Artist profile
First State is a trance producer and DJ known for his work in progressive and uplifting trance. His productions blend melodic elements with driving rhythms characteristic of the main floor trance sound.
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First State is a high-energy with strong groove and drive and a balanced bright/warm production — mostly instrumental artist.
Sits right in the typical Trance (Main Floor) pocket.
Across 20 analysed tracks, First State sits within a few points of the Trance (Main Floor) median on groove and energy.
Measured against 21,919 Trance (Main Floor) tracks on 11 August 2026.
How First State’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 First State's catalog, tempos have climbed from ~111 to ~135 BPM; warmth has receded; energy has lifted.
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We scored every transition between First State’s 20 analysed tracks and every track by 12,460 other artists. 358 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.
41 of the 800 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 4.6. They come from 15 different First State tracks.
Chimera - Extended Mix → Here Without You · 9B → 9A · same BPM · 91 chemistry
44 of the 800 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 4.6. They come from 15 different First State tracks.
Falling feat. Anita Kelsey - Craig Connelly Extended Remix → I Can't Tell - Extended Mix · 12A → 12A · −2 BPM · 91 chemistry
41 of the 800 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 4.6. They come from 18 different First State tracks.
Falling feat. Anita Kelsey - Extended Mix → Write Your Story [A Summer Story Anthem 2018] - Extended Mix · 12A → 11A · +2 BPM · 87 chemistry
41 of the 800 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 4.6. They come from 12 different First State tracks.
Falling feat. Anita Kelsey - Dave Neven presents OCATA Extended Remix → Tribe of the Sun - Extended Mix · 12A → 11B · +3 BPM · 88 chemistry
42 of the 800 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 4.6. They come from 13 different First State tracks.
Falling feat. Anita Kelsey - Dave Neven presents OCATA Extended Remix → Man on the Run - Extended Mix · 12A → 12A · +1 BPM · 89 chemistry
41 of the 800 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 4.6. They come from 12 different First State tracks.
Underneath My Skin feat. Paul Aiden - Extended Mix → The Hardest Part feat. Rykka - Extended Mix · 6A → 5A · +2 BPM · 90 chemistry
41 of the 800 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 4.6. They come from 10 different First State tracks.
Falling feat. Anita Kelsey - Daniel Skyver Remix → No Limits - Extended Mix · 3B → 2B · same BPM · 88 chemistry
49 of the 800 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 4.6. They come from 18 different First State tracks.
Falling feat. Anita Kelsey - Daniel Skyver Remix → XX - Extended Mix · 3B → 4A · same 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 First State 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 First State, 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.
First State's tracks in our catalog range from 65 to 140 BPM, with a median of 130 BPM. Across 20 tracks, the most common range falls in the 130–135 BPM bucket.
First State's tracks are mostly in minor keys (70% minor across 20 tracks). The most common single key is 12A (C♯ Minor) with 5 tracks.
We scored every transition between First State's 20 analysed tracks and every track by 12,460 other artists. 358 catalogues clear the bar by more than chance would give, and Chris Schweizer, Dan Stone, DIM3NSION 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: Chimera - Extended Mix into Here Without You, 9B to 9A, 91 chemistry.
First State sits closest to Rex Mundi, Ronski Speed, Nic Chagall 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 First State releases spanning 2005 to 2022, with the most tracks from the 2010s.
