California Dreamin
30s preview
- Key
- 8A · A minor
- BPM
- 147
- Half-time
- 74
- Open Key
- 1m
- Energy
- 20/100
- Pop
- 21/100
- Length
- 3:46
- Released
- 2015
- Genre
- Techno
- Loudness
- -12.4 dB
- Dynamics
- 13.3 dB
- ISRC
- FRX201546464
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
California Dreamin runs 147 BPM in A minor (8A), a fast techno record. It is vocal-led. The master keeps real dynamic headroom. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 13 dB). A 2015 production that still circulates in sets. Calmer than 97% of Delhia de France's catalogue.
- Groove:
- less groove-driven than 94% of Delhia de France's catalogue
- Brightness:
- darker than 91% of Delhia de France's catalogue
- Low end:
- more treble-tilted than 88% of Delhia de France's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 32%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 31%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 23%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 14%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is California Dreamin in?
California Dreamin by Delhia de France is in A minor, or 8A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is California Dreamin?
California Dreamin runs at 147 BPM, a fast track.
What mixes well with California Dreamin?
From 8A it blends harmonically with 9A, 8B, 7A. Moving to 9A lifts the energy a step.
Is California Dreamin good for peak time?
With energy 20 out of 100 at 147 BPM, it works best as a warm-up or breakdown cut.
Mixes harmonically
8A → 7A · 9A · 8BFrom 8A, 9A (E minor) lifts the energy a step; 8B (C major) brightens to the relative major; 7A (D minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 8A at 147 BPM: 9A (E minor) — move to 9A to push the floor harder; 8B (C major) — switch to 8B for a mood change without losing the groove; 7A (D minor) — drop to 7A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 138-156 BPM — anything in that window beatmatches without sounding stretched.
Key on the fader: without key lock (Master Tempo on CDJs), above roughly +5% it plays a semitone higher, so treat it as 3A rather than 8A; below -5% it reads as 1A. With key lock on, it stays 8A across the whole range.
Programming: a warm-up or breakdown cut — early set or after a peak to reset the room.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 147 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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Other recommendations
Beyond strict key and genre matches: tracks that still sit in beatmatch range of 147 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
