◇ image via WikipediaReggie Watts
Reggie Watts is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of John Tejada, Marc Rebillet, Ray Charles, Tom Waits and Stella. Those roots explain a lot about how Reggie Watts arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Marc Rebillet, Gnarls Barkley, Dam-Funk, Mark Ronson and Sam Sparro, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Cibo Matto, Deerhoof, Marc Rebillet, Flight Facilities and Prince Paul, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 43 connections around Reggie Watts, reaching back through John Tejada and forward to Cibo Matto. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Reginald Lucien Frank Roger Watts is an American comedian, musician and actor. His improvised musical sets are created using only his voice, a keyboard, and a looping machine. He refers to himself as a "disinformationist" who aims to disorient his audience in a comedic fashion. He was the regular house musician on the spoof IFC talk show Comedy Bang! Bang! and led the house band for The Late Late Show with James Corden from 2015 to 2023.
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Reggie Watts connections
Reggie Watts grew out of John Tejada, Marc Rebillet, Ray Charles and Tom Waits, shares an orbit with Marc Rebillet, Gnarls Barkley, Dam-Funk and Mark Ronson, went on to shape Cibo Matto, Deerhoof, Marc Rebillet and Flight Facilities. 43 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Reggie Watts
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