The Maestro - An Interview with Jordan Rudess

Jordan Rudess, the virtuoso keyboardist from the progressive metal band, Dream Theater, sits down with Elliot Gould to discuss the artists and sounds that influenced his career and demonstrate them with his keyboards.

[@jaspergillgannon4991]

He's so effortlessly good. Even just him noodling around, can sound better than most popular songs nowadays

[@killz323]

I have nightmares trying to figure out how much work it would take getting to the level of jordan rudess

[@bucsfan2565]

A lifetime. Same for Myung and Petrucci.

[@numetalinkin]

Jordan just wrote next Coldplay album off the top of his head in 20 seconds

[@joerectifier]

Thats funny - kudos!

[@brooksseth1929]

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[@kareemezra1350]

@Brooks Seth Definitely, I have been watching on flixzone} for since december myself =)

[@hammondvoodoo9555]

One of the greatest interviews I've seen in a while.

[@RenderEdgeMedia]

@@hammondvoodoo9555 Thank you for kind comment.

[@jeremythornton433]

When a master speaks and plays, you just have to listen and learn. Marvelous! Thank you for this!

[@Edkeyz]

Best JR content ever.

[@sandygort]

I'm 65 now and I remember being a teenager in the 70's. At the time I was blown away by Keith Emerson, Rick Wakeman, Jon Lord, Tony Banks, Rod Argent, and John Even of Tull (who I've always thought was very underrated). The only reason Jordan wouldn't have been mentioned along with them back then is he simply wasn't around yet. All those guys, and Jordan, make their playing sound so effortless. Just flows so smoothly. Jordan is an incredible talent and, based on some interviews I've heard, seems like a great guy.

[@juancastaneda9525]

Amazing🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹, we are not worthy.... we are not worthy.......

[@___xyz___]

I wonder what kinds of people watch these videos. Personally, I am very much an improviser like Jordan. I went to school practicing classical music and dropped out to pursue improvisational composition and experimental music. Jordan has been one my foremost inspirations since the beginning, and almost like a godfather figure to me. His musical influences much like my own (second-hand inherited from my dad), as well as his experience with discovering his own musicality. I'm thinking since the interviewer is not a musician himself, the questions he asks will direct the interview towards a demographic of non-musician people. In spite of this, I believe that most people watching would be interested in Jordan Rudess for other reasons, predicting that the majority of viewers are musicians themselves, not unlike me.

[@Faithful_Watchman]

Great interview and awesome question about the classical composers!

[@RenderEdgeMedia]

Thanks for the kind words.

[@jamespeterson4275]

Little King Crimson for the people at the intro. God Ian McDonald is such a genius. At least his work is famous but he doesn't get the widespread accolade for being a primary writer of it. Rest in power king.

[@hanithehimbo3382]

freaking awesome interview i love listening to jordan speak/play

[@RenderEdgeMedia]

Thank you for the kind words.

[@derekd.4156]

I need a 1 hour interview of Jordan playing in styles of classical musicians and prog rock groups. And Coldplay lol

[@diegomorales8616]

All your favorite bands secret formulas. I was expecting him to say, "And if you want an Iron Maiden feel, just play Em C D and harmonize over it."

[@ViolettSnake]

Absolutely lovely, great show.

[@severusqian8110]

This video is more inspiring than 100 keyboard lessons to me

[@SWATTECHNOLOGIES]

There is an old Japanese saying "Better than a thousand days of diligent study is one day with a great teacher"

[@shadowsp8888]

Bravo. I try to do something similar when just messing around. Join Keith , Tony and some Jon ...The results are something else! Carry on Jordan !

[@bunnihilator]

Superb interview

[@RenderEdgeMedia]

Thanks again. Glad you enjoyed it.

[@EnovagMusic]

How much feeling!!

[@punman5392]

4:22 could you imagine being in Coldplay or Muse and hearing that Dream Theater is looking to YOU for inspiration?

[@ScottAndersonYT]

I always thought Octavarium had a lot of Muse inspired content on it.

[@joerectifier]

Court Of The Crimson King.....100% and played very nicely

[@cgbyrobert]

What other rockband has a keyboardist like this. Dream Theater is next level on everything.

[@OmarzLiszt]

Liquid Tension Experiment

[@cgbyrobert]

@@OmarzLiszt hahaha good one :P

[@vlchhuana9708]

Good...

[@freewheelburning8834]

Now close your eyes and picture Mr. Rogers when Jordon talks

[@bucsfan2565]

4:20 compliments to Coldplay from Jordan lol. That was unexpected.

[@bermudaguitar]

Awesome. Whats that outro ending music?

[@vlchhuana9708]

Please upload part 2 also when it comes out

[@RenderEdgeMedia]

Part 2 should come out next week.

[@theminiscript6595]

@@RenderEdgeMedia It's been a month🙂

[@RenderEdgeMedia]

@@theminiscript6595 Part 2 was published March 15th - kzbin.info/www/bejne/gmTUYnecbtRro5o

[@punman5392]

The Pianos that Beethoven and Mozart had access to were much different sounding than modern pianos.

[@laldinpuia825]

Love from mizoram😻😻😻😻😻

[@purdysanchez]

Jordan Rudess turns Colplay into something out of its league.

[@onemoremisfit]

I've always thought Mozart would be unable to dig jazz chords unless he could go to the future and hear it on a modern instrument.

[@SonamD.Bhutia]

6:17 Funny knees? Try to walk it off..

[@g.l.4972]

..gosh..when he played the mozart- style

[@pjost6643]

Elliott Gould sr is your dad?

[@martinzabel8472]

Pretty much jeff bezos with a beard.