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Paul Oakenfold

Paul Oakenfold is a British DJ and producer who pioneered electronic dance music in the late 1980s and 1990s, helping establish trance as a global phenomenon. He is known for his work as a remixer, his residencies at major clubs, and his film soundtracks. Oakenfold's productions and DJ sets have made him a central figure in electronic music culture.

46 tracksTrance (Main Floor)· 2000–2025
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Sound profile

EnergyDriveGrooveBrightnessWarmthVocal

Paul Oakenfold is a high-energy with strong groove and drive and a balanced bright/warm production artist.

This artistTypical Trance (Main Floor)
Signature sound

Sits right in the typical Trance (Main Floor) pocket.

How this compares to Trance (Main Floor)

Across 46 analysed tracks, Paul Oakenfold sits within a few points of the Trance (Main Floor) median on energy and groove.

Measured against 21,919 Trance (Main Floor) tracks on 11 August 2026.

Key & BPM profile

Most tracks sit between 103–150 BPM with a median of 130 · predominantly minor keys (57% minor) · most common key: 9A (E Minor) with 6 tracks.

BPM spread
100–104
1
115–119
1
120–124
5
125–129
14
130–134
12
135–139
11
140–144
1
150–154
1
Key distribution
1A1B42A12B3A33B14A14B15A35B6A6B27A47B18A18B49A69B310A410B11A11B112A312B3

Sound profile evolution

How Paul Oakenfold’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.

Sound profile shift
EnergyDriveGrooveBrightnessWarmthVocal
2000–2013·10 tracks
2014–2025·20 tracks
Year-by-year sound · scale 0–100
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Tempo migration · yearly average
This artistTypical Trance (Main Floor)
What changed

Across Paul Oakenfold's catalog, groove has deepened; tempos have climbed from ~126 to ~132 BPM.

