Carlo Resoort
Encyclopedia
Carlo Resoort born 1 March 1973, is a Dutch
DJ
, remix
er and producer
. He is best known as the main act of 4 Strings
,
. The two spent all of their free time in the recording studio
, and later De Vos went on to become 'DJ 4 Strings' while Resoort headed '4 Strings'. All of his albums as 4 Strings have been released in the U.S.
via Ultra Records
.
Resoort had his first hit
with "Day Time", and later released "Take Me Away (Into the Night)", his second hit. They had some success, having been in record chart
s in several Europe
an countries and also Canada
and Australia
. Success in the United States
has been limited and they have only charted on the U.S., Dance Radio Airplay, Hot Dance Singles Sales
, and Rhythmic Top 40 chart. The Ultra.Trance 2007 album went to number seven on the Top Electronic Albums
chart. This album was compiled by DJ 4 Strings, but only one of the songs was by 4 Strings.
4 Strings currently consists of Resoort (who mostly creates the music) and De Vos (who mostly works on production and arrangement, and performs some songs) and various guest artists on vocals
. In 2004, rumors surfaced of singer Vanessa van Hemert leaving the group, due to some newly released 4 Strings songs that did not feature her. Although Resoort originally denied the rumors, by the following year, van Hemert did leave the group. "Sunrise" was the last track van Hemert provided vocals for 4 Strings.
De Vos took up the name DJ 4 Strings and does all live performances.
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Singles Chart
|align="center"|#15
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|align="left"|Belgian
Singles Chart
|align="center"|#16
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|align="left"|German
Singles Chart
|align="center"|#22
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|align="left"|Dutch
Singles Chart
|align="center"|#25
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|align="left"|Austria
n Singles Chart
|align="center"|#69
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|align="left"|Swiss
Singles Chart
|align="center"|#99
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|align="left"|Australia
n Singles Chart
|align="center"|#44
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|align="left"|Billboard Hot Dance Singles Sales
|align="center"|#20
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"Diving"
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|align="left"|Belgian
Singles Chart
|align="center"|#16
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|align="left"|Dutch
Singles Chart
|align="center"|#29
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|align="left"|Canadian
Singles Chart
|align="center"|#34
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|align="left"|UK
Singles Chart
|align="center"|#38
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|align="left"|German
Singles Chart
|align="center"|#73
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"Let it Rain"
"Turn it Around"
"Until You Love Me"
"Day Time"
"Curious" feat. Tina Cousins
"Silmarillia" (4 Strings radio edit)"
"Take Me Away" (Dave Darell Radio Edit)
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
DJ
Disc jockey
A disc jockey, also known as DJ, is a person who selects and plays recorded music for an audience. Originally, "disc" referred to phonograph records, not the later Compact Discs. Today, the term includes all forms of music playback, no matter the medium.There are several types of disc jockeys...
, remix
Remix
A remix is an alternative version of a recorded song, made from an original version. This term is also used for any alterations of media other than song ....
er and producer
Record producer
A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
. He is best known as the main act of 4 Strings
4 Strings
4 Strings is a Dutch Trance music group. The group was founded by Carlo Resoort and Jan De Vos....
,
Music career
Resoort originally began working with Jan De Vos when they found a mutual interest in dance musicDance music
Dance music is music composed specifically to facilitate or accompany dancing. It can be either a whole musical piece or part of a larger musical arrangement...
. The two spent all of their free time in the recording studio
Recording studio
A recording studio is a facility for sound recording and mixing. Ideally both the recording and monitoring spaces are specially designed by an acoustician to achieve optimum acoustic properties...
, and later De Vos went on to become 'DJ 4 Strings' while Resoort headed '4 Strings'. All of his albums as 4 Strings have been released in the U.S.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
via Ultra Records
Ultra Records
Ultra Records is an American independent electronic dance music record label. Ultra was formed in New York City in 1995 by former Polygram and Virgin Records executive Patrick Moxey, who is still currently the owner...
.
Resoort had his first hit
Hit record
A hit record is a sound recording, usually in the form of a single or album, that sells a large number of copies or otherwise becomes broadly popular or well-known, through airplay, club play, inclusion in a film or stage play soundtrack, causing it to have "hit" one of the popular chart listings...
with "Day Time", and later released "Take Me Away (Into the Night)", his second hit. They had some success, having been in record chart
Record chart
A record chart is a ranking of recorded music according to popularity during a given period of time. Examples of music charts are the Hit parade, Hot 100 or Top 40....
s in several Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
an countries and also Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
and Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. Success in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
has been limited and they have only charted on the U.S., Dance Radio Airplay, Hot Dance Singles Sales
Hot Dance Singles Sales
Hot Dance Singles Sales is a chart released weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States, established in 1985. It measures the sale of commercially released singles that deal with dance music and remixes...
