Artist profile
Matt Ess is a techno producer working in peak-time and driving styles. His work emphasizes hypnotic, propulsive rhythms characteristic of contemporary techno production.
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Matt Ess is a high-energy with strong drive artist.
Sits right in the typical Techno (Peak Time / Driving) pocket.
Across 14 analysed tracks, Matt Ess averages 58% groove — straighter than 69% of individual Techno (Peak Time / Driving) tracks — and 71% energy, harder than 63%.
Measured against 25,003 Techno (Peak Time / Driving) tracks on 11 August 2026.
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We scored every transition between Matt Ess’s 14 analysed tracks and every track by 12,460 other artists. 173 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 448 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 2.6. They come from 7 different Matt Ess tracks.
Dark Rope → Sacred Space · 11B → 12A · +1 BPM · 86 chemistry
21 of the 560 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 3.2. They come from 5 different Matt Ess tracks.
Stay Away! - MiSiNKi Remix → Persistent · 12B → 12B · same BPM · 88 chemistry
25 of the 560 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 3.2. They come from 10 different Matt Ess tracks.
Dark Rope → Nimbus - A.P. Remix · 11B → 11B · +2 BPM · 89 chemistry
19 of the 364 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 2.1. They come from 6 different Matt Ess tracks.
Stay Away! - MiSiNKi Remix → Tre Tre Tre · 12B → 11B · +2 BPM · 89 chemistry
23 of the 560 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 3.2. They come from 8 different Matt Ess tracks.
Stay Away! - MiSiNKi Remix → Aviator · 12B → 12B · −1 BPM · 92 chemistry
25 of the 560 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 3.2. They come from 7 different Matt Ess tracks.
Stay Away! - MiSiNKi Remix → Inductionizer · 12B → 12B · +1 BPM · 93 chemistry
25 of the 560 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 3.2. They come from 3 different Matt Ess tracks.
Disco Pulse → Control · 10B → 11B · same BPM · 90 chemistry
21 of the 560 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 3.2. They come from 6 different Matt Ess tracks.
Acid Milk → Dark Energy - Extended Version · 7A → 7A · −2 BPM · 89 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 Matt Ess 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 Matt Ess, 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.
Matt Ess's tracks in our catalog range from 123 to 148 BPM, with a median of 132 BPM. Across 14 tracks, the most common range falls in the 130–135 BPM bucket.
Matt Ess's tracks are mostly in minor keys (57% minor across 14 tracks). The most common single key is 8A (A Minor) with 3 tracks.
We scored every transition between Matt Ess's 14 analysed tracks and every track by 12,460 other artists. 173 catalogues clear the bar by more than chance would give, and BEC, Daniel Sbert, Dolby D 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: Dark Rope into Sacred Space, 11B to 12A, 86 chemistry.
Matt Ess sits closest to 51CK, Marvin Erbe, Eugen Kunz 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.