Release volume by decade

5
2000s
19
2010s
6
2020s

Tracks in catalog

46 total · sortable
Masquerade - Extended Club Mix album art
Masquerade - Extended Club Mix
Paul Oakenfold, 2LOT
132 BPM · 11B · Mainstage · 47% Sustainer
Mainstage
132
11B · A maj
47%Sustainer
—
ResuRection album art
ResuRection
Paul Oakenfold, Planet Perfecto Knights, KIMMIC
150 BPM · 7A · Trance (Main Floor) · 44% Sustainer
Trance (Main Floor)
150
7A · D min
44%Sustainer
2025
Starry Eyed Surprise album art
Starry Eyed Surprise
Paul Oakenfold, Shifty Shellshock, Crazy Town
103 BPM · 12B · Pop · 39% Sustainer
Pop
103
12B · E maj
39%Sustainer
2002
Southern Sun - DJ Tiesto Mix album art
Southern Sun - DJ Tiesto Mix
Paul Oakenfold
137 BPM · 9A · Trance (Main Floor) · 32% Warm-up
Trance (Main Floor)
137
9A · E min
32%Warm-up
—
Cafe Del Mar album art
Cafe Del Mar
Paul Oakenfold
132 BPM · 8B · Trance (Main Floor) · 82% Peak time
Trance (Main Floor)
132
8B · C maj
82%Peak time
2014
RAMsterdam - Extended Mix album art
RAMsterdam - Extended Mix
Paul Oakenfold, RAM, Daxson
138 BPM · 1B · Trance (Main Floor) · 100% Peak time
Trance (Main Floor)
138
1B · B maj
100%Peak time
—
Touch Me - Beat Service Remix album art
Touch Me - Beat Service Remix
Paul Oakenfold, Cassandra Fox
130 BPM · 9A · Trance (Main Floor) · 62% Builder
Trance (Main Floor)
130
9A · E min
62%Builder
2014
Bullet In The Gun album art
Bullet In The Gun
Paul Oakenfold, Franky Wah
126 BPM · 3A · Melodic House & Techno · 46% Sustainer
Melodic House & Techno
126
3A · B♭ min
46%Sustainer
2000
Madagascar album art
Madagascar
Paul Oakenfold
138 BPM · 1B · Trance (Main Floor) · 100% Peak time
Trance (Main Floor)
138
1B · B maj
100%Peak time
2014
Full Moon Party - Liquid Soul & Zyce Remix album art
Full Moon Party - Liquid Soul & Zyce Remix
Paul Oakenfold
121 BPM · 3B · Psy-Trance · 77% Peak time
Psy-Trance
121
3B · D♭ maj
77%Peak time
2018
You Could Be Happy feat. Angela McCluskey - Paul Oakenfold Future House Mix album art
You Could Be Happy feat. Angela McCluskey - Paul Oakenfold Future House Mix
Paul Oakenfold, Angela McCluskey
128 BPM · 7A · House · 69% Builder
House
128
7A · D min
69%Builder
2014
Starry Eyed Surprise - Extended Mix album art
Starry Eyed Surprise - Extended Mix
Paul Oakenfold, Mr. Belt & Wezol
127 BPM · 12B · Dance · 60% Builder
Dance
127
12B · E maj
60%Builder
2002
Ready Steady Go - Extended Mix album art
Ready Steady Go - Extended Mix
Paul Oakenfold, Asher D
128 BPM · 12A · Trance · 50% Sustainer
Trance
128
12A · C♯ min
50%Sustainer
2002
As We Collide - Orjan Nilsen Remix album art
As We Collide - Orjan Nilsen Remix
Paul Oakenfold, Christian Burns, JES
129 BPM · 10A · Trance (Main Floor) · 86% Peak time
Trance (Main Floor)
129
10A · B min
86%Peak time
2012
Glow In The Dark album art
Glow In The Dark
Paul Oakenfold
136 BPM · 10A · Trance (Main Floor) · 67% Builder
Trance (Main Floor)
136
10A · B min
67%Builder
—
Ready Steady Go! - Beatman & Ludmilla Remix album art
Ready Steady Go! - Beatman & Ludmilla Remix
Paul Oakenfold
132 BPM · 12A · Breaks / Breakbeat / UK Bass · 87% Peak time
Breaks / Breakbeat / UK Bass
132
12A · C♯ min
87%Peak time
2014
Right On The Edge - Extended Mix album art
Right On The Edge - Extended Mix
Paul Oakenfold
124 BPM · 12B · Trance (Raw / Deep / Hypnotic) · 65% Builder
Trance (Raw / Deep / Hypnotic)
124
12B · E maj
65%Builder
2024
Touch Me - Pretty Pink Remix album art
Touch Me - Pretty Pink Remix
Paul Oakenfold, Cassandra Fox
120 BPM · 9A · Indie Dance · 81% Peak time
Indie Dance
120
9A · E min
81%Peak time
2015
Touch The Sky - Disfunktion Remix album art
Touch The Sky - Disfunktion Remix
Paul Oakenfold, Matt Goss, The Concrete Sneakers
128 BPM · 8B · Progressive House · 60% Builder
Progressive House
128
8B · C maj
60%Builder
2013
Days Go By - Paul Oakenfold Remix album art
Days Go By - Paul Oakenfold Remix
Paul Oakenfold, Dirty Vegas
135 BPM · 7A · Breaks / Breakbeat / UK Bass · 41% Sustainer
Breaks / Breakbeat / UK Bass
135
7A · D min
41%Sustainer
2018
Southern Sun - Angry Man Remix album art
Southern Sun - Angry Man Remix
Paul Oakenfold
138 BPM · 1B · Trance (Main Floor) · 74% Peak time
Trance (Main Floor)
138
1B · B maj
74%Peak time
2013
Toca Me - Club Mix album art
Toca Me - Club Mix
Paul Oakenfold
132 BPM · 8B · Progressive House · 58% Builder
Progressive House
132
8B · C maj
58%Builder
2014
Angel - Extended Mix album art
Angel - Extended Mix
Paul Oakenfold, Alexander Popov
134 BPM · 6B · Trance (Main Floor) · 57% Builder
Trance (Main Floor)
134
6B · B♭ maj
57%Builder
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Paul Oakenfold X Lizzy Land - Get To You (Felix Cartal Remix) - Extended Mix album art
Paul Oakenfold X Lizzy Land - Get To You (Felix Cartal Remix) - Extended Mix
Paul Oakenfold, Felix Cartal, Lizzy Land
120 BPM · 7B · Dance · 55% Builder
Dance
120
7B · F maj
55%Builder
—
Southern Sun - Will Atkinson Extended Remix album art
Southern Sun - Will Atkinson Extended Remix
Paul Oakenfold, Will Atkinson, Carla Werner
144 BPM · 9A · Trance (Main Floor) · 68% Builder
Trance (Main Floor)
144
9A · E min
68%Builder
2025
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Artists that mix with Paul Oakenfold

We scored every transition between Paul Oakenfold’s 40 analysed tracks and every track by 12,460 other artists. 535 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.

