Artist profile
J Wax is a producer working in breaks and UK bass, crafting rhythmically intricate tracks rooted in breakbeat culture. His work emphasizes chopped percussion and bass-heavy production typical of the genre.
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J Wax is a moderate-energy and a bright production artist.
Sits right in the typical UK Garage / Bassline pocket.
Across 16 analysed tracks, J Wax averages 53% groove — straighter than 62% of individual UK Garage / Bassline tracks.
Measured against 7,890 UK Garage / Bassline tracks on 11 August 2026.
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We scored every transition between J Wax’s 16 analysed tracks and every track by 12,460 other artists. 59 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.
22 of the 640 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 3.7. They come from 5 different J Wax tracks.
My Mind - Extended → Cheers · 3A → 3A · same BPM · 90 chemistry
20 of the 640 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 3.7. They come from 7 different J Wax tracks.
20 of the 640 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 3.7. They come from 9 different J Wax tracks.
Cryin' → In Transit - Extended Mix · 4A → 4A · −2 BPM · 88 chemistry
21 of the 640 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 3.7. They come from 9 different J Wax tracks.
Cryin' → Magic Wand · 4A → 4A · same BPM · 89 chemistry
25 of the 640 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 3.7. They come from 8 different J Wax tracks.
Bust The Mic → Venom · 9A → 8A · −2 BPM · 86 chemistry
18 of the 528 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 3.0. They come from 8 different J Wax tracks.
Nasty - Extended → Time Of Gods · 10B → 10B · −4 BPM · 86 chemistry
16 of the 432 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 2.5. They come from 9 different J Wax tracks.
Bust The Mic → BAD BOY · 9A → 9A · −2 BPM · 88 chemistry
18 of the 544 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 3.1. They come from 4 different J Wax tracks.
Juice → Machine Life · 7A → 7A · +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 J Wax 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 J Wax, 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.
J Wax's tracks in our catalog range from 127 to 140 BPM, with a median of 136 BPM. Across 16 tracks, the most common range falls in the 135–140 BPM bucket.
J Wax's tracks are mostly in minor keys (75% minor across 16 tracks). The most common single key is 4A (F Minor) with 4 tracks.
We scored every transition between J Wax's 16 analysed tracks and every track by 12,460 other artists. 59 catalogues clear the bar by more than chance would give, and Basstyler, Bowser, Daffy 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: My Mind - Extended into Cheers, 3A to 3A, 90 chemistry.
J Wax sits closest to DJ ADHD, Debba, canary yellow 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 J Wax releases spanning 2022 to 2024, with the most tracks from the 2020s.