Headmaster
30s preview
- Key
- 7A · D minor
- BPM
- 182
- Half-time
- 91
- Open Key
- 12m
- Energy
- 62/100
- Pop
- 15/100
- Length
- 4:03
- Released
- 1975
- Album
- Schoolboys in Disgrace
- Genre
- Techno
- Loudness
- -9.3 dB
- Dynamics
- 18.4 dB
- ISRC
- USQX91401384
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
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- Headmasteroriginal7A · 158
Headmaster runs 182 BPM in D minor (7A), a techno record. The groove is loose and less beat-driven. It is vocal-led. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 18 dB). A 1975 production that still circulates in sets. More treble-tilted than 99% of Kink's catalogue.
- Tempo:
- faster than 96% of Kink's catalogue
- Groove:
- less groove-driven than 92% of Kink's catalogue
- Reach:
- better known than 92% of Kink's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 22%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 32%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 28%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 19%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Headmaster in?
Headmaster by Kink is in D minor, or 7A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Headmaster?
Headmaster runs at 182 BPM.
What mixes well with Headmaster?
From 7A it blends harmonically with 8A, 7B, 6A. Moving to 8A lifts the energy a step.
Is Headmaster good for peak time?
With energy 62 out of 100 at 182 BPM, it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.
Mixes harmonically
7A → 6A · 8A · 7BFrom 7A, 8A (A minor) lifts the energy a step; 7B (F major) brightens to the relative major; 6A (G minor) cools the energy down a step.
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How to mix it
In 7A at 182 BPM: 8A (A minor) — move to 8A to push the floor harder; 7B (F major) — switch to 7B for a mood change without losing the groove; 6A (G minor) — drop to 6A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 171-193 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 2A rather than 7A; below -5% it reads as 12A. With key lock on, it stays 7A across the whole range.
Programming: an opener or closing-set piece.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 182 — 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 182 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
