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DJ Smash is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Here, My Dear. Those roots explain a lot about how DJ Smash arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Artik & Asti, Morandi, Hi-Fi and Quest Pistols, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Afrolicious, Artik & Asti and Vera Brezhneva, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 8 connections around DJ Smash, reaching back through Here, My Dear and forward to Afrolicious. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Andrey Leonidovich Shirman, known professionally as DJ Smash, is a Russian DJ in house music and electronic music, and also a music producer. As of 2022, he is one of the most popular musical stars in Russia. DJ Smash was awarded Best New Act in 2008 at the MTV Russia Music Awards.
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DJ Smash connections
DJ Smash grew out of Here, My Dear, shares an orbit with Artik & Asti, Morandi, Hi-Fi and Quest Pistols, went on to shape Afrolicious, Artik & Asti and Vera Brezhneva. 8 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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