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Example is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Mike Skinner, Swedish House Mafia, Tinchy Stryder, Flux Pavilion and Route 94. Those roots explain a lot about how Example arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Professor Green, Rizzle Kicks, Calvin Harris, Flo Rida and Duke Dumont, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Ed Sheeran, The Wanted, Pet Shop Boys, Friction and Netsky, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 57 connections around Example, reaching back through Mike Skinner and forward to Ed Sheeran. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Elliot John Gleave, known professionally as Example, is an English singer, songwriter, rapper, and record producer. He released his debut studio album, What We Made, in 2007, followed by the mixtape What We Almost Made in 2008. Example first found success in 2010 with the release of his second studio album, Won't Go Quietly, which peaked at number four on the UK Albums Chart and number one on the UK Dance Chart. The album had two top 10 singles, "Won't Go Quietly" and "Kickstarts".
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Example connections
Example grew out of Mike Skinner, Swedish House Mafia, Tinchy Stryder and Flux Pavilion, shares an orbit with Professor Green, Rizzle Kicks, Calvin Harris and Flo Rida, went on to shape Ed Sheeran, The Wanted, Pet Shop Boys and Friction. 57 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Example
Sounds and acts that shaped Example.
- Mike Skinnerartist
- Swedish House Mafiaartist
- Tinchy Stryderartist
- Flux Pavilionartist
- Route 94artist
- Hadouken!artist
- Don Diabloartist
- Wu-Tang Clanartist
- Snoop Doggartist
- The Carpentersartist
- The Prodigyartist
- Faithlessartist
- Underworldartist
- The Chemical Brothersartist
- Dirty Southartist
- Doctor Partist
- Utah Saintsartist
- S.A.R.S.artist
- MJ Coleartist
- Chase & Statusartist
- Sub Focusartist
- M. J. Coleartist
- Wretch 32artist
- P Moneyartist
- Yasminartist
- Plan Bartist
Artists similar to Example
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Example.
- Professor Greenartist
- Rizzle Kicksartist
- Calvin Harrisartist
- Flo Ridaartist
- Duke Dumontartist
- Jax Jonesartist
- Just Jackartist
- Swedish House Mafiaartist
- The Streetsartist
- Don Diabloartist
- Disciplesartist
- Stormzyartist
- Macklemore & Ryan Lewisartist
- Nathan Daweartist
- Jonas Blueartist
- Galantisartist
- Krewellaartist
- Robin Schulzartist
- Aviciiartist
- Shapeshiftersartist
- Clean Banditartist
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