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Zak Abel

Highlife
Highlife

Zak Abel is a Highlife act. Their sound grew out of Secret Rendezvous. Those roots explain a lot about how Zak Abel arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as JP Cooper, James Morrison, Ella Eyre, Avicii and Sigala, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Gorgon City and Kygo, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 26 connections around Zak Abel, reaching back through Secret Rendezvous and forward to Gorgon City. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

Zak David Zilesnick, better known professionally as Zak Abel, is an English singer, songwriter, and musician. He has also been an English Cadet national table tennis champion. He is known for songs including "Be Kind", "Unstable", "Say Sumthin", and "Freedom".

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
Zak AbelSecret RendezvousGorgon CityKygoJP CooperJames MorrisonElla EyreAviciiSigalaJonas BlueMatt SimonsSam Smith

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Zak Abel connections

Zak Abel grew out of Secret Rendezvous, shares an orbit with JP Cooper, James Morrison, Ella Eyre and Avicii, went on to shape Gorgon City and Kygo. 26 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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