I played 23 Video Game Covers at the Bit Awards | Gig Vlog

[@AdamNeely]

The clean(ish) audio for this gig vlog came from a Zoom H6 that acted as overheads for the drums, then use of all 4 channels of inputs on the Zoom including a bass drum mic, an xlr out from the bass guitar, an AKG-214 taped to Zac's music stand, and an SM-58 draped over the guitar amp. The gain was set wrong on the SM-58, so I couldn't use it, which is why the guitar is so quiet.

[@maxsilbert]

You should pin this!

[@XckBrm]

I just picked up an H6 and this has me sooooooo stoked to start using it.

[@traderjoestar]

Just got an H6 somewhat recently for this kind of thing. Loving it so far, and was wondering what you used to record. It is surprisingly well suited like a drum overhead mic, which is perfect for my drums lol. Cool

[@Whitey1393]

So you expect us to believe the guitar was recorded too quietly "accidentally"? Sure Neely, sure. ;)

[@ChuckDecker]

This is is the coolest thing I've ever seen, Christ man, your too good for KZbin

[@JonahNelson7]

Doing the rehearsal mixed in with the performance makes this so interesting to watch

[@hugohugohugohugo4800]

Heist scene from a movie

[@harry_mair]

Causes so much anxiety

[@nikkoa.3639]

@@harry_mair That's what the players feel as well when performing, except further exemplified. This really helps see where they go for their music

[@dulla8469]

the only reason i watched the whole video was cause of this

[@dr.amygdala6524]

@@hugohugohugohugo4800 Holy shit thats stupidly accurate

[@Tray2323FTW]

This freaking leader guy holy shit he knows what's up

[@Goozeeeee]

Zac Zinger!

[@ryanzarmbinski7446]

Check out his Shakuhachi stuff! Super cool

[@mongoliandude]

You can tell the dude REALLY games, too.

[@penguins.227]

Yeah I clicked for the bass/drums and stayed for the way the video integrated rehearsal into the performance, I have never seen something like that and that guy is crisp.

[@mide8845]

@Lucas da Menace don’t forget the boat he rowed on

[@EmptyDomoKanti99]

not only is their woodwind/ewi/sax player a massive nerd, but he plays the shakuhachi too what a nerd

[@23washere99]

I need myself a man like that

[@keemninyo4625]

I think by only knowing the name of that instument you should be considered a nerd as well

[@Marth200023]

@@keemninyo4625 thats exactly what i thought lol

[@shaunfernando5349]

666th like

[@rtrt4580]

Plus Zac Singer is sexy as hell

[@kaiserped]

Zac was brilliant and pulled the best out of each performer. If I were a musician I would be glad to follow his lead.

[@zzzdi5770]

Yeah, lead was amazing ! Great performance.

[@CheenoTheRedstoner]

we found Zac's second account

[@aylbdrmadison1051]

Great arranging skills.

[@ts4gv]

Not to mention how on point his audiations were... perfect pitch? edit: obviously perfect pitch isn't all it takes to vocalize those intricate lines on the spot, but he seems to always be in the right key

[@jakekeys88music]

@@ts4gv He waa doing his job as a conductor and being on top of the arrangements. I'm sure he was probably close to having plenty of that stuff memorized from spending so much time with the scores.

[@RudyAyoub]

6:52 "isnt this a SICK tune?" Adam: "it's strange"

[@madiserket2]

Rudy Ayoub sounds like a gag from one of your videos, bro.

[@markopolo2224]

hi

[@Gnurklesquimp]

I assume they're talking about that CEO theme that came after, and I agree with both of them

[@EleDoge]

0 3 5 left the band

[@zack01598]

strange isn't bad

[@benjaminaustnesnarum3900]

Zac Zinger could be an eccentric genius in either a comic or manga; the double Zs combined with witty charm, a sharp suit, charismatic leadership, and playing the sax like sex, really makes him a character. Great video!

[@lifeontheledgerlines8394]

Great comic idea... hmmm...

[@jccanizal6410]

Dafuq is with that description, makes me uncomfortable...

