I (Almost) Got A Record Deal Making Vaporwave to Prove It’s Easy

[@TellYourFriends]

i started a vaporwave project in 2017 as a joke for the same reason, posted it in the vaporwave subreddit, and made more money than i ever had with music i actually put effort into -.-

[@Duck_ded]

can I just say this video's style is amazing man, the cassette tape cutaways and the stylized guest portion go unbelievably hard

[@chrisp6820]

Barber Beats =Chopped and screwed RIP DJ Screw

[@Lemieux_channel]

I’m surprised that besides their inclusion in some of the background music there was no mention of death’s dynamic shroud, the vaporwave electronic band so high effort their music isn’t even vaporwave anymore😂

[@ABucketofJake]

I praise them enough

[@Phantommxr]

I knew it was just a matter of time for me to find a channel; that does this... my friends and I have been making up albums since the 80's ... some are spoofs, some are 'lets make it better' but they all have been in the spirit of this example you presented!!! Pure fun and showing how simple some things can be.... Thanks man for validating our group of 'Pirates"!

[@Multi-Waves_Music]

Using noise to transition each track makes me wonder how much you could change these challenges by forcing yourself to incorporate the past challenges, with about 5 challenges you have a completely new sound we haven't heard before

[@vepply]

im glad you're makin this a series, i loved the noise music one

[@AstrocyteMusic]

duuude i LOVE the way this is shot and edited.

[@KyleReidMu]

Wait how did you get that footage of me? I don’t remember making this

[@ABucketofJake]

Didnt you listen I said I found it in red lobster

[@bmbmbm05]

there’s a whole bunch of genres you could do this for but I feel like the logical next step is probably ambient

[@xyink3783]

Been watching you for while now, The quality of your video just doesn't go down, hoping for your success and growth

[@epos.nephilo]

This channel is the greatest hidden gem I have found

[@WWOMENN]

I LOVE THE FRANKJAVCEE CALL BVACKK UGHH

[@RuffMG]

mad underrated

[@maximusthedude8305]

Yo, got randomly recommended this while surfing youtube for music and I really love your style and humor! Loved the presentation a whole lot and the way you did the collab bits like you were just passing the mic to your buddy was actually kinda endearing in a way haha. I will say I'd have preferred you made a full track rather than mostly sticking to samples, but I still learnt a lot more about the genre and was entertained which is what really matters. Gonna go check out your other content now! And Kyle's!

[@floppavevo5920]

I listened to the album, and while it sounds good, it doesn't give vaporwave vibes tbh. It's definitely just a slowed and reverbed album, not even giving barber beats vibes really.

[@moresnqp]

i make music so watching the process of releasing a project is always rlly fun

[@prodcwn]

hey, vaporwave artist here. let me explain something. thats not how to do "proper" classic vaporwave, thats merely slowing it down and reverbing it! in order to make actual classic vaporwave, you first need to find a sample with the perfect aesthetic (preferably 80's), find a decent ytmp3 converter, and download the file and import it into the daw. then, you want to find the key you want it to be in, and stretch it exactly to that key. then, add a tiny sprinkle of reverb and/or delay. then, use a parametric equalizer to filter out the high-end (you're gonna want to go for ~10kHz) so it sounds more filtered and "retro". then, you're going to add some slight phaser, flangus, and vintage chorus for that poly style effect. also, add automation to some things such as compressors, filters, etc.., then once you do all that, you need to master the entire track and export it to your designated file, and release it onto whichever streaming platform you desire, and properly market it to your audience. THAT is how you make classic vaporwave.

[@prodcwn]

looping is optional

[@epos.nephilo]

I feel like vaporwave is left up to one’s interpretation. There shouldn’t be any strict set of rules that you HAVE to follow to be successful.

[@timefragment5387]

Vaporwave can be anything in my opinion. Yeah there is the original sound you described but vaporwave us evolved into so many subgenres, it could be anything with any resemblance to nostalgia.

[@LordConstrobuz]

massive cope. youre lazy and your genre is a joke/meme/gimmick..

[@CHIEFJAC]

“stylized lowercase cause im mysterious” 😭

[@brind4001]

Musique Concrete probably a good one to do next. Just go stand at a crossing…😅 seriously though I love the whole “anything is music” attitude.

[@enigmaticennui]

I used to joke with my friends about how easy VW was to make and get praise for. It's more about presentation than it is substance. If you can get a cool album cover with some cool song names, it hardly matters what the songs actually sound like. I got on 2 cassettes, published a few albums and still get small sales here and there to this day on bandcamp. Did all my "songs" on fuckin' Sony Vegas. Don't get me wrong though there are some genuinely great and original artists in the genre! Edit: Watched the video and seems like you're saying the same thing about presentation etc.

[@nothankyou]

I mean anything is easy if you know how to do it, right. This is definitely easier than writing a jazz album but you still need a keen understanding of the aesthetic, sound design, make good choices around sample selection etc. Music doesn't need to be difficult to be good.

