FINNEAS Explains How He Builds Songs For Billie Eilish | Critical Breakthroughs | Pitchfork

Grammy Award-winning musician and producer FINNEAS sits down with Pitchfork and closely examines his creative process while working on some of the biggest hit songs of the past couple years. FINNEAS explores the sounds that brought upon some of his greatest musical breakthroughs in songs such as bad guy, bury a friend, ocean eyes, when the party's over, I Lost a Friend, Used to This and much more.
Listen to FINNEAS' EP Blood Harmony here: finneas.lnk.to/bloodharmony
Featuring:
Billie Eilish - bury a friend
Billie Eilish - listen before i go
Billie Eilish - i love you
Billie Eilish - bad guy
Billie Eilish - when the party's over
Billie Eilish - ocean eyes
FINNEAS - Partners in Crime
FINNEAS - I Lost a Friend
FINNEAS - Shelter
FINNEAS - Let's Fall in Love for the Night
Selena Gomez - Lose You to Love Me
Camila Cabello - Used to This
Tove Lo - Bikini Porn
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FINNEAS Explains How He Builds Songs For Billie Eilish | Critical Breakthroughs | Pitchfork

[@yashvardhangaur8547]

The sole goal of my life now is to become a producer, call myself Pherb, and collaborate with him.

[@VanillaBean15]

Pherb :v hahahahaha nice one

[@3113victoria]

HAHAHAHAHA this comment deserves more likes 😭😭

[@yacuyo6493]

the "ph" legitimizes it as an alternate universe versiom

[@jennylane3530]

underrated comment LMAOO

[@angelicacortes898]

Produced by: Fineas and Pherb

[@xylerlevijonesplayda5241]

That flight attendant on billie's song "i love you" is lucky af and she doesn't even know

[@flux202]

She contributed to a grammy award-winning album. Imagine saying that.

[@_applez]

Flight attendant??

[@jenicenewberry6789]

@@_applez did u not watch the video

[@yoshimusic6279]

Kinza Ahmed You her one speaking in the song in the background

[@ameliegrant9641]

Yoshi Music i thought I was the only person that noticed that and I was wondering why no one was talking about it...... it’s so obvious to me lol

[@xEEEa7iu231]

sometimes i forget that while we watched billie grow throughout her songs, we were also watching finneas and his production abilities grow and its crazy to me. mind you, he was 17 when he produced ocean eyes.

[@chunellemariavictoriaespan8752]

Wait, what??? Seriously??

[@puremiawyd]

@@chunellemariavictoriaespan8752 18 I think

[@mattsoto1995]

Billie was only 13 when she recorded that song.

[@baileighb]

Yesss!! Even to this day he’s the unsung hero. Love them both, with out each other I don’t think they’d be so successful.. such creative, beautiful individuals and together create imaginative next level music

[@jane4670]

​@@baileighb not true lmao Billie is just voice finneas can pull out another Billie Their first hit album finneas wrote 70% alone and produced all alone Billie said in interview

[@jwizdum2103]

That's honestly nuts to have a Grammy for 'producer of the year' at 22

[@M1ntberrycrunch]

Only person I can think of that comes close is Skrillex, I think he was 23-24? different Grammys tho.

[@Ty-tv1ep]

bruh y’all are misled 😔 listen to No Future by EDEN. He truly deserves the Grammy

[@comments.are.turned.off...]

No-one of these guys would have anything without the technology. It's the tech, phones, apps, DAW's etc that deserve the Grammy.

[@jwizdum2103]

@@comments.are.turned.off... False, these DAW's are not easy AT ALL to learn to the extent to make music as high quality as the higher ups do, sure people provide samples, drums and stuff like that, and they're always credited, but you have to actually be smart to learn the things it takes to win a Grammy

[@beigela]

@@jwizdum2103 daws are brainless, seriously. most so called producers these days would be absolutely lost in a real studio.

[@oxfordgambino8947]

Wondering how many aspiring producers and singers are watching this. Best wishes to all of you.

[@thatsnotme3235]

Beautiful World 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

[@rayne4490]

As an aspiring artists/producer, this brought me happiness :) thank you!

[@harsheh]

Thanks

[@XXClodaghBXX]

😍😍😍

[@lacanscupoftea]

🖤

[@johnnyschtingray2083]

Dude has a great set of ears, and he's imaginative, obsessive, focused, meticulous and uncompromising about quality. That's how you produce great music.

[@pedrogusmao8329]

Yes those qualities do define a great producer, however Eilish's music is absolute dogshit

[@jojoissa1694]

@@pedrogusmao8329 dude

[@donlert]

Pedro Gusmão you good?

[@ela4488]

@@pedrogusmao8329 lmao do you have _ears_ ?

[@harlequin5664]

@@pedrogusmao8329 only because it's not your vibe doesn't mean its not good. there's a reason she blew up like she did...

[@alexise7060]

It’s incredible how Billie and Finneas can just hear a sound in the street and be like “that’s it, that’s the sound for the song” I wish I had that creativity

[@Oatmilllk]

Yeah when they were here in Australia Billie recorded our padestrian crossing signal noise, and Finneas mentioned how cool the sound was before he knew she had already recorded it. They use it in bad guy 🤪

[@johnrubensaragi4125]

Just try to DIY!

