article Backstage Intro: Meet Huib! in The Blog Vault https://community.spotify.com/t5/The-Blog-Vault/Backstage-Intro-Meet-Huib/ba-p/1531618 <P><BR /><BR /></P> <CENTER> <TABLE style="background: #ffffff; width: 473px; border: 0px; -moz-box-shadow: 0 0 2px #888; -webkit-box-shadow: 0 0 2px#888; box-shadow: 0 0 2px #888;" border="0" cellspacing="8" cellpadding="8" bgcolor="#ffffff"> <TBODY style="border: 0px;"> <TR> <TD style="border: 0px; padding: 0px 14px 14px 14px; font-size: 14px;"><CENTER style="font-size: 14px;"></CENTER> <P style="font-size: 14px;"><EM>&nbsp;</EM></P> <P style="font-size: 14px;">&nbsp;</P> <CENTER><EM><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="large.png" style="width: 400px;"><img src="https://community.spotify.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/51805i20AC1B4A24E162F2/image-size/large?v=v2&amp;px=999" role="button" title="large.png" alt="large.png" /></span></EM></CENTER> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P style="font-size: 14px;"><SPAN style="font-size: 14px;"><STRONG><EM>Our&nbsp;<A href="https://community.spotify.com/t5/Spotify-Announcements/Introducing-the-Spotify-Community-Rock-Star-Program/m-p/580948#M3753" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Community Rock Stars</A>&nbsp;can submit blog posts to be published on the Spotify Community Blog. To find out more about the <A href="https://community.spotify.com/spotify/attachments/spotify/spotifyct/2952/4/RSPJan2015.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Rock Star Program click here.</A></EM></STRONG><SPAN>&nbsp;</SPAN></SPAN></P> <P style="font-size: 14px;">&nbsp;</P> <P style="font-size: 14px;"><STRONG>Hey there, <a href="https://community.spotify.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/807543">@Hubo</a> (Rock Star)! Tell us something about yourself.</STRONG><BR />Hey! I'm Huib. I'm 16 years old. I live in a small town near Haarlem, The Netherlands. I'm now in high school for about two-and-a-half more years. I love to watch movies and listen to music of course, also I like hanging out with friends.</P> <P style="font-size: 14px;"><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-right" image-alt="IMG_0226.JPG" style="width: 157px;"><img src="https://community.spotify.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/56660i1E0670F87C6FD47B/image-size/small?v=v2&amp;px=200" role="button" title="IMG_0226.JPG" alt="IMG_0226.JPG" /></span><BR /><STRONG>So, what kind of music are you into?</STRONG><BR />I like almost all music, but I think I'm most attracted to Indie and Folk. Those songs are usually calm and great for almost any occasion like studying or just hanging with friends. Nothing beats the sound of a guitar for me!&nbsp;</P> <P style="font-size: 14px;">&nbsp;</P> <P style="font-size: 14px;"><STRONG>Let's share your Wrapped 2016 top three! Tell us, why did you listen to these three so much?</STRONG><BR />I listened a lot to these songs. "<A href="https://open.spotify.com/track/5GZEeowhvSieFDiR8fQ2im" target="_blank" rel="noopener">9 Crimes</A>" is one of my favorite songs by <A href="https://open.spotify.com/artist/14r9dR01KeBLFfylVSKCZQ" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Damien Rice</A>. I love how delicate and calm it sounds. I listened a lot to "<A href="https://open.spotify.com/track/2aFiaMXmWsM3Vj72F9ksBl" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Cake by the Ocean</A>" during summer, it's one of my favourite summer songs of 2016 because it's up-tempo and sounds very happy. "<A href="https://open.spotify.com/album/6QEAkmZm5rOzxmyUj7DORh" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Technicolour Beat</A>" is one of my favorite songs to listen when I'm on my bike or in the car. I like the layers in the song and the vocals blending in with the background. Those were my favourite songs from 2016!