Artist profile

Protoculture

Protoculture is a trance producer working within the main floor sound. The project is characterized by driving rhythmic structures and atmospheric layering typical of the genre.

49 tracksTrance (Main Floor)Psy-Trance Trance (Raw / Deep / Hypnotic)Deep Trance· 2013–2023

Sound profile

Protoculture is a high-energy with strong groove and drive and a bright production artist.

Key & BPM profile

Most tracks sit between 83–157 BPM with a median of 128 · predominantly minor keys (61% minor) · most common key: 7A (D Minor) with 9 tracks.

BPM spread

80–84

90–94

120–124

125–129

130–134

135–139

140–144

155–159

Key distribution

1A 1B1 2A 2B 3A2 3B 4A5 4B1 5A1 5B 6A5 6B1 7A9 7B2 8A4 8B5 9A3 9B4 10A1 10B1 11A 11B3 12A 12B1

Tracks in catalog

49 total · sortable

Talisman

Protoculture

1284B

Trance (Main Floor)

Namaqua - Extended Mix

Protoculture

1254A

Trance (Main Floor)

Pegasus

Protoculture

1285A

Trance (Main Floor)

States Of Flux - Extended Mix

Protoculture

1268A

Trance (Raw / Deep / Hypnotic)

The Descent - Extended Mix

Protoculture

1287B

Trance (Main Floor)

Atlantic Static - Extended Mix

Protoculture

1259B

Progressive House

Submerge

Protoculture

1247A

Trance (Main Floor)

Wings (Mixed) feat. Alina Renae

Protoculture, Alina Renae, Nicholas Gunn

12610A

Trance (Main Floor)

Is This A Dream feat. Gid Sedgwick - Extended Mix

Protoculture, Gid Sedgwick

1247A

Trance (Main Floor)

Starfield - Extended Mix

Protoculture

1269B

Trance (Raw / Deep / Hypnotic)

Avalon - Zyce Vs Flegma Remix

Protoculture

834A

Psy-Trance

Cloud Surfing

Protoculture

1289A

Trance (Main Floor)

Thirty Three South - Extended Mix

Protoculture

1368A

Trance (Main Floor)

Break Out - Shadow Chronicles Remix

Protoculture

14211B

Psy-Trance

Impala - Relativ & V-society Remix

Protoculture

948A

Psy-Trance

Music Is More Than Mathematics - Extended Mix

Protoculture

1323A

Trance (Main Floor)

Lightforms - Extended Mix

Protoculture

1268B

Trance (Raw / Deep / Hypnotic)

Out Of Reality - Spirit Architect Remix

Protoculture

1576B

Psy-Trance

Come Together - Extended Mix

Protoculture

1257A

Progressive House

Sweet Fine Crystalline - Inner Sphere Remix

Protoculture

1431B

Psy-Trance

Seconds - Extended Mix

Protoculture, Diana Miro

1267A

Trance (Main Floor)

Burning Bridges feat. Tricia McTeague

Protoculture, Tricia McTeague

1327A

Trance (Main Floor)

Love Technology - Vertical Mode Remix

Protoculture

14011B

Psy-Trance

Go - Extended Mix

Protoculture

1268B

Trance (Main Floor)

Luna - Extended Mix

Protoculture, Johnny Yono

1326A

Trance (Main Floor)

