Artist profile
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.
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David Rust is a high-energy with strong drive and a bright production artist.
Sits right in the typical Trance (Main Floor) pocket.
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.
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.
Across David Rust's catalog, production has darkened; energy has lifted; warmth has receded.


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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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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.
Similarity data from Last.fm. BPM, key and energy on this page are measured from the recordings in our catalog.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Our catalog has David Rust releases spanning 2015 to 2024, with the most tracks from the 2020s.