[@smurphas6119]

@@Oatmilllk that’s incredible. i’m also australian btw hi

[@MrCharlie066]

Yeah I reckon.. August Rush vibes..

[@figgettit]

found sound is such a basic concept

[@qwerty6801]

I see people constantly disrespecting this man saying he is "leeching" off Billie Eilish's success, His production is what makes alot of Billies songs what they are. He is definitely going to become a big time producer in the future on his own

[@aishijelly]

wait someone actually said that? wtf?

[@firstnamelastname-vt6et]

you know you didn’t need to make up a lie just to congratulate him.

[@_lynnloo9988]

who says that?? huh

[@exaggeratedswagger7485]

literally nobody says that

[@redmetalpanda9051]

@@firstnamelastname-vt6et i mean i low-key thought that when i heard bad guy for the first time. Shame on me, he's actually the main part of the success.

[@LtW00dy]

this guy was meant for all this. He speaks, produces, play, sings and act so comfortably that looks like he's been doing this for 40 years. Such a huge amount of talent in one person.

[@ananyasahay]

totally agree !

[@sabrinapowell2490]

Would you believe they were homeschooled? Their parents let them explore the things that interested them, like music for example.

[@pallasa]

he's also only 22. i'm shook

[@scrums4748]

Sabrina Powell crazy what happens when you pursue your dreams

[@VK-mk2cw]

Yeah but weird, funny thing is..he's only 23..

[@LLusion]

how is this man only 22

[@sakurahegarty8932]

seriously...

[@smilesforeveryone2150]

Love you llusion

[@mqggie]

Didn’t expect to see you here .o.

[@mandyberry2500]

He's WHAT

[@samhall7133]

The both of the them have been playing music since like babies.

[@iateallthetakisd5851]

Wait..... So your telling me it's not piano in the second verse of ily but the button you press to call flight attendants in an aeroplane....... THESE GUYS ARE GENUIS MAN MUCH RESPECT TO FINNEAS

[@the_scarletta]

Its a good sample. People have been sampling for decades and it doesn't even sound like a piano. It's more like an electric piano.

[@ABSG7]

These were homeschooled kids whose creativity was nurtured instead of superseded by traditional education and standardized tests

[@Lara.c603]

So true

[@bdo2304]

or her parents are just hella rich artists and could pay for all her training lmao. helps when your parents can afford recording sessions, equipment, have existing connections in the entertainment industry etc...normal homeschool kids aren't recording albums wtf

[@LW-ng1fl]

@@bdo2304 i actually think they were middle class. Like her parents slept on the couch and worked a lot to afford to pay for their music, and billie and finneas recorded in his room. so not poor but certainly not hella rich

[@vain.a2]

@@bdo2304 normal school kids are recording albums, its literally so easy to record albums nowadays with just a laptop, a digital audio workstation software, a decent microphone and a shitton of practice. you can get all that for like $500 and not need to upgrade for years. there are so many resources online that can teach how to do it as well. we are actually in the golden age of music production right now, anyone can make a hit with pretty cheap tools and practice.

[@apollo.mp4]

@@bdo2304 you literally are so visibly undereducated about them and yet you make such hateful claims. sad

[@oliviapercy1601]

He looks like he should have a British accent

[@jazzywallin5759]

Olivia Percy Bruh I literally thought Billie Eilish was British for like a year

[@elvillivle]

Wait, they're not British? Are they American?

[@chestermartin2356]

Idk I don't see many English people walking around here with his look. I think you would more likely find a German with that look. Looks hill billy to me anyway

[@DaniellaTello]

You mean Irish

[@benrobinson6954]

Billie and finneas are both half irish and Scottish

[@soufianem4345]

Can you pls stop saying “ he is Underrated “ the man is won a Grammy producer of the year guys . Im sure he’s gonna smash the world in the future Asap . Remember that.

[@heryanwart2921]

DO YOU LIKE BILLIE? U MIGHT BE LIKE THIS kzbin.info/www/bejne/pqKkhH2YnbNoeZI

[@yumihisu]

Soufiane M you underestimated him. He won 5 but he’s still underrated.

[@jiffylou98]

I heart radio "on the verge" artist lol. So underrated.

[@itsamodernmess]

ehhh he is still a sound engineer genius. winning grammies doesnt mean you are a genius. let us swoon over 𝚝̶𝚑̶𝚎̶ ̶𝚝̶𝚊̶𝚕̶𝚎̶𝚗̶𝚝̶ his genius.

[@user-kr2hd2fg8c]

Grammys mean nothing

[@ds1116]

he like. KNOWS what he's doing. it's really satisfying to listen to people talk about what they're passionate about

[@gelabuds9840]

Watching their documentary I was just blown away how genius Billie and Finneas are. They made their entire album in their house without a fancy studios and equipments and was able to produce something so amazing. Also how Billie is so particular about her filmaking and camera angles when she made a mock up video of "When the party's over" with her mom in their backyard. Just makes you wonder how many more Finneas and Billie can the world produce if most kids were raised like they were.

[@neivmusic]

What a DUO! “The Kids Are All Dying” FINNEAS ♥️ kzbin.info/www/bejne/noPPooWDebyKhtU

[@daisyslovebot]

exactly

[@geor1361]

I’m currently obsessed with their documentary!! Their creativity and ways of expressing themselves are mind blowing, but also what a heartwarming and honest look at the relationships among the members of that family 🤍 such a raw view of their lives can’t be scripted - we’re lucky it got captured and filmed as it all happened. And the way it was edited and how billie’s songs turned the documentary almost into a musical in that they themselves were storytelling tools that pushed the narrative and explored the themes. What a piece of art!

