16 artists like Maze
Matched on how their catalogues actually move — measured intensity, dynamic range, texture and shared mood across 20 Maze songs (averaging 37/100 intensity). Each one comes with the single song to start with.
Shares the same joyful register and averages almost the same intensity (42/100). 62 of their songs measured.
Runs hotter overall (48/100), with the same joyful register running through 54 measured songs.
49 measured songs that keep the same joyful register — averages almost the same intensity (42/100).
Shares the same warm register and runs hotter overall (49/100). 47 of their songs measured.
Averages almost the same intensity (35/100), with the same calm register running through 39 measured songs.
38 measured songs that keep the same calm register — runs hotter overall (43/100).
Shares the same calm register and averages almost the same intensity (42/100). 36 of their songs measured.
Averages almost the same intensity (37/100), with the same joyful register running through 35 measured songs.
32 measured songs that keep the same melancholy register — runs hotter overall (49/100).
Shares the same joyful register and runs hotter overall (45/100). 22 of their songs measured.
Plays calmer overall (30/100), with the same warm register running through 19 measured songs.
18 measured songs that keep the same romantic register — averages almost the same intensity (38/100).
Shares the same melancholy register and averages almost the same intensity (32/100). 18 of their songs measured.
Runs hotter overall (50/100), with the same melancholy register running through 110 measured songs.
71 measured songs that keep the same joyful register — runs hotter overall (43/100).
Frequently asked
What artists sound like Maze?
The closest matches we measure are Ariana Grande, Michael Jackson, Stevie Wonder. Artists are matched by how their catalogs actually move — average intensity, dynamic range, texture and shared mood — across 20 measured Maze songs, not by genre label or chart adjacency.
Which song should I start with?
Ariana Grande: “NASA” (85% feel-match); Michael Jackson: “Don't Walk Away” (84% feel-match); Stevie Wonder: “All I Do” (93% feel-match). Each is that artist's single closest track to the Maze centre of gravity, so it's the least jarring way in.
How intense is Maze overall?
Across 20 measured songs, Maze averages 37/100 on our intensity scale. Individual songs vary — see the full catalog breakdown on their artist page.
How do you decide two artists are similar?
Every song is measured on 8 dimensions (intensity, dynamic range, tempo, sudden changes, texture, predictability, vocal force, fine sound detail). We compare an artist's catalogue centre of gravity to every other artist's, then weight shared mood tags. Matches cross genre and era, because the measurements don't know what genre is.
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