Vocal Coach REACTS - DAN VASC "Siege of Paris" Thy Majestie

[@elainecherry7765]

I believe Dan was 20 years old in the first few videos. Some of them he just calls cringe and sometimes he recognizes that there is potential . He had begun voice lessons around this time and continued them for years, until at one point he was giving lessons to others. Dan has emphatically stated that he is not talented. He says that he has worked hard to become skilled and that is what he is most proud of. I believe he has God given talent that he honed to become the amazing singer and performer that he is today. Thank you so much Ken for reacting to this. I enjoyed it so much.

[@grandy2875]

G'day Ken, When I first discovered Dan with his Amazing Grace drop, I went to his channel, and went straight to the beginning. I was a little surprised that the glorious performer we see and hear today came from that very young, very green, very skinny boy,,,he was, as my da used to say, "all *rick and ribs"... but the potential was more than evident and we know that Dan has put in the dedication and discipline to achieve the level he is at now, and continues to do so, constantly improving and bettering himself. He is a magnificent being. Long may he continue...😁 🙃🐨🇦🇺

[@magdao8235]

Like Your comment and agree 💯 % 😊🎉🎉🎉

[@annlandry5252]

This was so awesome.Thanks dan for showing us

[@jamiem4941]

Dan always has a certain amount of humility which makes you really want to like him. Here I see confidence, he was stepping right into it. He has talked about his beginning and in his own words will laugh and say how much the video sucks but yet he is proud of it. He should be proud, look where he is now! This was fun!

[@Tulipalo]

That actually is my favorite Video of Dan Vasc. It is so much fun to watch.

[@linhager12]

He was good in the earlier years... but wow... his hard work, his training, his perseverance.... has paid off ❤ You are so right about him. He refers us to his earlier videos... he was 20 but looked 15 in the first... I told him once... in the first years... the promise was there... and as I watched him grow, and improve it was amazing... and over the years it was wonderful seeing and hearing it all come together. Love this young man, his rich, full, voice, his expressive face and eyes, the body language. The way he performs.. and he does perform... each song. ❤ Loved your reaction... 😁❤ Thank you so much.

[@zybill3]

Yes Dan likes to keep these up because it does remind him where he came from. Yes, the raw Dan. Love it!!! He loves to sing

[@Lydelith]

I love this video with four Dans, showing how to produce a music video with harmonies alone at home, from the beginning to the end. ❤

[@margijohnson5728]

I admire Dan so much for keeping these old videos up. To me, this shows great humility. The potential was definitely there and his voice has been honed into a smooth angelic voice that I, personally, never ever get tired of. Thankyou Ken, for reacting to this😃

[@janeteitsworth8824]

Great Reaction to Baby Dan.

[@suepoole8323]

He has certainly maintained his determination..so often we forget just how we were as beginners, looking back on these now should inspire beginners in anything to keep trying.. it can and will turn out OK in the long run.. 20 years old and filming in his living room with just his phone...very theatrical even back then. Thank you Ken for the review.. love as always from UK

[@cheryla3958]

Very fun to watch and to see how much he has grown, both physically and musically. So happy he keeps these older videos up. Shows what you can achieve with determination and hard work. Way to go Dan! Thanks for showing this! 🎶🎶

[@annezzell6792]

Thanks for the reaction to 'proto-Dan'. I always like hearing what knowledgeable people like you have to say about other musicians.

[@SandyKveton-ep5zm]

To watch Dan grow through the years, watch "Go the Distance". It was his 100th video.

[@LHeyden-o6i]

Ken, I’m a new subscriber to your channel since discovering Dan Vasc. I love your smile and this brought such a smile to my face too!! I’ve never seen this. Oh my gosh, he was just a baby here. Lol😅This was great to see. It really shows the dedication and hard work that he’s put into his singing over the past decade or so. He has now honed his skill to absolute perfection!!✨🎙️ I LOVE watching your reactions to Dan’s performances and I’ve already learned so much from you. Thanks for showing this Ken!