[@razvanrusan9319]

stand user

[@ernestogarcia3193]

He’d be that op charismatic character that gives up his life defending the mc and everyone else. Role compared to netero from hxh or ace from one piece. Or maybe an even better one would be jiraya from naruto

[@noahmay7708]

My first thought is an Ace Attorney character.

[@alexd2227]

Man... The level of musicianship on display here is impressive. Well done, everyone!

[@TheUmart]

whatever they've paid them,it wasn't even close enough,which is the one of the more sad things in this world.

[@sunnibird]

@@TheUmart Probably one of those $100 for the band and one cocktail each gigs ;)

[@eeeeeee11]

Never seen this level of professionalism into jazz before, the way he leads is quite impressive.

[@gabethebabe8187]

Does anyone know where I can find a longer version for the just cause theme?

[@HotStrange]

Agreed. Adam is truly one of the best bassists around right now, imo. Guy can do it all. Funk, Jazz, fusion, rock, prog. All 4 of these guys killed it on this one. The leader was the perfect mix of “leader” and cool guy haha. Being able to joke with the band is key to a good musical environment, imo.

[@fetB]

The sax guy seems the be just the man for the job. He's super into it

[@Leo-st9ti]

Zac zinger

[@yadielmercedes3635]

10:26 Did he just give a hi-five while playing sax, this guy is a legend

[@shyguyinfinity]

Ok so the number of Adam Neely videos with an arrangement of Bowser's theme that uses a 1/2 time metal drumbeat is now 2

[@AlexPies1]

and the second?

[@AlxG0r]

9:35

[@jun_ezz]

@@AlexPies1 His interview with Charlie Rosen for the 8 Bit Bigband

[@lifeontheledgerlines8394]

@@jun_ezz I love that video. Charlie is a beast.

[@dinospumoni663]

I liked the inclusion of the parts with the band leader explaining things. He did an excellent job, as did you and the other musicians. Also, "I love that groove! Did I write that?" -- "You wrote that." -- "Oh, awesome." Cool that he's a fellow JRPG fan as well.

[@Sergio_Solorio]

Spumoni ice cream

[@yadielmercedes3635]

12:42 The excitement in the guy's "let's go" gives me life 😂

[@gasolineandwine]

Same vibe as Eric Andre Show's "YYYEAAHH"

[@fratparty69]

Came to the comments looking for this!!! Totally agree!

[@todbilegotgonbat3943]

3:45 "You ever seen the movie Whiplash?" A tradition to mention it to every drummer, is it?

[@AdamNeely]

i was fucking with him

[@defconhat]

I love how clear it is that The Joke was "done" on the 3:40 already, and its actually super hilarious

[@javierperez_21]

@@AdamNeely I understood something very different from what you are trying to say...

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[@mauritsoever9016]

the style of constantly going between preperation and performance is cool as hell. Reminds me of ocean's eleven.

[@jakeywakey78]

This is a video I watch probably once a month. The editing is masterful, weaving between the little prep before the gig and the gig itself, combined with the obvious easy and mastery every person here has over their instrument and a killer or set list from Zac, really all around wonderful. Thank you Adam for this and all the videos you make, I’m a life long fan

[@NZsaltz]

I'm glad someone else is still watching this with me

[@rushingdown]

@@NZsaltz 2022 checking in, still good

[@NZsaltz]

@@rushingdown you know it

[@NZsaltz]

@@rushingdown 2023 here, how's it going

[@rushingdown]

@@NZsaltz can confirm video is still great

[@freeallinfo]

Superimposing the actual performance audio over Zac scatting his parts during rehearsal was an awesome idea. Amazing editing throughout.

[@gasolineandwine]

Also goes to show how much control and knowledge he has over his music skills, overall.

[@samcomfort6564]

I love how this is done, rehearsal and performance together. Super interesting

[@InsomniumX]

Agree, the editing is as skillful as the music performance itself.

[@aknopf8173]

Especially when Zac explained his song singing the melodie during practice, but the sound of the actual performance was mixed in in perfect synchrony. Yummy! (2:45 ff)

[@randomdude1191]

13:46 tone is amazing with the contrast to everything else

[@thetypicalboss]

i want a tone like it so badly

[@lukasidk8290]

@@thetypicalboss 100 % on bridge pickup. tone to 0. high compression. play near the bridge

[@freereinvoltaic]

Video games actually have some pretty good bass lines.