[@dallassegno]

you clearly have never met jazz musicians

[@LordConstrobuz]

found the vaporwave "artist"

[@JackedSchoomves]

I would love a Minimal Techno video at some point. Reason being, it’s name might sound like it could be easy, but actually making it can be tough at times. I’m open to giving some pointers and suggestions for albums and songs to listen to.

[@Sanguivore]

Seconding this request!

[@JadenSalads]

No way you got Kyle

[@jamessunderland22]

making a video like this for indie rock would be fun. everyone always says its easy, ps i love ur channel especially these videos please make more!

[@pandaspajamas]

i laughed so hard the moment i heard barber beats lol

[@Caesar_Online]

fr that was gold 😂

[@Ramonatho]

"I thought it'd be a FrankJavCee video." That caught me so off guard holy hell

[@keenan_beats]

Honestly 😂

[@RoweReviews]

It was on that dartboard, but lofi hip hop beats would be pretty funny to do in this series. almost all of it sounds the same, so you could probably do it

[@halfpint90]

Lol you're confusing youtube lofi with actual low fidelity music

[@catsystemcorp]

Second attempt: Dreampunk or Mallsoft - I'd love to see those!

[@pleyadians]

mallsoft is a subgenre of vaporwave

[@nfdhje38743m]

@@pleyadians as well as dreampunk. so?

[@timefragment5387]

@@pleyadians Catsystemcorp basically made that genre.

[@GunnyDuns]

I wont lie i was super expecting a frankjavcee video and got disappointed when it wasn’t then you mentioned him at the end of it and it satisfied me

[@connorhiggs6031]

Jake let me in your bucket its cold out here!

[@LewisRhymes]

EP is marvellous! well done.

[@abasement666]

Loll i definitely hopped on the "a *random-noun*" name to be mysterious with my music. Great vid!🍄

[@timefragment5387]

Wow,as a vaporwave fan, barber beats artist and vaporwave vinyl collector, I’m glad the hobby of vaporwave vinyl collecting finally made it too a bigger audience! Great video

[@Egang03]

Great tune over the album cover section

[@rize...]

PLUH🔥🗣️🗣️🔥🔥🗣️🗣️

[@vidoben]

Was this video perchance directed by Wes Anderson? I love the editing/cinematography of this video!

[@Twint1]

This is an incredibly solid video, keep it up brother!

[@nauruball5162]

what if you did lowercase music? (or IDM would also be good)

[@crimedog6637]

Jake this is amazing brother

[@ABucketofJake]

Thanks Crime Dog

[@FunkMcLovin]

It might be easy but its still good. I dont see the problem

[@Ransompie1]

Next genre should be folktronica

[@jacobtape]

Folktronica is actually incredibly hard, probably the hardest plunderphonic genre to get good at unless youre doing something similar to The Avalanches lol

[@ManBeforeTime]

14:30 this is how ai should be used when making art

[@kawabeatz]

frankjavcee reference legendary fr

[@JonathanLeon]

Good video. I'm gonna listen to the EP now!

[@AlbertSirup]

how about "I make technical deathgrind to prove it's easy"? Has a nice ring to it, no?

[@idlerwheel]

Super awesome video. Love your style. The art goes hard.

[@felipo1778]

Damn what a collab

[@itcheebeard]

Wasnt that "love is blue" sample used on Mouse and The Mask by MF DOOM and Danger Mouse? Or am I recalling a heatstroke hallucination?

[@ThUnDa328]

This new video style gives me wes anderson vibes

[@ABucketofJake]

He stole my color grade for asteroid city, I genuinely think it’s the same

[@ThUnDa328]

Lol same

[@Alex_HDRN]

this is such a cool video!

[@aidanm5578]

0:40 I was expecting an explosion sound with that self clap.

[@segatronmedia]

why did i feel like i heard a secret

[@andyboom2004]

By the measure of "almost", everyone almost got a record deal.

[@oldsmobilethompson1658]

Before I watch, I just want to say I have learned a lot from creating vaporware on my DJ Controller with Serato. I don't think that is the norm, but the way that method lends itself to rerecording sent me down several vapor holes of experimentation. Like on my Naperwave songs based on Naperville, IL, I found it was actually very difficult to finish a song. I find the genre fun in how important the order of the songs are, on an album or playlist

[@anglopanther]

Make breakcore please. Or speedcore

[@dbspaceoditty]

i literally rolled ym eyes when he said barber beats XDDDd

[@snoopdoggdankkush9285]

Vaporwave is sick, there’s just too many ppl making the easy stuff.

[@snoopdoggdankkush9285]

It needs a come back. There’s a lot of great music in the genre. Take a break from all music n just surf through what it’s got n find so much good stuff with 0 views/listens

[@augustushill6188]

agreed. Most of it is trash but the good stuff (like George Clanton, for example) is some of the best electronic based music out there imo

[@chippoisfat8835]

9:30 Bro I think this is the =3 intro sample lmao

[@flawless6782]

Devon hendryx (aka JPEGMAFIA) did it before in 2009 with Dreamcast Summer Songs a fantastic album btw

[@stereoreserve]

DSS is a hip hop album. The only really vaporwave aspect is the presentation. Id argue communist slow jams is more vaporwave than most devon hendryx material, except for maybe charli baltimore or 1989

[@ander1billion]

@@stereoreserve there's no rapping on the album! it's entirely vaporwave.