[@MK-jc5jc]

What's that documentary called? I want to watch it

[@daisyslovebot]

@@MK-jc5jc i think it’s called “the worlds a little blurry” it’s on apple tv

[@sarahbarou1963]

completely here for the talent that is FINNEAS

[@knower1514]

sarah Barousse ok

[@vannwashington693]

Skill* but definitely agree!!

[@asa_hira]

Bro. He probably flushing his toilet at 3 am and make sick beats out of it. His capabilities ✊🏻😩

[@BarbaraFischer4]

So cool how they use all those "found" sounds, right?

[@zxp3ct3r41]

Eliminate did it

[@zxp3ct3r41]

@@BarbaraFischer4 someone actually made a song out of a toilet flush kzbin.info/www/bejne/i5iamqVqYt-slZI

[@BarbaraFischer4]

@@zxp3ct3r41 that song is kind of ridiculous and kind of awesome at the same time. Thank you for sharing it!

[@XXClodaghBXX]

😂😂😂

[@UncleBensChannel]

Finneas and his mad creative producer talent + Billie and her mad singing / songwriting talent = GLOBAL SUPERSTARS

[@neivmusic]

What a DUO!! “The Kids Are All Dying” FINNEAS ♥️ kzbin.info/www/bejne/noPPooWDebyKhtU

[@freyjabrigid]

You guys, we’re alive during one of the most exciting producing careers in music history, experiencing it in real time. And he’s a normal, chill dude telling us how he does what he does. Like what?! This is incredible.

[@chrissy817]

Finneas just casually explaining his genius

[@ILikeBirds]

Ikr

[@willgragg837]

He doesn’t get enough credit

[@lovelylayla2803]

@@willgragg837 True but we have to remember he got 4 Grammys yes he deserves more but that’s still an accomplishment

[@TorrentFiend10]

Him saying that he doesn't think the production was as good as Lana del Rey with the song Ocean eyes. He's crazy. That song is so luscious and gorgeous and beautiful compared to the Lana del Rey track.

[@Sharon12325]

Finneas is so incredibly talented, I could listen to him talk about producing songs for hours! Speaking of, go listen to his podcast with Claudia, 'we bought a house'.

[@junebaggu]

Sharon ive been listening to that almost everyday, i love him n claudia!

[@Sharon12325]

ethereal eilish they’re so much fun! Claudia’s vlogs are amazing too

[@matissenewman3156]

I listen to his podcast with Claudia every day I love it it’s so good!

[@emmy596]

his voice is so calm

[@bitiahbinoj3088]

That podcast is the BEST. They're so cute together

[@DandiLion22]

I love that Finneas gets just as much recognition as Billie. She wouldn't be where she is without him, and vice versa.

[@chrissyscholl816]

Their parents must be so proud. Not one but both their kids are musical prodigies. In different ways that compliment each other and they have become such amazing friends and created their own career and fame together that begain (and has continued) in their bedrooms! In the house that they grew up in!

[@M1nttul11]

i can only imagine how proud their mom is

[@thebloodybaron7]

Minerva Harju she’s so cute have you seen Billie’s carpool karaoke? They go to the moms house.

[@M1nttul11]

Angela Frale yeaaa🥺

[@p4uli30]

@@thebloodybaron7 actually billie still lives there with her and her dad

[@soufianem4345]

Minerva Harju They’re really confused , but he is gonna smh Asap

[@ulasonal]

@Pelagia Rodionova go away

[@jaimetamrakar7566]

I love how generous they are with sharing their creative process.

[@Urkinorobitch]

Yeah thats because you dont see the generous paycheck they get for doing it.

[@carolinapietracci5857]

@@Urkinorobitch fr 😂

[@carpediemearth]

@@Urkinorobitch Lol exactly, the fans think it’s a generous act, no they get paid for it and it’s good publicity

[@_UtkarshaBora]

wait till you see Metallica explaining and decoding how they wrote every track on an album, piece by piece

[@nun_ya_bizz]

@@_UtkarshaBora didn't Metallica steal a lot of their riffs or music in general?

[@AlwaysRins]

he could use the sound of my sweaty back peeling off the couch and turn it into a cool song

[@roman2374]

You’re an inspiration thank you! I’m going jogging with my field recorder to find a leather couch ASAP lol

[@RJW14]

You could too. Just pitch shift it.

[@TinaHyde]

😂

[@diedforurwins]

"all of the distorted blown out vocals" *plays the most beautiful clean crisp vocal recording*

[@Oatmilllk]

Ha yeah I was thinking that too I was like “that was crisp and beautiful” I hear the distortion after each word though

[@KasinaMedeis]

I think he meant inside the layers

[@joelstephenson8017]

Fr💀

[@fernkraeerhard1804]

Yeah there were a lot of vocals they could've pulled to better showcase the distorted thing lol

[@alishachisenga]

Everyone is making Billie out to just be a singer, they write their songs together and it’s not like Finneas doesn’t have his own music. We need to find a balance between giving Billie the hype she deserves and also giving Finneas the hype he deserves. Billie wouldn’t be Billie without Finneas and Finneas wouldn’t be Finneas without Billie. They made each other successful.