[@buteverybodycallsmegiorgio]

FINAL FANTASY II THEME BASSLINE

[@burnmybread4985]

The whole P5 soundtracks with vocals. Last surprise and whims of fate specifically.

[@zacpilled]

almost all of the persona 5 soundtrack and a good majority of 3 and 4 have killer bass lines

[@MrStronglime]

All of Tekken 3, expecially Nina Williams Theme.

[@iota-09]

Mostly japanase ones let's be honest, it's no wonder he was able to pinpoint the jazz fusion in chrono trigger in fact, not that there's no good music on the western side of the matter(wouldn't dare to say so) but when you think game music chances are that mist times it'll be from a Japanese composer.

[@JosephGarcia]

This is just insane how you’re sight reading all this stuff

[@Guttebae]

I think he has rehearsed it before the gig

[@MagnieBolt]

They get the score before hand, practice on their own, and then meet to play them.

[@Joshlama]

Not only that, some of the vamps he's played before

[@Biaxident0]

I saw Adam sight reading stuff when he was performing in the jam room at Magfest, this dude is insane.

[@aarongrooves]

It seems insane, but it's really no different from reading English. If you spent thousands of hours from a young age, you'd get good at it. For example, you don't have to practice reading youtube comments before understanding them. But a beginning reader *would* have to slow down and figure out this text (imagine your average 7 or 8 year-old). It's the same for reading music, and with enough practice and regularity, you could arrive at the same point with sheet music.

[@josejalaeno73]

I’ve never heard of the Bit Awards but I think it’s really cool that they actually have a live house band playing, it’d be so easy to just play the actual themes and music over the PA like a bunch of other award shows but I appreciate that they go the extra mile. Solid playing all around!

[@ppaxlu]

that was some top tier editing. I am genuinely amazed how well you pulled this video off.

[@scottieb1]

Came here to say exactly this. Only you said it better. Amazing stuff!

[@ReegusReever]

Amazed?

[@akikzza]

I love that this can all be put together so quickly... While my high school marching band has trouble finding beat one with the drum major's hands.

[@marciamakesmusic]

Well yeah, they're not professional musicians

[@apothecurio]

Noting brings a high school band down more than a band teacher who doesn’t know how to conduct and engage the students.. This was the problem with my highschool and left the band after my freshman year.

[@benwarters]

"have you ever seen the movie whiplash" 3:40 LMAO

[@3squ1l0]

Based on his review of the movie, I'm starting to think it's like an inside joke for jazz musicians & drummers.

[@kazrim4521]

@@3squ1l0 Oh yeah it is for sure, I play in drums in our jazz band and highschool, and I'm constantly being asked to play caravan "Like he does in whiplash." Gets annoying, but amuses me

[@reidgowan2670]

Michael S Josh was in that video too

[@rougeandrei9095]

@@3squ1l0 it is, lmao

[@HotStrange]

Michael S It definitely is. It’s a good movie. It’s just not a good jazz movie.

[@sandersonmartins3319]

"I love that groove... Did i write that?"

[@LordOfFlies]

So funny😂😂

[@leonardsullivan]

...he knew he wrote it .....he just wanted everyone else to recognize him lol that was a little too obvious on his part. Should have just said, "guys I'm really proud of this part, I wrote it!"

[@jonathank.2254]

@@leonardsullivan I'm pretty sure it was just because he wasn't sure if Josh was just improving something or if he was reading from the sheets

[@mal2ksc]

No, I've really had that happen. I had a panic situation, where we needed three songs in an hour. The pianist and I agreed on some chord progressions, I went off to write horn licks, bandleader to write lyrics. It was just "as fast as the pen can move" time. We mostly made it, but when I heard the recording back, I had that "hey that was cool... did I write that?" moment. It was one of those things I put to paper without much real-world testing. It worked out well in practice. I was a little bit surprised it had been _that_ successful.

[@brendanswords4659]

@@leonardsullivan lol that's cynical as fuck bro

[@HermanFalckHow]

The cool thing about this is something you don't really get to see enough about professional musicians, which is...A gig. It might sound mundane, but speaking as a different kind of artist, that being film maker it is truly super fascinating seeing just a standard gig.

