Artist profile
John B is a drum and bass producer and DJ known for his work within the UK bass music scene. His productions span the darker and more technical end of the drum and bass spectrum, with releases on independent labels.
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John B is a moderate-energy and a bright production artist.
Sits right in the typical Drum & Bass pocket.
Across 24 analysed tracks, John B averages 58% energy — gentler than 68% of individual Drum & Bass tracks.
Measured against 23,150 Drum & Bass tracks on 11 August 2026.
How John B’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 Drum & Bass tempo.
Across John B's catalog, energy has lifted; vocal content has increased.
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We scored every transition between John B’s 24 analysed tracks and every track by 12,460 other artists. 804 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.
204 of the 960 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 5.5. They come from 23 different John B tracks.
Borderline → Illusions · 3B → 4A · same BPM · 93 chemistry
173 of the 960 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 5.5. They come from 23 different John B tracks.
Unshakeable - Viper 100, Pt. 4 → Tactics · 4A → 4A · same BPM · 91 chemistry
173 of the 960 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 5.5. They come from 23 different John B tracks.
Ventil-8 - VIP Mix → Champion Sound feat. Assassin - Serial Killaz Remix · 5A → 5A · +2 BPM · 92 chemistry
206 of the 960 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 5.5. They come from 22 different John B tracks.
Unshakeable - Viper 100, Pt. 4 → Babalugats · 4A → 4A · same BPM · 93 chemistry
180 of the 960 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 5.5. They come from 22 different John B tracks.
Unshakeable - Viper 100, Pt. 4 → Quiet Creep · 4A → 4A · −1 BPM · 93 chemistry
176 of the 960 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 5.5. They come from 20 different John B tracks.
Unshakeable - Viper 100, Pt. 4 → One · 4A → 4A · same BPM · 92 chemistry
193 of the 936 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 5.4. They come from 21 different John B tracks.
Unshakeable - Viper 100, Pt. 4 → Timelapse · 4A → 4A · same BPM · 93 chemistry
176 of the 960 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 5.5. They come from 22 different John B tracks.
Unshakeable - Viper 100, Pt. 4 → Sound of a Feeling · 4A → 5A · same 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 B 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 B, 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 B's tracks in our catalog range from 86 to 174 BPM, with a median of 87 BPM. Across 24 tracks, the most common range falls in the 85–90 BPM bucket.
John B's tracks are mostly in minor keys (67% minor across 24 tracks). The most common single key is 4A (F Minor) with 5 tracks.
We scored every transition between John B's 24 analysed tracks and every track by 12,460 other artists. 804 catalogues clear the bar by more than chance would give, and 1991, Amoss, Benny Page 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: Borderline into Illusions, 3B to 4A, 93 chemistry.
John B sits closest to Bad Company UK, Moving Fusion, Ram Trilogy 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 B releases spanning 2001 to 2021, with the most tracks from the 2010s.
