Artist profile
Highup is a breaks and UK bass producer working within the fast-paced rhythmic traditions of breakbeat culture. Their productions emphasize intricate drum programming and bass-heavy arrangements characteristic of the broader breaks and bass underground.
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Highup is a high-energy and a bright production artist.
Sits right in the typical Breaks / Breakbeat / UK Bass pocket.
Across 4 analysed tracks, Highup averages 62% energy — harder than 78% of individual Breaks / Breakbeat / UK Bass tracks — and 55% groove, groovier than 70%.
Measured against 16,260 Breaks / Breakbeat / UK Bass tracks on 11 August 2026.
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DJs and producers closest to Highup 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 Highup, 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.
Highup's tracks in our catalog range from 126 to 160 BPM, with a median of 140 BPM. Across 4 tracks, the most common range falls in the 140–145 BPM bucket.
Highup's tracks are mostly in minor keys (50% minor across 4 tracks). The most common single key is 10B (D Major) with 1 track.
Highup sits closest to Groove Crackers, Weback, Julian Cross 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.