Artist profile
James Brown is a nu disco / disco producer and DJ working in the genre's contemporary scene.
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James Brown is a restrained with strong groove and a balanced bright/warm production — mostly instrumental artist.
Sits right in the typical Nu Disco / Disco pocket.
Across 9 analysed tracks, James Brown averages 32% energy — gentler than 88% of individual Nu Disco / Disco tracks — and 68% groove, straighter than 80%.
Measured against 7,651 Nu Disco / Disco tracks on 11 August 2026.
Most tracks sit between 93–134 BPM with a median of 124 · predominantly minor keys (56% minor) · most common key: 6B (B♭ Major) with 2 tracks.
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DJs and producers closest to James Brown 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 James Brown, 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.
James Brown's tracks in our catalog range from 93 to 134 BPM, with a median of 124 BPM. Across 9 tracks, the most common range falls in the 125–130 BPM bucket.
James Brown's tracks are mostly in minor keys (56% minor across 9 tracks). The most common single key is 6B (B♭ Major) with 2 tracks.
James Brown sits closest to James Brown & The Famous Flames, The Jbs, Sly & The Family Stone 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 James Brown releases spanning 1982 to 2026, with the most tracks from the 1980s.