Spencer Hawk (born March 26, 1999), also known by his stage name Gupi (stylized as gupi), is an American electronic musician. He is the child of skateboarder Tony Hawk.

Biography

As a child, Hawk's mother encouraged him to learn the guitar, which started his interest in music. In school, he played in a rock band with several of his friends. When he discovered artists like Skrillex and Deadmau5, Hawk decided to pursue electronic music instead. He worked on electronic music throughout middle school and high school, and connected with other producers through SoundCloud. Hawk originally made music under the name W3N, but began releasing music as Gupi in 2016, when only 17. In 2018, Hawk released his second EP, ''All'', through the record label RORA Team. Charli XCX heard his EP and asked him to do a session with her for her 2019 album, ''Charli''. The work that he did was not released on her album, but Hawk had the opportunity to meet and work alongside A. G. Cook and Dylan Brady. In February 2020, Hawk released his debut album, ''None'', through Dog Show Records, a record label owned by Brady. In October 2020, Hawk and ''Fraxiom'' released ''Food House'' under the Food House name, through the same label. Though his father is supportive of his work, Hawk says that he tries to make a very large point of not at all involving isdad" so that his accomplishments are considered to be his own. Hawk is currently pursuing a degree in electronic production at Berklee.

Artistry

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, and dubstep. Matt Moen of Paper notes that the lead single from ''None'', "Thos Moser", includes lyrics with multiple "irreverent non-sequiturs and pop culture shout outs". Hawk states their musical influences as PC Music, System of a Down,

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Discography

Albums

*''None'' (Dog Show Records, 2020) *''you're it'' (Self-released, 2022) *''paper eater'' (2022)

Collaboration albums

*''food house'' (with Fraxiom as Food House) (Dog Show Records, 2020)

EPs

* ''Company'' (RORA Team, 2017) * ''All'' (RORA Team, 2018) * ''Bunny Hill Original Soundtrack'' (Self-released, 2021)

Singles

References

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External links

Gupi's website

Gupi's Soundcloud

Gupi – ''Company'' EP on the RORA Team Soundcloud
Living people American electronic musicians 1999 births