Artist profile
Paul Sawyer is a deep trance producer working within the genre's hypnotic, minimalist traditions. His work emphasizes sustained atmospheric textures and gradual sonic evolution characteristic of the form.
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Paul Sawyer is a moderate-energy with strong groove and drive artist.
Sits right in the typical Progressive House pocket.
Across 16 analysed tracks, Paul Sawyer averages 70% groove — straighter than 70% of individual Progressive House tracks.
Measured against 20,247 Progressive House tracks on 11 August 2026.
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We scored every transition between Paul Sawyer’s 16 analysed tracks and every track by 12,460 other artists. 265 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.
27 of the 608 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 3.5. They come from 12 different Paul Sawyer tracks.
Zeus - Tripswitch Remix → Triangles · 4B → 4B · +1 BPM · 91 chemistry
31 of the 640 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 3.7. They come from 12 different Paul Sawyer tracks.
Zeus - Tripswitch Remix → Control Is an Illusion · 4B → 4B · −1 BPM · 89 chemistry
31 of the 640 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 3.7. They come from 7 different Paul Sawyer tracks.
Neptune - Rafa'EL Remix → Agadir · 2A → 3A · same BPM · 90 chemistry
35 of the 640 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 3.7. They come from 7 different Paul Sawyer tracks.
25 of the 432 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 2.5. They come from 9 different Paul Sawyer tracks.
Neptune - Rafa'EL Remix → The Stars Above · 2A → 2A · −1 BPM · 90 chemistry
25 of the 640 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 3.7. They come from 6 different Paul Sawyer tracks.
Railroad to Infinity → Hyperborea · 1A → 1A · −1 BPM · 93 chemistry
26 of the 544 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 3.1. They come from 7 different Paul Sawyer tracks.
Neptune - Rafa'EL Remix → Entropy · 2A → 2A · −1 BPM · 90 chemistry
29 of the 640 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 3.7. They come from 9 different Paul Sawyer tracks.
Zeus - Tripswitch Remix → Supervision · 4B → 4B · +1 BPM · 90 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 Paul Sawyer 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 Sawyer, 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.
Paul Sawyer's tracks in our catalog range from 120 to 128 BPM, with a median of 124 BPM. Across 16 tracks, the most common range falls in the 125–130 BPM bucket.
Paul Sawyer's tracks are mostly in minor keys (50% minor across 16 tracks). The most common single key is 11B (A Major) with 4 tracks.
We scored every transition between Paul Sawyer's 16 analysed tracks and every track by 12,460 other artists. 265 catalogues clear the bar by more than chance would give, and Andre Sobota, Ezequiel Arias, Matan Caspi 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: Zeus - Tripswitch Remix into Triangles, 4B to 4B, 91 chemistry.
Paul Sawyer sits closest to Nick Silvestri, David Gradwell, Mark Found 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.
