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Spotify Canvas. Make the music move.

Create a short vertical video concept for Spotify Canvas. Start with your track’s mood and one visual idea.

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Mika // LIVE
Mika // LIVE

Create a new five-second vertical motion study for a music release, inspired by the selected performance film. An adult fictional performer holds a calm pose under slowly shifting concert lights and makes one restrained repeating gesture. Fixed camera, no cuts and no text. Leave room to trim the shot and test the repeating join in your editing workflow.

15 s

Whoops! Total... Intentional drift! You guys love that, don't you? Ashen? Hey, it's me. Keep this line open, yeah?

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  1. 01

    Say what you want

    A sentence or two is enough.

  2. 02

    Work with HowWorks Agent

    Describe the result you want. The Agent works with the tools you choose.

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    Make it

    Start creating, then keep working with HowWorks.

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Mika // LIVE
Whoops! Total... Intentional drift! You guys love that, don't you? Ashen? Hey, it's me. Keep this line open, yeah?

About

Make a moving visual that feels like part of your release. Tell the HowWorks Agent about the music, the cover palette and a subject worth watching on repeat: light shifting across a room, a turning object or a landscape moving almost imperceptibly. This starting brief creates a vertical video from words. Keep the camera and action simple, choose a section that suits the track, and test how the end meets the beginning. Finish the loop and check the current Spotify Canvas upload requirements before publishing.

Questions

What should I describe for a Spotify Canvas concept?

Describe the track, the visual mood and one movement that belongs with the music. Keep the subject easy to read in a vertical frame. A simple repeated gesture or slow change in light is a useful starting point.

Does this turn my cover image directly into a video?

This page starts from a written description. Describe the cover’s palette, subject and atmosphere to explore a related visual. Use Image to Video when an existing artwork needs to supply the actual opening frame.

Will the generated video loop seamlessly?

Plan to check the join yourself. Watch the chosen section on repeat and inspect changes in position, lighting and camera movement. Trim, crossfade or revise the shot when the end does not meet the beginning cleanly.

Is the result ready to upload to Spotify?

Treat the result as footage for your Canvas. Check the current destination requirements, prepare the final length and encoding, and preview the upload. This workflow does not upload or publish to your Spotify account.

Should the visual tell the whole story of the song?

Choose one image that rewards a little attention rather than a sequence of plot points. Look at it with the track playing and check that the movement supports the song’s mood instead of competing with it.