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Let's write a song in the style of Dream Theater! Featuring members of Witherfall.
Stream/download the song "Theater Kid" here: bit.ly/THEATERKID
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[@dreamtheaterofficial]

This is so awesome, thanks Gear Gods! 😂

[@_purplejigglypuff]

This video is officially DT approved

[@_purplejigglypuff]

So can we all now expect a legit cover? 🤘🤘🤘🤘

[@aan_2023]

Very cool 🤟🤘

[@asenovbruh8575]

I still wanna know who controls this channel. If it's a dream theater member then yes,we're getting a cover

[@rickfeith6372]

C'mon guys.... try and COVER THIS!!! Not sure if y'all can pull it off anymore without your "studio magic" and secret bag o' tricks. Jordan is like 1 year away from retirement on some beach, JP is playing Gibson amps now, John M is the only one pulling his weight. I don't think you guys got it in you anymore...it was a sick run though. I bet if that Liquid Tension Experience (I think that's it) guys saw this they could play it in a second. I don't think they have a singer, or something...or maybe he was sick that time I saw em. Those guys were good though...like scary good. Check em out sometime Dream Theater guys, they do that crazy music without any 'studio magic', but I still bet they are using the ole 'secret of the pros'

[@lzandman]

Classic Dream Theater: very busy bass playing, but nobody can hear it, except for the tapping parts.

[@gq_79]

Like normal dream theater

[@KevinWale]

nobody can hear what? I could hear everything.

[@vlchhuana9708]

😂😂

[@BrunoValverdedrummer]

Hey! That was great. Had fun doing it. 🤟🤟🤟

[@tazio123]

O brabo apenas

[@BaianoPR]

Sensacional Bruno!

[@blackcitadel37]

[@matiosmi137]

Imagine Dream Theater actually playing that song on their new record

[@J-Allen19]

realistically speaking, they'd be more likely to do it live

[@stephenhensley5631]

I have been wondering about that with the other bands. I wonder how many bands check this guys videos .

[@comand0Metalero1]

"How to write a Dream Theater song" *25 minute video*

[@above7793]

Honestly would have expected that to be the song length and the video to be much longer

[@wintermansion]

if it's less than 8 minutes, it's not enough

[@LightningXD]

​@@wintermansion its never enough

[@whaleguy]

Wow, the bass is mixed even lower than DT. This is approaching Metallica levels.

[@acebass123]

Dude that was a fun experience. Thanks for having me be apart of this video. 😎

[@treyxaviermusic]

Thanks for making it wayyyy sick

[@SoBeDragon0]

I guess you could say that as a child, you were considered somewhat odd. Kept to yourself most of the time. You would daydream in and out of your own world, but in every other way, you were fine.

[@treyxaviermusic]

bahahaha yup

[@zaidzain]

He's a monday morning lunatic, disturbed from time to timeeeee~

[@linuxuser2142]

@@zaidzain LOST WITHIN HIMSEAEAEAEALF IN HIS SOLITARY SHEEAAEAEAEAEAEL

[@linuxuser2142]

@@Turner-Be-Thy-Real-Name dududududududun. Dududududun. Dududududududun. Du-du-du-du-du the boy is just simply crazy

[@elrumstoke]

And Dream Theater just posted this on their original Facebook Page. Congratulations

[@driftdt]

Fantastic job. The song wouldn’t sound out of place on an album like Six Degrees. The breakdown was especially awesome. However, the song isn’t at least 8 minutes long so gotta dock some points for that

[@treyxaviermusic]

understandable

[@manineedacigarette]

I absolutely and completely see this song in Six Degrees. Love it!

[@tieukhavu8832]

@@treyxaviermusicYou’re not ripping Dream Theater off at all. Unless you would copy their songs into your song. Ripping off a Dream Theater solo, is also not a problem. Because it’s just a regular solo

[@josuemoraruiz]

Everything was reaaally tight, except for jp's sleeves though

[@treyxaviermusic]

🤣 I was hoping nobody noticed

[@5urg3x]

Bro, how do these videos not have more views? This is the most amazing series I’ve discovered on KZbin in years.

[@treyxaviermusic]

because you haven't told everyone you've ever met about them yet

[@olivierpeartnoy]

Dream Theater just shared this!

[@treyxaviermusic]

I SAW OMG OMG OMG my daaayyyyy is maaaaaaade

[@nisterror]

Fun fact: Dream Theater concerts last two hours but only consist of 3 songs.

[@cakennedy2009]

As someone who's never gotten into Dream Theater, this makes me want to get into Dream Theater

[@treyxaviermusic]

NOTIFICATION SQUAAAAAAAAD YOU KNOW WHAT TO DO!

[@helgijonsson3537]

I like the subtle touch of putting your thumb on the mic, just like LaBrie. Good job, that drummer is amazing!

[@JasonMcNamara]

No wonder Dream Theater shared this video. Well done Trey. That was awesome. And I LOVED the resurrection of your Petrucci costume in the Music Video portion 🤣 Oh, and awesome to see Bruno Valverde in there. He’s a BEAST of a Drummer 🤘

[@KoTerrors]

Love pretty much all your lets write a song videos. Crushed it with this one.

