Andrew Bayer — Andrew Bayer - Group Therapy 050 Live From Alexandra Palace
Melodic EDM · 1h 00m · analysed 21 Aug 2026 · source: soundcloud.com
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, Andrew Bayer.
In short
Andrew Bayer - Group Therapy 050 Live From Alexandra Palace by Andrew Bayer scores 88/100 in the SOONOS analysis (festival ready). The strongest dimension is IDENTITY (95/100) and the weakest is SURPRISE (84/100).
The engine files this performance as “Promising”.
Key takeaways
What weakened the set
- Long static loops (6×) — Sections sitting on the same loop without layering, EQ moves or tension shifts (6:00, 10:00, 32:00, 38:30, 48:00, 55:30). Long loops kill dancefloor momentum.
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.
Seamless introduction of the first driving track, maintaining the cinematic atmosphere while grounding the groove.
Smooth transition between two high-energy melodic tracks, using filtering to avoid mid-range clutter.
A textbook example of melodic layering. The incoming bassline is introduced so subtly it feels like a natural progression of the first track.
High-energy transition that aligns the melodic peaks of both tracks. The energy handoff is powerful and precise.
Perfectly executed transition where the incoming melody weaves into the outgoing track's atmosphere.
About this melodic edm set
Andrew Bayer - Group Therapy 050 Live From Alexandra Palace is a melodic edm DJ set by Andrew Bayer, running 1h 00m. It was measured by the SOONOS multi-agent engine and scores 88/100 overall — festival ready.
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 95/100; the weakest is SURPRISE at 84/100.
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 32 points, moving between 20 and 95 on the SOONOS energy scale — a wide dynamic range across the set.
5 transitions were detected and scored individually.
Beat-grid measurement (DSP) reports 956.0 grid breaks per hour, with a median beat offset of 18 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.
Full SOONOS analysis
The 8 dimensions
Not available — the 8-dimension profile was not measured for this set.
Score breakdown
TECHNIQUE
How well did you execute?
25%87
TECHNIQUE
How well did you execute?
STORYTELLING
Did the mix go somewhere?
25%93
STORYTELLING
Did the mix go somewhere?
ENERGY
Did you control the room?
20%90
ENERGY
Did you control the room?
SURPRISE
Did you remain unpredictable?
15%84
SURPRISE
Did you remain unpredictable?
IDENTITY
Did the mix sound like you?
15%95
IDENTITY
Did the mix sound like you?
Energy arc
Transitions analysed (5)
Long EQ blend with phrase-aligned low swap
Seamless introduction of the first driving track, maintaining the cinematic atmosphere while grounding the groove.
Melodic layering with high-pass filter transition
Smooth transition between two high-energy melodic tracks, using filtering to avoid mid-range clutter.
Long harmonic EQ blend
A textbook example of melodic layering. The incoming bassline is introduced so subtly it feels like a natural progression of the first track.
Double-drop layering
High-energy transition that aligns the melodic peaks of both tracks. The energy handoff is powerful and precise.
Long melodic blend with high-pass filtering
Perfectly executed transition where the incoming melody weaves into the outgoing track's atmosphere.
Technical subscores
89
EQ balance
95
Beat alignment
91
Energy control
98
Tempo stability
88
Loudness control
94
Musical coherence
95
Harmonic compatibility
91
Transition cleanliness
Measured (DSP)
18 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.
3,601
Boundaries detected
Points where the audio changes track or section.
38
Hard cuts / h
Abrupt track changes per hour, with no blend between the two records.
3
Clipping events
Moments where the recording hits the ceiling and distorts.
90
Level jumps
Sudden volume steps between tracks.
Measurement confidence 99% · analysed on the full audio.
Recurring patterns
Long static loops (6×)
Sections sitting on the same loop without layering, EQ moves or tension shifts (6:00, 10:00, 32:00, 38:30, 48:00, 55:30). Long loops kill dancefloor momentum.
Timeline
- 0:45Cinematic Intro
- 7:15Energy Peak
- 16:30Atmospheric Peak
- 22:45Energy Plateau
- 28:30Emotional Peak
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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 Andrew Bayer's Andrew Bayer - Group Therapy 050 Live From Alexandra Palace get?
- Andrew Bayer - Group Therapy 050 Live From Alexandra Palace scores 88/100 in the SOONOS Mix Database (festival ready), based on audio measurement plus multi-agent listening.
- How long is Andrew Bayer - Group Therapy 050 Live From Alexandra Palace?
- The analysed recording runs 1h 00m.
- Which part of the mix scores best?
- IDENTITY is the strongest category at 95/100, while SURPRISE is the lowest at 84/100.
- 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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