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Paul Oakenfold

Paul Oakenfold is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Mickey Avalon, Pete Tong, Layo & Bushwacka!, Clint Mansell and Crazy Town. Those roots explain a lot about how Paul Oakenfold arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Deep Dish, Ferry Corsten, Three Drives, iiO and Above & Beyond, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into New Order, The Rolling Stones, The Stone Roses, Michael Jackson and Salt-N-Pepa, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 54 connections around Paul Oakenfold, reaching back through Mickey Avalon and forward to New Order. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

Paul Mark Oakenfold, formerly known mononymously as Oakenfold, is an English record producer, remixer, and electronic music DJ. He has created over 100 remixes for over 100 artists including U2, Moby, Madonna, Britney Spears, Massive Attack, The Cure, New Order, The Rolling Stones, The Stone Roses and Michael Jackson. Oakenfold was voted the No. 1 DJ in the World twice in 1998 and 1999 by DJ Magazine.

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Paul OakenfoldMickey AvalonPete TongLayo & Bushwacka!Clint MansellCrazy TownFeyDarudeDancing MachineNew OrderThe Rolling StonesThe Stone RosesMichael JacksonSalt-N-PepaBeastie BoysHappy MondaysDuran DuranDeep DishFerry CorstenThree DrivesiiOAbove & BeyondChicaneDarudeTomcraft

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Paul Oakenfold connections

Paul Oakenfold grew out of Mickey Avalon, Pete Tong, Layo & Bushwacka! and Clint Mansell, shares an orbit with Deep Dish, Ferry Corsten, Three Drives and iiO, went on to shape New Order, The Rolling Stones, The Stone Roses and Michael Jackson. 54 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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