Serve This Royalty
30s preview
- Key
- 8A · A minor
- BPM
- 84
- Double-time
- 168
- Open Key
- 1m
- Energy
- 44/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 2:07
- Released
- 2016
- Album
- DJ-Kicks (Moodymann) (Mixed Tracks)
- Genre
- Deep House
- Loudness
- -12.6 dB
- Dynamics
- 14.9 dB
- ISRC
- DEG931691517
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
A downtempo deep house cut, Serve This Royalty sits in A minor (8A) at 84 BPM. It reads as dark and steady. It is vocal-led. 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 15 dB). A 2016 production that still circulates in sets. Slower than 99% of Moodymann's catalogue. For programming, treat it as a warm-up or breakdown cut.
- Reach:
- more underground than 99% of Moodymann's catalogue
- Brightness:
- darker than 98% of Moodymann's catalogue
- Groove:
- less groove-driven than 82% of Moodymann's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 37%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 27%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 21%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 15%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Serve This Royalty in?
Serve This Royalty by Moodymann is in A minor, or 8A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Serve This Royalty?
Serve This Royalty runs at 84 BPM, a downtempo track.
What mixes well with Serve This Royalty?
From 8A it blends harmonically with 9A, 8B, 7A. Moving to 9A lifts the energy a step.
Is Serve This Royalty good for peak time?
With energy 44 out of 100 at 84 BPM, it works best as a warm-up or breakdown cut.
Mixes harmonically
8A → 7A · 9A · 8BFrom 8A, 9A (E minor) lifts the energy a step; 8B (C major) brightens to the relative major; 7A (D minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 8A at 84 BPM: 9A (E minor) — move to 9A to push the floor harder; 8B (C major) — switch to 8B for a mood change without losing the groove; 7A (D minor) — drop to 7A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 79-89 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 3A rather than 8A; below -5% it reads as 1A. With key lock on, it stays 8A 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 84 — 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 84 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
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