Aimoon

35 of the 1,160 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 6.7. They come from 13 different Paul Oakenfold tracks.

Ibiza - Jordan Suckley Remix → Skyline · 4A → 4A · +1 BPM · 88 chemistry

Ciaran McAuley

36 of the 1,600 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 9.2. They come from 17 different Paul Oakenfold tracks.

Turn It On → Oceans - Extended Mix · 9B → 10B · −2 BPM · 88 chemistry

Daxson

32 of the 1,200 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 6.9. They come from 10 different Paul Oakenfold tracks.

Angel - Extended Mix → Second Sunrise - Extended Mix · 6B → 6A · same BPM · 90 chemistry

DJ T.H.

44 of the 1,600 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 9.2. They come from 15 different Paul Oakenfold tracks.

Ibiza - Jordan Suckley Remix → See You Again feat. Michele C - Extended Mix · 4A → 4A · −1 BPM · 92 chemistry

Driftmoon

38 of the 1,600 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 9.2. They come from 15 different Paul Oakenfold tracks.

Turn It On → Howl At the Moon - Solarstone Retouch · 9B → 8A · same BPM · 88 chemistry

Ferry Tayle

38 of the 1,560 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 8.9. They come from 13 different Paul Oakenfold tracks.

Angel - Extended Mix → A New Frequency - Extended Mix · 6B → 5B · same BPM · 89 chemistry

Kaimo K

35 of the 1,600 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 9.2. They come from 11 different Paul Oakenfold tracks.

Hypnotized feat. Tiff Lacey - Markus Schulz Remix → You Deserve Life - 2016 Rework · 8A → 8A · +6 BPM · 87 chemistry

Markus Schulz

39 of the 1,600 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 9.2. They come from 16 different Paul Oakenfold tracks.

Angel - Extended Mix → The New World - Mark Sherry Extended Remix · 6B → 7A · same 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 Paul Oakenfold 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 Paul Oakenfold, then check the chemistry on the pair you actually mix. Eligible names link to their own page.

Paul van Dyk
100%
80 tracks in catalog · Trance (Main Floor)
Jan Johnston
97%
33 tracks in catalog · Trance (Main Floor)
Armin van Buuren
74%
354 tracks in catalog · Trance (Main Floor)
Tiesto
72%
198 tracks in catalog · Dance
Ferry Corsten
69%
133 tracks in catalog · Trance (Main Floor)
Three Drives
68%
13 tracks in catalog · Trance (Main Floor)
BT
66%
80 tracks in catalog · Trance (Main Floor)
ATB
64%
25 tracks in catalog · Trance (Main Floor)
Veracocha
61%
6 tracks in catalog · Trance (Main Floor)
System F
60%
7 tracks in catalog · Trance (Main Floor)
Energy 52
60%
6 tracks in catalog · Deep Trance
Chicane
59%
28 tracks in catalog · Trance (Main Floor)
The Crystal Method
58%
9 tracks in catalog · Breaks / Breakbeat / UK Bass
Deep Dish
58%
16 tracks in catalog · Melodic House & Techno
Gouryella
57%
3 tracks in catalog · Trance (Main Floor)

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

FAQ

What BPM does Paul Oakenfold play at?+

Paul Oakenfold's tracks in our catalog range from 103 to 150 BPM, with a median of 130 BPM. Across 46 tracks, the most common range falls in the 130–135 BPM bucket.

What key are Paul Oakenfold's tracks in?+

Paul Oakenfold's tracks are mostly in minor keys (57% minor across 46 tracks). The most common single key is 9A (E Minor) with 6 tracks.

What artists mix well with Paul Oakenfold?+

We scored every transition between Paul Oakenfold's 40 analysed tracks and every track by 12,460 other artists. 535 catalogues clear the bar by more than chance would give, and Aimoon, Ciaran McAuley, Daxson 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: Ibiza - Jordan Suckley Remix into Skyline, 4A to 4A, 88 chemistry.

Which artists share an audience with Paul Oakenfold?+

Paul Oakenfold sits closest to Paul van Dyk, Jan Johnston, Armin van Buuren 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 Paul Oakenfold most active?+

Our catalog has Paul Oakenfold releases spanning 2000 to 2025, with the most tracks from the 2010s.