Alesso — Alesso - Live @ Ultra Music Festival 2025 (Miami) #Day1

    Commercial EDM · 56 min · Ultra Music Festival · analysed 22 Jul 2026 · source: soundcloud.com

    Overall score
    90/100
    Level
    reference level
    Duration
    56 min
    Genre
    Commercial EDM

    Public mix analysis — no affiliation or endorsement. This report measures a publicly available recording hosted on soundcloud.com. The scores are produced by SOONOS and do not imply any partnership with, or approval by, Alesso.

    In short

    Alesso - Live @ Ultra Music Festival 2025 (Miami) #Day1 by Alesso scores 90/100 in the SOONOS analysis (reference level). The strongest dimension is IDENTITY (94/100) and the weakest is TECHNIQUE (85/100).

    The engine files this performance as “Promising”.

    Key takeaways

    What weakened the set

    • Long static loops (2×) — Sections sitting on the same loop without layering, EQ moves or tension shifts (38:00, 42:30). Long loops kill dancefloor momentum.

    What to try next

    • Experiment with more complex rhythmic layering during breakdowns.
    • Use subtle high-pass filtering to smooth out abrupt energy entries.
    • Incorporate a 'surprise' genre switch to break the festival-house predictability.

    Timestamped insights

    Each moment below is tagged with how it was produced: “measured” comes from the DSP pass on the audio, “listening” comes from the multi-agent listening pass.

    • 1:15Measured (DSP)95/100Listen at 1:15

      Perfect execution of the 'intro-to-main' transition, maximizing impact.

    • 4:38Measured (DSP)88/100Listen at 4:38

      Smooth transition of melodic elements while maintaining vocal focus.

    • 8:12Measured (DSP)92/100Listen at 8:12

      Classic festival transition, perfectly timed with the 16-bar phrase.

    • 12:58Measured (DSP)92/100Listen at 12:58

      Seamless transition into the main drop, maintaining perfect energy continuity.

    • 15:45Measured (DSP)88/100Listen at 15:45

      Smooth transition from high-energy drop into a melodic breakdown.

    • 20:12Measured (DSP)85/100Listen at 20:12

      A slightly abrupt energy jump, though phrase-aligned.

    • 26:30Measured (DSP)82/100Listen at 26:30

      Intentional artistic

    About this commercial edm set

    Alesso - Live @ Ultra Music Festival 2025 (Miami) #Day1 is a commercial edm DJ set by Alesso, running 56 min. It was measured by the SOONOS multi-agent engine and scores 90/100 overall — reference level.

    The engine files this performance as “Promising”.

    How the score breaks down

    SOONOS scores this set across 5 weighted categories. The strongest is IDENTITY at 94/100; the weakest is TECHNIQUE at 85/100.

    Analysis coverage for this file is 100% — the share of the set the engine could measure with full confidence.

    Energy and structure

    The energy curve was sampled at 20 points, moving between 30 and 96 on the SOONOS energy scale — a wide dynamic range across the set.

    8 transitions were detected and scored individually.

    Beat-grid measurement (DSP) reports 1391.6 grid breaks per hour, with a median beat offset of 26 ms.

    How this score is built

    Measured layer (DSP): the audio file is analysed directly — beat grid, tempo stability, loudness and energy. These values are measurements, not opinions.

    Listening layer: a multi-agent pass reads musical intent — programming, storytelling, coherence and crowd effect. This layer interprets, it does not measure.

    Fusion and ceilings: the two layers are merged, and the measured layer always wins on execution. When the DSP hears an execution problem, it caps the final score even if the listening layer is positive.

    Measured coverage for this file is 100% of the set.

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    Full SOONOS analysis

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    The 8 dimensions

    Technical precision91
    Track selection90
    Energy arc95
    Crowd control96
    Harmonic depth86
    Groove patience70
    Creativity71
    Signature92

    Score breakdown

    TECHNIQUE

    How well did you execute?

    25%85
    Beat Alignmentmeasured73
    Transition Qualitymeasured82
    Phrase Accuracymeasured95
    EQ & Frequency Controlmeasured85
    Tempo Stabilitymeasured98
    Technical Cleanlinessmeasured71

    STORYTELLING

    Did the mix go somewhere?