Track	BPM · Key	Energy	Year	Genre
Talisman Protoculture	1284BA♭ Major	49%Sustainer	2013	Trance (Main Floor)
Namaqua - Extended Mix Protoculture	1254AF Minor	80%Peak time	2021	Trance (Main Floor)
Pegasus Protoculture	1285AC Minor	40%Sustainer	2015	Trance (Main Floor)
States Of Flux - Extended Mix Protoculture	1268AA Minor	69%Builder	2023	Trance (Raw / Deep / Hypnotic)
The Descent - Extended Mix Protoculture	1287BF Major	100%Peak time	2017	Trance (Main Floor)
Atlantic Static - Extended Mix Protoculture	1259BG Major	69%Builder	—	Progressive House
Submerge Protoculture	1247AD Minor	49%Sustainer	—	Trance (Main Floor)
Wings (Mixed) feat. Alina Renae Protoculture, Alina Renae, Nicholas Gunn	12610AB Minor	71%Peak time	2022	Trance (Main Floor)
Is This A Dream feat. Gid Sedgwick - Extended Mix Protoculture, Gid Sedgwick	1247AD Minor	74%Peak time	2021	Trance (Main Floor)
Starfield - Extended Mix Protoculture	1269BG Major	90%Peak time	—	Trance (Raw / Deep / Hypnotic)
Avalon - Zyce Vs Flegma Remix Protoculture	834AF Minor	86%Peak time	—	Psy-Trance
Cloud Surfing Protoculture	1289AE Minor	58%Builder	—	Trance (Main Floor)
Thirty Three South - Extended Mix Protoculture	1368AA Minor	100%Peak time	2018	Trance (Main Floor)
Break Out - Shadow Chronicles Remix Protoculture	14211BA Major	45%Sustainer	—	Psy-Trance
Impala - Relativ & V-society Remix Protoculture	948AA Minor	83%Peak time	—	Psy-Trance
Music Is More Than Mathematics - Extended Mix Protoculture	1323AB♭ Minor	52%Sustainer	—	Trance (Main Floor)
Lightforms - Extended Mix Protoculture	1268BC Major	49%Sustainer	—	Trance (Raw / Deep / Hypnotic)
Out Of Reality - Spirit Architect Remix Protoculture	1576BB♭ Major	60%Builder	—	Psy-Trance
Come Together - Extended Mix Protoculture	1257AD Minor	57%Builder	—	Progressive House
Sweet Fine Crystalline - Inner Sphere Remix Protoculture	1431BB Major	52%Sustainer	—	Psy-Trance
Seconds - Extended Mix Protoculture, Diana Miro	1267AD Minor	65%Builder	—	Trance (Main Floor)
Burning Bridges feat. Tricia McTeague Protoculture, Tricia McTeague	1327AD Minor	58%Builder	—	Trance (Main Floor)
Love Technology - Vertical Mode Remix Protoculture	14011BA Major	92%Peak time	—	Psy-Trance
Go - Extended Mix Protoculture	1268BC Major	97%Peak time	—	Trance (Main Floor)
Luna - Extended Mix Protoculture, Johnny Yono	1326AG Minor	53%Sustainer	—	Trance (Main Floor)
Inu - Extended Mix Protoculture	1249BG Major	100%Peak time	—	Trance (Main Floor)
More Directions - Shadow Chronicles Remix Protoculture	1424AF Minor	54%Sustainer	—	Psy-Trance
Sublimity - Extended Mix Protoculture, Dennis Sheperd, DIM3NSION	1244AF Minor	53%Sustainer	—	Trance (Main Floor)
Laguna Protoculture	1308BC Major	52%Sustainer	—	Trance (Main Floor)
Nano - Extended Mix Protoculture	1287AD Minor	54%Sustainer	—	Trance (Main Floor)
Weightless - Extended Mix Protoculture	1247AD Minor	75%Peak time	—	Trance (Main Floor)
Titan - Extended Mix Protoculture	1276AG Minor	57%Builder	—	Trance (Main Floor)
Ultramarine - Extended Mix Protoculture, Profetik	1289AE Minor	54%Sustainer	—	Trance (Main Floor)
Colosseum - Extended Mix Protoculture, Attila Syah	13211BA Major	52%Sustainer	—	Trance (Main Floor)
Red Point - Extended Mix Protoculture	1258BC Major	41%Sustainer	—	Trance (Main Floor)
Deep Forest - Extended Mix Protoculture	1247AD Minor	58%Builder	—	Trance (Main Floor)
Everytime You Smile Protoculture	1288BC Major	45%Sustainer	—	Trance (Main Floor)
Manticore - Hit The Bass & Lanti Extended Remix Protoculture	1407AD Minor	99%Peak time	—	Psy-Trance
Redemption - Extended Mix Protoculture, Mino Safy	1343AB♭ Minor	48%Sustainer	—	Trance (Main Floor)
Southbound Protoculture	1286AG Minor	62%Builder	—	Trance (Main Floor)
Sanctuary - Extended Mix Protoculture	13012BE Major	58%Builder	—	Trance (Main Floor)
Ulvetanna - Extended Mix Protoculture	1306AG Minor	61%Builder	—	Trance (Main Floor)
Sunspire - Extended Mix Protoculture	1357BF Major	86%Peak time	—	Trance (Main Floor)
Empyrean - Extended Mix Protoculture	1324AF Minor	83%Peak time	—	Trance (Main Floor)
Valley Of The Red Gods - Extended Mix Protoculture	1289BG Major	52%Sustainer	—	Trance (Main Floor)
Lost In Isolation - Extended Mix Protoculture	1248AA Minor	48%Sustainer	—	Trance (Main Floor)
Secret Weapon - Extended Mix Protoculture, Sue McLaren	1326AG Minor	75%Peak time	—	Trance (Main Floor)
Eos - Extended Mix Protoculture, Tenishia	1289AE Minor	64%Builder	—	Trance (Main Floor)
Asphalt - Extended Mix Protoculture	12810BD Major	55%Sustainer	—	Trance (Main Floor)

