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!
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Student Work
Check out last year's Resonate album
F8 OF THE CITY BY SLC F8
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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)!