How He Works (feat. Nico Vega) - Nico Funki Dub 1
30s preview
- BPM
- 127
- Open Key
- 3m
- Energy
- 84/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 5:31
- Released
- 2020
- Album
- Expansions In The NYC Preview EP 2
- Genre
- House
- Loudness
- -11.6 dB
- Dynamics
- 11.8 dB
- ISRC
- USNRS2039322
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Other versions
- How He Works (feat. Nico Vega) - Cee ElAssaad Remixremix2B · 124
- How He Works (feat. Nico Vega) - N-You-Up Remixremix11B · 124
- How He Works (feat. Nico Vega) - Coflo Remixremix9A · 126
- How He Works (feat. Nico Vega)original3B · 127
- How He Works (feat. Nico Vega) - Nico Funk Dub 2version1B · 127
- How He Works (feat. Nico Vega) - Sorley Remixremix10B · 127
Against the original (3B at 127 BPM), this version holds the same tempo and moves the key from 3B to 10A.
At 127 BPM in B minor (10A), How He Works (feat. Nico Vega) - Nico Funki Dub 1 is a peak-time tempo house production. It reads as bright and euphoric. The groove is strong and floor-ready. Its spectrum is weighted to the sub and kick, with a heavy low end. The master keeps real dynamic headroom. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 12 dB). More underground than 99% of Louie Vega's catalogue. In a set it works best as a peak-time weapon.
- Low end:
- more bass-heavy than 85% of Louie Vega's catalogue
- Brightness:
- brighter than 81% of Louie Vega's catalogue
- Tempo:
- faster than 80% of Louie Vega's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 40%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 25%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 20%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 15%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is How He Works (feat. Nico Vega) - Nico Funki Dub 1 in?
How He Works (feat. Nico Vega) - Nico Funki Dub 1 by Louie Vega is in B minor, or 10A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is How He Works (feat. Nico Vega) - Nico Funki Dub 1?
How He Works (feat. Nico Vega) - Nico Funki Dub 1 runs at 127 BPM, a peak-time tempo track.
What mixes well with How He Works (feat. Nico Vega) - Nico Funki Dub 1?
From 10A it blends harmonically with 11A, 10B, 9A. Moving to 11A lifts the energy a step.
Is How He Works (feat. Nico Vega) - Nico Funki Dub 1 good for peak time?
With energy 84 out of 100 at 127 BPM, it works best as a peak-time weapon.
Mixes harmonically
10A → 9A · 11A · 10BFrom 10A, 11A (F♯ minor) lifts the energy a step; 10B (D major) brightens to the relative major; 9A (E minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 10A at 127 BPM: 11A (F♯ minor) — move to 11A to push the floor harder; 10B (D major) — switch to 10B for a mood change without losing the groove; 9A (E minor) — drop to 9A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 119-135 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 5A rather than 10A; below -5% it reads as 3A. With key lock on, it stays 10A across the whole range.
Programming: a peak-time weapon — save it for the main stretch (energy 84/100).
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 127 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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