Artis the Spoonman (born 3 October 1948, Kodiak, Alaska) is an American street performer from Seattle, Washington who uses spoons as a musical instrument. The Soundgarden song "Spoonman" is about him. He played the spoons in the song and appeared in the music video. Artis has also shared the stage and recording studio with Frank Zappa. His song "Wake Up Call" leads off the 1994 compilation Northwest Post-Grunge. He has made tv appearances on the BBC and Late show with Letterman among others.
@Polaf345610 жыл бұрын
Approximately four billion years of evolution brings us here, to this critical point.
@Eric.Poirier.3 жыл бұрын
xD thank you
@slussen17 жыл бұрын
yes it is the same spooman as in the Soundgarden song, he says it in the video
guys i love your music, greetings from south america, chile you realy make new things
@Slayer2139417 жыл бұрын
That was awesome. The two songs I've heard from this band are both excellent. The level of skill is greater than most bands', for sure.
@Galactu516 жыл бұрын
It's great to see so many positive comments for this video and music. It really is crazy good!!
@burpeemetaldrumguy16 жыл бұрын
what the hell this is the coolest thing ever EVER!!!!!!! that sppon guy cracked me up and i loved it!!!!
@durrr12316 жыл бұрын
i love how he plays things on his face... and that weird rod that guy is playing is also one of the coolest things I've ever seen really spectacular stuff
@JeffreyMulac814 жыл бұрын
Mats Morgan band rules, and any drummer (morgan agren) that Zappa loved before he died is a genius.
@themandolinmaniac12 жыл бұрын
I love it! This spoon man is insane! AND he's wearing a Frank Zappa t-shirt! Perfect!
@continuum28814 жыл бұрын
I like it when he starts throwing the spoons around! Very artist!
@EUSL8415 жыл бұрын
Jaja i enjoyed this so much especially for the spinning keyboard guy, great musicians.
@bassmaester18 жыл бұрын
best video i have seen EVER!
@strangersound13 жыл бұрын
Why do I find this soothing?! ;)
@Garoian115 жыл бұрын
Two words, "True Artiste"
@JAG21415 жыл бұрын
The theremin is an early electronic musical instrument controlled without contact from the player. It is named after its Russian inventor, Professor Léon Theremin, who patented the device in 1928. The controlling section usually consists of two metal antennas which sense the position of the player's hands and control oscillators for frequency with one hand, and amplitude (volume) with the other. The electric signals from the theremin are amplified and sent to a loudspeaker.
@probotdrummer16 жыл бұрын
intense,original and in public t.v man we need more of that aorund the world, more inspiration to look further and to play wicked ass spoon riffs
@ELPsteel17 жыл бұрын
this is incredible
@StudioStar15 жыл бұрын
Best spooning ever !
@funknotik15 жыл бұрын
SPOON MAN!!!!!!!!
@shadowfoam349113 жыл бұрын
That was 40% more spoons than I anticipated.
@straggletag1315 жыл бұрын
Thats awesome when the keyboard dude does a whirlybird!
@aneventwontkill13 жыл бұрын
I am infinitely jealous of the fun this guy is having right now.
@hammerpunch586113 жыл бұрын
wonderful !!!!!!!!!!!!
@burpeemetaldrumguy15 жыл бұрын
absolutley AMAZING
@wuckle17 жыл бұрын
Mental - Brilliant!!!!!
@vibearato13 жыл бұрын
ARTIS THE SPOONMAN EVERYBODY!
@SkilleGuitar14 жыл бұрын
At first I was liek "WTF IS DIZ", but then I was liek "wow diz dude has got IT".
@dalo626912 жыл бұрын
love that vintage frank zappa t shirt that spoonman is wearing.
@TiberiusWilson18 жыл бұрын
...after I watched this...I wanted to do crack so im ganna then watch it again keep y'all posted lol
@robotface7417 жыл бұрын
yea and he rules!!
@mohomoho114 жыл бұрын
wow!!!!
@menschlicheuberreste17 жыл бұрын
definetly never seen anything quite like that before.. what the hell is the name of those weird sound stick things? ive seen bill bailey playing them and they are incredible
@guiaanselmo17 жыл бұрын
Advokaten in portuguese is Advogado! very similar to each other
@ahmed8632313 жыл бұрын
orang2 gila...... sick sick.....sick.... keren
@JAG21411 жыл бұрын
It Artis the Spoonman and the song Spoonman by Soundgarden is talking about him
@NoEasyFeet10 жыл бұрын
Soundgarden bought this guy a house with the Spoonman money
@grecofolkesson69242 ай бұрын
Where did all my spoons go? Would be cool to have some spoons for pea soop thursday.
@blackbook9216 жыл бұрын
i dnt remember the name of that instrument the guy with the blue shirt is using but i hae seen joe perry using it too.
@diegopereira68624 жыл бұрын
Brutal
@23.Capricorn.2312 жыл бұрын
cheers, new one for me, am a fusion noob!
@CaseyGordon198817 жыл бұрын
wow such an amazing video. and of course music itself, but i have a question; does anyone know what instrument that guy in the blue shirt and pony tail is playing?
