Hello Everyone! I hope you all are continuing to stay safe and healthy! Welcome to episode three of Maya's Music Motive and I can't believe I have gotten this far already. I want to start once again by thanking everyone that is listening and sharing the show, and I never imagined my little capstone project would escalate to being played in 11 states and 8 countries so far. This is just the beginning and I can't wait to share with you all the exciting things I have planned for Motive.

I am so excited to welcome my second guest, Spencer Haines, to the show! Spencer is an undergraduate student at Syracuse University's Bandier Program for the recorded music and entertainment industries. Outside of the school he works in production (with incredible credits in podcast production), developing a career in music management, and most important is an avid hyperpop enthusiast. We had the fun assignment of recording this episode for our Radio Phoenix class, and I am so grateful to get to know him better through this process! Please follow Spencer on all social media and let him know how dope he is!

Episode Three will cover the latest trending microgenre that almost entirely thrives on close-knit internet communities. Hyperpop came to be in the mid-2010s, but is already developing into a global phenomenon in response to a surge of creativity during the COVID-19 lockdown. Join Spencer and me as we explain what the hell these teenagers are doing on Discord, share some songs by hyperpop artists, and unpack the future of this genre's relationship with the music industry. Brief disclaimer I had to edit the show a but to erase the copyrighted music I originally added for a school project. So, that's why the topic may switch up mid-show!

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Stay Groovy Always!

Spencer's Social Media: IG: @spencerhaines | Tiktok: @spencerhainesmusic

Show Credits:

Show Creator: Maya Abrams

Audio Engineer: Scott Greenblatt

Visual Editor: Delaney Shaffer

Research Assistant: Matt Nardone

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