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Madeon is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Giorgio Moroder, Vancouver Sleep Clinic, Aquilo, The Beatles and Daft Punk. Those roots explain a lot about how Madeon arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Porter Robinson, Virtual Self, Ninajirachi, Justice and Salute, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Louis the Child, Porter Robinson, Pendulum, Yelle and deadmau5, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 44 connections around Madeon, reaching back through Giorgio Moroder and forward to Louis the Child. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Hugo Pierre Leclercq, better known by his stage name Madeon, is a French musician, DJ, record producer, singer and songwriter from Nantes, based in Los Angeles. He initially came to widespread public attention at age 17 through a YouTube video, "Pop Culture", where he performed a mash-up of 39 different popular songs in real-time using a Novation Launchpad. It received millions of hits in its first few days of release. Madeon has cited the Beatles and Daft Punk as his greatest musical influences.
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Madeon connections
Madeon grew out of Giorgio Moroder, Vancouver Sleep Clinic, Aquilo and The Beatles, shares an orbit with Porter Robinson, Virtual Self, Ninajirachi and Justice, went on to shape Louis the Child, Porter Robinson, Pendulum and Yelle. 44 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Madeon
Sounds and acts that shaped Madeon.
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