MAX MARTIN (with The New Yorker's John Seabrook)
b"DJ Louie is joined by author of The Song Machine and New Yorker staff writer John Seabrook to discuss the greatest pop producer auteur of the modern era, Max Martin. Louie and John discuss Max\\u2019s roots in Sweden and why the country is such a historical breeding ground for world-class pop music. They then discuss Max\\u2019s initial run a hitmaker in the late \\u201890s, crafting the sound of the teen pop boom with Britney Spears, Backstreet Boys, and *NSYNC, his reinvention in the mid 2000s with his protege Dr. Luke on pop-punk hits like Kelly Clarkson\\u2019s \\u201cSince U Been Gone\\u201d, the duo\\u2019s continued, chameleonic radio dominance in the early 2010s with Katy Perry, Britney, and Kesha, and Max\\u2019s latest wave of success adding his glisten to the work of already-established superstars like Taylor Swift and The Weeknd. Finally, Louie and John debate the secret to Max\\u2019s unparalleled success and what his future looks like now that new stars prize authenticity over his patented brand of airtight pop perfection.\\nCheck out Louie's Playlist of Max Martin Essentials on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0TnSOt8jOfuWsmMDDspWML?si=3b6a260a796247df\\nFollow Pop Pantheon on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/poppantheonpod/\\nFollow Pop Pantheon on Twitter: https://twitter.com/PopPantheonPod\\nFollow DJ Louie XIV on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/djlouiexiv/\\nFollow DJ Louie XIV on Twitter: https://twitter.com/djlouiexiv\\nFollow John Seabrook on Twitter: https://twitter.com/jmseabrook"