    25%92
    Narrative ArcAI94
    ProgressionAI92
    Tension & ReleaseAI88
    Section AwarenessAI92
    Flow ContinuityAI90
    PayoffAI98

    ENERGY

    Did you control the room?

    20%93
    Energy Curvemeasured94
    PacingAI90
    MomentumAI96
    Peak ManagementAI95
    Energy HandoffAI90
    Fatigue ControlAI90

    SURPRISE

    Did you remain unpredictable?

    15%86
    Unexpected MomentsAI80
    ContrastAI85
    Transition Varietymeasured94
    Selection RiskAI90
    FreshnessAI85
    Surprise ControlAI80

    IDENTITY

    Did the mix sound like you?

    15%94
    Selection QualityAI92
    Identity ConsistencyAI98
    IntentionalityAI95
    ConfidenceAI96
    RestraintAI85
    SignatureAI94

    Energy arc

    0:0045:00

    Transitions analysed (8)

    1:15

    Drop swap with cinematic intro

    Perfect execution of the 'intro-to-main' transition, maximizing impact.

    95
    4:38

    Long EQ blend during breakdown

    Smooth transition of melodic elements while maintaining vocal focus.

    88
    8:12

    High-pass filter sweep into drop

    Classic festival transition, perfectly timed with the 16-bar phrase.

    92
    12:58

    Phrase-perfect drop swap

    Seamless transition into the main drop, maintaining perfect energy continuity.

    92
    15:45

    EQ-balanced long blend

    Smooth transition from high-energy drop into a melodic breakdown.

    88
    20:12

    Quick cut on the 4th beat

    A slightly abrupt energy jump, though phrase-aligned.

    85
    22:30

    Perfect Energy Handoff

    100
    26:30

    Minor EQ Overlap

    intentional_artistic

    82

    Technical subscores

    85

    EQ balance

    95

    Beat alignment

    92

    Energy control

    98

    Tempo stability

    88

    Loudness control

    90

    Musical coherence

    90

    Harmonic compatibility

    90

    Transition cleanliness

    Measured (DSP)

    26 ms

    Beat-grid drift (median)

    Typical gap between the two tracks' beats while they play together. Lower is tighter.

    221 ms

    Drift p95

    Worst-case drift: 95% of the set stays tighter than this value.

    3,333

    Boundaries detected

    Points where the audio changes track or section.

    15

    Hard cuts / h

    Abrupt track changes per hour, with no blend between the two records.

    0

    Clipping events

    Moments where the recording hits the ceiling and distorts.

    82

    Level jumps

    Sudden volume steps between tracks.

    Measurement confidence 99% · analysed on the full audio.

    Recurring patterns

    • Long static loops (2×)

      Sections sitting on the same loop without layering, EQ moves or tension shifts (38:00, 42:30). Long loops kill dancefloor momentum.

    Timeline

    • 0:45Cinematic Tension
    • 5:15Energy Peak
    • 10:20Vocal Layering
    • 13:15Peak Energy Drop
    • 20:15Level Spike
    • 20:12Risky pressure or vibe dip

    Coaching notes

    • Experiment with more complex rhythmic layering during breakdowns.
    • Use subtle high-pass filtering to smooth out abrupt energy entries.
    • Incorporate a 'surprise' genre switch to break the festival-house predictability.
    Listen on SoundCloud

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    Methodology and limitations

    This report is produced automatically from the published recording. It measures what is present in the audio file: a bad source encoding, a partial upload or a heavily processed broadcast version can change the measured values. Nothing here reflects the room, the crowd or the night itself.

    Read the full SOONOS methodology →

    Questions about this analysis

    What score does Alesso's Alesso - Live @ Ultra Music Festival 2025 (Miami) #Day1 get?
    Alesso - Live @ Ultra Music Festival 2025 (Miami) #Day1 scores 90/100 in the SOONOS Mix Database (reference level), based on audio measurement plus multi-agent listening.
    How long is Alesso - Live @ Ultra Music Festival 2025 (Miami) #Day1?
    The analysed recording runs 56 min.
    Which part of the mix scores best?
    IDENTITY is the strongest category at 94/100, while TECHNIQUE is the lowest at 85/100.
    How is this score calculated?
    SOONOS measures the audio with a DSP pass (beat grid, loudness, tempo, energy) and runs a multi-agent listening pass on top. Measured axes always override the listening layer, so an execution issue heard in the file caps the final score.

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