[@joedamore7653]

You nailed it Trey. Great tribute and kudos to you for having the chops to do DT justice.

[@budgetgitarr5351]

That prechorus is more Dream Theater than Dream Theater

[@cjf4364]

That was awesome loved it. Fantastic parallel to them spot on.

[@titumama166]

This sounds like something straight out of 6 degrees. Fkn amazing

[@kennybenally7187]

My thoughts exactly, hahaha

[@GonzzGarcia]

Love Bruno's drumming!!!

[@rickfeith6372]

I really enjoyed the pedal tone lick after that fun little ascending octave thing. Some real fun stuff to play, and it absolutely inspired me to pick up my guitar and jammy the Boogie tones overload.

[@aymericmarchand3472]

Totally nailed it! Plus balls of steel to dare sing and perform meaningful, personal lyrics.

[@chriszalewski2702]

This is the best KZbin video I have watched till today! Seriously, loved watching the process of you writing this song!

[@Bringmehomesally]

Rock on man! Nailed it!! I can tell you've been listening to them for years. Keep it up

[@charleya.d.heuertz935]

Very About to crash-ish, with Moore on keyboards, Mangini on drums, Portnoy on drum fills and background vocals, a nice mix of Myung and Tony Levin on bass, and Neil Morse on vocals. (And a sprinkle of Tom Sawyer was in there too) Love it!

[@marillion0732]

Awesome video!!! Really excellent!! Now guys i’m waiting for your album!!

[@michaelgaraphoto]

Absolutely nailed it! Tasty chops all around!

[@jeremygarnermusic6226]

FREAKING AWESOME MAN! As a huge DT fan, this was amazing!!!

[@SpiderBatProductions]

Trey you absolutely smashed this. I've seen this video a few times before and I keep coming back to it for both inspiration and reference, and I have to say this time I was very stuck by how much the lyrics spoke to me. This is amazing!

[@deliadrumm]

This. Was. AWESOME! You nailed it! I’d totally buy an album from you guys of dream theater sounding songs lol

[@adrianevieira4549]

Incrível! Os verdadeiros fãs de DT entendem quão complexo foi esse processo. Parabéns, nosso batera BR sempre amassando!

[@jasoncrump1886]

That was badass brother. Appreciate ya sharing.

[@harrisonfjord8356]

Hell yeah! Awesome song, great riffs and sweet melodies. 100% Dream Theater-ish!

[@adamalvarado4067]

That breakdown was sooo Symphony X esque, but was still DT like some how! Awesome job dude

[@DanielRicardo42]

That's exactly what I thought! It was such a Romeo sound

[@erasmorljr]

@@DanielRicardo42 me too

[@richbriggs6053]

Love these song building video's🤘🤘

[@jFv_01]

Sounds really good!

[@107guitarguy]

That was sick. Love that guitar. You should do more videos with those guys. Absolute fantastic musicians. I knew it was going to be good when I saw Crawford’s name. I wasn’t familiar with the other guys but they are awesome.

[@Haduj-the-Lion]

Very cool stuff! Love it, I never comment on your work (just lurking) but been a long time subscriber and also an amazing DT fan for like 20 years. You nailed it! Tnx :)

[@willesposito9165]

Loved it Trey

[@lilschlagen]

What a sick song. Really loved how the chorus came out at the end.

[@WizardOfArc]

I love watching your process

[@rockinvegan1765]

Interesting to see your process. The song is sick. Need your course soon...

[@dewimdees]

Wow. You guys absolutely nailed it!

[@faroffgrace5490]

Awesome vid! You did a pretty spot-on job with emulating the member's styles. Hell, you even did a decent job with James LaBrie's inflections, even when vocalists are FAR more difficult to impersonate. That said, I think you actually surpassed Portnoy's old backing vocals lmao. Great song, definitely gave me vibes from all sorts of different albums they've done.

[@NekBodesh]

Oh man, you guys killed it. Very Dream Theater.

[@ronlussari]

Cool seeing my favourite drummer playing this. A nice surprise. Bruno rules!!

[@chrisgsauce]

This was amazing! Great job all around!

[@deepesh1A23]

Can we have a step by step tutorial on "how to write an Opeth Song" ?

[@gamexpert510]

This was freaking awesome, man! You rock!

[@volkhammer8711]

That was the most epic vid I’ve seen in a long while on the youtubes!

[@KrazeeeOne]

This was absolutely phenomenal. It really was a trunkated DT song. Sprinkle another 5min of solos/instrumentals throughout and it would totally have a home on one of their albums.

[@JeremeYoho]

Trey, oh my god. This was perfect. And that instrumental section was SO tasty. Whew.

[@treyxaviermusic]

ty fren

[@JohnKouts]

That was REALLY cool! Good job 👍👌

[@Heikenen-BetweenContinents]

Absolutely nailed it! Respect!