[@wizkida981015]

Question for a future Q+A: With the amount of gigs and performances and just general playing you do, how many of these songs do you actually retain, if any? Like, is practice just a brain dump session where you pour hours into learning the songs, only to forget everything so you can work on the next performance, or are there songs you've learned from previous performances that you still like to play today?

[@clayman518]

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[@TAP7a]

In my limited experience it is often the stuff that you get paid to do that you forget, unless it’s stuff that you’ve had to invest heavily in, like stuff you wrote or if you’re trying to get a band off the ground, or if you’ve slowly built up a busking repertoire over the course of several years. I’ve played a fair few weddings in my team and the only things I know I could bust out from the most popular wedding numbers is Pachelbel’s Canon, It’s All About You and maybe Thinking Out Loud, all the rest would be picked up in the rehearsal or on the day of the event. Even then, I enjoyed my time as a part time wedding musician as a high schooler, the fact that you had to pick stuff up in less than three playthroughs was always pretty exciting

[@Fleetato]

secretbranch same with me I’ve been gigging for only a little bit but the gigs where we only get together like once or twice before to play a paid gig I retain none of that stuff. The only things I remember are if I really like the song and I play it outside of practice.

[@unclebaobabmusic]

I've seen foot pedals for turning pages on an iPad. You should look into getting one.

[@lifeontheledgerlines8394]

Yeah, I feel like those would be useful for when your hands are super busy.

[@sammyaxel]

Is it the one Jordan Rudess use?

[@prawtism]

doesn't he use one live? didn't notice him flipping while live

[@mirohamalainen2422]

@@lifeontheledgerlines8394 I'm wondering if that also works for switching browser tabs? Just asking for a friend...

[@lifeontheledgerlines8394]

@@mirohamalainen2422 I don't personally own one, but I'm in the process of scanning all of my music (and my piano teacher's music) into my computer so I don't have to bring around several thousand pages every time I show up to play something with random people who don't know the music. However, I'm pretty sure some are programmable so yeah, you can probably switch tabs. 2019 tech, amirite?

[@TheDoomedUser]

The bass run at 16:30 was that of legend

[@denniswalsh8476]

So was the one Adam flagged as "close enough"...

[@jaseneffendy17]

His face every time he read the sheets man lmao

[@Ahkuji]

dude.. I wish I had a picture of one of my professors sight reading to bless this world with. Its kinda indescribable

[@a9dm460]

*_bass face_*

[@seangarcia1806]

Idk why but it reminded me of Elon Musk for a bit

[@lifeontheledgerlines8394]

@@seangarcia1806 Now I can't unsee it. Thanks.

[@lifeontheledgerlines8394]

@@a9dm460 BASS

[@kylelux8740]

At 2:33 anybody else notice he plays just by fretting while turning pages? That's hard as hell bro...

[@carminedimasi1575]

Kyle Lux oh yeah I never saw that. That’s sick

[@joelvaldesjr.7404]

Its not that difficult, you just gotta have strong fingers

[@zachsilby4569]

Mr. Miyazaki Hammer on hammer off

[@n-Chantreuse]

Unless he's playing a Stick

[@carlitoxb110]

It’s not that hard, it depends on the tempo

[@Loogaroo1]

Nobody's going to mention how the sax player just casually high-fives the winners as they walk by at 10:29?

[@hatch707]

Lol me scrolling the comments looking for this

[@gabrielramosa13]

same

[@andrewgould5827]

Zac wrote the music for The Take - he just released the album on Bandcamp - so he more than likely knew those people.

[@oscargill423]

By the looks of what he was playing it was a split second opportunity too, so not only was it cool, it was lucky. Double props to ZZ.

[@jonathonloredo8026]

The reason is because, like he said, he hoped it wasn’t a conflict of interest that they won, because the music from The Take was written by Zac Zinger, the sax/ewi/flute player.

[@nicolasgiliberti1942]

Sungazer F Zero - big blue reharmonization. I just let the idea here.