[@beezybeast]

Their parents are also artists so they deserve the hype in that case

[@sixthestupidcat]

Very true, but producers are never giving enough credit fullstop, and Billie and finneas wouldn’t have got the Grammies without finnieas’ production. He could produce for any other talented artist and have the same level of amazing-ness. Billie would not be as good without this guys production, and therefore I feel like finneas does actually deserve more credit

[@iqi616]

@Sudden Arrival sad but true.

[@iqi616]

@Sudden Arrival indeed they do. His stuff is good but their stuff is special.

[@Kiki-reads]

Smh my brother has done nothing for me. But I haven’t done anything for him either so 😂

[@stevietricks4954]

He is not underrated. He is entirely recognised and totally humble. Don't be confused.

[@carpediemearth]

He is not humble, he’s been arrogant many times and gotten backlash for it on Twitter

[@gracetherese]

finelinehaven I don’t see anything wrong with what he tweeted tbh. ppl just like being made to be mad

[@DexterHaven]

Who is he? Billie Eilish's brother, you mean? ;)

[@blxssings]

finelinehaven that doesn’t identify him as a person luv

[@DexterHaven]

@@blxssings I know, I'm just fooling. ;) I know Finny's tombstone will one day read, "Here lies the brother of Billie Eilish."

[@AnkeRichards]

When are Billie and Finneas gonna collab? I don't mean "we wrote this together" or Finneas just producing. I want both their voices, both doing verses and singing together in the chorus or something ughhhh

[@liam9125]

They DID do that a bit with everything I wanted

[@FredrickTheMoose2007]

Have you listened to "I Love You" or "Hostage"?

[@AnkeRichards]

@@FredrickTheMoose2007 Yeah you can hear Finneas's vocals on the harmonies but that's not a duet 😭 all main vocals are billie

[@FredrickTheMoose2007]

@@AnkeRichards I'd say hostage is pretty much a duet, Finneas sang all the same words as Billie

[@AnkeRichards]

@@FredrickTheMoose2007 what I meant with my comment is I want a classic duet, where both artists have equal parts (like they each sing their own verse) and then sing the chorus together or whatever

[@heybella2867]

Need this again for happier than ever album and more of his songs

[@Oatmilllk]

PLEASE 🙏🤌👏

[@dankmheems290]

He's going to go down as a legend in the sound engineering field for pop music.

[@childofthelivinggod.]

Totally, he's amazing and a total game changer in the industry (hope I said that right)!!

[@tisme13]

both genre's Pop and Billie

[@trundlemcdingus4657]

@@tisme13 Billie is pop.

[@antia5530]

@@trundlemcdingus4657 Billie is more alternative pop or indie pop

[@nikai0713]

@@antia5530 I agree with you but she literally won best pop album at the grammys. The thing is, with pop, it shifts the way it sounds every now and then. The Beatles were pop. ABBA, MJ, Madonna, Taylor Swift, Dua Lipa, Lorde? All pop, all different. Billie is just the new era.

[@hashtaggenie_]

this is the most in depth video about finneas’ production, if billie was here they will be talking more about the emotion and the meaning of the song, but these genius production details should get noticed too

[@crisc5028]

It's called performance. And all artist do it. This interview is about the "making of" the production behind Billie so... yep, that's the reason why they don't talk about feelings

[@divyanair4493]

I swear this man never ceases to amaze. I mean how creative can one person really get?!!

[@neivmusic]

What an artist! “The Kids Are All Dying” FINNEAS ♥️ kzbin.info/www/bejne/noPPooWDebyKhtU

[@user-sw9uq3kd7c]

this's harder than math but he's talking about it like it's just easy to him

[@heididewhirst]

Nothing is harder than maths lol

[@homeape.]

music is maths but with waves

[@jelkafabianova2801]

@@heididewhirst music has no rules, you have infinite options but he knows exactly what he is doing

[@johnbeaker8721]

@@homeape. It's sad you think that. This is why we have quantized drums without feeling.

[@homeape.]

@@johnbeaker8721 now this is on you if you think maths can't be emotional

[@bactheusllo]

Blood Harmony is so emotive that sometimes it just hurts to put in on.

[@ben9DB]

Same goes for ‘I Love You’, I feel.

[@crying.isnt.like.you_4857]

Ben M yeah and listen before I go always gets me

[@pannapanna]

omg yessss i listen to it so rarely because it puts me in a sooo sad mood lmao

[@lay7929]

die alone kills me

[@cloudyday2021]

bactheusllo weirdly hurts in a good way

[@pjnkblue]

The edit of this video is so satisfying.

[@Anonymous-vk5bt]

Yes! Exactly!

[@maiahlilly7097]

how

[@pjnkblue]

@@maiahlilly7097 As an untrained and curious person, I appreciate that I don't have to look for each and every reference/musical term that Finneas mentioned. The info was laid out clearly and beautifully 🙌🙌🙌

[@andreina9400]

they could make a making off of this video and it would be like inception: making off of the video on making off xd

[@TheSlandis]

It's funny how so many artists keep secrets, as if they have an advantage. But it's all about the situation and what you bring to it. In the beer brewing community, it's common for brewers to share their recipes because they understand that the result is so much more than the ingredients. Your thought processes, creative processes, and execution are the secret sauce that results in greatness.

