Clare Hunter

“I used to spend hours making mixtapes for my friends, picking the songs, the order, and decorating the cover. Drops is the version of that I always wanted,”

Clare Hunter · said date not stated · reported 2026-11-09

Hunter described how the idea for Drops began taking shape after Harman acquired music management software company Roon in 2023.

“You send a friend a song and say, ‘You have to hear this.’ Then you end up texting, ‘Skip to 1:47, that’s the best part.’ The part that hits usually isn’t the first few seconds, and there wasn’t a good way to share just that moment,”

Clare Hunter · said date not stated · reported 2026-11-09

Hunter explained that Drops is designed to let users share specific moments of songs with friends, since the most compelling part of a track often isn't the opening seconds.