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DJ Spoony is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Shalamar, Peven Everett and Craig David. Those roots explain a lot about how DJ Spoony arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Jade Ewen, Banx & Ranx, Imaani and Glamma Kid, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Lily Allen and Sugababes, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 9 connections around DJ Spoony, reaching back through Shalamar and forward to Lily Allen. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Johnathan St John Joseph, known professionally as DJ Spoony, is a British DJ and radio & television presenter. He is a member of the UK garage production trio, the Dreem Teem. Spoony also presents his BBC Radio 2 show The Good Groove.
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DJ Spoony connections
DJ Spoony grew out of Shalamar, Peven Everett and Craig David, shares an orbit with Jade Ewen, Banx & Ranx, Imaani and Glamma Kid, went on to shape Lily Allen and Sugababes. 9 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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