Artist profile
John Askew is a trance producer and DJ known for his work in progressive and uplifting trance. His productions and DJ sets are characterized by layered soundscapes and driving rhythms typical of the main floor trance sound.
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John Askew is a high-energy with strong groove and drive and a bright production artist.
Sits right in the typical Trance (Main Floor) pocket.
Across 69 analysed tracks, John Askew averages 75% energy — harder than 66% of individual Trance (Main Floor) tracks.
Measured against 21,919 Trance (Main Floor) tracks on 11 August 2026.
Most tracks sit between 70–151 BPM with a median of 140 · predominantly minor keys (52% minor) · most common key: 5A (C Minor) with 9 tracks.
How John Askew’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 Trance (Main Floor) tempo.
John Askew's sound has stayed broadly consistent across this catalog window — release tempos and production palette have held to the same character.
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We scored every transition between John Askew’s 40 analysed tracks and every track by 12,460 other artists. 765 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.
110 of the 1,600 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 9.2. They come from 24 different John Askew tracks.
We've Talked Enough - Extended Mix → Lifeline - Extended Mix · 8A → 8A · same BPM · 93 chemistry
119 of the 1,600 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 9.2. They come from 31 different John Askew tracks.
Vandalism - Vlind Remix → Tunnel Vision · 10A → 10A · −2 BPM · 91 chemistry
137 of the 1,600 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 9.2. They come from 34 different John Askew tracks.
Mezcal - Extended Mix → Nothing Left · 11A → 11A · same BPM · 91 chemistry
118 of the 1,600 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 9.2. They come from 32 different John Askew tracks.
Running in the Dark - Tempo Giusto Extended Remix → Lacuna - Extended Mix · 8A → 9A · same BPM · 91 chemistry
139 of the 1,600 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 9.2. They come from 33 different John Askew tracks.
Mezcal - Extended Mix → We Are Not Alone · 11A → 11A · same BPM · 93 chemistry
109 of the 1,240 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 7.1. They come from 32 different John Askew tracks.
Picture of Dorian → Little Wonders - Extended Mix · 8A → 8A · same BPM · 93 chemistry
107 of the 1,600 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 9.2. They come from 31 different John Askew tracks.
Dialled In - Extended Mix → End of Times feat. Kim Kiona - Flynn & Denton Remix · 6A → 6A · −1 BPM · 90 chemistry
115 of the 1,600 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 9.2. They come from 32 different John Askew tracks.
Dialled In - Extended Mix → Adagio For Strings 2021 · 6A → 5B · −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 John Askew 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 John Askew, 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.
John Askew's tracks in our catalog range from 70 to 151 BPM, with a median of 140 BPM. Across 69 tracks, the most common range falls in the 140–145 BPM bucket.
John Askew's tracks are mostly in minor keys (52% minor across 69 tracks). The most common single key is 5A (C Minor) with 9 tracks.
We scored every transition between John Askew's 40 analysed tracks and every track by 12,460 other artists. 765 catalogues clear the bar by more than chance would give, and Alan Morris, Allen Watts, Lostly 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: We've Talked Enough - Extended Mix into Lifeline - Extended Mix, 8A to 8A, 93 chemistry.
John Askew sits closest to Paul Denton, Simon Patterson, Ben Gold 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 John Askew releases spanning 2005 to 2026, with the most tracks from the 2020s.
