Artist profile
David McQuiston is a trance producer working in the main floor electronic music space. His work engages with the melodic and rhythmic frameworks central to contemporary trance production.
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David McQuiston is a moderate-energy with strong groove and drive and a bright production artist.
Sits right in the typical Trance (Main Floor) pocket.
Across 8 analysed tracks, David McQuiston averages 59% energy — gentler than 62% of individual Trance (Main Floor) tracks.
Measured against 21,919 Trance (Main Floor) tracks on 11 August 2026.
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We scored every transition between David McQuiston’s 8 analysed tracks and every track by 12,460 other artists. 246 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.
40 of the 264 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 1.5. They come from 8 different David McQuiston tracks.
Coalition - Extended Mix → Move On · 4B → 5A · same BPM · 91 chemistry
38 of the 320 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 1.8. They come from 7 different David McQuiston tracks.
Alternative Society - Extended Mix → Who I Await - Extended Mix · 9A → 9A · −2 BPM · 91 chemistry
38 of the 320 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 1.8. They come from 8 different David McQuiston tracks.
Alternative Society - Extended Mix → Far Cry - Extended Mix · 9A → 10A · same BPM · 89 chemistry
41 of the 320 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 1.8. They come from 8 different David McQuiston tracks.
Cosmo - Extended Mix → Echoes In Oslo - Extended Mix · 8A → 8A · same BPM · 92 chemistry
38 of the 248 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 1.4. They come from 8 different David McQuiston tracks.
Cosmo - Extended Mix → Little Wonders - Extended Mix · 8A → 8A · same BPM · 92 chemistry
43 of the 208 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 1.2. They come from 7 different David McQuiston tracks.
World of Disillusion → Anthemic Analysis - Extended Mix · 10B → 10B · same BPM · 93 chemistry
48 of the 320 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 1.8. They come from 8 different David McQuiston tracks.
Coalition - Extended Mix → Repeat - Extended Mix · 4B → 6A · −2 BPM · 87 chemistry
44 of the 320 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 1.8. They come from 8 different David McQuiston tracks.
The One - Extended Mix → Esta Vida Me Encanta - Extended Mix · 8A → 8B · +1 BPM · 90 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 David McQuiston 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 David McQuiston, 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.
David McQuiston's tracks in our catalog range from 140 to 142 BPM, with a median of 140 BPM. Across 8 tracks, the most common range falls in the 140–145 BPM bucket.
David McQuiston's tracks are mostly in minor keys (50% minor across 8 tracks). The most common single key is 8A (A Minor) with 2 tracks.
We scored every transition between David McQuiston's 8 analysed tracks and every track by 12,460 other artists. 246 catalogues clear the bar by more than chance would give, and A.R.D.I., DJ T.H., Kaimo K 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: Coalition - Extended Mix into Move On, 4B to 5A, 91 chemistry.
David McQuiston sits closest to Rinaly, Tycoos, Linnea Schossow 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.