Artist profile
Ian Pooley is a deep house producer and DJ known for his contributions to the genre's development through studio work and remix projects. His sound emphasizes refined, groove-oriented production with an emphasis on musicality and dancefloor sensibility.
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Ian Pooley is a moderate-energy with strong groove and drive — mostly instrumental artist.
Sits right in the typical Deep House pocket.
Across 34 analysed tracks, Ian Pooley averages 80% groove — straighter than 66% of individual Deep House tracks — and 44% energy, gentler than 58%.
Measured against 22,124 Deep House tracks on 11 August 2026.
Most tracks sit between 61–178 BPM with a median of 124 · predominantly minor keys (68% minor) · most common key: 1A (A♭ Minor) with 5 tracks.
How Ian Pooley’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 Deep House tempo.
Across Ian Pooley's catalog, warmth has receded; production has darkened; tempos have climbed from ~119 to ~124 BPM.
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We scored every transition between Ian Pooley’s 34 analysed tracks and every track by 12,460 other artists. 1,868 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.
117 of the 1,122 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 6.4. They come from 20 different Ian Pooley tracks.
Too Soft To Be Loud - Ian Pooley Remix → You Got Me · 5A → 4A · same BPM · 91 chemistry
127 of the 1,360 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 7.8. They come from 24 different Ian Pooley tracks.
SP12 Electric Mistress → Born Bread · 8A → 8A · +2 BPM · 92 chemistry
155 of the 1,360 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 7.8. They come from 21 different Ian Pooley tracks.
SP12 Electric Mistress → Believe - Giom Remix - Fredit · 8A → 8A · −1 BPM · 93 chemistry
125 of the 1,224 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 7.0. They come from 18 different Ian Pooley tracks.
PSS 480 → Hold Tight · 10A → 10A · −1 BPM · 92 chemistry
146 of the 1,360 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 7.8. They come from 22 different Ian Pooley tracks.
Together , Alright ! (feat. Perry Colo) - Main → Call Me · 7B → 7B · same BPM · 93 chemistry
123 of the 1,360 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 7.8. They come from 23 different Ian Pooley tracks.
Together , Alright ! (feat. Perry Colo) - Main → Close Your Eyes feat. Meshell Ndegeocello - Migs Corsica Skyline Remix · 7B → 7B · +1 BPM · 91 chemistry
126 of the 1,088 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 6.2. They come from 20 different Ian Pooley tracks.
PSS 480 → Greater Sense of Purpose II · 10A → 10A · +1 BPM · 92 chemistry
120 of the 1,360 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 7.8. They come from 23 different Ian Pooley tracks.
SP12 Electric Mistress → Challenger · 8A → 8A · +1 BPM · 91 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 Ian Pooley 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 Ian Pooley, 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.
Ian Pooley's tracks in our catalog range from 61 to 178 BPM, with a median of 124 BPM. Across 34 tracks, the most common range falls in the 125–130 BPM bucket.
Ian Pooley's tracks are mostly in minor keys (68% minor across 34 tracks). The most common single key is 1A (A♭ Minor) with 5 tracks.
We scored every transition between Ian Pooley's 34 analysed tracks and every track by 12,460 other artists. 1,868 catalogues clear the bar by more than chance would give, and B&S Concept, Franck Roger, Fred Everything 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: Too Soft To Be Loud - Ian Pooley Remix into You Got Me, 5A to 4A, 91 chemistry.
Ian Pooley sits closest to Slow Train Soul, Soma Sonic, Marsmobil 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 Ian Pooley releases spanning 1994 to 2025, with the most tracks from the 2010s.
