Spence Hood

Spence Hood grew up with parents who encouraged his musical abilities. His father played guitar and constantly talked about music, which coincidentally peaked his interest in music. When Hood was nine years old his mother enrolled him in vocal and piano lessons. As a child he would make up little worlds and live in them, it gave him a sense of magic and wonder; a feeling that is replicated by making music. He found music to be a fun hobby, but it took a while for him to consider making music professionally. Through a movie-like series of events Hood began to take music seriously: he moved to a new state, got a job that he grew to hate, reconnected with an ex-girlfriend whom he spent a "confusing" weekend with, was inspired to write an EP about the experience and has been hooked on that creative high since. 

Hood takes pride in creating something that no one else is. Through each phase of his life he has found inspiration in different artists. For most of high school he took inspiration from John Mayer and Michael Bublé, today he finds inspiration in the work of Georgia Green and The 1975. Outside of music he is currently finding inspiration in Christopher Nolan's films. In general Hood tends to pick up on little things and focus on those things more acutely than the average person would; through that he finds a ton of inspiration that most people do not see. Each song Hood creates speaks for itself; practically every song is a new genre. Hood has always had a goal to make music that is different from what you might hear on the radio in the Top 40, but is still able to fit into the Top 40. 

Music is a blend of subjective creativity and practice of an actual skill and Hood takes full advantage of that creativity. "I want to see pop writers think outside the box more, I want to see us blur the lines between genres even more dramatically than we have," explains Hood. "I want us to tell stories about our lawn ornaments and our dentist's fears and all kinds of sideways stuff, why not? That's something I have always felt a real sense of purpose in, so I am going to follow it and see where it goes," continued Hood. Hood has taken that natural inclination to tell stories and used it to craft his music. His last release, 'So You Wanna Marry Daisy' is a broadway style theatrical story that clearly demonstrates Hood's storytelling abilities. His next release is an alternative tale of The Wizard of Oz titled 'Clover Season' the song will continue to demonstrate that skill in story telling.