If you remember from my recent blog post and YouTube video, Level Up Your Digital Marketing Podcast was invited to go to Spotify Studios in LA this month!!! As a reminder, during Spotify’s annual “Stream On” event in March, Spotify announced Spotify Labs and put out a call for creators to apply to attend these one-of-a-kind workshops!

If you’re not familiar, Spotify Labs is a program designed to give artists from all around the world the chance to foster their creativity and grow professionally. The program aims to celebrate diversity in creation and provide artists with the right tools to unleash their creative potential.

Today, I’m excited to share with you an inside look at my recent visit to Spotify Labs and the surprise gift that we received from Spotify!

We arrived to check in at the front desk and then mingled a little while our host was getting us badges and signed in. I was completely stunned, shocked and amazed to be there so didn’t get much content in the beginning. I took advantage of the time to get to follow the podcasts of those who were in the workshop with me (they are good too). I placed the playlist down below.

Our host led us to another section of the building where we had some food and did more mingling. This time other Spotify staff joined us and asked questions about our podcasts.

After a little food and mingling, we were ushered into an adjacent room where our workshop began. During the workshop we learned sound techniques to record a better sounding podcast. We learned about things like how sound works, how furniture and environment affect our sound, microphones and cables and soundproofing. We got our questions answered and then it was time for a studio tour.

As we prepared to go out of the workshop area, we were each handed boxes…A gift from Spotify! We didn’t have much time to open them. I was saving mine for later anyways, so I placed it in on the small roller suitcase I brought with me because I had to catch an Amtrak back later on that evening, and headed out of the door for the tour.

During the tour, we got to see examples of the different types of recording studios that are at Spotify Studios. Our workshop instructor in charge of production at the studio so it was really cool to have him show us around and tell us about the equipment. It was really exciting to be inside of the studios where some cool podcasts are recorded.

After our studio tour, we were led out into the courtyard and said our farewells…well most of us. Earlier, I had agreed to speak to someone after the workshop. As I walked out into the courtyard, I realized that this was a Spotify employee!