In the fifty-fourth episode of the Hidden Driveway Show, I had the honor of interviewing newport motel, an experimental pop artist from Ohio! They're the founder of their own collective downspout, and are one of my favorite artists that I've had the chance to discover through doing these interviews! I hope you enjoy!NEWPORT MOTEL'S SOCIALShttps://www.instagram.com/newport.motelhttps://soundcloud.com/newportmotelhttps://newportmotel.bandcamp.com/HIDDEN DRIVEWAY SOCIALShttps://twitter.com/hiddendriveway_https://www.instagram.com/hiddendriveway_/Listen to Hidden Driveway on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hSJP0juKCmJYHYmHVzS00?si=e4602b80dda54cf1Curated Spotify Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/07YUuoKvKv9J97PEyCDPTp?si=f0dbc4ded45a4586Curated SoundCloud Playlist: https://soundcloud.com/aamufr/sets/hidden-drivewayAAMU'S SOCIALShttps://twitter.com/aamufrhttps://www.instagram.com/aamufr/https://soundcloud.com/aamufrSHOUTOUT TO RESTLESS TOO FOR MAKING THE THUMBNAILhttps://x.com/restlessbaghttps://www.instagram.com/restlesslp/https://soundcloud.com/therealentropyservice Introduction - 0:00Defining their music as “zoomergaze” - 0:24Preparing to do more live shows soon - 3:29How newport motel got into making music - 9:29newport motel’s influences - 13:58Imogen Heap - 16:32Making long songs despite using short form promotion - 22:56Where / when do they picture their music being listened to? - 26:24aamu’s connection to sssleep - 29:10Why newport motel started their collective “downspout” - 32:25How downspout has impacted their work, and trying to prioritize friendship - 34:17Struggling to balance music and school - 38:58Majoring in Psychology and using its themes in their music - 41:56Serving as downspout’s “manager” - 44:35Using downspout as a way to experiment more with their sound - 53:30Currently trying to start a band called ifeelsoyucky - 57:00Are they worried about spreading themselves too thin with music? - 1:00:01 Our random connections with people, and strange ways we’ve met friends - 1:01:10newport motel’s favorite trips that they’ve been on - 1:18:32Meeting online friends in real life - 1:23:53Trying to get involved in their local scene in Cleveland, Ohio - 1:28:45newport motel’s first time playing live - 1:31:19How their local scene has influenced them - 1:34:14Go Back - 1:38:24What year of their life would they relive - 1:41:19Our struggles with socializing in college - 1:43:59aamu’s Cars 2 or Turbo question - 1:47:33Intense game of rock paper scissors - 1:53:52Things about themself that they’re proud of - 1:56:08We’re always changing !!!! - 2:01:06How newport motel brands themself - 2:06:28How promotion can affect an artist (both personally and their music) - 2:10:06Thoughts on artists being embarrassed / scared of promoting themselves - 2:13:14aamu and newport motel have another random connection - 2:15:26Why they use cats for their cover art - 2:17:16newport motel’s plans for 2025 - 2:20:43Shoutouts - 2:25:12Outro - 2:26:44im at a stage of doing these now where ive already covered a lot of the artists im already familiar with, and its allowed me to start learning about and discovering new artists !! newport motels quickly become one of my fav artists atm and ive been trying to put them onto anyone that i can, really glad that we got to do this and hopefully it helps more people know about them too :D#newport #motel #hidden #driveway #show #underground #interview #aamu #music #zoomergaze #ohio #downspout #sssleep #saints #betrayed #sceneworldd #slyphur #dec #knows #fluxwave #productions #skin #twine #hold #your #soul #cleveland #cincinnati