Leader of the Pack
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- BPM
- 140
- Half-time
- 70
- Open Key
- 5m
- Energy
- 100/100
- Pop
- 14/100
- Length
- 3:58
- Released
- 2024
- Genre
- Techno
- Label
- [PIAS] Électronique
- Loudness
- -2.5 dB
- Dynamics
- 9.2 dB
- ISRC
- GBENL2404145
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Leader of the Pack runs 140 BPM in D♭ minor (12A), a driving up-tempo techno record. The feel is dark and driving. Its spectrum is weighted to the sub and kick, with a heavy low end. The master is loud and heavily compressed. Hotter than 90% of Mha Iri's catalogue. In a set it works best as a peak-time weapon.
- Low end:
- more treble-tilted than 84% of Mha Iri's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 33%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 29%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 21%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 16%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Leader of the Pack in?
Leader of the Pack by Mha Iri is in D♭ minor, or 12A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Leader of the Pack?
Leader of the Pack runs at 140 BPM, a driving up-tempo track.
What mixes well with Leader of the Pack?
From 12A it blends harmonically with 1A, 12B, 11A. Moving to 1A lifts the energy a step.
Is Leader of the Pack good for peak time?
With energy 100 out of 100 at 140 BPM, it works best as a peak-time weapon.
Mixes harmonically
12A → 11A · 1A · 12BFrom 12A, 1A (A♭ minor) lifts the energy a step; 12B (E major) brightens to the relative major; 11A (F♯ minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 12A at 140 BPM: 1A (A♭ minor) — move to 1A to push the floor harder; 12B (E major) — switch to 12B for a mood change without losing the groove; 11A (F♯ minor) — drop to 11A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 132-148 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 7A rather than 12A; below -5% it reads as 5A. With key lock on, it stays 12A across the whole range.
Programming: a peak-time weapon — save it for the main stretch (energy 100/100).
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 140 — 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 140 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
