Artist profile
Stephen Kirkwood is a trance producer and DJ working within the main floor sound. His production work spans the broader trance spectrum with a focus on driving, dancefloor-oriented compositions.
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Stephen Kirkwood is a high-energy with strong groove and drive and a bright production artist.
Unusually low warmth for Trance (Main Floor).
Across 19 analysed tracks, Stephen Kirkwood averages 72% energy — harder than 61% of individual Trance (Main Floor) tracks.
Measured against 21,919 Trance (Main Floor) tracks on 11 August 2026.
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We scored every transition between Stephen Kirkwood’s 19 analysed tracks and every track by 12,460 other artists. 328 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.
49 of the 627 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 3.6. They come from 15 different Stephen Kirkwood tracks.
Rest & Be Thankful → Aero · 6B → 7A · +2 BPM · 88 chemistry
44 of the 760 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 4.4. They come from 14 different Stephen Kirkwood tracks.
Carnival - Extended Mix → Gate of Heracles - DIM3NSION Extended Remix · 5B → 6A · −2 BPM · 88 chemistry
39 of the 760 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 4.4. They come from 11 different Stephen Kirkwood tracks.
Carnival - Extended Mix → Life is Now (Hypersia Radio Show 156) · 5B → 6B · +2 BPM · 88 chemistry
48 of the 760 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 4.4. They come from 14 different Stephen Kirkwood tracks.
The Blitz → Running Up That Hill feat. Bev Wild - Extended Mix · 6A → 6A · same BPM · 90 chemistry
42 of the 760 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 4.4. They come from 11 different Stephen Kirkwood tracks.
All Or Nothing - Extended → Endymion - KhoMha Remix · 6A → 6A · same BPM · 90 chemistry
44 of the 760 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 4.4. They come from 9 different Stephen Kirkwood tracks.
Carnival - Extended Mix → Corellia · 5B → 6B · same BPM · 88 chemistry
37 of the 760 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 4.4. They come from 10 different Stephen Kirkwood tracks.
Carnival - Extended Mix → Falling - Peter Steele Mantra Mix · 5B → 6B · −1 BPM · 91 chemistry
42 of the 760 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 4.4. They come from 10 different Stephen Kirkwood tracks.
Ragdoll → How Will I Know - Extended Club Mix · 7B → 7B · same 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 Stephen Kirkwood 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 Stephen Kirkwood, 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.
Stephen Kirkwood's tracks in our catalog range from 67 to 138 BPM, with a median of 132 BPM. Across 19 tracks, the most common range falls in the 130–135 BPM bucket.
Stephen Kirkwood's tracks are mostly in major keys (47% minor across 19 tracks). The most common single key is 6A (G Minor) with 4 tracks.
We scored every transition between Stephen Kirkwood's 19 analysed tracks and every track by 12,460 other artists. 328 catalogues clear the bar by more than chance would give, and Dan Thompson, DIM3NSION, Eximinds 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: Rest & Be Thankful into Aero, 6B to 7A, 88 chemistry.
Stephen Kirkwood sits closest to Leena Punks, Harry Diamond, Nourey 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.
Our catalog has Stephen Kirkwood releases spanning 2013 to 2025, with the most tracks from the 2020s.