[@redhotchilipepper432]

finneas on a plane: hey billie let's use this plane sound in your song

[@claramadeline36]

thank you for not saying "billie eilish brother", he is his own hella talented producer and musician.

[@heryanwart2921]

clara madeline DO YOU LIKE BILLIE? U MIGHT BE LIKE THIS kzbin.info/www/bejne/pqKkhH2YnbNoeZI

[@begumemir2333]

fjf sjdnx Billie is talented and she writes her own songs can play a lot of instruments like piano guitar ukulele.And produces some parts too.she edits and directs her own music videos she has an award for editing. Only co-writer and producer on album is Finneas they are a good team. People have 30 songwriters and producers for one song this days. why are bringing down one to praise other

[@Jackal_Blitz]

Is being someone's sibling an insult?

[@s0ne01]

@@Jackal_Blitz no, not really , but in general most people only know about billie and not finnieas, and some of those that do know about finnieas refer to him as, billie eilish brother, even though hes his own person, plus you wouldn't refer to kanye west as kim.k husband, but as kanye, theres a certain level of respect, by using there name i guess

[@Jackal_Blitz]

@@s0ne01 Well that's what happens when an artist uses their name as the title of the act rather than choosing a band name that incorporates all who contribute. Of course the singer that the act is named after is going to get more attention.

[@Cornflak3]

i cant believe this is free. and im not paying to hear how he does that.

[@shitmultiverse1404]

There are way more talented and complex artists that explained how they did it for free.

[@ahnrho]

Mostly skimming the surface, though. Not so much depth, but still very insightful.

[@Powered-up3]

He’s getting paid

[@duniapina8711]

True!

[@MrRacecourser]

🤫

[@andresgarcia1186]

No one: Alarm sound goes off Finneas:that fits

[@kenkur27]

Check out the middle part of the Beatles 'A Day in the Life', just before the lyric 'Woke up, got out of bed'

[@JastinMartin]

to anyone with a dream, keep going.

[@vegandinonuggs]

finn blows my mind. every time i think he cant get more talented he breaks out “i used the sound of a flight attendant button in i love you” or “i just recorded that riff in like a tent at a festival or something” GOD his mind is a treasure

[@robbermakesmusic]

You seem to be new to the music production culture.

[@Artersa]

dewy.drawz I’ll expand on what the other person said, and just add that there’s tons of super talented musicians doing equally innovative stuff! So much excellent music going on in a variety of genres. A notable foley (i.e. sound effect) snare off the top of my head is a dollar bill being snapped. If you’re into hard electronic music, Billain does all sorts of cool stuff with items and microphones. He’s located in the Baltic region IIRC.

[@vegandinonuggs]

ROBBER so what if i am? i’m simply stating that it blows my mind how FINNEAS uses every-day sounds to make what i feel is incredible music. i wouldn’t say i have deeply looked into music production and what goes into it, but that isn’t the point of my comment.

[@robbermakesmusic]

@@vegandinonuggs yeah that this why I inferred you haven't delved very deep into music production. What he's doing is nothing incredible, in fact it's a common practice to sample every day sounds into a track. I also do that but the reason I still can't get to Finneas's level is becuase of his amazing artistic vision and production skills. THAT blows my mind.

[@narayanchkalitakaustav5678]

I bet you haven't seen this then kzbin.info/www/bejne/a5rFmGufjad7qcU

[@blok31092]

Love how he’s not afraid to talk about the inspiration and reference tracks for the vibes he was going for. Too often I find myself afraid of trying to sound like a track that already exists, but this video inspired me to start thinking differently.

[@vipakat3498]

There's no such thing as originality, just how you display it!

[@ObscureRaps]

It's good to have inspiration, but not imitation imo.

[@ObscureRaps]

@@vipakat3498 Disagree

[@jsoto01]

It’s as if the song is fully formed in Finneas’s mind, and it’s just a minor inconvenience to get it recorded. And each song sounds as if there could not have been any other choice. Amazing talent.

[@kirstennielsen5832]

Well said that is exactly it!

[@figgettit]

he talks about every single song being a major challenge. you're obviously not listening to him.

[@thildefredriksen1331]

I’ve got mad respect for producers dude, not only do they have to master the tech aspect perfectly but the creative genius it takes to put a masterpiece together and make it sound amazing yet effortless is severely underestimated! Listening to Finneas talk is everything!

[@melinasaranti4966]

Off the subject just needed to be said: Finneas definitely doesn't feel left out. In one interview he said "Everyone is like that dude deserves to be more than just Billie Eilish's brother. But all I want to be is Billie Eilish's brother". I literally loved him more when I read that. He's such a calm and chill person. He loves his sister so much and I'm sure he feels happy for her. Also, if he wanted to be in the spotlight, trust me. He would. But his "mission" which he put to himself was to make Billie famous. They said they were casually hanging on his bed and he suddenly said "Billie, one day I'll make you famous". So stop saying how he's underrated and stuff. He has what he wants to have (according to him not me lmao what do I know)

[@ashleydichoso3672]

i could cry bc of this

[@missbeaussie]

Love this

[@therealsilverscrub772]

This. He already gets so much more attention than producers are used to. It's not fair to him or other producers to call him underrated just because he isn't as big as artists who don't produce themselves. I can say for sure there are producers as talented or even more talented than FINNEAS but just don't get the attention. Imagine how they feel when seeing a producer have billions of streams and videos made strictly about him but he's still underrated somehow. It's hurting the production industry as a whole because if this isn't good enough then what is?

