Artist profile
Billy Cobham is a drummer and percussionist known for his work in jazz fusion and progressive rock. He is recognized for his technical proficiency and contributions to the fusion genre through various collaborative projects and recordings.
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Billy Cobham is a moderate-energy with strong groove artist.
Sits right in the typical House pocket.
Across 8 analysed tracks, Billy Cobham averages 72% groove — straighter than 73% of individual House tracks — and 44% energy, gentler than 70%.
Measured against 20,959 House tracks on 11 August 2026.
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We scored every transition between Billy Cobham’s 8 analysed tracks and every track by 12,460 other artists. 148 catalogues clear the bar — a transition counts at 80 chemistry or above, the same number you’ll see on any track page. The 8 with the widest margin over chance are below.
Chance is measured, not assumed: 0.573% of transitions between two randomly drawn tracks by different artists in this catalogue reach 80. Listed alphabetically — the set is reproducible, the order inside it is not.
22 of the 280 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 1.6. They come from 6 different Billy Cobham tracks.
Shining Sun - Motor City Drum Ensemble Winter Sun Remix → Secousse - Fred Everything Remix · 9A → 9A · +2 BPM · 87 chemistry
26 of the 320 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 1.8. They come from 5 different Billy Cobham tracks.
Raised - Folamour Remix → Like The Moves · 7B → 7B · same BPM · 90 chemistry
21 of the 320 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 1.8. They come from 4 different Billy Cobham tracks.
Over - Boris Dlugosch & Cassara Remix → God Made Me Funky - David Morales Kings of House NYC Mix · 6B → 7A · −2 BPM · 88 chemistry
23 of the 248 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 1.4. They come from 4 different Billy Cobham tracks.
Shadow - Coeo Remix → Jumped - Frecnh Kiss Mix · 7A → 6B · same BPM · 90 chemistry
23 of the 320 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 1.8. They come from 5 different Billy Cobham tracks.
Over - Boris Dlugosch & Cassara Remix → MAWcid · 6B → 7A · +1 BPM · 85 chemistry
22 of the 320 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 1.8. They come from 4 different Billy Cobham tracks.
Over - Boris Dlugosch & Cassara Remix → Ooh La La La - Extended Mix · 6B → 7A · −1 BPM · 88 chemistry
28 of the 320 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 1.8. They come from 5 different Billy Cobham tracks.
Over - Boris Dlugosch & Cassara Remix → Touch Me · 6B → 7A · −1 BPM · 90 chemistry
25 of the 304 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 1.7. They come from 5 different Billy Cobham tracks.
Over - Boris Dlugosch & Cassara Remix → Say Good Bye · 6B → 6A · −1 BPM · 88 chemistry
Chemistry weighs harmonic, rhythmic, energy, groove, mood and vocal compatibility. Tempos are as analysed from the recording — where a genre is habitually detected an octave down, this is how we handle it. Different measurement from the audience-overlap list further down the page.
DJs and producers closest to Billy Cobham by audience overlap — the artists their listeners also play. It’s a taste signal, not a measured key-and-tempo match: good for shortlisting crates when you’re prepping a set around Billy Cobham, then check the chemistry on the pair you actually mix. Eligible names link to their own page.
Similarity data from Last.fm. BPM, key and energy on this page are measured from the recordings in our catalog.
Billy Cobham's tracks in our catalog range from 86 to 138 BPM, with a median of 121 BPM. Across 8 tracks, the most common range falls in the 120–125 BPM bucket.
Billy Cobham's tracks are mostly in minor keys (50% minor across 8 tracks). The most common single key is 6B (B♭ Major) with 2 tracks.
We scored every transition between Billy Cobham's 8 analysed tracks and every track by 12,460 other artists. 148 catalogues clear the bar by more than chance would give, and Art Of Tones, col lawton, David Morales are three of them — listed alphabetically, because the set is reproducible and the order inside it is not. A transition counts at 80 chemistry or above, the same number shown on a track page. One measured example: Shining Sun - Motor City Drum Ensemble Winter Sun Remix into Secousse - Fred Everything Remix, 9A to 9A, 87 chemistry.
Billy Cobham sits closest to Mahavishnu Orchestra, Return To Forever, Stanley Clarke in our catalog. That ranking is audience overlap — the artists their listeners also play — rather than a measured key-and-tempo match, so treat it as a shortlist worth digging through, not a promise that any two tracks will beatmatch. The full list, with track counts, is in the Related artists section above.