Mixgraph
Flow BuilderLive Mode
LearnPricing
  1. Home
  3. Artists
  5. Nicola Cruz

Artist profile

Nicola Cruz

Nicola Cruz is an electronic music producer and composer working primarily in ambient, techno, and experimental electronica. His work blends synthesizer-based soundscapes with rhythmic and textural elements, creating immersive instrumental compositions. Cruz has released music across various independent and experimental labels.

29 tracksElectronica· 2015–2022
Compare with another artist

Keep exploring

Compare Nicola Cruz
See how their catalog mixes with another artist
All artists
Browse 12,000+ scored artists
Track library
440,000+ chemistry-scored tracks
Camelot Wheel
Plan harmonic transitions
Mixing guides
Per-genre techniques with real examples

Plan a set with Nicola Cruz tracks scored against the rest of the catalog

Get Started FreeTry Live Mode

Nicola Cruz on Mixgraph

Mixgraph for iOS — chemistry-scored DJ planning.

Download on the App StoreGet it on Google Play
Mixgraph

Built for every DJ, from bedroom to booth

Product

  • Flow Builder
  • Live Mode
  • Discovery Weekly
  • AI Set Builder
  • Track Library
  • Artists
  • Browse by BPM
  • Browse by Key
  • Pricing

Learn

  • All Guides
  • DJ Glossary
  • Camelot Wheel Guide
  • Energy Flow Guide
  • Vocal Mixing Guide
  • BPM Guide
  • Major vs Minor Keys
  • Mixing Guide
  • Genre Transition Guide
  • Key Transition Guides
  • BPM by Genre

Tools

  • All Tools
  • Key & BPM Finder
  • Score My Transition
  • Camelot Wheel
  • BPM Compatibility
  • Energy Arc Planner

Company

  • About
  • How It Works
  • Mixgraph vs alternatives
  • Contact
  • Privacy
  • Terms

Get the app

Download on the App StoreGet it on Google Play

Built for DJs, by DJs

© 2026 Mixgraph · NC Digital Limited (16413452)

Album artwork via Spotify® and Beatport

Music previews provided courtesy of iTunes · Listen on Apple Music

Sound profile

EnergyDriveGrooveBrightnessWarmthVocal

Nicola Cruz is a moderate-energy and a warm production — mostly instrumental artist.

This artistTypical Electronica
Signature sound

Sits right in the typical Electronica pocket.

How this compares to Electronica

Across 29 analysed tracks, Nicola Cruz averages 41% energy — gentler than 62% of individual Electronica tracks — and 59% groove, groovier than 60%.

Measured against 14,430 Electronica tracks on 11 August 2026.

Key & BPM profile

Most tracks sit between 66–161 BPM with a median of 105 · predominantly minor keys (66% minor) · most common key: 9B (G Major) with 3 tracks.

BPM spread
65–69
1
70–74
1
75–79
3
85–89
1
90–94
4
95–99
2
100–104
2
105–109
2
115–119
2
120–124
3
125–129
7
160–164
1
Key distribution
1A11B2A2B3A13B4A34B5A15B16A36B7A37B8A18B39A9B310A310B211A211B112A112B

Sound profile evolution

How Nicola Cruz’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 Electronica tempo.

Sound profile shift
EnergyDriveGrooveBrightnessWarmthVocal
2015–2019·10 tracks
2020–2022·2 tracks
Year-by-year sound · scale 0–100
Hover for exact values · click any metric to toggle
Tempo migration · yearly average
This artistTypical Electronica
What changed

Across Nicola Cruz's catalog, tempos have eased from ~106 to ~81 BPM; warmth has receded; production has darkened.

