Hi, I’m Saumya

I'm a creative storyteller based in New York with a passion for all things music, entertainment, and travel-related. I honed my skills at Spotify and Warner Music, and now I'm bringing my expertise to the Creator Partnerships team at Agentio.

Music is my life,

the lyrics are my story….

(I know, cringey right)

Those were the words I chose to engrave on the iPod Touch my parents gifted me on my 12th birthday. As cringeworthy as it may be, I still stand by it. Music has always been a backdrop for my life. I met some of my best friends to One Direction’s Best Song Ever, fell in love to Dua Lipa’s Cold Heart, got one of my first major jobs to Janice’s My Kind of Woman, and solo-traveled to Bakermat’s Madan. Every memorable moment has a song to go with it.

To me, music is a feeling—a means to amplify our lived experience on this planet

I believe in liminal moments, where we feel in and out of time, bonded to ourselves and those around us. Music has the power to incite such a feeling of liminality, which offers respite, allowing us to escape our daily lives.

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“I Will Survive”: Clubbing During Economic Crisis in Beirut, Lebanon

I’ve always been fascinated by music’s ability to transcend cultural and geographical boundaries. Having grown up abroad across five different countries, I’ve brought an international lens to every opportunity I’ve taken on. More recently, this has manifested in the form of research on emerging markets in the Middle East and North Africa Region. A few years ago, my father moved to Lebanon, and I’ve been spending my summers and winters with him in Beirut, ever since. During my time in Lebanon, I was able to bear witness to the historic persistence of the vast music scene, despite the ongoing political and economic strife. I chose to base my senior thesis on how the country’s music and nightlife scene thus serve as a coping mechanism for the Lebanese people, by offering a space that strengthens national ties and facilitates a sense of belonging.

Hi, I’m Saumya

I'm a creative storyteller based in New York with a passion for all things music and travel-related. I honed my skills at Spotify and now I'm bringing my expertise to the Global Marketing team at Atlantic Records.

Music is my life, the lyrics are my story…

(I know, cringey right)

Those were the words I chose to engrave on the iPod Touch my parents gifted me on my 12th birthday. As cringe as it may sound, I still stand by it. Music has always been a backdrop for my life. I met some of my best friends to One Direction’s Best Song Ever, became an independent woman to Lizzo’s Truth Hurts, fell in love to Dua Lipa’s Cold Heart, got one of my first major jobs to Janice’s My Kind of Woman, and traveled to Bakermat’s Madan. Every memorable moment has a song to go with it.

To me, music is a feeling—a means to amplify our lived experience on this planet.

I believe in liminal moments, where we feel in and out of time, bonded to ourselves and those around us. Music has the power to incite such a feeling of liminality, which offers respite, allowing us to escape our daily lives.

Portfolio Spotlight

“I Will Survive”: Clubbing During Economic Crisis in Beirut, Lebanon

I’ve always been fascinated by music’s ability to transcend cultural and geographical boundaries. Having grown up abroad across five different countries, I’ve brought an international lens to every opportunity I’ve taken on. More recently, this has manifested in the form of research on emerging markets in the Middle East and North Africa Region. A few years ago, my father moved to Lebanon, and I’ve been spending my summers and winters with him in Beirut, ever since. During my time in Lebanon, I was able to bear witness to the historic persistence of the vast music scene, despite the ongoing political and economic strife. I chose to base my senior thesis on how the country’s music and nightlife scene thus serve as a coping mechanism for the Lebanese people, by offering a space that strengthens national ties and facilitates a sense of belonging.