[@melo3101]

YES

[@malcelinho]

I'd prefer dream chaser, but you know what? Every FZero/FZero X song is amazing, so I'd be glad with whaterver reharmonization

[@jensvide777]

Big Blue is good but it's been done so many times, I'd rather hear another song from F-Zero

[@nicolasgiliberti1942]

Oh wow I'm sure u also dislike autumn leaves, giant steps and almost every jazz standard or pop song... Jeeeeez #jazzcatdetected #givethismansomerandomjazzchords

[@lucienfournier0]

Marcelo Gadelha how bout just a sungazer album that’s just f-zero reharmonizations?

[@jeewoo7195]

I REALLY like the jumps between the rehearsal and the gig 👍👌

[@algorithmicimpedance]

Damn boy, it would be perfect to hear the full version of bowser theme 9:38

[@danilejai7801]

никита калугин same

[@dark3rthanshadows]

where is this bowser theme from i wanna hear the original

[@wanderingrandomer]

It just sounded like a remix of the Super Mario Bros. castle theme to me

[@dark3rthanshadows]

@@wanderingrandomer like a slower chopped version? maybe

[@wanderingrandomer]

@@dark3rthanshadows Yeah, pretty much. I was thinking it was gonna be his theme from Super Mario Odyssey. Bowser's theme changes so often between games, so he doesn't really have one for the series as a whole.

[@georgerussell2947]

*Adam flexing that five string*

[@kboett77]

Is that a new bass?

[@anonymouswolvenclaw536]

@@kboett77 Its a Dingwall

[@leonardsullivan]

That dingwall is siiiiick

[@6stringstorulethemall967]

Fanned frets and all

[@labrat5214]

It’s the combustion-5, too bad it isn’t the NG-2 or 3 Nolly Getgood signature. But when Adam starts playing Djent we are all in trouble

[@eirikwf1]

What a time to be both a jazz and video game nerd

[@luuk341]

Its incredible to me to have 4 people just pretty much, Sit down, roll through it a couple times and just do THAT. Incredible mucisianship on display! From all of them!

[@insaneintherainmusic]

v-v-v-video game covers? uwu

[@Leonvddeure13]

Have you guys ever consider doing a collab? Fan of both of yours!!!

[@T.S.D]

C-c-c-collab pls?

[@quoc-baovuong2719]

@@Leonvddeure13 does having carlos sit in on a sungazer tune count?

[@InsaneH]

Didn’t they play together at MAGFest?

[@sjseiglerdrums]

colab!!!!!

[@wesmatron]

10:27 The talented bugger still has time for a high-5

[@benturtl9076]

Lol didnt even see that

[@tyraeide9158]

9:06 "I looove that groove, did I write that?" "You wrote that" "Oh, awesome" THIS IS ME IN MY BAND XD

[@the_original_Bilb_Ono]

"Oh no wonder I like it so much.." Lol real shit.

[@conorreedR2C]

Lol same. Music is more fun when you write dope stuff. What sort of music do you write? I'm a fusion guy myself

[@CaeSharp]

life as a solo artist

[@DDFYO]

It's so true man, everyone has that one killer groove, lick, or riff they write at some point hahah

[@h.c.49]

Then it's like, 'no, I must of plagiarized that from somewhere.'

[@ToraNagumanova]

wow adam neely playing overwatch theme while there's the voice actress for sombra on the stage. love seeing two of fav worlds collide in such way.

[@AndyChamberlainMusic]

that looks like a really well-structured thing for being "thrown together" haha cool to see you enjoying yourself so much as well

[@kittadyne]

I really like the cutting between rehearsal & performance - very creative!

[@EvanVincent.]

Great job on the editing of the video Adam. A lot of it felt cut to the music. Super tight and has nice chaotic momentum. I really dig it.

[@PatFlanigan]

Maaaaan the level of musicianship. Blown away

[@clance13]

The sheer amount of professionalism is incredible to see. Adam, thanks for taking time to make these videos.

[@TheAlfredo094]

Why do you think that video game music is so underrepresented with professional musicians? Every video game concert I know is always the same three tracks from Mario Bros, Zelda and Kirby, sometimes iconic main themes like Fire Emblem or Halo or something of the sort. There is sooo much good video game music out there and musicians rarely care enough to interpret it; this is actually one of the more nuanced portrayals that I've seen. It's like if you went to classical concerts and always heard Beethoven's Fifth or those operas that Bugs Bunny cartoons made.