Release volume by decade

10
2010s
2
2020s

Tracks in catalog

29 total · sortable
Cumbia del Olvido album art
Cumbia del Olvido
Nicola Cruz
85 BPM · 1A · Downtempo · 45% Sustainer
Downtempo
85
1A · A♭ min
45%Sustainer
2015
Danza de Vision album art
Danza de Vision
Nicola Cruz
161 BPM · 8A · Electronica · 40% Sustainer
Electronica
161
8A · A min
40%Sustainer
2017
Tzantza album art
Tzantza
Nicola Cruz
102 BPM · 4A · Electronica · 30% Warm-up
Electronica
102
4A · F min
30%Warm-up
2017
Invocacion album art
Invocacion
Nicola Cruz
90 BPM · 11A · Electronica · 46% Sustainer
Electronica
90
11A · F♯ min
46%Sustainer
2015
El Baile del Nahual album art
El Baile del Nahual
Nicola Cruz
94 BPM · 10A · Electronica · 36% Sustainer
Electronica
94
10A · B min
36%Sustainer
2015
Aima album art
Aima
Nicola Cruz
96 BPM · 11A · Electronica · 51% Sustainer
Electronica
96
11A · F♯ min
51%Sustainer
2020
Mantis album art
Mantis
Nicola Cruz
105 BPM · 10A · Electronica · 27% Warm-up
Electronica
105
10A · B min
27%Warm-up
2015
Siete album art
Siete
Nicola Cruz
106 BPM · 5A · Dance · 39% Sustainer
Dance
106
5A · C min
39%Sustainer
2019
Inversions album art
Inversions
Nicola Cruz, Uji
79 BPM · 8B · Indie Dance · 27% Warm-up
Indie Dance
79
8B · C maj
27%Warm-up
2018
Arka - El Buho Remix album art
Arka - El Buho Remix
Nicola Cruz, El Buho
102 BPM · 7A · Nu Disco / Disco · 41% Sustainer
Nu Disco / Disco
102
7A · D min
41%Sustainer
—
Levanta Muertos album art
Levanta Muertos
Nicola Cruz
120 BPM · 8B · Indie Dance · 28% Warm-up
Indie Dance
120
8B · C maj
28%Warm-up
—
Rio Branco album art
Rio Branco
Nicola Cruz
91 BPM · 6A · Electronica · 33% Warm-up
Electronica
91
6A · G min
33%Warm-up
—
Intratelar album art
Intratelar
Nicola Cruz
72 BPM · 10B · Downtempo · 44% Sustainer
Downtempo
72
10B · D maj
44%Sustainer
—
Bruxo album art
Bruxo
Nicola Cruz
90 BPM · 10A · Electronica · 33% Warm-up
Electronica
90
10A · B min
33%Warm-up
2017
Barretto (Tienes Algo) album art
Barretto (Tienes Algo)
Nicola Cruz
126 BPM · 9B · Bass / Club · 41% Sustainer
Bass / Club
126
9B · G maj
41%Sustainer
—
Espiritu de Proteccion - Breaks Mix album art
Espiritu de Proteccion - Breaks Mix
Nicola Cruz
115 BPM · 6A · Indie Dance · 34% Warm-up
Indie Dance
115
6A · G min
34%Warm-up
—
Perma album art
Perma
Nicola Cruz
126 BPM · 3A · Minimal / Deep Tech · 44% Sustainer
Minimal / Deep Tech
126
3A · B♭ min
44%Sustainer
—
Surface Tension album art
Surface Tension
Nicola Cruz
126 BPM · 12A · Electro (Classic / Detroit / Modern) · 49% Sustainer
Electro (Classic / Detroit / Modern)
126
12A · C♯ min
49%Sustainer
—
Espiritu de Proteccion - Bawrut Remix album art
Espiritu de Proteccion - Bawrut Remix
Nicola Cruz
120 BPM · 10B · Indie Dance · 77% Peak time
Indie Dance
120
10B · D maj
77%Peak time
2018
Cuerpo Que Flota album art
Cuerpo Que Flota
Nicola Cruz, Lila Tirando a Violeta
117 BPM · 4A · Bass / Club · 43% Sustainer
Bass / Club
117
4A · F min
43%Sustainer
—
Acelera album art
Acelera
Nicola Cruz
66 BPM · 11B · Bass / Club · 55% Sustainer
Bass / Club
66
11B · A maj
55%Sustainer
2022
What You Gonna Do album art
What You Gonna Do
Nicola Cruz
124 BPM · 7A · Minimal / Deep Tech · 43% Sustainer
Minimal / Deep Tech
124
7A · D min
43%Sustainer
—
LUANJE PT. 1 feat. Photay feat. Penya feat. Msafiri Zawose - Nicola Cruz Remix album art
LUANJE PT. 1 feat. Photay feat. Penya feat. Msafiri Zawose - Nicola Cruz Remix
Nicola Cruz, Photay, Penya, Msafiri Zawose, WEMA
79 BPM · 5B · Electronica · 42% Sustainer
Electronica
79
5B · E♭ maj
42%Sustainer
—
Opto album art
Opto
Nicola Cruz
128 BPM · 8B · Minimal / Deep Tech · 36% Sustainer
Minimal / Deep Tech
128
8B · C maj
36%Sustainer
—
Pulse Motion album art
Pulse Motion
Nicola Cruz
128 BPM · 7A · Electro (Classic / Detroit / Modern) · 38% Sustainer
Electro (Classic / Detroit / Modern)
128
7A · D min
38%Sustainer
—
1–25 of 29

Missing one of theirs?