[@angel44144]

This was a lot of fun to watch 😊

[@susansouthard]

Dan says his old videos when he first start, his words, “they suck”. However, he leaves the videos up so people can see how much work he has put into getting to where he is now. He hopes to inspire and encourage people with these videos.

[@shirleyemrick1700]

Dan talks about his early days a lot. He said although he had a rough start, he was determined to improve and never stopped working on his voice and videos. He leaves these videos up to show young artists, that with work and determination you can accomplish your dreams.

[@windsongshf]

That's so awesome! He's got a great attitude. ❤

[@marciaelainemoraes3017]

Thanks for your reaction. In this video we can see that he was already testing the effects of recording the chorus. The seed of creativity was inside him and with the improvement of his vocals skills and equipments we can watch now all his efforts to give us enjoyable videos with great quality. We know Dan will not stop. After he gots 1 million subs he'll start recording Manowar tribute album because the songs were already chose and Victor will be at the guitars. He is also composing the song about the bet that he is loosing by now. Nerdrotic's channel has 690.000 subs and Dan 667.000. Theme will be Buns are gay and so do I. He is composing in duet with EricDJuly and promissed that will be DANTASTIC.

[@windsongshf]

@@marciaelainemoraes3017 I love Dan's sense of humor! And he's such a good sport no matter how much those nerds tease him! Ha ha! They're just suppressing their own gayness cause Dan's so HAWT! :)

[@shirleyemrick1700]

@@marciaelainemoraes3017 Dan was on a podcast last week talking about their bet. He said that he didn’t care if he won or not. He said he would make a lot of money on his gay video. He’s probably right!

[@mlincoln1]

thanks for the kind reaction to our young dan. fun to see him freer with sharing his playful side. hope you enjoyed it.

[@hannehammer4603]

It's so interesting to see how Dan has made progress. Here - as well as in some other "older" videos - you can already see his creativity and skills. I also think it's great that he hasn't removed these videos from his KZbin channel, because this early period is also part of his life. By the way, he was 21 when he recorded this. Thanks for this reaction.

[@rjross1087]

Youthful, but already so creative! And, I absolutely agree, the kernel of the voice was there. He said once that when he first started voice lessons all the teacher told him was all about the bad habits he had. You can see a lot of strain in his neck at some points, for instance, which you never see now. Great analysis and commentary, as always. Thanks, Ken!

[@anitasaint7717]

Young Dan , how awesome! VASC nation!❤

[@elissahunt]

Dan has said he leaves these old videos up so people can see his journey and perhaps be inspired to improve their own skills. It's definitely evidence that hard work and lots of practice pay off in the end.

[@carolaO-v2d]

Proverb: "No master has yet fallen from heaven" Thank you for sharing this video, it was fun.😊 Wish you an epic day.....

[@Friesian-q6u]

Thanks for your kind review of young Dan. Very entertaining and one can definitely see his potential to become great.

[@nataliemorton5568]

I have heard him in his chats, referring to these vintage videos. He says they suck but he likes people to see how far he has come from these early days. I am always amused by the obvious, youthful impatience and he hasn't figured out the importance of looking into the camera yet. He was a genius in the making as we know now. These older ones are probably so encouraging for young artists that want to conduct their careers on videos. Everyone has to start somewhere!!! Thanks Ken. Enjoyed your reaction!!

[@Nonny54aussie]

How good was Dan leaving this up 😊 Love to see how far and how hard Dan has worked on his craft. Another great reaction, thank you.

HiLarious to watch - Dan going nuts! Great to see how much he's developed - he had the chops then, but just so much better now!

[@josiahrobinson6135]

Dan was born 10/13/89, so in these early videos, what we affectionately call "baby Dan", he was only 20. He said himself on his 500,000 subscribers celebration livestream that these early videos are" cringe" and that they "suck", but he leaves them up so we can see how far he's come. Even back then, the raw talent and passion is there, but from his own mouth, it was still basically a hobby back then; he didn't get serious about it until shortly before or after his dad passed away, and one of his regrets is that his dad didn't see him become a successful singer.