</P> <P style="font-size: 14px;">&nbsp;</P> <P style="font-size: 14px;"><STRONG>What's your opinion about today's music?</STRONG><BR />Hmm, I don't really like today's music. There is a lot of autotune involved in production and is usually just about making money. I do like some songs from the charts, but overall I'd rather listen to other music.</P> <P style="font-size: 14px;">&nbsp;</P> <P style="font-size: 14px;"><STRONG>What is, in your opinion, the best year in music?</STRONG><BR />I think the 70s are great years and had a great impact on all music, especially <A href="https://open.spotify.com/artist/3fMbdgg4jU18AjLCKBhRSm" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Michael Jackson</A> and <A href="https://open.spotify.com/artist/43ZHCT0cAZBISjO8DG9PnE" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Elvis Presley</A> who made some great songs and changed the course of music which we can still see in our music now.</P> <P style="font-size: 14px;">&nbsp;</P> <P style="font-size: 14px;"><STRONG>Thanks for taking your time to chat with us. Before we go, what joke always makes you laugh?</STRONG><BR />Usually jokes pop up during a conversation, but this always makes me laugh: "I was very lonely so I bought some shares. It's nice to have a bit of company."</P> <P style="font-size: 14px;">&nbsp;</P> <P style="font-size: 14px;">&nbsp;</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <CENTER><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="Screen Shot 2016-03-03 at 2.43.49 PM.png" style="width: 207px;"><img src="https://community.spotify.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/34334i1F5B71686F79891F/image-dimensions/207x186?v=v2" width="207" height="186" role="button" title="Screen Shot 2016-03-03 at 2.43.49 PM.png" alt="Screen Shot 2016-03-03 at 2.43.49 PM.png" /></span></CENTER> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P style="font-size: 14px;"><EM>&nbsp;</EM></P> <CENTER style="font-size: 14px;"> <P><EM>&nbsp;</EM></P> <P><EM>&nbsp;&nbsp;</EM></P> <EM>&nbsp;</EM></CENTER></TD> </TR> </TBODY> </TABLE> </CENTER> Fri, 31 Dec 2021 07:55:01 GMT MichaelW 2021-12-31T07:55:01Z Backstage Intro: Meet Huib! https://community.spotify.com/t5/The-Blog-Vault/Backstage-Intro-Meet-Huib/ba-p/1531618 <P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="large.png" style="width: 400px;"><img src="https://community.spotify.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/51805i20AC1B4A24E162F2/image-size/large?v=v2&amp;px=999" role="button" title="large.png" alt="large.png" /></span></P> Fri, 31 Dec 2021 07:55:01 GMT https://community.spotify.com/t5/The-Blog-Vault/Backstage-Intro-Meet-Huib/ba-p/1531618 MichaelW 2021-12-31T07:55:01Z Re: Backstage Intro: Meet Huib! https://community.spotify.com/t5/The-Blog-Vault/Backstage-Intro-Meet-Huib/bc-p/1533362#M2860 <P>Nice to meet you&nbsp;<a href="https://community.spotify.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/807543">@Hubo</a>&nbsp;<span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":grinning_face_with_smiling_eyes:">😄</span></P> Wed, 21 Dec 2016 15:26:17 GMT https://community.spotify.com/t5/The-Blog-Vault/Backstage-Intro-Meet-Huib/bc-p/1533362#M2860 MichaelW 2016-12-21T15:26:17Z Re: Backstage Intro: Meet Huib! https://community.spotify.com/t5/The-Blog-Vault/Backstage-Intro-Meet-Huib/bc-p/1533366#M2861 <P>Thanks! <span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":grinning_face_with_smiling_eyes:">😄</span>&nbsp;<a href="https://community.spotify.