, and Rhythmic Top 40 chart. The Ultra.Trance 2007 album went to number seven on the Top Electronic Albums
Top Electronic Albums
Dance/Electronic Albums is a music chart published weekly by Billboard magazine which ranks the top-selling electronic music albums in the United States. The chart debuted on the issue dated June 30, 2001. It originally began as a fifteen-position chart and has since expanded to twenty-five...
chart. This album was compiled by DJ 4 Strings, but only one of the songs was by 4 Strings.
4 Strings currently consists of Resoort (who mostly creates the music) and De Vos (who mostly works on production and arrangement, and performs some songs) and various guest artists on vocals
Human voice
The human voice consists of sound made by a human being using the vocal folds for talking, singing, laughing, crying, screaming, etc. Its frequency ranges from about 60 to 7000 Hz. The human voice is specifically that part of human sound production in which the vocal folds are the primary...
. In 2004, rumors surfaced of singer Vanessa van Hemert leaving the group, due to some newly released 4 Strings songs that did not feature her. Although Resoort originally denied the rumors, by the following year, van Hemert did leave the group. "Sunrise" was the last track van Hemert provided vocals for 4 Strings.
De Vos took up the name DJ 4 Strings and does all live performances.
Albums (as 4 Strings)
- Believe Ultra RecordsUltra RecordsUltra Records is an American independent electronic dance music record label. Ultra was formed in New York City in 1995 by former Polygram and Virgin Records executive Patrick Moxey, who is still currently the owner...
2002 - Turn It Around Ultra Records 2004
- Mainline Ultra Records 2006
Singles (as 4 Strings)
- 2000 "Day Time"
- 2001 "Into the Night"
- 2002 "Take Me Away (Into the Night)"
- 2002 "Diving"
- 2003 "Let It Rain"
- 2003 "Summer Sun"
- 2004 "Back to Basics"
- 2004 "Turn It Around"
- 2004 "Come Closer"
- 2005 "Until You Love Me"
- 2005 "Love Is Blind"
- 2005 "Sunrise"
- 2005 "Desire"
- 2006 "Hurricane"
- 2006 "Jewel"
- 2006 "Take Me Away 2006 (Remixes)"
- 2006 "Mainline"
- 2007 "Curious" (feat. Tina CousinsTina CousinsTina Cousins is an English singer-songwriter and former fashion model. She has had five singles in the Top 20 of the UK Singles Chart, both as a solo artist and in collaboration with others. She has also achieved popularity in Australia. She started her career as a model...
) - 2007 "Catch a Fall" (feat. Andrea BrittonAndrea BrittonAndrea Britton is a British singer-songwriter and a soulful dance|trance music|trance vocalist.-Biography:Britton's single "Am I on Your Mind?", recorded with Oxygen, made it to #30 on the UK Singles Chart in late 2002. In 2005, she had another hit single, "Winter", with DT8 Project, which made #35...
) - 2008 "The Way It Should Be" (vs. DJ Shaine)
- 2009 "Let Me Take Your Breath Away"
- 2009 "Take Me Away" (2009 Remixes)
- 2009 "Music / Music Saved My Life"
- 2010 "Forever" (feat. Samantha FoxSamantha FoxSamantha Karen "Sam" Fox is an English dance-pop singer, actress, and former glamour model. In 1983, at the age of 16, she began her topless modeling career on Page Three of The Sun, and went on to become a popular pin-up girl...
) - 2010 "Sundown"
- 2010 "Safe From Harm" (feat. Ellie LawsonEllie LawsonEllie Lawson is a British folk music singer-songwriter.Ellie Lawson is a British Acoustic/Folk/Pop writer and recording artist. Born in South London, the vocalist/lyricist/musician/composer has released 2 albums independently and recently co-wrote and recorded 3 singles with Dutch Trance...
)
Singles (as Carlo Resoort)
- "Revelation"
- "Remover"
- "O’Class"
- "Musica"
- "Rise"
- "Aurora"
- "Ayers Rock" / "Tape Delay"
- "Tom Tom / Battery"
- "Visa Versa"
- "Lifetime" / "Spacebump"
- "First Rebirth"
- "Blinded / Sun Burst"
Remixes
- 2000 AngelicAngelic (band)Angelic was a British trance band featuring Darren Tate, Judge Jules and Jules's wife, Amanda O'Riordan.- History :In 1999, when Judge Jules and Darren Tate launched the collaboration Angelic, Judge Jules was already a successful club and radio DJ. For Darren Tate, the project was the beginning of...
