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Down with Webster is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Beastie Boys, Marianas Trench, SonReal, Michael Jackson and Justice. Those roots explain a lot about how Down with Webster arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Marianas Trench, State of Shock, Fefe Dobson, Arkells and SonReal, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Forever the Sickest Kids, Timbaland, Black Eyed Peas, 3OH!3 and Marianas Trench, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 44 connections around Down with Webster, reaching back through Beastie Boys and forward to Forever the Sickest Kids. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Down with Webster is a Canadian rap rock band from The Beaches area of Toronto who signed with Universal Motown in April 2009. The band first achieved commercial success with the release of the 2009 EP, Time to Win, Vol. I which consisted of the singles "Rich Girl$", "Your Man" and "Whoa Is Me". Their major-label debut album, Time to Win, Vol. II (2011) featured the track "She's Dope". The 2014 follow-up album Party for Your Life included the songs "One in a Million" and "Chills." The band has been nominated for Juno Awards, MuchMusic Video Awards and Canadian Radio Music Awards.
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Down with Webster connections
Down with Webster grew out of Beastie Boys, Marianas Trench, SonReal and Michael Jackson, shares an orbit with Marianas Trench, State of Shock, Fefe Dobson and Arkells, went on to shape Forever the Sickest Kids, Timbaland, Black Eyed Peas and 3OH!3. 44 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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