[@GrandmasGotGraceLW]

That was a really fun reaction. Thank you for appreciating the younger Dan--even with his still-developing voice, and also with his not-so-very-great equipment. 😀 He does look back and sees what is to come, most of the time. He's so cute in this one, with his sense of humor coming into play, as well. This was posted on 11/02/2010. Dan turned 34 on 10/10/2024 (he was born in 1989), so he would have only been 21 years old for about three weeks when he put this together. One of my grandchildren (the oldest one in this household) will turn 20 in just four months. He already looks amazingly like Dan (I have photos that prove it), and even more so like the 21-year-old Dan, due to the awkwardness that we see here. Ethan sings very well, too. In fact, due to watching Dan's videos with the rest of us, he's been BACK to singing more. Once his voice started changing, he quit singing as much as he used to, but he has gotten more confident again, now. Hooray! One thing that is almost always a factor on Dan's older videos, is the scripture at the end. His REALLY old stuff has a lot of that. Then there's a break in it, but he still holds on to his beliefs, and when (in 2018) he posted his version of Roy Khan's "For All," he was very excited to be able Thanks again, for the fun. 😀 Edit...PS... I just recently heard an OLD group chat that Dan did (when he was 26, I believe), where he talked about how he started singing (at the age of two) in the first place. Evidently he had a really bad problem putting any words together, in the first place. A friend of his mother's told her about a special therapist, whom she thought could help with that problem. Can you guess what the therapist prescribed to his mother, for Dan? Yup...SING TO HIM, and help him learn the songs. She was a fairly young vocalist herself, by the way. She did as the man said to do, and it worked a whole lot more quickly than anyone thought it would. Dan said that he still has (or at least still had eight years ago) some of the tapes that were produced by family members, of him singing all sorts of stuff from that point on. 😀

[@zybill3]

I really do like your analysis and reactions. I have listened to other artists (rarely) besides Dan. He seems to have a richness I haven't heard in other artists no matter how good they are. I am a subscriber to your channel. I never tire of your reactions to Dan. It helps me to learn as well. Thanks. Always MORE DAN!!!!

[@GloriaCote-o1c]

So proud of Dan for leaving these old videos up so we can appreciate his hard work that has gotten him to the be the best singer on KZbin and the world as we know it. He has remained humble and that makes him even more amazing. Thank you!

[@kimmalone2302]

Before his voice lessons started .I just love that teenage energy and silliness 😂

[@joettamcqueen1954]

Ken, you're a gem. Silly, skinny, twenty year old Dan shows his potential in this one. What a hoot! Thanks for the kind reaction!

[@debbierobbins360]

I so enjoyed watching you take this peek at Baby Dan. He is inspirational and humble to allow us to hear his early attempts which were a foreshadowing of the greatness to come. Thanks Ken for your reaction.

[@soniamaria-fn7cd]

Young Dan's decision to win was strong enough to bring him here!!! This shows how determined, decisive and perfectionist Daniel is. He does everything with excellence 👏🏻👏🏻. Dan Vasc's journey is brilliant and will take him to the realization of his dreams✨️ Thank you for sharing this beautiful beginning of young Dan Vasc;)

[@pamelariker5525]

I haven't seen this before. It was nice to see that he had a good sense of humour even back then. I'm so pleased that he kept developing his skill. He is just such an amazing young man. Thank you for your reaction.

[@rhondaavasalu7249]

Dad is a rare creature indeed his voice is incredible for someone that age

[@marchen-strau4562]

Vascness of his energy, Danvascness, blast from the past 😅 nailed it!! I really like your verbal pictures for Dan's development and skill 🤩 Dan's performing skills, sense of humor and not taking himself all too serious are already there!!

[@Phoenix_flying]

This was so fun. Thank you for covering. Love seeing the yet to be polished Dan!

