A Journey Through Life by Kevin de Vries cover art

A Journey Through Life

Kevin de Vries

Key
11A · F♯ minor
BPM
130
Open Key
4m
Energy
63/100
Pop
9/100
Length
5:26
Released
2015
Genre
Techno
Label
Complexed Records
Loudness
-12.4 dB

Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026

A Journey Through Life: peak-time tempo techno, F♯ minor (11A), 130 BPM. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. The master keeps real dynamic headroom. A 2015 production that still circulates in sets. Faster than 83% of Kevin de Vries's catalogue.

Sonic profile

EnergyGrooveMoodOrganicInstr.LiveTempo
Energy63
Mood12Dark
Groove67
Acoustic1
Instrumental70
Live11
Speech3

Frequency spectrum

amplitude · bass → treble

FAQ

What key is A Journey Through Life in?

A Journey Through Life by Kevin de Vries is in F♯ minor, or 11A on the Camelot wheel.

What BPM is A Journey Through Life?

A Journey Through Life runs at 130 BPM, a peak-time tempo track.

What mixes well with A Journey Through Life?

From 11A it blends harmonically with 12A, 11B, 10A. Moving to 12A lifts the energy a step.

Is A Journey Through Life good for peak time?

With energy 63 out of 100 at 130 BPM, it works best as a mid-set roller.

Mixes harmonically

11A10A · 12A · 11B

From 11A, 12A (D♭ minor) lifts the energy a step; 11B (A major) brightens to the relative major; 10A (B minor) cools the energy down a step.

Every move from 11A

12ASimple Mix Upper
10ASimple Mix Downer
11BTonal Shift·
12BDiagonal Mix Upper
10BDiagonal Mix Downer
8BCompatible Tone·
1AHigh Energy Boost▲▲▲
9AHigh Energy Drain▼▼▼
2AParallel Key Upper▲▲
8AParallel Key Downer▼▼
6ATritone Jump▲▲
3ARelated Keyrisky

How to mix it

In 11A at 130 BPM: 12A (D♭ minor) — move to 12A to push the floor harder; 11B (A major) — switch to 11B for a mood change without losing the groove; 10A (B minor) — drop to 10A 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 6A rather than 11A; below -5% it reads as 4A. With key lock on, it stays 11A across the whole range.

Programming: a mid-set roller.

Similar tempo

Within ±3 BPM of 130 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.

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