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Utada

Utada is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Junior Jack and The Carpenters. Those roots explain a lot about how Utada arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Crystal Kay, BoA, Tommy february6, Perfume and Akina Nakamori, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Chad Hugo, Skrillex, Ne-Yo, Foxy Brown and Pharrell Williams, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 19 connections around Utada, reaching back through Junior Jack and forward to Chad Hugo. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

Hikaru Utada , also known mononymously as Utada, is a Japanese-American singer, songwriter, and record producer. They are considered to be one of the most influential and best-selling musical artists in Japan. They are perhaps best known by international audiences for writing and performing four theme-songs to Square Enix and Disney's Kingdom Hearts video game series: "Simple and Clean", "Sanctuary", "Don't Think Twice", and "Face My Fears".

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
UtadaJunior JackThe CarpentersChad HugoSkrillexNe-YoFoxy BrownPharrell WilliamsCrystal KayBoATommy february6PerfumeAkina NakamoriMinmiBONNIE PINKMisia

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Utada connections

Utada grew out of Junior Jack and The Carpenters, shares an orbit with Crystal Kay, BoA, Tommy february6 and Perfume, went on to shape Chad Hugo, Skrillex, Ne-Yo and Foxy Brown. 19 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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