Curator Interviews

Meet some of our top curators, learn their stories, and playlisting tips for artists.

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How Kai Crushed Youtube Music and Became a 5 Star Spotify Curator

Kai has helped 36 of our artists reach over 600,000 new listeners! Hometown: Brighton, United Kingdom Top Genres: slowed & reverb / dance pop Favorite Artist: xxxtentacion & playboi carti Favorite Hobby: Thrifting / Fashion 1) How did you get into curating playlists? I've always had a big influence in music from a young age with my uncle Chad Jackson who is a DMC world champion DJ who helped my find creativity within music & always supported my interest in the industry. I started out creat

· 4 min read

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Five Star Curators - Trevor Reeves

Trevor has helped 169 of our artists reach over 21 Million new listeners! Hometown: Fresno, CA (Currently living in Sydney, Australia) Top Genres: Compositional Ambient & Neo-classical Favorite Artist: "Far too many to pick from" Favorite Hobby: Volunteering as a Barista at Hillsong Church How did you get into curating playlists? Honestly, I kinda stumbled upon it. I started with my Reading Music (Instrumentals) playlist. Through building that one, I found that I was able to really explore a

· 3 min read

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Five Star Curators - Rahul Bahl

Rahul has helped 70 of our artists reach over 1.2 Million new listeners! Hometown: Boston, MA   Top Genres: Hip Hop & EDM Favorite Artist: Denzel Curry Favorite Hobby: Tennis How did you get into curating playlists? As a musician/DJ, I’ve always been interested in discovering and blending new music and genres. When I was younger, I used to download individual songs and sort them into desktop folders, which was time-consuming. Once I discovered Spotify playlists, I was able to quickly add son

· 2 min read

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Five Star Curators - Jimmy Bruening

Jimmy has helped 73 of our artists reach over 400,000 new listeners! Hometown: Hamburg, Germany Top Genres: Neo-classical & Compositional Ambient Favorite Artist: Nathan Goshen Favorite Hobby: Reading How did you get into curating playlists? I think it all started when I was a baby and my mother played classical music to get me to sleep. Later I took piano lessons and was a member of the children’s choir of the Hamburg State Opera. Music, especially classical music, has always been my compan

· 2 min read

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Five Star Curators - Troy Rosser

Troy has helped 138 of our artists reach 15.5 Million new listeners! Hometown: Evanston, Wyoming Top Genres: Contemporary Country & Modern Country Rock Favorite Artist: Eric Church Favorite Hobby: Fishing & Long-boarding How did you get into curating playlists? I got into curating playlists in 2016 when I wanted to listen to music that I loved. Over time, the playlist that I created surprisingly gained traction with other Spotify users. The growth of my playlist allowed me to devote more tim

· 3 min read

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Five Star Curators - Vitor Fortunato

Vitor has helped 50 of our artists reach 1.2 Million new listeners! Hometown: Vitoria, Brazil Top Genres: Indie Pop/Rock Favorite Artist: Timi Temple Favorite Hobby: Surfing How did you get into curating playlists? Let me start by saying that since my childhood, I’ve been a totally fanatic music listener. My taste is super eclectic – from classical to pop, hip hop, rock, deep house and trance. Good quality and production is a must, whatever the style. Another passion is of mine is surfing.

· 2 min read

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Five Star Curators - Matt Norcott

Matt has helped 75 of our artists reach 80,000 new listeners! Hometown: Auburn, California Top Genres: Indie Pop/Rock & House Music Favorite Artist: Ween Favorite Hobby: Outdoor Activities How did you get into curating playlists? I have always been a musician and have regularly listened to almost every single music genre since I was about 16 years old. Today, I am a producer of House music (At Dawn), a label owner (Routine Espresso Recordings), indie artist (Sure Matt Sure) and am in a giggi

· 5 min read

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