[@AJPMUSIC_OFFICIAL]

Absolutely killer job, felt like an unreleased early 2000s DT track. Also props for showing yourself recording vocals. There is something very intimate about people watching you sing espically when you are working stuff out and experimenting.

[@valenkpo]

amazing song!! I'll hope it for the DT next album :D

[@ruhrpottflo2249]

Awesome ! 100 % DT. You nailed it.

[@faustoalvarado6381]

for sure you nailed it, but mostly in talent. Keep rocking !!! Thank you

[@filoudiver]

man you are so great! this is unbelievable!!!! great talent!

[@gauravlama2079]

Man 🙌🏻💯🎸 That was absolutely phenomenal, so inspiring and so much informative. I shall write ✍️ my songs like this now

[@stefanaronsson]

This put a smile on my face. Great work!

[@TheCrashbandicoot36]

Really freaking loved this song. Not only the creation process, but the feeling of making and analysing Dream Theater, priceless.

[@andrewpappas9311]

Fucking awesome, Trey and the others killed it. Great job, dude

[@andresjpulido]

that's pretty cool mate! great job

[@fretburner8981]

Christ that was good! Absolutely amazing!

[@Sopphopper]

Having been a DT fan for over 15 years, I'm truly amazed by what you did here! Awesome stuff! I especially like that you used elements from their older material (the beginning is definitely inspired by "About to Crash - Reprise"), which is a sound that I've missed.

[@JRawlings14]

this was just about perfect except that it was less than 20 minutes long and the solo was playable by a human being. Lol no but seriously this was sick!

[@TheOobo]

I'm still on a quest to determine what exactly JP is. I'm leaning somewhere between elder wizard or elder god

[@KYTHERAOfficial]

@@TheOobo He is an alien

[@manineedacigarette]

@@TheOobo L20 Bard for sure

[@lepsa8323]

This was so cool, great job!

[@pastoralanbida4969]

sounds like a mix of octavarium, scenes and astonishing, great job guys!!!

[@2giantmonsters]

Very inspirational. Thank you Trey

[@theoduch5051]

Incredible !!!

[@danidogma]

AWSOME, absolutely DT to my ears, and it very GOOD!

[@C36B]

This is really good. Good job all!

[@Taterstiltskin]

amazing job, you definitely pulled it off!

[@jeanettekorzenko4958]

Totally enjoyed it!

[@joemills4603]

Brilliant! Somehow, I enjoyed this a lot more than recent DT stuff.

[@allmypersonalities]

Fucking pure Awesome Brother!! I really enjoy everything you do!!

[@Shadowsreach1]

wow incredible man great job most impressed! you all are very talented!

[@sibylline7220]

Oooh, very nice work from the keyboardist, that little solo truly nailed both sound and style of Jordan Rudess!

[@alexnasla]

Thank you! Its not easy to try and emulate Jordan, both his sounds and his style!

[@dirkhoffmann6429]

That's great...amazing... chapeau !!!

[@alisongama2667]

This reminds me a lot of the most recent albuns, specially the self-title one. Really really really great job dude, you are amazing and the song is catchy af. I woke up this morning already singing "don't let ever lose your spark of insanity" hahah

[@johntanner3122]

You did an amazing job with this song. Definite Dream Theater feel to it both musically & lyrically, I Love the end product. I also enjoyed the journey taken, to show how the song process works for you. Congratulations dude, great job.

[@PaulKingMetal]

Absolutely awesome song man. Very well done. 😉👍 Love it!

[@JEGuitar]

That was brilliant!

[@mattharrison4238]

So much talent on display here, y’all killed it boys! This is something to be proud of.

[@PatrickThornton1969]

That was killer! Great drummer!!!

[@treyxaviermusic]

Bruno is incredible and sooooo nice

[@zertnoy7550]

Subscribed....what a work you have done! SPETTACOLO! Cheers from Italy 🤘🏻

[@kryme]

This is great! I recognised a lot of my own workflow when I start a new song (it's kind of similar for me...I listened to DT so many times, it's part of my musical DNA and sometimes I just can't help it and everything I do sounds like DT haha). I think the final version still would need a bit of more polish, songwriting-wise and production-wise but given you wrote and produced that track in a few days, the result is absolutely amazing! Favourite moment: when the riff from the intro appears again on the last chord of the chorus, goosebumps!

[@guitarvirtuo]

Love it!

[@alfashred9226]

Oh my god. It's awesome dude & the Dream theather had post in their FB page... Fantastic guitar works & drum works Congrats man....

[@andrehofsink4848]

Just found out you made this. My god this is awesome! Sooo great!

[@treyxaviermusic]

Thank you so much!!

[@sicarinpinpon]

Beautiful

[@pawelos4]

it's so on point!

[@sebastiandelatorre8260]

Awesome!!!

[@wurstfingersalatDev]

Damn! That was good! Great Song. Absolutly nailed the Dream Theater feeling.

[@alexbrewer5885]

Dude, you f*cking nailed this. Coming from a huge DT fan, I'm not convinced you didn't have JP off set telling you what to do. This was amazing.