@Maximvx14 жыл бұрын
Theremin...nice :-)
@PhilZeGerman18 жыл бұрын
FREAKS! DRUGS! CRAZY! Damn, I LOVE Morgan Agren man. It's a shame that the mics didn't pick up the spoons and shit from the sppon man any better when the band kicked in. I believe he played some wicked ass shit there towards the end when he got REALLY carried away :) Impressive.
@Galactu516 жыл бұрын
Not Meshuggah's drummer, no. Tomas Haake is Meshuggah's drummer. This is Morgan Agren, drummer on Fredrik Thordendal's solo album Sol Niger Within. Which may be what is confusing you.
@Midlife9017 жыл бұрын
Advokaten in norwegian is Advokaten :D very similar to each other :)
@SuperColossal3314 жыл бұрын
0:53 best part
@ShadoryKaine14 жыл бұрын
My entire body was twitching to the sound of their...... sounds? and lol @ 6:58
@brentwhitemusic14 жыл бұрын
Jeff Bridges can play those spoons! Convenient that he has on a Frank Zappa t-shirt.
@baptistewxpolpodcast33394 жыл бұрын
Is that a younger robertinventor?
@420protoman9 жыл бұрын
this has a theremin and the spoonman... awesome! aliens would like this music
@CharlesUrich15 жыл бұрын
Spoonman kills it
@padda413 жыл бұрын
Is the spoon drumming reall or is it just playback??
@itowedin12 жыл бұрын
I want to know how he didn't end up face down in the tom-tom rack after spinning around like that at the end of the video.
@adamo3653211 жыл бұрын
i can never not watch the whole video when i start haha
@charleylovesmusic15 жыл бұрын
Clodio from coheed and cambria uses one on stage and its actually pretty damn wierd to see some sort of pop rock or whatever band use this lol
@CraterLakey13 жыл бұрын
Watch this high.
@bojorquez123415 жыл бұрын
motaaaaaaaaaa
@garbed22215 жыл бұрын
at the beginnig I was like wtf but then I was like dude 5 stars!
@23.Capricorn.2312 жыл бұрын
also what in the hell is that instrument that fella is 'conducting' through thin air???
@HikoSeijuroXIII12 жыл бұрын
Time signature: 4/spoon.
@tsnowsill17 жыл бұрын
He's also fucking awesome!
@itowedin12 жыл бұрын
I'm down with any blind dude willing to goof with his own equilibrium while jamming with the spoon man. Did someone cue him into spinning like that or was that improv?
@ygg6917 жыл бұрын
Thank you, I thought he was doing his laundry ...
@ComatoseFly15 жыл бұрын
Interesting. Cause I've never actually seen a spoonman just... go off before. A sonic revenge of the nerds.
@SocialGore14 жыл бұрын
@iLoveOlivaMunn me too!
@itowedin12 жыл бұрын
I am so gonna swagger jack that coment!
@XxXxXJonathanXxXxX13 жыл бұрын
My spoon teacher taught me the lick at 0:53 the other day. difficult stuff
@whistlinmateo17 жыл бұрын
did you guys know the keyboard player is blind?
@FlinckShinesOn12 жыл бұрын
Va i helvete håller dom på med? XD
@Palouito15 жыл бұрын
hahaha mad spoonman!
@routinemuzak14 жыл бұрын
すげー
@ginonaval114 жыл бұрын
mindfuck
@oshige315 жыл бұрын
the nerds rule!
@thesilentcircus78914 жыл бұрын
I dont think soundgarden had this in mind..
@psi198915 жыл бұрын
crack?? pFFF yes man
@wowyaywowyaywow10 жыл бұрын
@panzerballettfan34010 жыл бұрын
Zappa´s T-Shirt..
@SocialGore14 жыл бұрын
@aftrmkt I think he's had just the right amount.
@enthalp18 жыл бұрын
I like rusty spoons.
@upercutsss17 жыл бұрын
ezquisofrenia?
@FlinckShinesOn12 жыл бұрын
And yet he still gets every fucking piece of cereal in his mouth.
@K2nsl3r14 жыл бұрын
this is what happens when Jeff Bridges and Slavoj Zizek have a baby :)
@PhilMeadJams18 жыл бұрын
fucking crazy
@itowedin12 жыл бұрын
HA!
@MrEjaha10 жыл бұрын
Swedish's tax money at work.
@WebsterA18 жыл бұрын
Craziest shit i ever seen
@arseniy12 жыл бұрын
6:36 )))
@23.Capricorn.2312 жыл бұрын
IS THIS EVEN POSSIBLE?? 1:36 & ONWARDS
@666xNemesisx66614 жыл бұрын
Needs more spoons ... If this guy watches the matrix, than he's like what ? Unemployed ? And where is the cowbell when i want one ?
@CarlOlav15 жыл бұрын
He wouldn't need knives. He could do it with his spoons.
@ureuter18 жыл бұрын
Spoonman and co doesn't go out much do they.
@pizzaROX14 жыл бұрын
MICK FOLEY
@jonskaery12 жыл бұрын
Theremin..
@takahashikennazo15 жыл бұрын
new
@YourGreenGrocer4 ай бұрын
Am I fucking dead?
@farenheit45112 жыл бұрын
there is no spoon...
@noonward17 жыл бұрын
theres nothing really weird about this its just regular fusion jazz whatever with a guy who plays spoons well
@TheMrFunktastic213 жыл бұрын
What kind of person aged above 5 would even sit like that? xD