Daniel Avery — Daniel Avery - Essential Mix (October 2025)
Indie House · 1h 59m · analysed 22 Aug 2026
About this indie house set
Daniel Avery - Essential Mix (October 2025) is a indie house DJ set by Daniel Avery, running 1h 59m. It was measured by the SOONOS multi-agent engine and scores 86/100 overall — festival ready.
The engine files this performance as “Promising”.
This DJ understands that the space between the beats is just as important as the beats themselves.
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 87/100.
The final score is capped by measured -: the DSP layer overrides the listening layer whenever it measures an execution issue directly in the audio.
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 58 points, moving between 10 and 90 on the SOONOS energy scale — a wide dynamic range across the set.
7 transitions were detected and scored individually.
Beat-grid measurement (DSP) reports 660.3 grid breaks per hour, with a median beat offset of 17 ms.
Full SOONOS analysis
This DJ understands that the space between the beats is just as important as the beats themselves.
The 8 dimensions
Score breakdown
TECHNIQUE
How well did you execute?
25%88
TECHNIQUE
How well did you execute?
STORYTELLING
Did the mix go somewhere?
25%92
STORYTELLING
Did the mix go somewhere?
ENERGY
Did you control the room?
20%89
ENERGY
Did you control the room?
SURPRISE
Did you remain unpredictable?
15%87
SURPRISE
Did you remain unpredictable?
IDENTITY
Did the mix sound like you?
15%95
IDENTITY
Did the mix sound like you?
Final score capped by measured execution (-) — weighted average was 90.
Energy arc
Transitions analysed (7)
Spectral crossfade
The transition is almost imperceptible, a masterclass in mood-shifting.
EQ-based layering
Smooth handover of the low-end frequencies while maintaining melodic tension.
Perfect Blend
Minor EQ Overlap
strategic_disruption
Atmospheric Handover
Long EQ blend with subtle low-end handover.
A masterfully executed transition that is almost imperceptible.
Textural layering with a focus on mid-range frequencies.
Smooth integration of new rhythmic elements without disrupting the groove.
Technical subscores
89
EQ balance
95
Beat alignment
90
Energy control
95
Tempo stability
89
Loudness control
94
Musical coherence
92
Harmonic compatibility
91
Transition cleanliness
Measured (DSP)
17.2 ms
Beat-grid drift (median)
208.3 ms
Drift p95
7,111
Boundaries detected
53
Hard cuts / h
2211
Clipping events
1110
Level jumps
Measurement confidence 100% · analysed on the full audio.
Recurring patterns
Long static loops (6×)
Sections sitting on the same loop without layering, EQ moves or tension shifts (26:00, 30:00, 36:00, 40:00, 48:00, 52:00). Long loops kill dancefloor momentum.
What SOONOS heard
- Elite tension management
- Flawless technical execution
- Deep, immersive track selection
Timeline
- 0:05Atmospheric Hook
- 7:45Vocal Entry
Coaching notes
- Maintain the patient pacing; it is a core strength of your style.
- Experiment with brief, high-contrast breakdowns to reset the crowd's ears.
- Ensure the mid-range remains clear during the most complex layering moments.
- Lean further into the melodic elements to enhance the emotional arc of the set.
- Experiment with a brief rhythmic breakdown to reset the listener's ear.
- Introduce a high-frequency percussive element earlier in the long blends.
- Maintain the current level of textural layering; it is your signature.
Curious how your own set scores?
Questions about this analysis
- What score does Daniel Avery's Daniel Avery - Essential Mix (October 2025) get?
- Daniel Avery - Essential Mix (October 2025) scores 86/100 in the SOONOS Mix Database (festival ready), based on audio measurement plus multi-agent listening.
- How long is Daniel Avery - Essential Mix (October 2025)?
- The analysed recording runs 1h 59m.
- Which part of the mix scores best?
- IDENTITY is the strongest category at 95/100, while SURPRISE is the lowest at 87/100.
- 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.
More Daniel Avery sets analysed
- Daniel Avery Essential Mix (March 2018)86
- Daniel Avery - Mixmag Cover Mix // 201885
- Daniel Avery - NTS Radio (13th August 2020)85
- Daniel Avery 6 Mix (October 2013)84
- Daniel Avery - Unfold XXVI (13.03.2022)84
- Daniel Avery - NTS Radio (2nd January 2018)73
- Daniel Avery - NTS Show (May 2017)73
- Daniel Avery - NTS Radio (27th February 2018)73
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