Live Rap Concert And Conversation For All Ages By A Microsoft Engineer

Peyt Spencer (peyt rhymes with heat) is a rapper and software engineer from Bellevue, Washington, often praised for his East Coast cadence reminiscent of Jay-Z.

Raised on 2000s hip-hop from Ja Rule and LL Cool J to Ludacris and T.I., he mastered the craft while changing the subject. He's now building an audience through his tour across North America called From The Ground Up, part concert, part conversation about his path of growth and the principles that connect us.

Much of his songwriting is inspired by the Baha'i Faith, the same Faith that guided him on a year of service in Veraguas, Panama, after high school. He lived alongside families in Santiago, teaching virtues to children, animating peer-led groups of early adolescents, facilitating study circles for youth and adults, and tutoring reading and math. During his downtime, he recorded raps on his laptop over mainstream beats. His first performed rap ever was in Spanish, at a community gathering.

After his year of service, he attended the University of Florida, where he handed out mixtape CDs and sold shirts downtown. He played all over Gainesville, including with the hip-hop theater troupe Signs of Life. After graduating, he started his tech career testing software before joining Microsoft as a software engineer for the next decade.

Music and code are his life's work. He founded Lyrist for songwriters to find beats and beat writer's block, and operates the entire infrastructure behind his catalog, tour, merch, and live streams.

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