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O-Town is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of J Records, 98 Degrees, Bro'Sis, NSYNC and LMNT. Those roots explain a lot about how O-Town arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as 98º, Ryan Cabrera, BBMak, Westlife and Jessica Simpson, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Britney Spears, Ryan Cabrera and Will Young, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 28 connections around O-Town, reaching back through J Records and forward to Britney Spears. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
O-Town is an American boy band formed from the first season of the reality television series Making the Band in 2000. As of 2015, the group consists of Erik-Michael Estrada, Trevor Penick, Jacob Underwood, and Dan Miller. The original line up included Ashley Parker Angel and Ikaika Kahoano, the latter replaced by Miller after dropping out of the group.
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O-Town connections
O-Town grew out of J Records, 98 Degrees, Bro'Sis and NSYNC, shares an orbit with 98º, Ryan Cabrera, BBMak and Westlife, went on to shape Britney Spears, Ryan Cabrera and Will Young. 28 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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