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It’s a great performance.
Sadly, I NEVER give money to people using amplified instruments.
But I’m very generous when someone is playing acoustic only.
Lol, i never give money to acoustic players
Does amplification make them less of a musician? Your logic is flawed.
Because you never know if there is a hidden dwarf orchestra inside the amplifier, and the musician is cheating. To be fair, I never give money to street performers. :p
#1 its about quality, if they play well enough.
#2 do they own more expensive equipment than me? If so, I’m much less inclined to give.
I wouldn’t give him money because of his hair style. Ew.
You shouldn’t judge people by the equipment they have, it took me 2 years to save up for a good camera to take my photography to a more professional level, but my salary now doesn’t even cover my rent let alone other expenses
Lol, what did you expect?
You don’t like it when people play louder so that more people can hear it?
Personally I don’t like it cause they assume I will like what they are playing. I don’t need to hear some crappy street performer the whole time Im shopping at CVS, thank you.
You all suck…..you know that, right ?
That’s what I was just thinking.
I agree. If I have money to give to performers, I give it. I’ve been in the same situation, and if they’re willing to share their art, I applaud their bravery.
What if I don’t enjoy their art? That would be like being forced to eat something I don’t like and then pay for it.
You have to be an alien not to like this…
It’s a great performance, but rather than contribute to this man’s art, you withheld on some arbitrary measure that is really quite biased! It’s your money, of course do what you want. But I hope that you’ll consider in the future that if the peformance was worth listening to, then it was also worth paying for.
what is the difference in your eyes? It does not make someone less of a skilled musician to be playing an amplified instrument. This guy is fantastic and knows the tricks. Using guitar pedals to make loops can be difficult and requires the performer to have perfect timing. He is creating layers of sound he has created himself, he is essentially functioning as an entire band. He most definitely a VERY well trained and educated musician.
I just love the sound of raw instruments and dislike having to hear them through amplification. So I favour those providing what I like.
I must admit, if a musician is really good, I do break my rule.
I agree, this was freaking INCREDIBLE. It takes enough talent to mix something that sounds that good with a computer… to do so with a single instrument, live, is just phenomenal.
It absolutely has nothing to do with whether you like the song he’s playing or not. When someone is that talented, you really should appreciate it. I mean, what’s 25c from your pocket for those people who dislike the song… but really, that performance was worth at LEAST $5
You do know he plays the dull slow voice, and the repetitive crap that keeps repeating (and people who don’t have the concentration to listen to music usually keep their attention to) is pre-recorded?
I came to the comments specifically to see if anyone else would mention this. There are many talented street performers, but it doesn’t take a lot of talent to play along with a recording. How do we know any of it is legit?
Yeah, it’s not pre-recorded. Check out the little red box he keeps stepping on. It’s a Boss RC-3 Loop pedal. He is playing each part live and looping them over eachother.
GOD FORGIVE YOUR THIEVING, JUDGEMENTAL albeit acoustic HEART!!!!!!!
I don’t know why you would be harsh on him, he couldn’t pull off what he did without that pedal, and he couldn’t use the pedal without the amp, soo..
Pure inspiration, now i want to learn that holy crap
Well, OK. Imaginative, but not greatly so. The man uses a Boss RC-3 Loop Station. With a bit of control you can play like this for hours.
I pay street musicians when they move me – amplified or not, no matter.
If I see true effort, it’s worth money to me.
He does not look like somebody who needs the money
But good performance.
Why is music not a commodity worth paying for unless somebody is homeless?
I agree! If someone loves music enough and wants to share their love by, say, performing on the street, are they not allowed if they’re not homeless?
Maybe he just wants to be able to perform, and hey, if he get a few bucks, good day! This is no different than him playing in a venue…the audience is just bigger and he gets less money.
His music gives goosebumps to geese
wouldn’t those just be bumps?
“I’m so cold, I’ve got people bumps!”
It me sad how some very untalented people can make it big and become regulars on the radio, and others that truly have a gift play on the streets. Not that this guy truly looks like he is in need of money but he really does have some talent.
Thats cause hes playing crappy old music like baytoven, or something, like the stuff rich english people listen to. If he wants to get on the radio, he should play something good, like Nikki Minaj or Lady Gaga.
/sarcasm
Beethoven fail.
I think (hope) that the misspelling was part of the sarcasm.
It was. Guess I just didn’t misspell everything else well enough.
Yes, the Halo theme song is really old… sigh.
That wasn’t the Halo Theme…Not even close…
oh and btw your sarcasm fails again…
Sounds like OneRepublic.