[@archologyzero]

Billie made billie famous

[@narayanchkalitakaustav5678]

@@ashleydichoso3672 I bet you haven't seen this then kzbin.info/www/bejne/a5rFmGufjad7qcU

[@DSchae2165]

Techniques: use the voice as another instrument / use everyday sounds as instruments / distort everyday sounds and voice as instruments. Life is an instrument to manipulate into the sounds you want. Cool!

[@BarbaraFischer4]

When you put it that way, it's a bit John Cage-y, isn't it?

[@jimpanse3920]

This has been done even before the Beatles came up. (Throwing tennis balls at pianos for example...)

[@tj03297]

Jim Panse what song did they do that on?

[@MrGhertman]

@@BarbaraFischer4 Except that John Cage would hate this kind of music. Not saying that I do, I think Billie's latest album is freaking awesome and Finneas is a genius

[@genkidamai9719]

Sound design

[@pranshugarg5166]

This duo is just obsessed with making great music.

[@cameronkuwada503]

legit so much of his genius is how intentional he is with sounds, and playing off a sense of space, something you rarely see in producers his age. He truly has a vision, and so confidently believes in that vision. If you read interviews with their mixer, he always stresses how little processing he has to do, how he basically just deals with balancing cause the sounds are already perfect.

[@tiagofaustorosa7463]

I can feel that he loves what he does, that his heart is beating more high. His art involves everything that is purest in life. Blissfulness in doing what he wanna do. Such a beautiful inspiration.

[@DexterHaven]

Yeah, he's an interesting person. He just bought a house for $2.7 million, and at such a young age. His parents must be proud. Billie was not surprised, though. She said he's always wanted to be rich and acted like "a billionaire" growing up.

[@megx021]

he’s a musical genius hands down, i love billie but she wouldn’t be where she is without him. he deserves just as much recognition

[@davidkuhl431]

Definetly more tbh.

[@defhoez449]

And she's very aware of that

[@mog882]

Meagan Smith that goes for just about any artist and the Producer, that’s why the race is a “producer”.

[@h.h3110]

yeah thats exactly why he has 5 grammys

[@nataliewilson2304]

He does definitely deserve a lot of recognition, it’s just in the duo he’s more of the producer and instrumentalist, but he is also a solo artist. That’s why he doesn’t push for recognition when it comes to his sister, because he still has his own solo career

[@jeffdawson2786]

He is sensitive to all the sounds around him, and he somehow uses his laptop to integrate them into their songs.

[@DiogoPicarraOfficial]

Such an inspiration, thank you Finneas!

[@ashreactive]

Literally wish he would have been my brother growing up

[@GOD999MODE]

Don't be desperate and pathetic.

[@Rene707.]

Good ol incest

[@upcomingsoundcloudrapper2853]

R e n e how .. 😳

[@trundlemcdingus4657]

Gross.

[@charityedwards1489]

he’s such a good brother to billie

[@oakleywyatt1717]

hearing him talk technical is really hot

[@oriakumia2526]

haha WHAT?!?! 😂😂😂😂

[@xtonibx5770]

Lmao it's true

[@ashley-uu6ss]

claudia is one lucky girl

[@lbncstll7415]

couldn’t agree anymore

[@uw3904]

Fact fact faccccttttttssssss

[@doki7242]

i love how they included Finneas’s music as well

[@makaylac]

frrrr same, they both have great music and his music is so so soooo underrrattedd

[@Faroesx]

Ugh “When the Party’s Over” is such an amazing song. The vocals, the music, the lyrics, it’s all amazing. It remains my favorite song of you all. I think it might stay that way for a while… but Happier than Ever might challenge that 😭

[@bgm-sh9pe]

I love how they put him in a completely different space and acted like thats where he records when really hes still making songs in their parents house

[@IsakiVoelker]

That's prolly where the channel's set up is to record videos.

[@crying.isnt.like.you_4857]

I think this is the basement of his house. I think he produces music in his house and at his parents house

[@rudymontes6130]

He moved out

[@jackhewitt4144]

Ik it's ridiculous

[@colievalette]

He doesn’t live at his parents anymore hasn’t for a long time. He has his own space.

[@t4ngo_kilo]

He definitely deserves his Grammys, quite talented to say the least

[@arian6755]

the man won a Grammy producer of the year

[@mainquest_official]

Really cool that you said Lapsley, Aurora and Lana del Ray were a helpful vocal inspiration for Ocean Eyes

[@snoozyq9576]

Omg Aurora is something special. Can't wait to see her next year

[@HappilyAnonymousGirl]

It’s amazing how simple they keep a lot of the songs, yet they sound so amazing and beautiful.

[@indydj3436]

Netflix needs to make like a serie or something about how Finneas produces music💕

[@fernandabarros9587]

It would be great

[@iloheim]

just a producer series in general

[@naya-cole_official]

I was thinking the exact same thing

[@strangepickles]

@@iloheim Song Exploder on Netflix explores songwriting plus production with artists. It's also a well known podcast which Billie and Finneas was on.

