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Mikky Ekko

Mikky Ekko is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Aqualung and Clams Casino. Those roots explain a lot about how Mikky Ekko arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Jaymes Young, Foreign Air, The Family Crest, Simon Curtis and Siames, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Rihanna, Christina Aguilera and Fifth Harmony, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 18 connections around Mikky Ekko, reaching back through Aqualung and forward to Rihanna. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

John Stephen Sudduth, known professionally as Mikky Ekko, is an American singer, songwriter and record producer from Nashville. He co-wrote and was featured on Rihanna's 2013 single "Stay", which charted in multiple countries, becoming his first-charting material. Ekko released his debut studio album, Time, in 2015 through RCA Records. Fame, his second album, was released in 2018 on Interscope Records.

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Mikky EkkoAqualungClams CasinoRihannaChristina AguileraFifth HarmonyJaymes YoungForeign AirThe Family CrestSimon CurtisSiamesBishop BriggsAWOLNATIONTwenty One Pilots

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Mikky Ekko connections

Mikky Ekko grew out of Aqualung and Clams Casino, shares an orbit with Jaymes Young, Foreign Air, The Family Crest and Simon Curtis, went on to shape Rihanna, Christina Aguilera and Fifth Harmony. 18 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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