That’s what I was thinking too, sounds a lot like ‘Secrets’.
He is playing secrets by one republic. Which isn’t that special since the song does include a cello and a violin, so all he had to do was set parts on repeat and play the main part with some minor changes, im sure.
you are wrong. He is playing all the parts one by one and sequencing them using a guitar loop pedal.
NICKI MINAJ AND LADY GAGA ARE NOT GOOD. >:(
And it’s Beethoven, not Baytoven. You sir need to explore the world of music more.
What is wrong with you people o_O what part of “sarcasm” didn’t click? I know the little misspell thing didn’t go to well but, damn.
The misspell went just fine. I thought the /sarcasm tag was a bit over the top—too obvious with something already obvious—but apparently it wasn’t enough for the truly clueless. Take heart that you made *some* people laugh, and take a look at literallyunbelievable.org if you want reassurance about just how ignorant and gullible many people are.
not rich – but I listen to this type of music. Nikki and GaGa get on my last nerve. I can tolerate an occasional song from them. This … is SOOTHING.
he’s very talented.
He’s playing Secrets by One Republic, Not any Beethoven….. Plays on the radio along with all the Nikki Minaj and Lady Gaga stuff all the time…..
This guy’s on youtube his name is violin2003
Thx, honey
There was a guy playing some kinda horn (the curly kind with the fat end? French horn?) Outside the minimart where I work. He kept playing regardless of snow and lack of interest (the people in my town are high-brow dbags)…I ended up supplying with self-heating cups of coffee on my break. Win for me
I got music on the tills, he stayed warm!
Also check out Ed Alleyne-Johnson who I think this guy may have heard…
Meh. Those loop things are ridiculous. Not a fan. It’s like photoshop for a bad photographer – it can’t make terrible stuff go away, but it can make pretty average artists look like JS Bach or Picasso
The world could use more Bach and Picasso – if it’s done with raw talent and acoustic instruments, or if it’s done with one schmuck with a gizmotron, good music is good music.
This.
It’s damn difficult to accompany yourself without some sort of gizmotron.
Which is why gizmotrons should be discouraged, and the pursuit of greater skill encouraged.
Gizmotrons require skill, too (in fact, usually more skill and theory knowledge than acoustic instruments). They provide more openings for a creative person to exercise their creativity, that’s all. People with no skills will still sound like people with no skills no matter how good their gizmotron is.
I take it you’ve never heard U2?
So people shouldn’t use multitrack recorders either, because it’s cheating? He’s making his own loops on the spot. That pretty boss.
Cool asians are just that cooler than other cool people.
- Grettings from an not so cool dane.
That was amazing… and a song from my favorite band!
OneRepublic ftw!!
And yea he used a loop machine.. but guess what. everything you here is him! He is his own orchestra. you cant say that isnt talent.
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Don’t be an underachiever.
That’s two Spokane related posts in two days ._.
This guy is really good though. Sometimes he plays with another guy who plays a normal, non electric violin. They remind me of 2Cellos
I could see an electric violin and an acoustic violin reminding you of 2 violas, but not 2 cellos. The playing position is completely different.
He meant this. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjOQac1vOEc
Gah, that’s even one of my favorite songs by them~
2cellos as in the band…
SUCK IT DOWN, DUBSTEP!
oh hey i’m from spokane, he’s pretty good.
I haven’t seen him in awhile.
@Nathan:
No, true talent would be if he whipped off a Bach Partita for solo violin.
Loop stations are fun, but they can get tedious after a while, that’s all.
anyone else notice how the video was sped up by .4
Hey, this kid nicked David Ford’s act!
If you like what he’s doing with the Loop pedal, check out Andrew Bird. He does original work with the fiddle & loop pedal.
And it’s really really good.
I mean, this guy is alright, but Andrew Bird is the master of all things.
What is that woman doing at ~2:14?
I wondered that too. seems like she is arranging bills under those ‘sheets of paper’(?) but unsure. it does not seem very windy.
I’m thinking she was hiding what she was giving. Might have been a large bill.
Or an embarrassingly small one.
I tend to do the same thing. if he cant retreive it right away – hiding it will give him some time to pull it or hide it further.
since we’re having posts like this on failblog, why not post some cute kitten or delicious recipe “wins” ?
Win.
Is it bad that I chose to automatically read that as “delicious cute kitten recipes”?
I’m from Spokane, and that guy is lucky the cops didn’t give him a beatdown for being a minority.