[@mrzapatrapa1]

you gotta play the greatest hits right?, most of those concerts are made for the "gamer" audience more than the people who appreciate music in videogames, so it's understandable

[@kkkender]

@@mrzapatrapa1 as a gamer myself, I'd love to hear more variety of game music pieces, even if I wouldn't know them well; if I learn new music and it is from the game - great! But actually, I rarely hear music from games even I play. Not every player stays withinn Nintendo hits all his life, so it's funny people are afraid that some other music won't be recognised

[@vvvvvv66666]

Disasterpeace - level has its own video on 8bit music theory good shit

[@ericpayne9091]

Entire soundtracks of Homeworld and Mass Effect are killer

[@DevilWearsAdidas]

Sad truth is not a lot of people enjoy video game music

[@danadams6697]

Adam, this is the best video you have ever put out, and one of the best I've ever watched on youtube- the edditing looks like you spent so long working on it and the music is beyond insane. The musicality and level of goodness on that stage is frankly mind boggling and it's really interesting to see it all come together from practice to live. Really inspirational stuff, great job :)

[@CounterfeitProphet]

This video displays the value of musicians who really know how to put songs together. This is like a portfolio for why you're asking for x amount of $ for whatever gig you're playing. So much talent packed into a small corner of a stage.

[@RonWolfHowl]

I would buy an album of this.

[@kRVRKV]

godlike sync @ 11:30 watch the screen as the hamster hits feels so good

[@DaveYognaut]

Wow. Thank you so much for that

[@sunbear_413]

Being a huge fan of Overwatch in general plus Carolina Ravassa (voice actor of Sombra), I actually got a little emotional seeing her walk on stage while this rendition played. Nicely done!

[@itsqara5928]

Kudos to Zac Zinger for directing and arranging such beautiful pieces, & thank you Adam for letting us experience such insight into what goes on BTS. Bass 👊

[@RC-1290]

I've played this video repeatedly to listen to the music. With several of these I wish there was a long version. Especially the Civ2 music. It's just awesome to hear that music skillfully played with physical instruments. It's funny because at first I had difficulty recognizing things, and I often have difficulty with things being different than I'm used to.

[@m3nguele]

Agree... didn't know Civ2 had some sick tunes, only played Civ5 and its music is great

[@LetsPlayMrK]

This is unbelievable professionalism from all musicians involved. Great work from all these guys!

[@SamBellGuitar]

I find this mega inspiring. I think many of us here have sat through many run throughs similar to this before the gig with the MD. Adam manages to capture and share all the details so brilliantly in these kind of vlog on the gig videos, whilst actually doing the gig (and smashing it to pieces!) Blows my mind. It must take a lot of effort putting these videos together, seeing this community here on youtube, its hugely appreciated. I find it really inspiring, motivating and entertaining. Thanks Adam for being you dude!

[@Stratocaster42]

Adam this is maybe your best-edited video to date! Such a pleasure to watch from beginning to end, and Zac is maybe one of the best band leaders I've seen.

[@TisDoppel]

1 thing i learned from this video: Persona 5 has a bangin' soundtrack

[@GreyPlaysTunes]

True that

[@Ismael-kc3ry]

I hate it when I’m playing a chart and someone says “that sounds like persona music”. Love the ost tho

[@diegopeart]

ALL Persona music directed by Shoji Meguro, actually, are this level of quality or more.

[@mide8845]

@@Ismael-kc3ry when you’re playing fusion and someone goes ”sounds like mario kart 8”

[@Ismael-kc3ry]

@@mide8845 oh god 💀

[@GepettoDaShaman]

I love when I can see some quality drumming on this channel

[@basilschreyer8807]

Dominik Shamanism i know right?

[@J0elPeters]

*Zac said there'd be a lot of Persona 5, I DEMAND MORE!*

[@jackbolitho7404]

Joel-Peter WE NEED MOREEEEEEE

[@misosoup1998]

Here here! Loved that "niche" legends of heroes trails of cold steel theme! Appreciate the person organising the whole thing, his love for video game music shines through. Also the whole thing was amazing

[@onytay.organmay]

Nice job on the editing, @AdamNeely!

