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Koji Kondo

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Jazz

Koji Kondo is a Jazz act. Their sound grew out of Deep Purple, Yes, Herbie Hancock, Chick Corea and Casiopea. Those roots explain a lot about how Koji Kondo arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Shoji Meguro and Jun Senoue, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Danny L Harle, Laura Shigihara, Imagine Dragons and Anamanaguchi, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 12 connections around Koji Kondo, reaching back through Deep Purple and forward to Danny L Harle. 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
Koji KondoDeep PurpleYesHerbie HancockChick CoreaCasiopeaThe BeatlesDanny L HarleLaura ShigiharaImagine DragonsAnamanaguchiShoji MeguroJun Senoue

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Koji Kondo connections

Koji Kondo grew out of Deep Purple, Yes, Herbie Hancock and Chick Corea, shares an orbit with Shoji Meguro and Jun Senoue, went on to shape Danny L Harle, Laura Shigihara, Imagine Dragons and Anamanaguchi. 12 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

Who influenced Koji Kondo

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Sounds and acts that shaped Koji Kondo.

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