inspiration through artists/labels includes marvin gaye, sam cooke, sun records, michael kiwanuka, !K7, david bowie, stevie wonder, lady gaga, joni mitchell, 2 tone, marley's i threes, bill withers, nina simone, wrecking crew, pet sounds, daft punk, jurassic 5, bananarama, neil young, 4AD, the cure, abba, greg dulli, simon & garfunkel, plastic ono, pet shop boys, nick drake, dylan, roy orbison, lee hazelwood, willie nelson, ricky nelson, rufus wainright