https://community.spotify.com/t5/The-Blog-Vault/Backstage-Intro-Meet-Huib/ba-p/5157924 <P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-center" image-alt="backstage-pass-03.jpg" style="width: 400px;"><img src="https://community.spotify.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/126179i09904D714C54A6BD/image-size/medium?v=v2&amp;px=400" role="button" title="backstage-pass-03.jpg" alt="backstage-pass-03.jpg" /></span></P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P><SPAN style="font-weight: 400;">This month we're happy to introduce Huib, aka <a href="https://community.spotify.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/807543">@Hubo</a>, who you might’ve seen around in the Community helping Spotify users.&nbsp;</SPAN></P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P><STRONG>Hi Hubo! Tell us more about yourself.</STRONG></P> <P><SPAN style="font-weight: 400;">Hello there! I’m Hubo, I’m from the Netherlands and have been in the Star Program for about 4 years now. In 2017 I went to the </SPAN><A href="https://community.spotify.com/t5/Community-Blog/Stars-Gather-for-4th-Rock-Star-Jam/ba-p/1880119" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><SPAN style="font-weight: 400;">Star Jam</SPAN></A><SPAN style="font-weight: 400;"> at Spotify's headquarters in Stockholm. Next to helping out on the Spotify Community and @AskSpotifyStars, I work as a barista and I do some volunteer work on the side. I study Information science in Amsterdam.</SPAN></P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-center" image-alt="Ivan_0-1614005599710.jpeg" style="width: 365px;"><img src="https://community.spotify.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/126180iE690AF98529660FD/image-dimensions/365x365?v=v2" width="365" height="365" role="button" title="Ivan_0-1614005599710.jpeg" alt="Ivan_0-1614005599710.jpeg" /></span></P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P><STRONG>What's your favorite in-app feature and why?&nbsp;</STRONG></P> <P><SPAN style="font-weight: 400;">Definitely </SPAN><STRONG>Autoplay</STRONG><SPAN style="font-weight: 400;">&nbsp;- it keeps the jams flowing. Sometimes I get a suggestion from a friend telling me to listen to a song and if I like it, </SPAN><STRONG>Autoplay</STRONG><SPAN style="font-weight: 400;"> gets me more similar music, keeps me in the flow and helps me discover new music. A good second is definitely </SPAN><STRONG>Discover Weekly</STRONG><SPAN style="font-weight: 400;">, which is always super spot-on for me! Wish I could have a Discover Daily! <span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":grinning_face_with_smiling_eyes:">😄</span></SPAN></P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P><STRONG>What kind of music are you into?</STRONG></P> <P><SPAN style="font-weight: 400;">Really all kinds of music! It depends on the mood/setting I’m in. When just hanging out and studying I usually have some indie pop/rock tunes on in the background, but when I need to get ready for a party I can listen to EDM or pop. Some other times I can really enjoy some punk/rock or just anything! I feel like I’ve got a really eclectic taste in music. If you’ve got some nice music suggestions for me, be sure to send a PM!&nbsp;</SPAN></P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P><STRONG>Which band would you join if you had the chance to?</STRONG></P> <P data-unlink="true"><SPAN style="font-weight: 400;">This is such a hard question! There are so many to choose from which I love. I think I’d go for </SPAN><STRONG>Oh Wonder</STRONG><SPAN style="font-weight: 400;">. Really like their music, and Josephine and Anthony give me good vibes. If you look at their </SPAN><A href="https://www.instagram.com/ohwondermusic/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><SPAN style="font-weight: 400;">Instagram</SPAN></A><SPAN style="font-weight: 400;"> you can see some outtakes of their life where you can see their passion and the fun they have in making music. It’s that love for life’s joys I’d love to spread if I created music.&nbsp;</SPAN></P> <P><SPAN style="font-weight: 400;">&nbsp;</SPAN></P> <P><SPAN style="font-weight: 400;"><A href="spotify:artist:5cIc3SBFuBLVxJz58W2tU9:small" target="_self">spotify:artist:5cIc3SBFuBLVxJz58W2tU9:small</A>&nbsp;</SPAN></P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P><STRONG>Which is the one song/album/artist that’s had the most influence on you ever?&nbsp;</STRONG></P> <P data-unlink="true"><SPAN style="font-weight: 400;">Another tough question! I think I’m gonna go for </SPAN><EM><SPAN style="font-weight: 400;">Riptide</SPAN></EM>&nbsp;<SPAN style="font-weight: 400;">by </SPAN><STRONG>Vance Joy</STRONG><SPAN style="font-weight: 400;">. The amount of hours (or even days) I spent with this song from when it came out back in 2014 is insane. It reminds me of all kinds of moments, with friends at the beach, just hanging and while commuting. It’s really my go-to-song if I don’t know what I’m in the mood for.</SPAN></P> <P data-unlink="true">&nbsp;</P> <P data-unlink="true"><SPAN style="font-weight: 400;"><A href="spotify:track:7yq4Qj7cqayVTp3FF9CWbm:small" target="_self">spotify:track:7yq4Qj7cqayVTp3FF9CWbm:small</A>&nbsp;</SPAN></P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P><STRONG>What hobbies do you have?</STRONG></P> <P><SPAN style="font-weight: 400;">Programming is definitely my hobby. I’ve been quite active in the </SPAN><A href="https://community.spotify.com/t5/Spotify-for-Developers/bd-p/Spotify_Developer" target="_self">Spotify for Developers-board</A>&nbsp;<SPAN style="font-weight: 400;">recently. I keep getting inspired by all the creative projects on there and it’s a super fun place to learn about working with APIs in various programming languages and to get in touch with other developers.