Apple Remote + Spotify?

I have a 2010 MBP on Lion, and use Spotify pretty heavily - is there any way that I can have my remote control spotify, rather than it waking up iTunes every time (which would be fine but I don't have any playlists)?

Thanks!

Solution 1:

You could try SpotifyIrRemote which works on Lion.

Solution 2:

You could use an iOS Spotify remote instead.

There are a few options listed on Spotify's website

Solution 3:

Best way to do this is to use spotify itself, from an idevice (ipad, iphone) with spotify installed. If using the same spotify account, one can control what plays (and what volume).