Sound profile evolution

How Protoculture’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.

Sound profile shift

2013–2018·4 tracks

2019–2023·4 tracks

Year-by-year sound · scale 0–100

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Tempo migration · yearly average

What changed

Across Protoculture's catalog, production has darkened; warmth has lifted; vocal content has increased.

Release volume by decade

2010s

2020s

Related artists

Top 15 by similarity

DJs and producers whose tracks blend naturally with Protoculture’s — similar scenes, adjacent production styles, overlapping audiences. Useful when you’re prepping a set around Protoculture and need adjacent tracks that won’t feel out of place. Eligible names link to their own page.

Maarten De Jong

100%

27 tracks in catalog · Trance (Main Floor)

Jorn Van Deynhoven

78%

20 tracks in catalog · Trance (Main Floor)

Ben Gold

76%

59 tracks in catalog · Trance (Main Floor)

Ahmed Helmy

74%

16 tracks in catalog · Trance (Main Floor)

Allen Watts

74%

67 tracks in catalog · Trance (Main Floor)

Andrew Rayel

73%

53 tracks in catalog · Trance (Main Floor)

David Forbes

71%

77 tracks in catalog · Trance (Main Floor)

Estiva

71%

63 tracks in catalog · Trance (Main Floor)

Giuseppe Ottaviani

71%

85 tracks in catalog · Trance (Main Floor)

nilsix

68%

1 track in catalog · Mainstage · no artist page yet

Orjan Nilsen

65%

60 tracks in catalog · Trance (Main Floor)

Robert Nickson

63%

37 tracks in catalog · Trance (Main Floor)

Alex M.O.R.P.H.

63%

92 tracks in catalog · Trance (Main Floor)

Simon Patterson

63%

38 tracks in catalog · Trance (Main Floor)

Ørjan Nilsen

61%

Not in our catalog yet

FAQ

What BPM does Protoculture play at?

Protoculture's tracks in our catalog range from 83 to 157 BPM, with a median of 128 BPM. Across 49 tracks, the most common range falls in the 130–135 BPM bucket.

What key are Protoculture's tracks in?

Protoculture's tracks are mostly in minor keys (61% minor across 49 tracks). The most common single key is 7A (D Minor) with 9 tracks.

What artists mix well with Protoculture?

Based on harmonic compatibility, tempo proximity and artist-cohort context, Protoculture pairs well with Maarten De Jong, Jorn Van Deynhoven, Ben Gold. The full list — with track counts in our catalog and similarity scores — is in the Related Artists section above.

When was Protoculture most active?

Our catalog has Protoculture releases spanning 2013 to 2023, with the most tracks from the 2020s.