[@TerriTildon-ij4ek]

Dan was just 20 or 21 in this video, but he had already served two years in the Brazilian army after graduating from high school.

[@karenlutz9391]

Thanks for a great reaction Ken! I love this video...just shows how far Dan has come with his hard work and dedication to mastering his craft. I think he left these early videos up to demonstrate exactly that. He is a prime example of staying the course and realizing your dreams. Very inspirational!!

[@heatherrohde6541]

I think he leaves all the old videos as a testament to his journey❤

[@windsongshf]

Awww...Baby Danny! Those skinny arms!! 😊 Raw talent, passion and hard work! Almost a million subscribers! 👏👏👏

[@Luana6350]

Yeah, hard work pays off👍

[@sherryramirez6329]

your reaction was rather priceless lol

[@lindatucker5441]

So fun to watch you watching "Baby Dan"! Wish he would remake some of the early stuff so we could have the benefit of his full efforts on some of those old favorites.

[@mlincoln1]

dan did a remake of this song about 4 years ago. it can be found on KZbin. and, i believe there are others as well.

[@GrandmasGotGraceLW]

@@mlincoln1 Yes! Thank you! I meant to mention the remake, in my own comment, and then totally forgot! Glad said it! 😀

[@sylv772]

I agree - the shadow of the future is there in his earlier videos. And it is interesting to watch him develop incrementally - he has made a video in which he shows this. I think it's called "going the distance".

[@carolburnett190]

Dan is currently 34, so he would have been about 20 in this video. He sort of makes fun of his early videos. But, he also recognizes how far he has come and the amount of work it took. He did a 100th video comparison by re-recording his first video upload. This is probably when he was still recording on a laptop. He eventually got a cell phone and used that until he could afford a camera.

[@pyewackett5167]

Dan did another video when he put out when out his 100 video. You can see his progress thru the first years. On the lower left hand corner he does a countdown to 100. The sone is "Go The Distance" and speaks to where is going and his goals at that time.

[@Gamergrann1e]

SEE There is Go The Distance which he looks at his 1st 100 videos. A history and it’s great

[@kimmalone2302]

You should review his band Fearless doing Tale with no End..it's from their album...also his cover of Roy Kahn's For All..like Son of Pain..it's a song done after he came out of the 2 yr depressive funk he was in..gives good thoughts afterwards too

[@loriquinn2850]

Agree with your feeling that Baby Dan would appreciate this part of his journey. Knowing Adult Dan, we know he would NOT APOLOGIZE for any part.

[@elvirazandee8530]

I love the first videos of dan😅 Also then a&a 🤣

[@cher6932]

That was fun. Dan has taken us back to his beginnings as a celebration of his 100 video in youtube using a Rocky song. His reaction to himself that young is one of compassion acceptance of the cringe part and pride.

[@PotsDame]

Definitely a glow-up.

[@Kristina-jf4hd]

Dam covered Shaman’s Fairy Tale twice. Once 12 years ago and once 6 years ago. I watched both and you can see and hear the improvement in just those six years; let alone now. The one from 6 years ago he includes the hymn in the beginning that Shaman used in their song. The hymn is absolutely beautiful. It’s called Jesu Salvator Mundi by Bartolomeo Cordans (1700-1757). That cover has quickly become one of my favorite Dan covers. Both the hymn and sing are absolutely phenomenal!! Hail VascNation ❤

[@Strawberry-IwasIcuddlecats]

The Vascness Love that!!!

[@janettetippetts7942]

Ken Lavigne! - I would like you to listen to Dan Vasc - Angra Cover - "Wuthering Heights" from 4 years ago. He had a lot more experience behind him. I think he did a fantastic job with a song of full of high notes, though during an instrumental break you see him taking a deep breath. What is more amazing is the Dan Vasc empowerment lesson he gives after the song, Well worth the listen. This 70 year old will be looking forward to your notification of this future reaction. Thank you! 🧓 kzbin.info/www/bejne/mKulhZufpJmFZq8

[@solangeblues]

Este é o "baby Dan " .Nesta época já era bom, muito bom.

