{{Short description|American musician (born 1999)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2022}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Gupi | image = | caption = | alias = Spencer Hawk/Spenny | birth_name = Spencer Anthony Hawk | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1999|03|26}} | birth_place = Encinitas, California, U.S. | genre = {{hlist|Hyperpop|experimental pop}} | occupations = Musician | current_member_of = Food House | years_active = 2016–present | label = Dog Show Records | website = {{URL|https://gupi.info}} }}
'''Spencer Anthony Hawk''' (born March 26, 1999), also known by their{{efn|Gupi uses they/them pronouns<ref>{{cite web |title=Instagram: gupimusic |url=https://www.instagram.com/gupimusic |website=www.instagram.com}}</ref>}} stage name '''Gupi''', is an American electronic musician. Gupi is the child of skateboarder Tony Hawk.<ref>{{Cite web |title='Please Don't Listen to My Music,' Artists Tell Pewdiepie |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/dont-listen-to-my-music-artists-tell-pewdiepie-gupi-pcmusic/ |access-date=May 5, 2021 |website=vice.com|date=August 5, 2020 }}</ref> They are part of the musical duo Food House (stylized in lowercase) alongside Fraxiom.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Moen |first=Matt |date=September 6, 2020 |title=food house Take to the Target/CVS Parking Lot for 'Ride' |url=https://www.papermag.com/food-house-ride |access-date=November 6, 2024 |website=PAPER}}</ref>
== Biography == As a child, Hawk's mother encouraged them to learn the guitar, which started their interest in music. In school, they played in a rock band with several of their friends. When they discovered artists like Skrillex and Deadmau5, Hawk decided to pursue electronic music instead. They 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 Hawk originally made music under the name W3N, but began releasing music as Gupi in 2016, when they were 17.<ref name="redbull" /> It originally stood as an acronym for Guilty Until Proven Innocent.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sonemic Interview: Gupi - RYM/Sonemic |url=https://rateyourmusic.com/feature/sonemic-interview-gupi |access-date=2024-02-09 |website=Rate Your Music |language=en}}</ref>
In 2018, Hawk released their second EP, ''All'', through the record label RORA Team.<ref name="edmtunes" /> Charli XCX heard their EP and asked them to do a session with her for her 2019 album, ''Charli''. The work that they did was not released on her album, but Hawk had the opportunity to meet and work alongside A. G. Cook and Dylan Brady.<ref name="redbull" /> In February 2020, Hawk released their debut album, ''None'', through Dog Show Records, a record label owned by Brady.<ref name="underground" /> In October 2020, Hawk and ''Fraxiom'' released ''Food House'' under the Food House name, through the same label.<ref>{{Cite web|date=November 6, 2020|title=food house Turns the Snare Up One More Level|url=https://www.papermag.com/food-house-interview-2648553876.html?rebelltitem=21#rebelltitem21?rebelltitem=21|access-date=May 5, 2021|website=PAPER|language=en}}</ref> This was followed up by the duo's sophomore album, ''Two House'', in February 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Press-Reynolds |first=Kieran |date=2025-03-05 |title=Food House Tore Through Hyperpop in 2020. Now, They're Back for Seconds. |url=https://pitchfork.com/thepitch/food-house-tore-through-hyperpop-in-2020-now-theyre-back-for-seconds/ |access-date=2025-04-03 |website=Pitchfork |language=en-US}}</ref>
Though their father is supportive of their work, Hawk says that they "[try] to make a very large point of not at all involving [their] dad" so that their accomplishments are considered to be their own.<ref name="redbull" />
Hawk has a degree in electronic production at Berklee,<ref name="redbull" /> from which they graduated in 2021. They are currently based in New York City.<ref>{{Cite web |title=gupi |url=https://gupi.bandcamp.com/ |access-date=2025-04-03 |website=gupi |language=en}}</ref>
== Artistry ==
