Artist profile
Des McMahon is a drum and bass producer and DJ known for work within the genre's electronic music landscape. McMahon's output spans the broader drum and bass spectrum, contributing to the genre's ongoing development.
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Des McMahon is a high-energy and a bright production — mostly instrumental artist.
Sits right in the typical Drum & Bass pocket.
Across 17 analysed tracks, Des McMahon averages 66% energy — harder than 67% of individual Drum & Bass tracks — and 44% groove, groovier than 57%.
Measured against 23,150 Drum & Bass tracks on 11 August 2026.
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We scored every transition between Des McMahon’s 17 analysed tracks and every track by 12,460 other artists. 750 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.
133 of the 680 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 3.9. They come from 14 different Des McMahon tracks.
The Game feat. MC ID → Horizon - Extended Mix · 4A → 4A · same BPM · 93 chemistry
132 of the 680 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 3.9. They come from 15 different Des McMahon tracks.
Charm City → HLM · 7A → 7A · −1 BPM · 93 chemistry
137 of the 680 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 3.9. They come from 15 different Des McMahon tracks.
Charm City → Days Like These · 7A → 7A · −2 BPM · 92 chemistry
138 of the 680 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 3.9. They come from 13 different Des McMahon tracks.
Piercing Noises → Throwback · 4A → 4A · same BPM · 92 chemistry
176 of the 680 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 3.9. They come from 13 different Des McMahon tracks.
Red Eyes → Slush Puppeh · 4A → 4A · same BPM · 93 chemistry
141 of the 680 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 3.9. They come from 15 different Des McMahon tracks.
The Game feat. MC ID → One · 4A → 4A · same BPM · 93 chemistry
150 of the 680 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 3.9. They come from 15 different Des McMahon tracks.
The Game feat. MC ID → Understand Ft Sam Wills · 4A → 4A · same BPM · 93 chemistry
134 of the 680 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 3.9. They come from 15 different Des McMahon tracks.
Ignorant → Frozen Leaves · 9A → 9A · +1 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 Des McMahon 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 Des McMahon, 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.
Des McMahon's tracks in our catalog range from 86 to 151 BPM, with a median of 87 BPM. Across 17 tracks, the most common range falls in the 85–90 BPM bucket.
Des McMahon's tracks are mostly in minor keys (65% minor across 17 tracks). The most common single key is 4A (F Minor) with 7 tracks.
We scored every transition between Des McMahon's 17 analysed tracks and every track by 12,460 other artists. 750 catalogues clear the bar by more than chance would give, and 1991, Amoss, Bcee 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: The Game feat. MC ID into Horizon - Extended Mix, 4A to 4A, 93 chemistry.
Des McMahon sits closest to Yodis, Kyota, Senadee 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.