[@nubbyrose87]

“Vasc-ness energy” is there👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@sheilaf5732]

Dan has said he was born in 1990 so he was 19 or 20 years old in that video. Even back then what a talented young man.

[@GrandmasGotGraceLW]

October 10, 1989 (Dan's birthday). He just turned 34, this past October. 😀He would have been three weeks into being 21 years old, when this original video was posted.

[@josiahrobinson6135]

October 13, 1989; he's two days shy of being exactly two years younger than my oldest nephew.

[@JBSRCS]

“The Vasc-ness is there.” “Baby Dan doing his thing.” 😂

[@karenm5681]

A different Dan indeed. (Maybe he still jumps all over the couches but if he does he doesn’t make videos of it.)😂

[@coloringwithpatwilson1506]

It's been amazing watching Dan grow. My fave cover is Bohemian Rhapsody, please check it out.

[@claudiamarsh1648]

Dan always invites his fans to look at the beginning of his musical journey. He has every reason to be proud of what he's accomplished. I know I'm proud of him. Check out "Go The Distance" - MICHAEL BOLTON cover his 100th VIDEO SPECIAL which includes clips from many of his videos including the ones in the beginning. It's well worth watching. He speaks about his journey and his feelings about the work and effort. kzbin.info/www/bejne/qmevoJKXgrxqsM0

[@anitasaint7717]

You should react to Adeste Fideles ! The ending is Especially Spectacular! Maybe you can explain how he does it !

[@Robert-vv6tz]

Dan has used the word cringe to describe some of his early work but left it there for comparison and hopefully to inspire others. Yes I think that was his mother in the video. Seems like she must have been used to this young kid running around the house singing and shooting video. I find it humorous. Dan does another video to the song "Go the Distance" where he does a montage of his journey from very early on to about 5 years ago which is very enjoyable. Even if you dont want to make a reaction to it maybe you just might want to check it out on your own. He has a message at the end of it about his feelings and goals. Thanks for your reaction!

[@esanchez1305]

Hey you haven't done Tommy Johansson in a long time what's up you need to do a reaction to his cove rof Ave Maria it'll blow you away

[@susansouthard]

Dan will be 35 this year, so do the math

[@GrandmasGotGraceLW]

Yes...he turned 34 on 10/10/2023. He would have been about three weeks into being 21 years old when he posted this one. He posted his first video in April of 2010--not quite 21, at that point. It was "DragonForce Singer Audition - Daniel Vasconcelos." 😀

[@karenm5681]

Hmmm…October 13th, not 10th. Dan talked about being born on a Friday the 13th and that stuck in my brain because one of our children was also born on a Friday the 13th. Good thing we’re not superstitious.😂

[@DaBigZ_Tries]

Hey, I was wondering if you could do an analysis on either (or both) of the following. They're considerably unique and I think they might make engaging content for people who don't know of them. The fist is my and my wife's song Yıldızların Altında by Nesrin Sipahi. It comes from a traditional form of Turkish music called Türk Sanat Müziği. It has an excellent Tambre, exceptional vocals, and the chorus is very "fluid" is my best description. I think it's something you may appreciate as an artist. One thing that I find interesting is the lyrics aren't a story, rather they paint a picture of a single moment in time, which I find to be pretty unique. Here's the link: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hXmYqXttntWKr8Ufeature=shared The second is The GRAMMY award winner Bulgarian State Television Female Vocal Choir's performance of Ergen Deda, Chreven Deda (Ерген деда, черьен деда). It's probably my favorite piece of vocal choir music as it's fun, dynamic, complex, and I'm fairly certain it's polyrhythmic. The story is of an old man who wants to celebrate at the town's festival and wants to relive his youth by dancing. However, everyone mistakes him for being a creep and none of the young women want to dance with the old man, until a little girl shares a dance with him. It's actually really sweet. Link below: kzbin.info/www/bejne/oaa3k4Bmh5V0erMfeature=shared