The Pianist
30s preview
- BPM
- 64
- Double-time
- 128
- Open Key
- 7m
- Energy
- 11/100
- Pop
- 4/100
- Length
- 1:30
- Released
- 2003
- Genre
- Uk Garage
- Loudness
- -23.2 dB
- Dynamics
- 15.1 dB
- ISRC
- GBF080300051
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
The Pianist: uk garage, E♭ minor (2A), 64 BPM. The feel is brooding and low-slung. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. Its spectrum is centred in the low-mids, warm and bass-forward. The master keeps real dynamic headroom. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 15 dB). A 2003 production that still circulates in sets. Slower than 99% of MJ Cole's catalogue.
- Energy:
- calmer than 97% of MJ Cole's catalogue
- Groove:
- less groove-driven than 93% of MJ Cole's catalogue
- Brightness:
- darker than 83% of MJ Cole's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 34%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 37%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 24%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 4%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is The Pianist in?
The Pianist by MJ Cole is in E♭ minor, or 2A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is The Pianist?
The Pianist runs at 64 BPM.
What mixes well with The Pianist?
From 2A it blends harmonically with 3A, 2B, 1A. Moving to 3A lifts the energy a step.
Is The Pianist good for peak time?
With energy 11 out of 100 at 64 BPM, it works best as a warm-up or breakdown cut.
Mixes harmonically
2A → 1A · 3A · 2BFrom 2A, 3A (B♭ minor) lifts the energy a step; 2B (F♯ major) brightens to the relative major; 1A (A♭ minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 2A at 64 BPM: 3A (B♭ minor) — move to 3A to push the floor harder; 2B (F♯ major) — switch to 2B for a mood change without losing the groove; 1A (A♭ minor) — drop to 1A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 60-68 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 9A rather than 2A; below -5% it reads as 7A. With key lock on, it stays 2A across the whole range.
Programming: a warm-up or breakdown cut — early set or after a peak to reset the room.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 64 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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