
Life of a DJ
- BPM
- 175
- Half-time
- 88
- Open Key
- 7m
- Energy
- 76/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 4:52
- Released
- 2020
- Genre
- Drum N Bass
- Loudness
- -3.4 dB
- ISRC
- GBCJY2100195
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Life of a DJ: drum n bass, E♭ minor (2A), 175 BPM. It is vocal-led. The master is loud and heavily compressed. More underground than 99% of Voltage's catalogue. In a set it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.
- Energy:
- calmer than 88% of Voltage's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
FAQ
What key is Life of a DJ in?
Life of a DJ by Voltage is in E♭ minor, or 2A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Life of a DJ?
Life of a DJ runs at 175 BPM.
What mixes well with Life of a DJ?
From 2A it blends harmonically with 3A, 2B, 1A. Moving to 3A lifts the energy a step.
Is Life of a DJ good for peak time?
With energy 76 out of 100 at 175 BPM, it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.
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 175 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%: 164-186 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: an opener or closing-set piece.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 175 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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