[@pablosousa4061]

Wow, the editing really helps to understand the process. Thank you Adam

[@partybarge]

"d'you guys play this one? chrono trigger?" "no" "you're fired."

[@ianhfl3164]

Still one of my favorite games...definitely one of the best soundtracks!!

[@valentinasanchez5757]

Where can I play it ?

[@tungstentoaster]

@@valentinasanchez5757 I would highly recommend playing it on PC via Steam. If that's not an option, you can also play it on Nintendo DS or you can play the original release on the Wii Virtual Console.

[@valentinasanchez5757]

@@tungstentoaster thanks , im going to look it up for the Nintendo ds

[@sonjaspackenberger9250]

I love watching your show because I wanted to be a pro musician when I was young. I got sick during my studies and had to go to hospital. Never found my way back into it. But I miss it a lot. So I'm living the musician life through you and others on KZbin. Thanks Adam!

[@PolicemanPlanet]

Thank you, Adam! Very Groovy!

[@lifeontheledgerlines8394]

Feel the groove, man!

[@MrSmithees]

Editing of this is amazing. Not only is the transition is perfect, but the mixing of both as well at times like the "applause" moment. Nice.

[@tdubveedub]

Great tunes! Wonderful arranging! Excellent performance! Also, a great exposition of just how professional musicians rehearse. Well done Adam! #playsober

[@deppwaswho]

that editing tho! really stepped it up a notch in this gig vlog

[@yurr7408]

I come back to vid every now and then. Its just soo clean, always a satisfying watch.

[@morgoth102]

Man, that was an amazing performance. I would go to the awards just to watch the band play! Also, loved the editing on this one. That overlap between the idea and the execution was beautifully done.

[@willboguemusic]

This video was surprisingly well edited, what a cool channel to stumble upon.

[@thecharlieramirez]

ONE OF US! ONE OF US! ONE OF US!

[@onlyontuesdays4483]

Can we just take a step back to appreciate how amazing the editing on this video is.

[@zacharygh]

I'm so glad we got another gig vlog. I miss those.

[@jerrymcp]

Adam, I have been a full time session/touring musician since 1980 and this video blows me COMPLETELY away! (Great editing, btw) This is like watching footage of how the Chunnel being was built. Or the pyramids for that matter! This is absolute proof of what the highest level of musicianship looks like on any given gig! Well done sir!

[@impsycho3479]

Every few months this this comes up in my recommended and I watch it so quick, The way you guys are communicating with the music, The Leader being so energetic, excited and precise with how he communicates to everyone in their own little different ways for each instrument, this is top tier and I can't believe how impressive it all is

[@themutable5684]

I need a full album of those Civ II covers, stat. Hold on, let me LEGITIMIZE that. I need a full album of those Civ II covers, stat. I need a full album of those Civ II covers, stat. I need a full album of those Civ II covers, stat. I need a full album of those Civ II covers, stat.

[@Siggorillo]

Seriously. That was gorgeous.

[@ryderlippman3105]

2:56 daamn, good thing he was on key Srsly incredible editing tho

[@steeldogx11]

What happened?

[@Mattebodra]

@@steeldogx11 I guess he's talking about the transition to the rehearsal part when the guy sings instead of playing the sax, noticing how he was in tune while singing

[@rainerlein]

I noticed this as well. Incredible.

[@BradTheProducer]

Holy crap, that's amazing.

[@prawtism]

isn't it harder not to be on key, if you have the hearing? :D

[@bonnie04]

This style of editing was absolutely captivating to watch. Rewatched it. I never rewatch vlogs!

[@MathAndComputers]

Ohhhhhh... I was expecting "The Hamster Dance", not the theme of "Hamsterdam".

[@MuseGames]

Thanks for your support :D Lots of love from the devs of Hamsterdam

[@leadpain]

drummer's technique is great... congrats to all amazing job!

[@yoqutio]

If am not mistaken, they're rehearsing what they will play later on... Right on the spot??!?!?? Simply amazing...