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/849693">@MichaelW</a></P> Wed, 21 Dec 2016 15:28:48 GMT https://community.spotify.com/t5/The-Blog-Vault/Backstage-Intro-Meet-Huib/bc-p/1533366#M2861 Hubo 2016-12-21T15:28:48Z Re: Backstage Intro: Meet Huib! https://community.spotify.com/t5/The-Blog-Vault/Backstage-Intro-Meet-Huib/bc-p/1533409#M2862 <P><a href="https://community.spotify.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/807543">@Hubo</a> Glad to find a 16yo teenager who, apparently, is not into EDM. That restores my faith in the future of music <span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":grinning_face_with_smiling_eyes:">😄</span> <span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":grinning_face_with_smiling_eyes:">😄</span></P> Wed, 21 Dec 2016 16:20:36 GMT https://community.spotify.com/t5/The-Blog-Vault/Backstage-Intro-Meet-Huib/bc-p/1533409#M2862 Soundofus 2016-12-21T16:20:36Z Re: Backstage Intro: Meet Huib! https://community.spotify.com/t5/The-Blog-Vault/Backstage-Intro-Meet-Huib/bc-p/1533441#M2863 <P>That joke though <span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":face_with_tears_of_joy:">😂</span></P> Wed, 21 Dec 2016 16:43:00 GMT https://community.spotify.com/t5/The-Blog-Vault/Backstage-Intro-Meet-Huib/bc-p/1533441#M2863 musiccornercv 2016-12-21T16:43:00Z Re: Backstage Intro: Meet Huib! https://community.spotify.com/t5/The-Blog-Vault/Backstage-Intro-Meet-Huib/bc-p/1533879#M2864 <P>Nice to meet you&nbsp;<a href="https://community.spotify.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/807543">@Hubo</a>! Great to see another Michael Jackson fan - my cousin used to lip-sync his songs when he was younger, and the tunes rubbed off on me too.&nbsp;The 70's and 80's were very influencial for music indeed.</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>Love the joke; I'll see if I can entertain friends and family with it.</P> <P>Keep on rockin'!</P> Thu, 22 Dec 2016 03:12:28 GMT https://community.spotify.com/t5/The-Blog-Vault/Backstage-Intro-Meet-Huib/bc-p/1533879#M2864 kirashi 2016-12-22T03:12:28Z Re: Backstage Intro: Meet Huib! https://community.spotify.com/t5/The-Blog-Vault/Backstage-Intro-Meet-Huib/bc-p/1534026#M2865 <P>Haha, thanks guys! <span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":grinning_face_with_smiling_eyes:">😄</span></P> Thu, 22 Dec 2016 09:58:01 GMT https://community.spotify.com/t5/The-Blog-Vault/Backstage-Intro-Meet-Huib/bc-p/1534026#M2865 Hubo 2016-12-22T09:58:01Z Re: Backstage Intro: Meet Huib! https://community.spotify.com/t5/The-Blog-Vault/Backstage-Intro-Meet-Huib/bc-p/1535470#M2866 <P>Hey, sorry for the delay, but somehow I've missed this installment <span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":slightly_smiling_face:">🙂</span></P> <P><BR />Nice to meet you <a href="https://community.spotify.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/807543">@Hubo</a>! Also congrats <a href="https://community.spotify.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/849693">@MichaelW</a> So many Dutch people here <span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":grinning_face_with_smiling_eyes:">😄</span></P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>K</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> Sat, 24 Dec 2016 00:41:03 GMT https://community.spotify.com/t5/The-Blog-Vault/Backstage-Intro-Meet-Huib/bc-p/1535470#M2866 KatesHere 2016-12-24T00:41:03Z Re: Backstage Intro: Meet Huib! https://community.spotify.com/t5/The-Blog-Vault/Backstage-Intro-Meet-Huib/bc-p/1535661#M2867 <P>Thanks Kate!&nbsp;<a href="https://community.spotify.