I bet this guy could make more money doing wedding receptions than on the street. Tips would be a whole lot better when you’re playing for a buncha drunk ‘happy’ people.
People at weddings dont carry money
Most weddings are on weekends. Maybe this is his day job.
To be honest, weddings are hard work for musicians. You have to have a programme prepared, and know music people can dance to. Streets are easy, you just plop down where you like, and leave when you feel like it; plus they pay a very decent amount of money.
Unless you’re in Seattle where you have to have a permit to play on the streets…
This honestly had me react with “TAKE ALL MY MONEY”
…but nothing happened when i threw my wallet at the screen….
This guy is so skilled!
meh,
get a band
Was I the only one who noticed the mouse running across the footpath in the background at 1.:22 ?
I didn’t think it was a mouse, no direction changes and it looked like it got stuck under the bike rack. I was thinking it was a drink can or something rolling across the sidewalk.
it looks more like a rat.. a mouse is way too small to have been noticable. I have 3 pet buck rats and the size looks about right.
I see a super bowl comercial in his future!
First rule of the interwebs:
If you see something on the interwebs that is hard to belive, then its because its not true.
Second rule of the interwebs:
People are idiots
Third rule of the interwebs:
Spam the interwebs. You WILL make money, (see rule number 2)
I love his English counterpart, Ed Alleyne-Johnson. He’s been busking over here for years, my dad has every one of his CD’s.
damn i saw this post like 238749837843 times in the last 3 days
I passed through the 14th street subway station today and was wowed by the ‘Saw Lady’! Have you seen her? This is her playing the ‘Star Trek’ theme on a saw! http://youtu.be/lPvTTc7jAVQ
He’s good, but no Michael Shulman.
Very Nice
That guy needs to move to a real city. He could make some real money.
Sounds great… but what’s the lady doing @ 2:10? Making change?
Wow, I can hardly believe that no else hasn’t already commented on that girls skirt going up cuz of the wind.
That video was a WIN for both the violinist and double plus good cuz of seeing that girl’s panties.
It’s about 60% through the video.
It’s the group of 3 girls.
The one with the plaid skirt has it fly up while she’s walking away.
Not everyone on here is a serial ‘bater.
hot chicks in the back!
OK, I figured it out – the white squares are probably CDs that the guy is selling. The woman at 2:14 is putting a bill under the CDs so the bill doesn’t get blown away by the wind.
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C’mon, by the time her skirt flies up she’s so far away it doesn’t really matter.
Man, some people are so pathetic they get aroused every time the wind picks up. Literally.
anyone notice the rat running across the pavement
1:20 onwards 
What bugs me is that noone stops and stays to listen, even those that put him dollars into the case. Around here, he would have gathered a crowd in a minute.
chances are that the people are standing off camera (to the left). when id see that guy getting filmed i wouldnt walk into the picture.
maybe thats just me tho
I read many of these comments and now I feel like an idiot. Why didn’t I stop after only a few? It was obvious they were all idiotic – why did I think they would get better as I read on? “I never give money to street performers using amps”, “I figured out what the woman in 2:14 is doing!”, “Holy s**t, did you see that mouse?”. Shame on me for reading this crap. Double shame on you for posting it (no-shame-back). Triple shame on failblog moderator for not intervening and as we all know triple-shame is the greatest amount of shame possible.
At his worst, he still has more talent than me so I applaud him!
This dude ROX!!!
Owen Pallett/Final Fantasy have been doing this for years. I like him, but not this reductive carbon copy.
I ALWAYS see this guy when I am driving past and am too busy blasting music and trying not to hit people to know that he plays awesome music. Next time I see him out there I am going to pull over and listen.
ASIAN GUY IS HOT <3
This is exactly the same thing but much much better…btw please change it to 480p it makes a ton of difference!
A loop machine won’t make anyone a good musician. This man is talented. Give him an acoustic instrument, he will still be a good musician.
Quit being so closed minded.
At 2:10: Prost.itutes?
I would have walked to the cashpoint and and taken out no less that £30 and gave it to him personally because i would pay to hear a performance like that.
Simply beautiful.
Well done.
Shame Spokane appears to be full of tight-arses.
Man those Japanese robots are looking real as sh*t these days.
Coolest thing about this vid?
I have that same orange power unit. it’s pretty cool, jumpstarts your car, inflate your tires and acts as a portable power unit.
Just in case anyone was wondering…
I THINK WE’RE MISSING THE POINT!!! THERE IS A HAUNTED POP CAN IN THIS VIDEO!! SOMEONE CALL SOME BODY!!!