Artist profile
James D is a techno producer working in peak-time and driving styles. His work emphasizes the hypnotic, propulsive elements characteristic of contemporary techno production.
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James D is a high-energy with strong groove and drive artist.
Sits right in the typical Techno (Peak Time / Driving) pocket.
Across 15 analysed tracks, James D averages 75% energy — harder than 67% of individual Techno (Peak Time / Driving) tracks — and 62% groove, straighter than 64%.
Measured against 25,003 Techno (Peak Time / Driving) tracks on 11 August 2026.
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We scored every transition between James D’s 15 analysed tracks and every track by 12,460 other artists. 507 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.
49 of the 600 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 3.4. They come from 14 different James D tracks.
Lush → Apocalypse · 8A → 8A · −4 BPM · 91 chemistry
51 of the 600 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 3.4. They come from 14 different James D tracks.
Machiavellian → Hypnotizing · 4B → 4B · −4 BPM · 88 chemistry
47 of the 600 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 3.4. They come from 12 different James D tracks.
Gold Teeth → Tension · 3A → 2A · same BPM · 90 chemistry
47 of the 600 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 3.4. They come from 14 different James D tracks.
Lush → Escape From Tomorrow · 8A → 8A · same BPM · 90 chemistry
50 of the 600 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 3.4. They come from 14 different James D tracks.
Antigenic Shift → Road to Heaven · 11B → 11B · −3 BPM · 90 chemistry
48 of the 600 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 3.4. They come from 12 different James D tracks.
Heartless → Green Melody · 8B → 8B · −3 BPM · 93 chemistry
50 of the 600 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 3.4. They come from 14 different James D tracks.
Lush → Back Into Consciousness · 8A → 8A · −4 BPM · 89 chemistry
56 of the 600 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 3.4. They come from 14 different James D tracks.
Last Breath → Behind You · 9A → 8B · −1 BPM · 87 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 James D 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 D, 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 D's tracks in our catalog range from 127 to 136 BPM, with a median of 130 BPM. Across 15 tracks, the most common range falls in the 130–135 BPM bucket.
James D's tracks are mostly in minor keys (67% minor across 15 tracks). The most common single key is 3A (B♭ Minor) with 3 tracks.
We scored every transition between James D's 15 analysed tracks and every track by 12,460 other artists. 507 catalogues clear the bar by more than chance would give, and Andrea Signore, Bart Skils, Filterheadz 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: Lush into Apocalypse, 8A to 8A, 91 chemistry.
James D sits closest to George Aaron, Anthonys Games, Charly Danone 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.