[@iscaro78]

Apple could do that

[@hollykans8428]

Ok billie is CRAZY talented but she’s also so lucky she has Finneas. SO lucky.

[@wonderlandian8465]

They are both lucky to have each other. There is no Billie without Finneas but there is also not Finneas without Billie. They made each other pop

[@thebloodybaron7]

And she knows it! They love each other

[@atchoummette]

@@wonderlandian8465 Well said. This video and the comments make it sound like she's only a singer and he's the genius behind the songs.

[@emmaheart394]

@@wonderlandian8465 i think without finneas billie wouldn't be where she is. It looks like finneas focused on making billie famous but without billie he probably be more recognize than what he is now because he would of focus on himself and not his little sister.

[@wonderlandian8465]

@@emmaheart394 No, Finneas doesn't have the voice to become a big star by himself. Proof is, he has his own individual songs out that aren't doing nearly as good as Billie's songs.

[@gabebabe1]

The audio quality and choice of sounds is beautiful. There is always so much space and warmth.

[@Mellyburr]

This man is a genuine deep into his craft. That's why everything he touches is gold.

[@babyfazejuju]

I almost cried at "that was a song we worked on for weeks and weeks". I began making music recently and was wondering how other artists are able to make songs in a day in what takes me 2 months to create a 30 second piece. Hearing this made me feel a little less alone... thank you

[@nassoltd]

😂😂😂

[@renechoi4396]

Hey. It took Brahms TWENTY TWO YEARS to finish his symphony no. 1. And his peers had considered him the likes of Beethoven (actually, all that pressure really didn't help, either.). Never mind how long it takes you to write any music. Creativity doesn't flow at a constant rate that can be just turned on and off. You might get stumped and who knows how long later you get inspired by whatever and suddenly things will fall into place instead of you beating your head at the wall trying to force it. Plus, as you keep creating some paths get easier--i think probably this is how people end up with their specific sound, you know? Have fun with it And you never know. Some little ditty that you create and dismiss today could be the seed for a much more satisfying piece later. Good luck!

[@bangtan_addicted9779]

You're not alone. Don't be too harsh on yourself.♡

[@coochiedestroyer5_]

I know this is 2 years ago, but I wanted to say this. Everything that’s good takes time. Good movie, tv shows, books, songs. The good ones all take time to make. Unless you’re a genius, you’re not gonna make a ton of good quality music super fast. Take your time, don’t rush.

[@laxsneha]

This man's mind needs a museum.. feels like we got to see only 5% of it in this video

[@brandonmshrock]

This dude's production chops are insane! I love how visceral his percussion is in a lot of Billie's songs

[@chloescheiber]

literally insane how talented he is and at such a young age just incredible. an absolute inspiration

[@senafidan6382]

finneas and billie are so creative. every story behind both their songs and/or albums are so interesting.

[@lauraillesca1426]

here you have all the production stuff but nobody’s talking about his ability writing songs! this man is a genius

[@jennyfdsa]

first time ever listening to a producer explain how they build songs. very inspiring finneas! had no idea. you make it look easy!! thank you for sharing!

[@tcherieee]

He’s incredibly talented. This man is a genius, I have always loved the production of their songs but to hear him break it apart is amazing. He deserves all the awards

[@ben251]

I want this guy to make masterclass on producing music so bad

[@ddlovogue]

this man is only a few weeks older than me and he’s doing… all of THAT… and looks like THAT… and I admire him but like… he hits me right in the self confidence every time man!

[@estriishful]

ddlovogue i just realized today that he’s a year younger than me...and i feel so unaccomplished now...

[@HejSofia]

Stupid and self destructive to compare your life to his. One in a million become that successful. He also isn’t good looking. Would have guessed he was in his 30s.

[@ddlovogue]

HejSofia it’s not that deep, I did it more to compliment him than to put myself down. Also, to look older does not mean you can’t still be good looking. But obviously that’s subjective.

[@welcometofalsettolannddd2924]

HejSofia He is incredibly handsome lmao, calling him not attractive wont make you less insecure

[@HejSofia]

WELCOME TO FALSETTO LANNddD he really isn’t at all. I’m a hetero woman there’s no need for me to be jealous of his looks.

[@RJD18437]

This is amazing he’s a genius, I wish they’d breakdown more albums like this. Reminds me of those old “classic albums” documentaries

[@erraticskul]

this man is the definition of talent. can't change my mind

[@norahmyers5535]

He's so dedicated, creative, methodical, and intuitive. He has more wisdom and self-awareness at 22 than most people have at 42.

[@Bradley_Lute]

I find Finneas and Billie fascinating. Their parents are barely famous and the four of them are crammed into this small house. But they make gold in that house together. They are part underdog and part industry insider. And you really hear that in their music. By recording in their house together, they can indulge their weirdest and most intimate creative moments. But it still has that industry polish. My only complaint with their music is that they sound too much like other artists in some ways. But appeal and innovation are a tight rope in the pop industry and these two are truly unheard of in their level of development at such a young age.

[@angelagiordano3375]

Billie*

[@Bradley_Lute]

@@angelagiordano3375 nice catch!

[@cmooreHD]

MegadethsGirl who are the twins ?

[@carpediemearth]

They were never underdogs. They grew up along the industry with musician and actor parents. He had production equipment and instruments since childhood. He acted and was already in the music industry before he connected Billie.