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/2197027">@KatesHere</a></P> <P>The Dutch rules them all, lol <span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":face_with_tongue:">😛</span></P> Sat, 24 Dec 2016 10:27:10 GMT https://community.spotify.com/t5/The-Blog-Vault/Backstage-Intro-Meet-Huib/bc-p/1535661#M2867 MichaelW 2016-12-24T10:27:10Z Re: Backstage Intro: Meet Huib! https://community.spotify.com/t5/The-Blog-Vault/Backstage-Intro-Meet-Huib/bc-p/1535682#M2868 <P>Haha, seems like this <span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":grinning_face_with_smiling_eyes:">😄</span> I guess Dutch people love Spotify? <a href="https://community.spotify.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/849693">@MichaelW</a></P> Sat, 24 Dec 2016 11:09:46 GMT https://community.spotify.com/t5/The-Blog-Vault/Backstage-Intro-Meet-Huib/bc-p/1535682#M2868 KatesHere 2016-12-24T11:09:46Z Re: Backstage Intro: Meet Huib! https://community.spotify.com/t5/The-Blog-Vault/Backstage-Intro-Meet-Huib/bc-p/1535729#M2869 <P>Haha, thanks! <span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":grinning_face_with_smiling_eyes:">😄</span>&nbsp;<a href="https://community.spotify.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/2197027">@KatesHere</a></P> Sat, 24 Dec 2016 12:46:28 GMT https://community.spotify.com/t5/The-Blog-Vault/Backstage-Intro-Meet-Huib/bc-p/1535729#M2869 Hubo 2016-12-24T12:46:28Z Re: Backstage Intro: Meet Huib! https://community.spotify.com/t5/The-Blog-Vault/Backstage-Intro-Meet-Huib/bc-p/1536265#M2870 <P>Mehr als doppelt so laute Werbung zerstört die Verstärker...</P><P>Die Frage ist, warum Spotify die (kriminelle?) Zerstörung der Verstärker billigend in Kauf nimmt? Bisher hat es keine Warnung gegeben, dass Spotify die Verstärker absichtlich zerstören will, um die User in die Premium-Verträge zu zwingen. Denn gerade bei einem Anbieter von Audioinhalten, wird es ja wohl Techniker geben, die den Zusammenhang von Lautstärke und Verstärkerbelastung kennen. Von einem seriösen Anbieter würde ich das nicht erwarten; somit würde ich Spotify als einen pseudoprofessionellen Anbieter ansehen. Die Konkurrenz auf dem Markt wie z. B. Amazon wird es freuen, So hält man auf jeden Fall keine Kunden. Viele Grüße von einem noch (auch) Premium-Kunden.</P> Sun, 25 Dec 2016 14:15:33 GMT https://community.spotify.com/t5/The-Blog-Vault/Backstage-Intro-Meet-Huib/bc-p/1536265#M2870 jakobsleiter 2016-12-25T14:15:33Z Re: Backstage Intro: Meet Huib! https://community.spotify.com/t5/The-Blog-Vault/Backstage-Intro-Meet-Huib/bc-p/1536269#M2871 <P><a href="https://community.spotify.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/2197027">@KatesHere</a>&nbsp;Or maybe we Dutchies just become Rockstars more often?&nbsp;</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <DL> <DD><EM>Two</EM><I>&nbsp;for the Top Stars&nbsp;under the sky,</I></DD> <DD><I>Five&nbsp;for the Rock Stars in their halls of rock,</I></DD> <DD><I>Five&nbsp;for Rising Stars&nbsp;doomed to rise,</I></DD> <DD><I>Many&nbsp;for the Dutchies&nbsp;on their&nbsp;Spotify Thrones</I></DD> <DD><I>In the Lands of Nether&nbsp;where the Rivers lie.</I></DD> <DD><I>One Country&nbsp;to rule them all, One Country&nbsp;to find them,</I></DD> <DD><I>One Country&nbsp;to bring them all and in below sealevel-ness bind them</I></DD> <DD><I>In the Lands of Nether&nbsp;where the Rivers lie.</I></DD> </DL> <P>Kuddos if you get the reference. <span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":winking_face:">😉</span></P> Sun, 25 Dec 2016 14:18:41 GMT https://community.spotify.com/t5/The-Blog-Vault/Backstage-Intro-Meet-Huib/bc-p/1536269#M2871 musiccornercv 2016-12-25T14:18:41Z