Ben Mangelsdorf of Underground Underdogs describes Gupi's music as experimental pop and compares it to the music of Sophie and Skrillex.<ref name="underground" /> Kyle Whiting of 34th Street Magazine calls Gupi's album ''None'' an "exhilarating thrillride of maximalist club tracks" that draw elements from genres like bubblegum bass, house, and dubstep.<ref name="street" /> 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".<ref name="paper" />
Hawk has cited their musical influences as PC Music, System of a Down, Britney Spears, and a picture of Sonic the Hedgehog. They make all of their cover artwork in the default Mac application Preview.<ref name="underground" />
== Discography ==
=== Albums === *''None'' (Dog Show Records, 2020)<ref>{{cite web |title=None |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/none/1497774477 |website=music.apple.com}}</ref> *''you're it'' (Self-released, 2022)<ref>{{cite web |title=You're It |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/youre-it/1601463772 |website=music.apple.com}}</ref> *''paper eater'' (2022)<ref>{{cite web |title=Paper Eater |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/paper-eater/1656108603 |website=music.apple.com}}</ref> *ever since (2026) <ref>{{Cite web |title=ever since, by gupi |url=https://gupi.bandcamp.com/album/ever-since |access-date=2026-05-09 |website=gupi |language=en}}</ref>
=== Collaboration albums === *''food house'' (with Fraxiom as Food House) (Dog Show Records, 2020)<ref>{{cite web |title=Food House |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/food-house/1535282231 |website=music.apple.com}}</ref> *''two house'' (with Fraxiom as Food House) (2025)<ref>{{cite web |title=Two House |url=https://x.com/fo0dhouse/status/1882926618760679735 |website=x.com}}</ref>
=== EPs === * ''Company'' (RORA Team, 2017)<ref>{{cite web |title=Company (The Remixes) - EP |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/company-the-remixes-ep/1361336077 |website=music.apple.com}}</ref> * ''All'' (RORA Team, 2018)<ref>{{cite web |title=All |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/all/1556582163 |website=music.apple.com}}</ref> * ''Bunny Hill Original Soundtrack'' (Self-released, 2021)<ref>{{cite web |title=Bunny Hill Original Soundtrack - EP |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/bunny-hill-original-soundtrack-ep/1552463947 |website=music.apple.com}}</ref> * ''check-in'' (2023)<ref>{{cite web |title=Check-In - Single |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/check-in-single/1691199233 |website=music.apple.com}}</ref> * ''glow-zone'' (2023)<ref>{{Cite web |title=glow-zone |url=https://www.gupi.info/glow-zone |access-date=2024-01-03 |website=gupi |language=en}}</ref> * ''puppeteer my corpse at the renegade please'' (2024)<ref>{{Cite web |title=puppeteer my corpse at the renegade please |url=https://www.gupi.info/pmcatrp |access-date=2024-02-23 |website=gupi |language=en}}</ref>
=== Singles === {|class="wikitable" !align="center"<!-- width="1"-->|Year !Title !Album |- |align="center"<!-- rowspan="1"-->|2020 |"Thos Moser" (with Fraxiom)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Thos Moser, by gupi |url=https://gupi.bandcamp.com/track/thos-moser-2 |access-date=2024-10-27 |website=gupi |language=en}}</ref> |''None'' |- |align="center"<!-- rowspan="1"-->|2020 |"Ride" (with Fraxiom as Food House)<ref>{{Cite web |title=ride, by Food House |url=https://foodhouse.bandcamp.com/track/ride |access-date=2024-10-27 |website=Food House |language=en}}</ref> |''Food House'' |- |align="center"<!-- rowspan="1"-->|2020 |"Mos Thoser" (with Fraxiom as Food House)<ref>{{Cite web|title=20 anthems for a new pride|url=https://www.thefader.com/2020/06/26/queer-anthems-playlist-2020-pride-month-lgbtq-songs|access-date=May 5, 2021|website=The FADER|language=en}}</ref> |''Food House'' |- |2021 |"What's Known Now"<ref>{{Cite web |title=what's known now, by gupi |url=https://gupi.bandcamp.com/track/whats-known-now |access-date=2024-10-27 |website=gupi |language=en}}</ref> |''you're it'' |- |2021 |"Body Horror"<ref>{{Cite web |title=body horror, by gupi |url=https://gupi.bandcamp.com/track/body-horror |access-date=2024-10-27 |website=gupi |language=en}}</ref> |''you're it'' |- |align="center"<!