[@Simrasil_]

There's such a huge difference between a hobbyist like me and professionals like you guys... I never know how to feel, should I strive to achieve that skill level or just give up because I can never invest the same amount of time and dedication with music just being a hobby? Oh well I'll just do my best, as bad as it might be ^^

[@KaninTuzi]

Everybody plays music for a different reason. Ask yourself what it is you want to do with music and set your goals based on that. It would have been weird for Keith Richards to spend a lot of time on sight reading etc, since that's not what he wanted to do with his music.

[@ieb994]

Just keep playing and enjoy yourself, find some people to jam with and get better together.

[@Simrasil_]

thanks for all the nice replies :D I love making music too much to just give up on it, but I sometimes kind of regret that I decided against music as a career and I wonder if I could have gotten that good ^^ but yeah thanks for the encouragement!

[@collinbeal]

Adam Neely playing Persona music is a big uwu

[@Calilou52]

So is my dong

[@bigdadboyman7477]

I'm a little retarded Nice

[@dennisbarrett9302]

ikr

[@jackbolitho7404]

Very much uwu

[@lighttstrike6801]

Love your work, Adam. Thanks for being so inspiring. This is the sort of thing that I want to do in the future, play music and make connections. Watching your videos are often the highlight of my day. Thank you! Thanks for showing me what it means to be a musician.

[@ggauche3465]

Awesome musicians! The director dude is so sharp. You have to say something about the new bass!

[@peterbrooke7146]

I'm always blown away by you skill in bass and just gigging in general Adam amazing stuff. Also the guys in the band seemed super chill, funny and focused major props they did amazing especially Zac.

[@andrewmachleid2734]

I love the way you edited this. haveing him explain the music in sync as were listening. so much fun

[@tomkraayenbrink8522]

I love the huge representation of the music for the video game industry.

[@kdastronaut171]

Tom Kraayenbrink becuz nerds are passionate nerds love to create and mold from the heart

[@VinnyFonseca]

Great stuff and amazing video with super talented people. Congrats Adam.

[@VinnyFonseca]

And btw, Trails of Cold Steel is one of my favourite games, it's a pity you guys didn't choose the Dining Bar F theme (kzbin.info/www/bejne/npCVoZ-EmreUaNU)

[@caesarsalad9487]

im so happy he put a song from Trails of cold steel. The entire Heroes of legends series is so underrated outside of japan

[@tpark89]

The preparation and the execution of this whole thing is mind-blowing and mesmerizing. I LOVE.

[@Rovo188]

"I Loooove that groove, did I write that?" -"You wrote that, bro!" - "Oh, awesome!" hahahah that cracked me up!

[@leslieberman5992]

It's great to watch how the minimal rehearsal pulls all the songs together. I assume you weren't unfamiliar with the music for many of the games, so that has to help read through. But Zac's ability as a music director, and musician is stellar. I'm so glad I found you on KZbin. Can't listen to more of this tonight but I will definitely be back.

[@danterosales6985]

When I grow up I wanna be like Adam Neeley

[@mikestak]

I'm already an adult and i wanna be adam neely

[@Mackstodon]

Adam Neely video on the Chrono Trigger Soundtrack when?

[@freddielo4330]

13:26 that Just Cause 4 theme, I can't find it anywhere else. I really like that bass line and rhythm, does anyone have more information about it?

[@mcimmo]

Totally agree, I love that thick dirty bass line. That's why I have already invested 15 minutes into searching for it. Unfortunately, I still haven't found it :(. Please tell me if you find it.

[@antonio3736]

Had this same problem for over a year now too

[@freddielo4330]

Guys I DMed Zac and he responded! "Hi! Thanks for listening and glad you’re digging it. That is my original arrangement of the piece, and we only ever played it at the Bit Awards last year. You can hear the original from the game here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eX7Sn5Wid851ms0 I don’t have any recordings of our performance though, sorry!"

[@mcimmo]

@@freddielo4330 damn, that's so sad :(. Ty for the information.

[@ethanpech9914]

@@freddielo4330 where can i dm him? maybe sell the musical arrangement

[@mitchellstewart3842]

Adam confirms bass faces are a thing😂