◇ image via WikipediaShawn Lee
Shawn Lee is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Money Mark, AM, Thievery Corporation, Incredible Bongo Band and The Dust Brothers. Those roots explain a lot about how Shawn Lee arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Valve, Jesper Kyd, Hannah Williams, Monophonics and El Michels Affair, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Will Young, Nigo and Wild Belle, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 27 connections around Shawn Lee, reaching back through Money Mark and forward to Will Young. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Shawn Lee is an American musician, producer, composer and multi-instrumentalist. He is the co-founder of London-based soft rock duo Young Gun Silver Fox, along with Andy Platts. He is known for creating the entire score for the video games Bully and The Getaway. His song, "Kiss the Sky", was featured in the Telltale video game Tales from the Borderlands and is used as the title track in Apple TV's Hijack.
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Shawn Lee connections
Shawn Lee grew out of Money Mark, AM, Thievery Corporation and Incredible Bongo Band, shares an orbit with Valve, Jesper Kyd, Hannah Williams and Monophonics, went on to shape Will Young, Nigo and Wild Belle. 27 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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Artists similar to Shawn Lee
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- Valveartist
- Jesper Kydartist
- Hannah Williamsartist
- Monophonicsartist
- El Michels Affairartist
- Alice Russellartist
- Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kingsartist
- Adrian Quesadaartist
- Tomáš Dvořákartist
- Charles Wright & The Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Bandartist
- Shuggie Otisartist
- Say She Sheartist
- Maceo & The Macksartist
- Lee Fields & The Expressionsartist
- The Budos Bandartist
- Lee Fieldsartist
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