddance tunes
around, complemented with a tour where Cor created mayhem
across dance floors around the country. Spring 2003 Cor Fijneman
released his new single, Venus (Meant To Be Your Lover), a
collaboration with acclaimed singer and trance diva Jan Johnston.
With this hitsingle Cor Fijneman has entered charts around
the globe and received support from dj's like Paul Oakenfold,
Judge Jules and above all Tiësto. Most of all, this single
was the theme of the illustrious Tiësto In Concert event,
May 10th 2003. This resulted in many requests for remixes
for acts like Jurgen Vries, Lasgo, Andain and Three Drives.
These remixes proved to have the right sound and were supported
by many dj's like Judge Jules, Ferry Corsten, Marco V, Johan
Gielen, Paul Oakenfold and Paul Van Dyk. At the end of 2003
Cor Fijneman entered the Dj Mag Top 100 list at a respectable
94th place.
This list has been a definite goal for dj's all around and
has set standards because of the huge influence by the audience
who visit the clubs and festivals in dance music and make
this top 100 by sending in their 5 most appreciated dj's.
April 2004 will see the release of Cor's new single Healing,
featuring Anita Kelsey, a well respected soul and jazz vocalist
known from the hitsingle Shed My Skin by D*Note. Anita Kelsey
is one of the major voices in UK jazz and soul and she also
performed with acts like Spice Girls, Jean Carne and Bill
Wyman.
Cor has played in clubs all over the world these last years,
just a few examples are Cream Amnesia Ibiza, Club Glow Washington
DC, Godskitchen Birmingham, The Gallery London, Matrixx Nijmegen,
Club Space Miami and Illusion Lier. Besides these venues Cor
played not only at all the major festivals in Holland like
Trance Energy, DanceValley, Impulz, Lovefields and Innercity
but also at festivals outside Holland like WEMF Canada, Lloret
Outdoor Spain, Illusion 16 Years Belgium, Cream Digital Love
United Kingdom, WMC Miami, Loveparade Germany.
