Resonate is Spy Hop’s capstone hip-hop program. Celebrating the use of rap as a vehicle for self-expression and social change, teens in this program spend ten months together to form their own rap group and produce a full-length hip-hop album from scratch. From songwriting, to music-making, to recording, to performing across the valley, students receive state-of-the-art instruction from our full-time teaching audio artist, Nick, in collaboration with Get-It-Write Records.
Every summer, the community celebrates the music albums produced by both the Resonate and Musicology programs at Heatwave, Spy Hop’s annual album release music festival!
Student Work
Check out last year's Resonate album
F8 OF THE CITY BY SLC F8
Listen to SLC F8’s debut album, F8 of the City, out now on your favorite streaming platform!
SLC F8 is a Salt Lake City-based Hip-Hop collective of youth formed through Spy Hop’s Resonate program. SLC F8 members: T. London, LaReya Marie, Mig L, OVR, Saucee, Pain Like Shadows, Hendry, and Aedro. Keep up with the band on instagram at @slc_f8.
“A collection of different minds coming together to create something amazing.”
Join Resonate
If you love making hip-hop music and want to take it to the next level, join Resonate! You’ll band together with other young artists to form a rap group and perform around SLC. Learn Ableton, beatmaking, songwriting, production, audio engineering, and more!
Where do I start?
You don’t need to be a pro artist to join Resonate! All you need are foundational musical skills. A great way to build those skills and prep for the Resonate audition is to take some of our foundational music and audio classes (which, as always, are free)!
