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Ben Westbeech

Ben Westbeech is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings and Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings. Those roots explain a lot about how Ben Westbeech arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Jazzanova, The Brand New Heavies, Zo!, José James and Mother Earth, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into DJ Marky, Professor Green, Rusko, Henrik Schwarz and MJ Cole, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 25 connections around Ben Westbeech, reaching back through Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings and forward to DJ Marky. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
Ben WestbeechSharon Jones and the…Sharon Jones & The D…DJ MarkyProfessor GreenRuskoHenrik SchwarzMJ ColeMidlandDuskyMaya Jane ColesJazzanovaThe Brand New HeaviesZo!José JamesMother EarthMr. ScruffGreyboyJamie Woon

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Ben Westbeech connections

Ben Westbeech grew out of Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings and Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings, shares an orbit with Jazzanova, The Brand New Heavies, Zo! and José James, went on to shape DJ Marky, Professor Green, Rusko and Henrik Schwarz. 25 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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