We'll add it — the artist is already in the catalogue, so it lands fast

Artists that mix with Nicola Cruz

We scored every transition between Nicola Cruz’s 29 analysed tracks and every track by 12,460 other artists. 376 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.

Alvaro AM

33 of the 1,073 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 6.2. They come from 5 different Nicola Cruz tracks.

RainDrop → Jazz Jam · 9B → 9B · same BPM · 92 chemistry

Archie Hamilton

36 of the 1,160 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 6.7. They come from 5 different Nicola Cruz tracks.

What You Gonna Do → Lifted · 7A → 8A · same BPM · 90 chemistry

Hernan Bass

37 of the 1,160 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 6.7. They come from 3 different Nicola Cruz tracks.

What You Gonna Do → Buscandote · 7A → 7A · −1 BPM · 91 chemistry

James Dexter

37 of the 1,160 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 6.7. They come from 6 different Nicola Cruz tracks.

What You Gonna Do → Creature · 7A → 7A · same BPM · 92 chemistry

Josh Baker

40 of the 1,160 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 6.7. They come from 6 different Nicola Cruz tracks.

RainDrop → Lost Dub · 9B → 9B · +1 BPM · 92 chemistry

Legit Trip

34 of the 1,160 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 6.7. They come from 5 different Nicola Cruz tracks.

RainDrop → Seizd · 9B → 9B · −1 BPM · 90 chemistry

Per Hammar

31 of the 754 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 4.3. They come from 5 different Nicola Cruz tracks.

What You Gonna Do → Low Bats · 7A → 8A · same BPM · 90 chemistry

Traumer

33 of the 1,160 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 6.7. They come from 5 different Nicola Cruz tracks.

RainDrop → Express - Remastered · 9B → 8B · −1 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.

Related artists

Top 15 by similarity

DJs and producers closest to Nicola Cruz 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 Nicola Cruz, then check the chemistry on the pair you actually mix. Eligible names link to their own page.

unders
100%
6 tracks in catalog · Melodic House & Techno
El Búho
82%
6 tracks in catalog · Downtempo
Rio Mira
75%
Not in our catalog yet
Rodrigo Gallardo
70%
11 tracks in catalog · Electronica
Yeahman
58%
1 track in catalog · Organic House · no artist page yet
Lagartijeando
51%
4 tracks in catalog · Organic House
Chancha Via Circuito
51%
8 tracks in catalog · Electronic Cumbia
Jaja
49%
Not in our catalog yet
Thornato
42%
1 track in catalog · Organic House · no artist page yet
Umoja
36%
2 tracks in catalog · Electronica · no artist page yet
Islandman
31%
Not in our catalog yet
Oceanvs Orientalis
30%
13 tracks in catalog · Organic House
Alex Serra
24%
Not in our catalog yet
Stavroz
23%
27 tracks in catalog · Electronica
Viken Arman
22%
29 tracks in catalog · Electronica

Similarity data from Last.fm. BPM, key and energy on this page are measured from the recordings in our catalog.

FAQ

What BPM does Nicola Cruz play at?+

Nicola Cruz's tracks in our catalog range from 66 to 161 BPM, with a median of 105 BPM. Across 29 tracks, the most common range falls in the 105–110 BPM bucket.

What key are Nicola Cruz's tracks in?+

Nicola Cruz's tracks are mostly in minor keys (66% minor across 29 tracks). The most common single key is 9B (G Major) with 3 tracks.

What artists mix well with Nicola Cruz?+

We scored every transition between Nicola Cruz's 29 analysed tracks and every track by 12,460 other artists. 376 catalogues clear the bar by more than chance would give, and Alvaro AM, Archie Hamilton, Hernan Bass 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: RainDrop into Jazz Jam, 9B to 9B, 92 chemistry.

Which artists share an audience with Nicola Cruz?+

Nicola Cruz sits closest to unders, El Búho, Rio Mira 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.

When was Nicola Cruz most active?+

Our catalog has Nicola Cruz releases spanning 2015 to 2022, with the most tracks from the 2010s.