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Avant is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Marvin Gaye, René & Angela, Maze, Frankie Beverly and R. Kelly. Those roots explain a lot about how Avant arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Jaheim, Tyrese, Donell Jones, Joe and Lyfe Jennings, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into KeKe Wyatt, Nicole Scherzinger and Swizz Beatz, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 30 connections around Avant, reaching back through Marvin Gaye and forward to KeKe Wyatt. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Avant connections
Avant grew out of Marvin Gaye, René & Angela, Maze and Frankie Beverly, shares an orbit with Jaheim, Tyrese, Donell Jones and Joe, went on to shape KeKe Wyatt, Nicole Scherzinger and Swizz Beatz. 30 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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