Spotify Launches "You Heard Me Write" Podcast About Creative Collaboration

 On February 18th, Spotify will debut a new podcast from its Sound Up program – which aims to cultivate and propel the next generation of podcasters from underrepresented backgrounds and women of color. 

 

Kacie Willis

The brand-new series, You Heard Me Write – hosted by Atlanta-based creator and arts advocate Kacie Willis – is both a podcast and a creative endeavor, bringing together creatives from different disciplines and backgrounds. 

 

On each episode, writers, musicians, sound designers and dynamic thinkers will collaborate on a multimedia project, without knowing the identities of their counterparts.

  

In this first season, You Heard Me Write will debut 30 original pieces of prose, music and sound design from the world’s next generation of powerful, emerging creatives as they come together to interpret life through sound in a new way. 

 

  You can listen to the podcast trailer for You Heard Me Write here.

 

 

 

 Storytellers lay the foundation with their words, and those words are then used to inspire unique sonic compositions. 

 

Only at the end of the creative process will the artists meet and come together for Salon-style roundtable discussion as they explore the roles of creativity, anonymity and the power of connection between people from different walks of life.

 

 As mentioned above, Spotify’s Sound Up program aims to cultivate and propel the next generation of podcasters from underrepresented backgrounds through education, workshops, and support - all with a goal to create a space for new voices, stories, and perspectives in podcasting. 

 

 If you’ve ever dreamed of creating your own podcast, Spotify wants to give you a chance. 

Spotify’s Sound Up program, now in its third year, is designed to uplift and amplify the voices of aspiring podcasters from underrepresented backgrounds through education, workshops, and support. 

Applications for Spotify’s Sound Up 2020 program are now available in the US, with applications for other countries rolling out soon.

 

 

Through the workshop, participants will learn the ins and outs of developing and producing their very own podcasts. 

Spotify has seen a huge interest in the program, with 20,000+ applications submitted over the past three years. Ultimately, 60 people have completed the program throughout the UK, Australia, the US, and Germany. 

Ten of those graduates have since launched their own shows, and three now have Spotify Original podcasts on the platform. 

To celebrate their graduates’ success, Spotify has organized several of their podcasts all in one place.

 

 Source: Samantha Miller

 

 

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Frank Racioppi