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Aston is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Lady Gaga. Those roots explain a lot about how Aston arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Vitamin String Quartet, Wild, Cloudy June, Stela Cole and Delilah Bon, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Altogether the chart holds 13 connections around Aston, reaching back through Lady Gaga. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Aston is an Australian classical pop group from Sydney formed in 2009. The band consists of members who all have come out of the Sydney Conservatorium of Music: Eliza Morrison (Violin), Michael Bennett (Violin), Hanna Oblikov (Cello), Will Henderson (Guitar), Ella Jamieson (Piano) and Daniel Luscombe (Percussion). Aston was signed to Warner Music Group after uploading an instrumental cover of Lady Gaga's Telephone to YouTube which within a month was viewed by more than 670,000 people. The cover was the most viewed Australian music video of the year. Aston has also received support from celebrity blogger Perez Hilton who featured the band on his website.
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Aston grew out of Lady Gaga, shares an orbit with Vitamin String Quartet, Wild, Cloudy June and Stela Cole. 13 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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