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David Rust

David Rust is a trance producer and DJ working within main floor electronic music. His work spans the broader trance spectrum with a focus on driving, dancefloor-oriented compositions.

22 tracksTrance (Main Floor)· 2015–2024
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Sound profile

EnergyDriveGrooveBrightnessWarmthVocal

David Rust is a high-energy with strong drive and a bright production artist.

This artistTypical Trance (Main Floor)
Signature sound

Sits right in the typical Trance (Main Floor) pocket.

How this compares to Trance (Main Floor)

Across 22 analysed tracks, David Rust averages 53% groove — straighter than 65% of individual Trance (Main Floor) tracks — and 72% energy, harder than 61%.

Measured against 21,919 Trance (Main Floor) tracks on 11 August 2026.

Key & BPM profile

Most tracks sit between 138–160 BPM with a median of 140 · predominantly major keys (45% minor) · most common key: 5B (E♭ Major) with 4 tracks.

BPM spread
135–139
4
140–144
11
145–149
2
150–154
4
160–164
1
Key distribution
1A1B2A2B13A3B4A24B5A5B46A26B17A17B18A28B9A29B110A10B11A111B212A12B2

Sound profile evolution

How David Rust’s production has shifted across their catalog. The radar overlays earlier and recent eras as one shape, the year-by-year chart shows every metric move, and the tempo trend tracks the BPM migration against the typical Trance (Main Floor) tempo.

Sound profile shift
EnergyDriveGrooveBrightnessWarmthVocal
2015–2020·4 tracks
2021–2024·5 tracks
Year-by-year sound · scale 0–100
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Tempo migration · yearly average
This artistTypical Trance (Main Floor)
What changed

Across David Rust's catalog, production has darkened; energy has lifted; warmth has receded.

Release volume by decade

4
2010s
5
2020s

Tracks in catalog

22 total · sortable
Forever - Extended Mix album art
Forever - Extended Mix
David Rust, Karen Parry
144 BPM · 7A · Trance (Main Floor) · 75% Peak time
Trance (Main Floor)
144
7A · D min
75%Peak time
—
Stay - Extended Mix album art
Stay - Extended Mix
David Rust
140 BPM · 4A · Trance (Main Floor) · 81% Peak time
Trance (Main Floor)
140
4A · F min
81%Peak time
2023
Never Leave U - Extended Mix album art
Never Leave U - Extended Mix
David Rust
145 BPM · 5B · Mainstage · 82% Peak time
Mainstage
145
5B · E♭ maj
82%Peak time
—
303 - Extended Mix album art
303 - Extended Mix
David Rust, Olly James
140 BPM · 5B · Trance (Main Floor) · 76% Peak time
Trance (Main Floor)
140
5B · E♭ maj
76%Peak time
2021
The Beat album art
The Beat
David Rust
140 BPM · 6B · Hard Dance / Hardcore / Neo Rave · 79% Peak time
Hard Dance / Hardcore / Neo Rave
140
6B · B♭ maj
79%Peak time
2021
Feel It - Extended Mix album art
Feel It - Extended Mix
David Rust
150 BPM · 6A · Mainstage · 48% Sustainer
Mainstage
150
6A · G min
48%Sustainer
—
State of Emergency album art
State of Emergency
David Rust, Shugz
140 BPM · 8A · Trance (Main Floor) · 42% Sustainer
Trance (Main Floor)
140
8A · A min
42%Sustainer
2019
The Truth album art
The Truth
David Rust
147 BPM · 9B · Trance (Main Floor) · 76% Peak time
Trance (Main Floor)
147
9B · G maj
76%Peak time
—
Tonto - Extended Mix album art
Tonto - Extended Mix
David Rust
140 BPM · 12B · Trance (Main Floor) · 66% Builder
Trance (Main Floor)
140
12B · E maj
66%Builder
—
Cultr - Extended Mix album art
Cultr - Extended Mix
David Rust
150 BPM · 8A · Mainstage · 75% Peak time
Mainstage
150
8A · A min
75%Peak time
—
Polarity album art
Polarity
David Rust
138 BPM · 5B · Trance (Main Floor) · 72% Peak time
Trance (Main Floor)
138
5B · E♭ maj
72%Peak time
2015
Rebellion album art
Rebellion
David Rust
140 BPM · 11B · Trance (Main Floor) · 49% Sustainer
Trance (Main Floor)
140
11B · A maj
49%Sustainer
2019
In The Place album art
In The Place
David Rust
160 BPM · 11B · Hard Dance / Hardcore / Neo Rave · 80% Peak time
Hard Dance / Hardcore / Neo Rave
160
11B · A maj
80%Peak time
—
Slow Motion - Extended Mix album art
Slow Motion - Extended Mix
David Rust
140 BPM · 6A · Trance (Main Floor) · 77% Peak time
Trance (Main Floor)
140
6A · G min
77%Peak time
2022
Try to Comply album art
Try to Comply
David Rust
138 BPM · 5B · Trance (Main Floor) · 69% Builder
Trance (Main Floor)
138
5B · E♭ maj
69%Builder
—
Endgame album art
Endgame
David Rust
138 BPM · 7B · Trance (Main Floor) · 68% Builder
Trance (Main Floor)
138
7B · F maj
68%Builder
—
From The Inside album art
From The Inside
David Rust
140 BPM · 12B · Trance (Main Floor) · 58% Builder
Trance (Main Floor)
140
12B · E maj
58%Builder
—
Vision - F.G. Noise Remix album art
Vision - F.G. Noise Remix
David Rust
138 BPM · 9A · Trance (Main Floor) · 79% Peak time
Trance (Main Floor)
138
9A · E min
79%Peak time
2018
Absolutely - EverLight's Extended Blackout Mix album art
Absolutely - EverLight's Extended Blackout Mix
David Rust
140 BPM · 9A · Trance (Main Floor) · 68% Builder
Trance (Main Floor)
140
9A · E min
68%Builder
—
Chronicle album art
Chronicle
David Rust
140 BPM · 2B · Psy-Trance · 87% Peak time
Psy-Trance
140
2B · F♯ maj
87%Peak time
—
Free - Extended Mix album art
Free - Extended Mix
David Rust, Hedara
150 BPM · 11A · Trance (Main Floor) · 71% Peak time
Trance (Main Floor)
150
11A · F♯ min
71%Peak time
2024
The Dome (HYPERDOME Official Anthem) - Extended Mix album art
The Dome (HYPERDOME Official Anthem) - Extended Mix
David Rust
150 BPM · 4A · Trance (Main Floor) · 100% Peak time
Trance (Main Floor)
150
4A · F min
100%Peak time
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Artists that mix with David Rust

