Head Held High
30s preview
- BPM
- 132
- Open Key
- 8m
- Energy
- 83/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 5:52
- Released
- 2011
- Genre
- Uk Garage
- Loudness
- -3.2 dB
- Dynamics
- 10.1 dB
- ISRC
- GBCPZ1117859
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Head Held High: peak-time tempo uk garage, B♭ minor (3A), 132 BPM. It is vocal-led. Its spectrum is weighted to the sub and kick, with a heavy low end. The master is loud and heavily compressed. A 2011 production that still circulates in sets. More underground than 99% of Todd Edwards's catalogue.
- Brightness:
- brighter than 92% of Todd Edwards's catalogue
- Low end:
- more treble-tilted than 88% of Todd Edwards's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 32%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 27%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 21%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 19%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Head Held High in?
Head Held High by Todd Edwards is in B♭ minor, or 3A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Head Held High?
Head Held High runs at 132 BPM, a peak-time tempo track.
What mixes well with Head Held High?
From 3A it blends harmonically with 4A, 3B, 2A. Moving to 4A lifts the energy a step.
Is Head Held High good for peak time?
With energy 83 out of 100 at 132 BPM, it works best as a peak-time weapon.
Mixes harmonically
3A → 2A · 4A · 3BFrom 3A, 4A (F minor) lifts the energy a step; 3B (D♭ major) brightens to the relative major; 2A (E♭ minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 3A at 132 BPM: 4A (F minor) — move to 4A to push the floor harder; 3B (D♭ major) — switch to 3B for a mood change without losing the groove; 2A (E♭ minor) — drop to 2A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 124-140 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 10A rather than 3A; below -5% it reads as 8A. With key lock on, it stays 3A across the whole range.
Programming: a peak-time weapon — save it for the main stretch (energy 83/100).
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 132 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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