-- rowspan="1"-->|2021 |"Butterfly Knife" (with Fraxiom as Food House)<ref>{{Cite web |title=butterfly knife, by Food House |url=https://foodhouse.bandcamp.com/track/butterfly-knife |access-date=2024-10-27 |website=Food House |language=en}}</ref> |Non-album single |- |2021 |"Ongoing"<ref>{{Cite web |title=ongoing, by gupi |url=https://gupi.bandcamp.com/track/ongoing |access-date=2024-10-27 |website=gupi |language=en}}</ref> |''you're it'' |- |2022 |"1P-747 Chopped"<ref>{{Cite web |title=1P-747 chopped, by gupi |url=https://gupi.bandcamp.com/track/1p-747-chopped |access-date=2024-10-27 |website=gupi |language=en}}</ref> |''paper eater'' |- |2022 |"Master Builder 1999"<ref>{{Cite web |title=master builder 1999, by gupi |url=https://gupi.bandcamp.com/track/master-builder-1999 |access-date=2024-10-27 |website=gupi |language=en}}</ref> |''paper eater'' |- |2022 |"Foreverial"<ref>{{Cite web |title=foreverial, by gupi |url=https://gupi.bandcamp.com/track/foreverial |access-date=2024-10-27 |website=gupi |language=en}}</ref> |''paper eater'' |- |2024 |"special" (with Fraxiom as Food House)<ref>{{Cite web |title=special, by Food House |url=https://foodhouse.bandcamp.com/track/special |access-date=2025-02-24 |website=Food House |language=en}}</ref> |''two house'' |- |2024 |"kutna hora" (with Fraxiom as Food House)<ref>{{Cite web |title=kutna hora, by Food House |url=https://foodhouse.bandcamp.com/track/kutna-hora |access-date=2024-11-13 |website=Food House |language=en}}</ref> |''two house'' |- |2025 |"credit card knife" (with Fraxiom as Food House)<ref>{{Cite web |title=credit card knife, by Food House |url=https://foodhouse.bandcamp.com/track/credit-card-knife |access-date=2025-02-24 |website=Food House |language=en}}</ref> |''two house'' |- |2026 |"fanfare"<ref>{{Cite web |title=fanfare, by gupi |url=https://gupi.bandcamp.com/track/fanfare |website=gupi |language=en}}</ref> |''ever since'' |- |2026 |"time waster"<ref>{{Cite web |title=time waster, by gupi |url=https://gupi.bandcamp.com/track/time-waster |website=gupi |language=en}}</ref> |''ever since'' |- |2026 |"vulcan"<ref>{{Cite web |title=vulcan, by gupi |url=https://gupi.bandcamp.com/track/vulcan |website=gupi |language=en}}</ref> |''ever since'' |}
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== References == {{Reflist|refs= <ref name="paper">{{cite news|last1=Moen |first1=Matt |title=What the Hell Is 'Thos Moser'? |url=https://www.papermag.com/gupi-fraxiom-thos-moser-2645185521.html |work=Paper |accessdate=May 13, 2020}}</ref> <ref name="underground">{{cite news|last1=Mangelsdorf |first1=Ben |title=Meet Gupi: The Shape of Pop to Come |url=https://undergroundunderdogs.com/2020/04/23/gupi-interview-thos-moser-none/ |work=Underground Underdogs |accessdate=May 13, 2020}}</ref> <ref name="street">{{cite news|last1=Whiting |first1=Kyle |title=Gupi's 'None' Is an Exhilarating Ride Through Experimental Club Music |url=https://www.34st.com/article/2020/03/gupi-none-album-review-thos-moser-fraxiom-dog-show-records-100-gecs-pc-music-charlie-xcx-sophie-ag-cook/ |work=34th Street Magazine |accessdate=May 13, 2020}}</ref> <ref name="edmtunes">{{cite news|last1=Qureshi |first1=Saad |title=Tony Hawk's Son is Producing Tracks Under The Name 'Gupi' |url=https://www.edmtunes.com/2017/10/tonk-hawks-son-producing-gupi/ |work=EDM Tunes |accessdate=May 13, 2020}}</ref> <ref name="redbull">{{cite news|last1=Enis |first1=Eli |title=Meet Gupi: Sonic The Hedgehog fan, Skrillex disciple and son of Tony Hawk |url=https://www.redbull.com/int-en/spencer-hawk-gupi-interview |work=Red Bull Music |accessdate=May 19, 2020}}</ref> }}
== External links == * [https://gupimusic.wixsite.com/gupi Gupi's website] * [https://soundcloud.com/gupimusic Gupi's Soundcloud] * [https://soundcloud.com/rorateam/sets/gupi-company-ep Gupi – ''Company'' EP on the RORA Team Soundcloud]
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