We scored every transition between David Rust’s 22 analysed tracks and every track by 12,460 other artists. 343 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.

Adam Ellis

50 of the 704 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 4.0. They come from 13 different David Rust tracks.

Rebellion → We Gather - Miharu Extended Remix · 11B → 11B · same BPM · 93 chemistry

Alex M.O.R.P.H.

55 of the 880 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 5.0. They come from 15 different David Rust tracks.

Endgame → Mazerunner - Extended · 7B → 8A · same BPM · 92 chemistry

Allen Watts

60 of the 880 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 5.0. They come from 12 different David Rust tracks.

Polarity → Banshee - Extended Mix · 5B → 6A · same BPM · 90 chemistry

BiXX

52 of the 704 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 4.0. They come from 14 different David Rust tracks.

From The Inside → Awaken The Senses - Extended Mix · 12B → 12B · same BPM · 92 chemistry

Lostly

54 of the 880 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 5.0. They come from 13 different David Rust tracks.

Rebellion → Golden Teacher - Extended Mix · 11B → 11B · same BPM · 92 chemistry

Metta & Glyde

56 of the 880 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 5.0. They come from 14 different David Rust tracks.

Slow Motion - Extended Mix → The Language of Stars - Extended Mix · 6A → 6A · same BPM · 91 chemistry

Peter Miethig

51 of the 682 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 3.9. They come from 16 different David Rust tracks.

From The Inside → Cheerful Time - Extended Mix · 12B → 1A · same BPM · 92 chemistry

Sam Laxton

52 of the 880 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 5.0. They come from 15 different David Rust tracks.

From The Inside → Innocence - Extended Mix · 12B → 12B · same BPM · 93 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.

Related artists

Top 15 by similarity

DJs and producers closest to David Rust 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 Rust, then check the chemistry on the pair you actually mix. Eligible names link to their own page.

Shugz
100%
28 tracks in catalog · Trance (Main Floor)
Renegade System
64%
43 tracks in catalog · Trance (Main Floor)
Key4050
51%
12 tracks in catalog · Trance (Main Floor)
Jordan Suckley
37%
58 tracks in catalog · Trance (Main Floor)
Will Rees
34%
45 tracks in catalog · Trance (Main Floor)
NG Rezonance
32%
18 tracks in catalog · Trance (Main Floor)
Joint Operations Centre
25%
15 tracks in catalog · Trance (Main Floor)
Walt
23%
3 tracks in catalog · Dance
Corti Organ
19%
18 tracks in catalog · Trance (Main Floor)
Matt Bowdidge
17%
12 tracks in catalog · Trance (Main Floor)
Tempo Giusto
17%
63 tracks in catalog · Trance (Main Floor)
Adam Ellis
17%
32 tracks in catalog · Trance (Main Floor)
Splinta
16%
4 tracks in catalog · Hard Dance / Hardcore / Neo Rave
Project 8
16%
26 tracks in catalog · Trance (Main Floor)
Coming Soon!!!
15%
51 tracks in catalog · Psy-Trance

Similarity data from Last.fm. BPM, key and energy on this page are measured from the recordings in our catalog.

FAQ

What BPM does David Rust play at?+

David Rust's tracks in our catalog range from 138 to 160 BPM, with a median of 140 BPM. Across 22 tracks, the most common range falls in the 140–145 BPM bucket.

What key are David Rust's tracks in?+

David Rust's tracks are mostly in major keys (45% minor across 22 tracks). The most common single key is 5B (E♭ Major) with 4 tracks.

What artists mix well with David Rust?+

We scored every transition between David Rust's 22 analysed tracks and every track by 12,460 other artists. 343 catalogues clear the bar by more than chance would give, and Adam Ellis, Alex M.O.R.P.H., Allen Watts 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: Rebellion into We Gather - Miharu Extended Remix, 11B to 11B, 93 chemistry.

Which artists share an audience with David Rust?+

David Rust sits closest to Shugz, Renegade System, Key4050 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.

When was David Rust most active?+

Our catalog has David Rust releases spanning 2015 to 2024, with the most tracks from the 2020s.