- It's My Turn (4 Strings Remix) - 2001 Madelyne - Beautiful Child (A Deeper Love) [4 Strings Remix]
- 2001 Mathias Ware feat. Rob Taylor - Hey Little Girl (4 Strings Remix)
- 2001 Resistance D - You Were There (4 Strings Remix)
- 2001 Square - Nova (4 Strings Remix)
- 2002 MinimalistixMinimalistixMinimalistix is a trance project from Belgium, consisting of members Dave Lambrechts, Janus De Decker, Johan Casters, Peter Bellaert and Steve Sidewinder ....
- Close Cover (4 Strings Remix) - 2002 Blank & JonesBlank & JonesBlank & Jones is a Cologne, Germany based Trance duo, consisting of the members Jan Pieter Blank , known as Piet Blank; René Runge , better known as DJ Jaspa Jones; and the producer Andy Kaufhold...
- Desire (4 Strings Remix) - 2002 Flesh & Bones - My Time Has Come (4 Strings Remix)
- 2003 Symphony of Strings - Need You Now (Don't Want Your Love) [4 Strings Remix]
- 2003 Carlo Resoort - Remover (4 Strings Remix)
- 2006 Solid Sessions - Janeiro 2006 (4 Strings Remix)
- 2006 DJ Atmospherik - Straight Flush (4 Strings Remix)
- 2007 Re-Fuge feat. Nicole Tyler - So Real (4 Strings Remix)
- 2009 Carlo Resoort - Lifetime (4 Strings Remix)
- 2009 Jan Oostdyk - The Beginning (4-Strings Remix)
- 2010 Javah feat. Xan - Vice of Life (4 Strings Remix)
- 2010 Dereck Recay - Nebula (4 Strings Remix)
- 2010 Sash!Sash!SASH! is a German DJ / producer team, fronted by Sascha Lappessen , who works in the recording studio with Ralf Kappmeier and Thomas "Alisson" Lüdke. They have sold over 18 million albums worldwide and earned more than 65 Gold and Platinum awards.-History:Sascha Lappessen, Thomas "Alisson" Lüdke,...
& JessyJessy De SmetJessy De Smet, whose stage name is just Jessy , is a Belgian dance music singer who had several gold records in the late 1990s and 2000s.- With The Mackenzie :*"I Am Free"*"Arpegia "*"Love" / "You Got To Get Up"...
- All Is Love (4 Strings Classic Remix) - 2011 Slusnik Luna - Sun 2011 (4 Strings Remix)
Chart positions
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|align="left"|UK
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
Singles Chart
|align="center"|#15
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|align="left"|Belgian
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
Singles Chart
|align="center"|#16
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|align="left"|German
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
Singles Chart
|align="center"|#22
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|align="left"|Dutch
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
Singles Chart
|align="center"|#25
|-
|align="left"|Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
n Singles Chart
|align="center"|#69
|-
|align="left"|Swiss
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
Singles Chart
|align="center"|#99
|-
|align="left"|Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n Singles Chart
|align="center"|#44
|-
|align="left"|Billboard Hot Dance Singles Sales
Hot Dance Singles Sales
Hot Dance Singles Sales is a chart released weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States, established in 1985. It measures the sale of commercially released singles that deal with dance music and remixes...
|align="center"|#20
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"Diving"
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|align="left"|Belgian
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
Singles Chart
|align="center"|#16
|-
|align="left"|Dutch
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
Singles Chart
|align="center"|#29
|-
|align="left"|Canadian
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
Singles Chart
|align="center"|#34
|-
|align="left"|UK
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
Singles Chart
|align="center"|#38
|-
|align="left"|German
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
Singles Chart
|align="center"|#73
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"Let it Rain"
- NetherlandsNetherlandsThe Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
: #35 - United KingdomUnited KingdomThe United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
: #49
"Turn it Around"
- United KingdomUnited KingdomThe United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
: #50 - Billboard Hot Dance Singles SalesHot Dance Singles SalesHot Dance Singles Sales is a chart released weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States, established in 1985. It measures the sale of commercially released singles that deal with dance music and remixes...
: #15
"Until You Love Me"
- Billboard Dance Radio Airplay: #21
"Day Time"
- United KingdomUnited KingdomThe United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
: #48
"Curious" feat. Tina Cousins
Tina Cousins
Tina Cousins is an English singer-songwriter and former fashion model. She has had five singles in the Top 20 of the UK Singles Chart, both as a solo artist and in collaboration with others. She has also achieved popularity in Australia. She started her career as a model...
- Billboard Dance Radio Airplay: #17
"Silmarillia" (4 Strings radio edit)"
- NetherlandsNetherlandsThe Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
: #8
"Take Me Away" (Dave Darell Radio Edit)
- United KingdomUnited KingdomThe United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
: #59