Carlo Resoort (born 1 March 1973) is a Dutch DJ,
remix
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er and producer. He is best known as the main act of
4 Strings.
Music career
Resoort originally began working with Jan De Vos when they found a mutual interest in
dance music
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. 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
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s in several
Europe
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an countries and also
Canada
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and
Australia
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. 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.
De Vos took up the name DJ 4 Strings and does all live performances.
Discography
Albums (as ''4 Strings'')
*''Believe''
Ultra Records 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 Cousins)
*2007 "Catch a Fall" (feat.
Andrea Britton)
*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 Fox
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Fox beg ...
)
*2010 "Sundown"
*2010 "Safe From Harm" (feat.
Ellie Lawson)
*2011 "Twilight Mode"
*2012 "Cheesecake"
*2012 "Rise Again"
*2012 "The Other Side"
*2012 "Breathe Life In" (feat.
Ana Criado)
*2013 "Out to Nowhere"
*2013 "Lights Out"
*2013 "Ready to Fall" (feat. Seri)
*2013 "This Heart Is Yours" (feat. Neev Kennedy)
*2014 "Chemistry"
*2014 "Living Colours"
*2014 "Galaxy"
*2014 "Monday"
*2014 "Hold In Silence" (& Katty Heath)
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"
*"Flash Player"
*"Revelations" (2010)
*"Journey to Freedom"
Singles (as Madelyne)
*"A Deeper Love"
*"Beautiful Child"
Remixes
*2000
Angelic - It's My Turn (4 Strings Remix)
*2001 Madelyne - Beautiful Child (A Deeper Love)
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
Minimalistix - Close Cover (4 Strings Remix)
*2002
Blank & Jones - 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)
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! &
Jessy - All Is Love (4 Strings Classic Remix)
*2011
Slusnik Luna - Sun 2011 (4 Strings Remix)
*2011
Super8 & Tab - Bliss (4 Strings Remix)
*2011
Markus Schulz ft. Jennifer Rene - Not the Same (Carlo Resoort Remix)
*2012
Dash Berlin ft. Chris Madin - Silence in Your Heart (4 Strings Remix)
*2012
Markus Schulz ft. Seri - Love Rain Down (4 Strings Remix)
*2013
Omnia - The Light (4 Strings Remix)
*2014
Lange - We Are Lucky People (4 Strings Remix)
Unofficial Remixes
*2006
U2 - City of Blinding Lights (4 Strings Bootleg Remix)
Chart positions
"Take Me Away (Into the Night)"
"Diving"
"Let it Rain"
*
Netherlands
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: No. 35
*
United Kingdom
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: No. 49
"Turn it Around"
*
United Kingdom
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: No. 50
* ''Billboard''
Hot Dance Singles Sales: No. 15
"Until You Love Me"
*''Billboard''
Dance Radio Airplay: No. 21
"Day Time"
*
United Kingdom
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: No. 48
"Curious" feat.
Tina Cousins
*''Billboard''
Dance Radio Airplay: No. 17
"Silmarillia" (4 Strings radio edit)"
*
Netherlands
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: No. 8
"Take Me Away" (Dave Darell Radio Edit)
*
United Kingdom
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Pseudonyms
Aliases
''
4 Strings'', ''Alena'' ("
Turn It Around")
Collaborations
''Carlos (with
Piet Bervoets from
Rank 1)''
See also
*
Armin van Buuren
*
Geert Huinink
*
Vincent de Moor
References
External links
4 Strings official siteSingles Chart positionsAdditional UK Chart Positions
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1973 births
Living people
Dutch club DJs
Dutch dance musicians
Dutch trance musicians
People from Cromstrijen