[@Maddysublime]

finelinehaven I think the underdog part they are referring to is the dichotomy of all of that you said but they are doing it in a little bedroom and they are kids. So they aren’t saying they are underdogs necessarily but having the aspects you referred to and the underdog aspects is interesting and makes for good music.

[@charliebryce3783]

Wow a masterclass in music production, I love the way he explains his thinking behind the decision making process

[@prisonjoe5799]

he is one of the most creative and unique producers ive ever seen, in my opinion this is what music is all about. not stock beats and hi hats, but sheer creativity to create sounds, beats, melodies. just a genius

[@OfficialPrettyLittleLiars]

“Don’t think we even held a candle to Lana” we love a self aware man

[@katerinakrd5021]

What does he mean by that? (English is not my first language)

[@ay5576]

@@katerinakrd5021 Lol, that must be a weird phrase if literally translated! It means they are not comparable because Lana is better.

[@EDB217]

Alia Y I think in this instance, he didn’t necessarily mean Lana is better. I think he just means him and Billie and Lana are very different.

[@ay5576]

@@EDB217 Agreed, was just trying to phrase it simply, I think he was also trying to give her props!

[@megx021]

Alia Y i think he meant more that their inspiration was her song but didn’t quite match the perfection they felt hers was. not so much that lana is better bc each artist excels in their own style.

[@mashiegamie7443]

The first thing that impressed me when I first heard Billie Eilish was the way the song was layered. Never heard that way of creating music before - very innovative and creative. Finneas is a true genius

[@roman2374]

Well he’s literally sharing the references for layering sounds here so he’s not even pretending to have innovated anything really 😂 but definitely they’ve taken it to a new level with cutting down on overall clutter and instruments used

[@dazey8706]

genuinely no offense but the most immediate example that comes to mind is queen in the 70s

[@unacuentadeyoutube13]

@@dazey8706 I'm a huge queen fan and the way his layering sounds is completely different. Harmonies make everything so much more interesting

[@dazey8706]

@@unacuentadeyoutube13 u could be saying the exact same thing about queen ! their insane harmony layering pushed beyond the limits of technology at their time and they literally changed the way artists thought about music production with their release of borhap

[@jaciashh7737]

the way his brain works to put all these sounds together is amazing. The amount of little details in each of the songs are crazy. I would’ve never known they were there if it weren’t for this video.

[@scottt9382]

sooo good - I could watch these all day - I've been playing/writing music all my life - the creative inspiration in this young dude is tremendous

[@cinderellatuesimi5500]

Imagine Finneas, Labyrinth and Jon Bellion producing and writing an album, it's going to kill.

[@coin5207]

I agree, Jon Bellions voice and production like this would sound really dope

[@oscar2k755]

Lab is the best modern producer imo

[@Mari-nm5cd]

Omg would love it!

[@hannahroeder]

Dude, labyrinth is a genius when it comes to writing harmonies, his harmonies with finneas’ production would be amazing

[@sonyeonsarang]

I would like to see a conversation where Finneas and Charlie Puth talk music.... Now that would be mind explosion....

[@SMPMS8389]

@@danicemarielobrin Jack Ennoff too

[@dge.]

YEEEES

[@mayak.8707]

and Jacob Collier 😍

[@inigo9000]

Charlie puth is definitely much more musically gifted , this sounds very wel masterd and works with billies voice because it complements each other very well but on it's own it's not strong musically

[@sonyeonsarang]

@@inigo9000 and how do you explain his own music or the ones he's done for other people?

[@monsteradaddy8215]

I LOVE "LISTEN BEFORE I GO" JUST BC OF THE SOUNDS ADDED ON IT LIKE IT GIVES A SOLID CONTEXT WITH JUST SOUNDS

[@egerbig]

I'm becoming more and more obsessed with Finneas... his brilliance with music and sound is addicting. What a gift to us, both of them.

[@oliviagrace9175]

Finneas is 22!! His talent at any age would be remarkable let alone at his age. Extraordinary.

[@DilyaLondon]

Finneas is brilliant, but I'd also like to point out how AMAZINGLY this video was produced. All the references and comparisons and in terms of graphics too. Great job!!!

[@TurtlePianist]

The quality of this edit is stunning! Great interview!

[@oliviaharris5957]

Producing is the most creative part of the entire birthing of a song, above any one instrument and even the voice! This was so interesting.

[@meouishlycat]

Without finneas, Billie's music wouldnt be the same.

[@shiny_samurai5444]

Without Billie, Finneas' production and music wouldn't be the same either. They're one in the same

[@carpediemearth]

Without Finneas, Billie music wouldn’t exist. He makes her music, not to mention he connected her in the industry

[@valeriebakalets8371]

@@carpediemearth without Billie he also wouldn’t be who he us

[@idk875]

@@carpediemearth even without Billie finneas wouldn't be here too

[@carpediemearth]

@@idk875 LOL Finneas came before her, and he’s his own songwriter, producer and instrumentalist.

[@RockOfGreece]

Thia guy is a huge inspiration for all us young bedroom producers that we are basically broke and very limited to equipment. He showed that you can do anything if you love it and have the skeelz

[@ameenation]

So amazing and inspiring also its so incredible the way he just support his sister while the world is having siblings fight all the time and no communication at all much love man

[@AnneGcovers]

i love pitchfork like they have the best interviews of artists