Artist profile
Minimal / Deep Tech producer and DJ.
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Michael James is a moderate-energy with strong groove and drive artist.
Sits right in the typical Minimal / Deep Tech pocket.
Across 28 analysed tracks, Michael James averages 86% groove — groovier than 62% of individual Minimal / Deep Tech tracks.
Measured against 22,121 Minimal / Deep Tech tracks on 11 August 2026.
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We scored every transition between Michael James’s 28 analysed tracks and every track by 12,460 other artists. 2,008 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.
177 of the 1,120 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 6.4. They come from 27 different Michael James tracks.
Harmonize → Don't Know Why - David Jach Remix · 8A → 8A · −1 BPM · 92 chemistry
170 of the 1,120 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 6.4. They come from 28 different Michael James tracks.
Fat Earth → Rare Garden · 8A → 8A · same BPM · 93 chemistry
174 of the 1,120 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 6.4. They come from 25 different Michael James tracks.
Still Waiting → Track 18 - Legit Trip Remix · 11B → 11B · same BPM · 93 chemistry
184 of the 1,120 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 6.4. They come from 28 different Michael James tracks.
Fat Earth → Promised Land · 8A → 8A · same BPM · 93 chemistry
170 of the 1,120 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 6.4. They come from 28 different Michael James tracks.
196 of the 1,120 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 6.4. They come from 26 different Michael James tracks.
Rough Dub → Synthesizer · 11A → 11A · same BPM · 93 chemistry
190 of the 1,120 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 6.4. They come from 28 different Michael James tracks.
Nobody Does → Beyond Belief · 10B → 11B · −1 BPM · 92 chemistry
181 of the 1,120 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 6.4. They come from 26 different Michael James tracks.
Stormy Skies - Nick Beringer 7am Dub → Come Alive · 11B → 11B · −1 BPM · 93 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 Michael James 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 Michael James, 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.
Michael James's tracks in our catalog range from 66 to 132 BPM, with a median of 128 BPM. Across 28 tracks, the most common range falls in the 130–135 BPM bucket.
Michael James's tracks are mostly in minor keys (61% minor across 28 tracks). The most common single key is 8A (A Minor) with 7 tracks.
We scored every transition between Michael James's 28 analysed tracks and every track by 12,460 other artists. 2,008 catalogues clear the bar by more than chance would give, and Arkady Antsyrev, Cuartero, Daniel Meister 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: Harmonize into Don't Know Why - David Jach Remix, 8A to 8A, 92 chemistry.
Michael James sits closest to Alex Zola, Litmus, Lazy Smoke 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.