&nbsp;</SPAN><SPAN style="font-weight: 400;">Design is also something I love to do! I like creating prototypes, designing for UI/UX, copywriting and those kinds of stuff. That’s usually why people put me in charge of the slides for group assignments, haha.</SPAN></P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P><STRONG>If you could have any superpower you want, which one would it be and why?</STRONG></P> <P><SPAN style="font-weight: 400;">I’d love to speak every language there is! Being able to communicate with everyone without the barriers of language. Endless conversations about food, culture and people. There is so much to the world I yet would like to discover and how nice would it be to just be able to connect with anyone.</SPAN></P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P><STRONG>Thanks for taking the time to introduce yourself to the Community, Huib!&nbsp;</STRONG></P> <P><BR /><BR /></P> <P><SPAN style="font-weight: 400;">Check out the </SPAN><A href="https://community.spotify.com/t5/Community-Blog/bg-p/spotifyct" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Community Blog</A><SPAN style="font-weight: 400;"> for previous editions of Backstage Intro, along with other regular features from the Community Stars and Moderators.&nbsp;</SPAN><SPAN style="font-weight: 400;">To find out more about the </SPAN><SPAN style="font-weight: 400;">Star Program, head </SPAN><A href="https://community.spotify.com/t5/Rock-Stars/ct-p/superuserarea" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><SPAN style="font-weight: 400;">here</SPAN></A><SPAN style="font-weight: 400;">.&nbsp;</SPAN></P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <CENTER></CENTER> <P><FONT size="3">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P style="font-size: 14px;">&nbsp;</P> <P style="font-size: 14px;">&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><FONT size="3">&nbsp;</FONT></CENTER> <P style="font-size: 14px;"><FONT size="3"><EM>&nbsp;</EM></FONT><EM style="font-size: medium; font-family: inherit;">&nbsp;</EM></P> Fri, 31 Dec 2021 07:46:39 GMT Ivan 2021-12-31T07:46:39Z https://community.spotify.com/t5/The-Blog-Vault/Backstage-Intro-Meet-Huib/ba-p/5157924 <P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-left" image-alt="backstage-pass-03.jpg" style="width: 400px;"><img src="https://community.spotify.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/126178i66191D9B65B01A68/image-size/medium?v=v2&amp;px=400" role="button" title="backstage-pass-03.jpg" alt="backstage-pass-03.jpg" /></span></P> Fri, 31 Dec 2021 07:46:39 GMT https://community.spotify.com/t5/The-Blog-Vault/Backstage-Intro-Meet-Huib/ba-p/5157924 Ivan 2021-12-31T07:46:39Z https://community.spotify.com/t5/The-Blog-Vault/Backstage-Intro-Meet-Huib/bc-p/5157958#M546 <P>That was a lovely interview&nbsp;<a href="https://community.spotify.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/22642133">@Ivan</a>, asking the tough questions!&nbsp;<span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":clapping_hands:">👏</span></P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>Glad to read this&nbsp;<a href="https://community.spotify.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/807543">@Hubo</a>!&nbsp;Riptide is such a cool track, I can def see why you've enjoyed it so!&nbsp;</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> Mon, 22 Feb 2021 16:05:29 GMT https://community.spotify.com/t5/The-Blog-Vault/Backstage-Intro-Meet-Huib/bc-p/5157958#M546 Katerina 2021-02-22T16:05:29Z https://community.spotify.com/t5/The-Blog-Vault/Backstage-Intro-Meet-Huib/bc-p/5158037#M547 <P><a href="https://community.spotify.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/21873584">@Katerina</a>&nbsp;Thanks! This is actually my first time writing the Backstage Intro. I tried to think of smart and original questions, and&nbsp;<a href="https://community.spotify.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/807543">@Hubo</a>&nbsp;is really great in answering tough ones&nbsp;<span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":flexed_biceps:">💪</span>&nbsp;</P> Mon, 22 Feb 2021 17:35:58 GMT https://community.spotify.com/t5/The-Blog-Vault/Backstage-Intro-Meet-Huib/bc-p/5158037#M547 Ivan 2021-02-22T17:35:58Z https://community.spotify.com/t5/The-Blog-Vault/Backstage-Intro-Meet-Huib/bc-p/5158144#M548 <P>Nice to learn more about you&nbsp;<a href="https://community.spotify.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/807543">@Hubo</a>! And good work&nbsp;<a href="https://community.spotify.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/22642133">@Ivan</a>&nbsp;on the questions.&nbsp;</P> Mon, 22 Feb 2021 20:41:53 GMT https://community.spotify.com/t5/The-Blog-Vault/Backstage-Intro-Meet-Huib/bc-p/5158144#M548 Loneliest_Cabin 2021-02-22T20:41:53Z https://community.spotify.com/t5/The-Blog-Vault/Backstage-Intro-Meet-Huib/bc-p/5158147#M549 <P>Thanks for the interview&nbsp;<a href="https://community.spotify.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/22642133">@Ivan</a>! <span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":grinning_face_with_smiling_eyes:">😄</span> Looking forward to seeing more Backstage Intros from you. <span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":raising_hands:">🙌</span></P> Mon, 22 Feb 2021 20:45:34 GMT https://community.spotify.com/t5/The-Blog-Vault/Backstage-Intro-Meet-Huib/bc-p/5158147#M549 Hubo 2021-02-22T20:45:34Z