How's the Music
- Key
- 8B · C major
- BPM
- 130
- Open Key
- 1d
- Energy
- 86/100
- Pop
- 19/100
- Length
- 6:19
- Released
- 1994
- Genre
- Acid
- Loudness
- -8.1 dB
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Other versions
- How's The Music - Philly Mixoriginal9B · 130
- How's The Music - Funky Fever Mixoriginal2B · 128
- How's The Music - Go Higher Mixoriginal11B · 129
- How's The Music - Ovum Warmth Mixoriginal4A · 132
- How's The Musicoriginal3A · 132
At 130 BPM in C major (8B), How's the Music is a peak-time tempo acid production. The groove is strong and floor-ready. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. A 1994 production that still circulates in sets. Better known than 94% of Josh Wink's catalogue. In a set it works best as a peak-time weapon.
- Groove:
- groovier than 87% of Josh Wink's catalogue
- Brightness:
- darker than 80% of Josh Wink's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
FAQ
What key is How's the Music in?
How's the Music by Josh Wink is in C major, or 8B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is How's the Music?
How's the Music runs at 130 BPM, a peak-time tempo track.
What mixes well with How's the Music?
From 8B it blends harmonically with 9B, 8A, 7B. Moving to 9B lifts the energy a step.
Is How's the Music good for peak time?
With energy 86 out of 100 at 130 BPM, it works best as a peak-time weapon.
Mixes harmonically
8B → 7B · 9B · 8AFrom 8B, 9B (G major) lifts the energy a step; 8A (A minor) settles into the relative minor; 7B (F major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 8B at 130 BPM: 9B (G major) — move to 9B to push the floor harder; 8A (A minor) — switch to 8A for a mood change without losing the groove; 7B (F major) — drop to 7B to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 122-138 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 3B rather than 8B; below -5% it reads as 1B. With key lock on, it stays 8B across the whole range.
Programming: a peak-time weapon — save it for the main stretch (energy 86/100).
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 130 — 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 130 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