[@flawless6782]

@@stereoreserve For sure agree on the CSS take, but even if DSS leans into hip hop i’d argue it entirely pulls off most of the identity of vaporwave, from the hazy atmospheric ambient elements to the 90’s and 00’s references to classic games and pop culture

[@benhlogs]

@@flawless6782boards of Canada was doing vaporwave in the 90s

[@Caesar_Online]

Nerdcore is probably the best genre to describe the album

[@CodeProvider]

The funny part is how it actually sounds good tho.

[@charlielomonaco]

such a great video

[@luker.6967]

Lo-fi is probably even easier Glad we got a man of culture using Aesop as background music

[@ACT8113]

You should partner with qingdao market for thr cassette release

[@VANITAS567]

Now, do it again sampleless. Beat those barbers ☻️✂️🤛

[@timefragment5387]

Hey Vanitas!

[@VANITAS567]

@@timefragment5387 heyo whatsup!!!

[@timefragment5387]

@@VANITAS567🔥🔥

[@ABELBUTBETTER]

18:00 i’m getting angry video game, nerd vibes from this part

[@fetusbelt6851]

In the early 2000's there used to be vapor wave block parties at Miss State University. Nobody knows but the idea was stolen from from a band called GnarShred who did the block parties. It was nothing but 80's and soul chopped up dub style. Long story short, the bootleg tapes got out there and the rest is history.

[@thenightbladefeeds]

It bugs me to end when people call a genre 'lazy'. A 'genre' is nothing but a pallette - if someone makes low-effort or 'lazy' music, that's on the artist, not on the elements or tools they used.

[@tayzatun6351]

Pad chennington

[@AGHathaway]

"ALMOST"

[@Juan-wo7zu]

I just ordered a copy of pulse demon on vinyl

[@C0nnie]

I really like barber beats and (I’m an idiot) did not realize it was all samples lol. Besides odd sound effects and transitions, will FL studio allow me to create my own entire pieces ?

[@ABucketofJake]

Yes

[@C0nnie]

@@ABucketofJake keep up the dope shit homie peace from NY

[@HEWHOTAWNS]

I want to make a vapourwave album and call it something cool

[@ABucketofJake]

Boy do I have a video for you

[@HEWHOTAWNS]

@@ABucketofJake no fuckin way

[@SASTSimon]

VIDEO IS IN 4:3 LETS GO

[@llezzon]

Aloe City & Barber Beats

[@anuspresley]

vaporwave ocean? i think you mean seapunk, ba dum tss

[@anuspresley]

okay and now you're doin some water based aesthetics? mannn i think you wanted seapunk lel

[@azulsoazul.2263]

Bro is it just me that thinks the album is genuinely really good?

[@deadpeach07]

it's ok it's just been done to death 😭

[@LordConstrobuz]

if you take an already good song and just pitch it down and add some effects its still going to be good. thats why vaporwave is a joke, and lazy.

[@Artasmagic]

Great 😊

[@p6v665]

vaporwave can be low effort but there are styles that actually require composition and arent just stealing like macentosh plush

[@memondayz]

Omw to read jakes bucket.

[@artwes]

frankjavcee reference!!!

[@notluke8139]

How long did this take to make?

[@ABucketofJake]

Searching plus editing, probably 2 hours, finding the tracks is what took the longest

[@seamusrw]

Im always gonna say this but clearly OTPN was listening to the skaters and just doing what James Ferraro had been doing for almost a decade at that point but on a computer. The Skaters New Age label clearly started vaporwave even if they hid the fact they used a computer and cdrs a lot. Because thats the only thing that makes ecco jams the first is that its a blatant online album.

[@sv92233]

derelict megatower with 84 whole tracks:

[@5starcrests]

goated

[@goemonishikawaxiii]

i'm sorry but i can't stop looking at the face on the mic for the whole video

[@out.of.reach.barber.beats.]

we need more bloodsport

[@WotanSkyFather]

All the songs you chose are from the 70's, so this is less like Vaporwave, and more like Boomerwave. It's like being in the 70's listening to the radio on Quaaludes.

[@janet.snakehole]

lolll amazing. this basically an Uncle tape 😂

[@adammarsh956]

Make prog metal, boom bap, sludge metal or big beat genre

[@sebastianhama5624]

im trying to make a jungle album and its kinda hard, maybe i should switch and try to be the next oneohtrix

[@zanik2.054]

W.

[@Caesar_Online]

This was too funny

[@L1MEST0NE333]

Next should be breakcore

[@sidzero]

Do IDM using entirely random drum patterns.

[@ThouShaltSuffer1]

Where's the skipping and chorus/flange? ? ? barely vaporwave, boring broperwave

[@chrisp3082]

damn good video

[@FranknKitty]

ok hear me out, breakcore.

[@bonwowo]

fuck if samples are uncleared lol, thats a point of vaporwave

[@ep9012]

Which ai art generator do you use? It looked so good

[@Sanguivore]

DALL-E, I believe.