Mark Farina — Mark Farina Live In Maui June 15 2019

    House · 1h 02m · analysed 19 Aug 2026 · source: soundcloud.com

    Overall score
    84/100
    Level
    club ready
    Duration
    1h 02m
    Genre
    House

    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, Mark Farina.

    In short

    Mark Farina Live In Maui June 15 2019 by Mark Farina scores 84/100 in the SOONOS analysis (club ready). The strongest dimension is IDENTITY (94/100) and the weakest is TECHNIQUE (81/100).

    This is a masterclass in how to maintain a dancefloor through groove rather than gimmicks.

    Key takeaways

    What worked

    • Exceptional groove continuity
    • Mature and patient pacing
    • Sophisticated track selection

    What weakened the set

    • Long static loops (6×) — Sections sitting on the same loop without layering, EQ moves or tension shifts (16:00, 29:00, 31:00, 41:00, 48:00, 52:00). Long loops kill dancefloor momentum.

    What to try next

    • Continue to leverage long, phrase-aligned blends to maintain the hypnotic flow.
    • Experiment with subtle live looping of vocal hooks to create unique 'Maui-only' moments.
    • Maintain the excellent balance between soulful melodies and driving percussion.

    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.

    • 3:45Measured (DSP)92/100Listen at 3:45

      Seamless transition, maintaining the hypnotic state perfectly.

    • 8:00Measured (DSP)88/100Listen at 8:00

      Smooth integration of new melodic elements.

    • 11:24Measured (DSP)85/100Listen at 11:24

      Smooth transition maintaining the rhythmic pocket.

    • 15:48Measured (DSP)78/100Listen at 15:48

      A patient blend that allows the tracks to breathe together.

    • 24:15Measured (DSP)92/100Listen at 24:15

      Expertly executed transition that maintains the groove while introducing new melodic elements.

    • 28:40Measured (DSP)85/100Listen at 28:40

      A seamless transition that feels like a natural progression of the same track.

    About this house set

    Mark Farina Live In Maui June 15 2019 is a house DJ set by Mark Farina, running 1h 02m. It was measured by the SOONOS multi-agent engine and scores 84/100 overall — club ready.

    The engine files this performance as “Promising”.

    This is a masterclass in how to maintain a dancefloor through groove rather than gimmicks.

    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 81/100.

    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 34 points, moving between 60 and 88 on the SOONOS energy scale — a moderate dynamic range across the set.

    6 transitions were detected and scored individually.

    Beat-grid measurement (DSP) reports 354.6 grid breaks per hour, with a median beat offset of 23 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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    This is a masterclass in how to maintain a dancefloor through groove rather than gimmicks.

    The 8 dimensions

    Not available — the 8-dimension profile was not measured for this set.

    Score breakdown

    TECHNIQUE

    How well did you execute?

    25%81
    Beat Alignmentmeasured77
    Transition Qualitymeasured77
    Phrase Accuracymeasured90
    EQ & Frequency Control (estimated)measured84
    Tempo Stability (estimated)measured92
    Technical Cleanlinessmeasured62

    STORYTELLING

    Did the mix go somewhere?

    25%87
    Narrative ArcAI91
    ProgressionAI86
    Tension & ReleaseAI81
    Section AwarenessAI87
    Flow ContinuityAI93
    PayoffAI82

    ENERGY

    Did you control the room?

    20%86
    Energy Curvemeasured84
    PacingAI91
    MomentumAI91
    Peak ManagementAI84
    Energy HandoffAI84
    Fatigue ControlAI73

    SURPRISE

    Did you remain unpredictable?

    15%82
    Unexpected MomentsAI80
    ContrastAI80
    Transition Varietymeasured91
    Selection RiskAI85
    FreshnessAI73
    Surprise ControlAI80

    IDENTITY

    Did the mix sound like you?

    15%94
    Selection QualityAI94
    Identity ConsistencyAI97
    IntentionalityAI95
    ConfidenceAI92
    RestraintAI91
    SignatureAI94

    Energy arc

    0:0062:00

    Transitions analysed (6)

    3:45

    Long EQ blend with low-end swap

    Seamless transition, maintaining the hypnotic state perfectly.

    92
    8:00

    Phased EQ transition

    Smooth integration of new melodic elements.

    88
    11:24

    EQ-based blend with low-end swap

    Smooth transition maintaining the rhythmic pocket.

    85
    15:48

    Long melodic overlap

    A patient blend that allows the tracks to breathe together.

    78
    24:15

    Long EQ blend with low-end swap

    Expertly executed transition that maintains the groove while introducing new melodic elements.

    92
    28:40

    Smooth crossfade with high-pass filtering

    A seamless transition that feels like a natural progression of the same track.

    85

    Technical subscores

    84

    EQ balance

    90

    Beat alignment

    82

    Energy control

    92

    Tempo stability

    84

    Loudness control

    91

    Musical coherence

    86

    Harmonic compatibility

    86

    Transition cleanliness

    Measured (DSP)

    23 ms

    Beat-grid drift (median)

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

    237 ms

    Drift p95

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

    3,717

    Boundaries detected

    Points where the audio changes track or section.

    56

    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.

    154

    Level jumps

    Sudden volume steps between tracks.

    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 (16:00, 29:00, 31:00, 41:00, 48:00, 52:00). Long loops kill dancefloor momentum.

    What SOONOS heard

    • Exceptional groove continuity
    • Mature and patient pacing
    • Sophisticated track selection

    Timeline

    • 0:45Atmospheric Hook
    • 6:30Groove Lock
    • 13:30Groove Lock
    • 17:15Vocal Integration
    • 25:30Groove Lock Peak
    • 30:15Subtle Energy Shift

    Coaching notes

    • Continue to leverage long, phrase-aligned blends to maintain the hypnotic flow.
    • Experiment with subtle live looping of vocal hooks to create unique 'Maui-only' moments.
    • Maintain the excellent balance between soulful melodies and driving percussion.
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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.

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    Questions about this analysis

    What score does Mark Farina's Mark Farina Live In Maui June 15 2019 get?
    Mark Farina Live In Maui June 15 2019 scores 84/100 in the SOONOS Mix Database (club ready), based on audio measurement plus multi-agent listening.
    How long is Mark Farina Live In Maui June 15 2019?
    The analysed recording runs 1h 02m.
    Which part of the mix scores best?
    IDENTITY is the strongest category at 94/100, while TECHNIQUE is the lowest at 81/100.
    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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