Many students regularly visit a preferred music blog, but Nicola Householder and Jocelyn Miyara, both BC '15, take it one step further. As student ambassadors for the Hype Machine, a site that aggregates popular MP3s from across the blogosphere, these Barnard sophomores represent their favorite online music service on campus.
In an interview with Spectator Music Critic Noah Jackson, this dynamic duo tells us about their duties, discoveries, and the direction of pop as we know it.
Noah Jackson: How did you get recruited by Hype Machine?
Nicola Householder: I saw a little banner across the top of their website, because I use it a lot myself, and then I sent in an application to be an ambassador. They were looking for someone to promote the Hype Machine on campus, someone who was really interested in the website.
Jocelyn Miyara: I had a friend who mentioned what Householder was doing and I thought I wanted to do it too.
Nicola Householder: We didn’t know each other before. I guess you could say Hype Machine made us friends.
NJ: As college ambassadors, what do you do on a day-to-day basis?
