Spencer Watson AKA Open Individual Indoor Unlimited competition

The 12th Annual Windless Kite Festival, January 18, 19, and 20 2013. AKA Open Individual Indoor Unlimited competition with Spencer Watson. Thank you to The World Kite Museum for putting on this event.
Reposted with permission from KiteLife.com
Roughly 20 competitors, a dozen or so recreational fliers and a few hundred spectators attended the 2013 Windless Kite Festival in Long Beach WA during January of this year… During the event, MTP Studios (Matt Cyphert and friends) were on hand to film the event and went on to post those videos on KZbin on January 26th.
Just a couple days later, Spence Watson posted a link to his Windless routine on Reddit where it gained over 2600 “up votes” and over 900 comments… From there, things have gone crazy viral.
As of today and as far as we can tell, the video has now drawn more recorded views than any other KZbin kite video in history with a truly mind-blowing 1,002,498 views (yes - over a million) after a mere 73 days online!
Needless to say, the exposure for kiting is fantastic - probably one of the largest possible media outreaches we’ve seen.
I think this reinforces a valuable lesson about simple promotion using social media… A video on KZbin, a single post on Reddit, and people ran with it - even bringing the video to the attention of news sources that have republished the video on various TV shows and websites… Very little work actually applied, just a lot of passion and some key placement.
Many of our readers have seen this video before, but it’s such a noteworthy accomplishment that I wanted to be sure we documented it somewhere in the magazine as a standalone item for easy reference.
Go fly, go film, tell the world!
John Barresi

[@Renavelia]

Dang I will honestly say that was the coolest kite thing I've ever watched.

[@MrShinyObject]

"Why yes, I am flying a kite indoors synched to an orchestral version of Paint it Black."

[@fertileboredom]

Easily the best indoor kite flying video I have ever seen.

[@Wotuer]

I never realised this was a thing... Nor would I have deemed it possible. Amazing what skills and manually created airflows can do to, an otherwise, lifeless kite. Simply incredible.

[@PleasureAfterWorkKiteVideos]

OMG...best indoor Rev. Ballet, I ever seen by now !

[@happyloop]

You are an artistic pilot :-) Thank's for the show!

[@Alniemi]

brought a tear to my eye! great flying and awesome music

[@wordsinpix]

I thought I'd only watch the first 20 or 30 seconds -- just to see what indoor kiting was. Ended up watching the whole thing because of the complete dedication and sincerity this guy has for his craft.

[@swpracing]

this is awesome ! so much hard work, time, dedication ! i hope you won

[@AriannaLand]

How did I not know this existed! That was awesome!!

[@rossdidit2]

Great job Napoleon. Pedro is crying tears of happiness.

[@BrunaoJazzistico]

The most amazing video i've seen in a while. A wonderful ballet.

[@aCanoCoke]

Wow that was really awesome!! The way he moved the kite made it look alive plus the epic soundtrack paint it black :)

[@slimmonsdc]

How cool! I had no idea what to expect. This is actually quite impressive!

[@Arnkh]

Thank you!

[@z1steven]

Awesome! It's amazing what people can do when they put their dedication into it.

[@KnightMD]

I didn't even know such competitions existed, but the whole 4 minutes I was completely breathless. MAD SKILLZ YOU GOT THERE.

[@hkbabel]

Beautiful. Thank you for posting.

[@Slith333]

The thing that takes the performance to the next level is the amazing musical piece.

[@TheNeemers]

this made me cry... tears of joy

[@linerider699]

This is one of the most inspirational videos I have seen, striving to surpass Spencer is my motivation this year. Scratch all my previous new years resolutions as I now have one and that is to use my currently being delivered kite to beat nay destroy Mr Watson in the sport he has made self-conscious discomfit to the performance I will deliver.

[@pinkapple37]

I must say, I've never heard of anything like this, but this was spectacular! Very impressive :)

[@wakechick77]

Great job Spence!!! Theresa looks so proud! Its adorable!!!

[@VisualVortexArtStudio]

Nailed it. Never seen a kite flying indoors but you deserved your 1st place for sure!!

[@Emmadril]

That's pretty sweet. I can't fly a kite on a windy day, let alone indoors! Good job.

[@letmecommentalready]

I didn't even know kites still existed, let alone had cool events like this. Awesome routine.

[@Themattpear]

That was so totally awesome!!!

[@audiophelia]

Awesome Job, Spence!!! Keep rockin' it, mister!

[@Patardis]

I loved the instrumental version of "Paint it Black," and awesome job with the kite!

[@deedeeiam]

Stunning and technical. Love it.

[@biggestchampsyouknow]

the cargo pants was really the cherry on top

[@JoJoRockets52]

This is the last video I thought I would see a Starcraft reference. Well done!

[@mtp_studios]

thanks for coming out. i know your parents might not understand but good for you.

[@gammatt2513]

Very talented, thanks for the video.

[@JMChladek]

Most excellent! I'll have to watch one of these events if they come around to my part of the country as this video was A LOT of fun to watch.

[@USMCRet1993]

Excellent job, Spencer.

[@IamYou86]

Bwaaaaa! AWESOME!!! I have never seen a competition like this and I would love to learn how to do it.

[@TehDanceMaster]

I never realized that my cousin was so awesome. I didn't see this when it came out initially. Making a kite fly without wind is pretty cool. :P

[@notredamon]

"Whatever you are, be a good one"...Awesome show, never knew this existed.

[@PaulPistore]

Very Nice! Your timing is really good. I like the touches to the floor on the creschendos. I've flown quad line, outdoor kites, they're challenging enough with wind, I can imagine the practice it take to go windless.

[@MrFloris]

He did a great job. I enjoyed the video.

[@musicguy595]

Really graceful! That was pretty cool.

[@longnooyen]

The magical wonders of a boy and his kite.

[@lllerlll]

i did not know that existed, have no idea how hard it is to do what you have done there, but it's awesome!

[@budda8you]

He's so talented. I think he's ready for the big stage.

[@jax8300]

That's awesome! I didn't know this even existed!

[@AHolyCorndog]

I never realized Apocolyptica did a cover. Thank you very much :)

[@darwinsbitch609]

I've always wanted to get into indoor kite, I used to do indoor and outdoor guard along with tons of ballet so I'd probably enjoy it. You however, are incredible at it, don't ever stop flying.

[@DirkNever]

Outstanding!!!!!

[@MonopolyBag]

Glad you know him personally, however I doubt he would appreciate you sharing this with us.

[@mtp_studios]

this guy is super amazing with wind!!

[@VIIStar]

seriously lacking a sparkly leotard, but still i dig it.

[@behnoudbehrad]

I didn't know this existed.. Well done.

[@Revan1992x]

This was strangely fascinating to watch.

[@dustinwm94]

who knew indoor kite flying could be so awesome.

[@paulbakerone]

This is kinda awesome! Well done dude!

[@asjeot]

Must admit, that was pretty cool. Great job, mate

[@nybob58]

4 minutes of my life I will never get back.

[@JohnnyBunning]

Never thought I'd hear Paint It Black in an indoor kite flying competition, then again, I never thought I'd be watching an indoor kite flying competition.

[@ekimonid]

That was sick actually... nice work

[@Mavrik612]

I listen to AC/DC while I watch this. Gets me SO PUMPED UP!

[@Mythstatic]

this is badass, and i have no idea whats going on. this kid put a lot of time and effort into this and he is very talented

[@KampoGaming]

That looks amazing

[@jackhenry4001]

That was incredible! I've always thought windless kites were awesome.

[@MrBolo808]

dude this is amazing no joke :D

[@mtp_studios]

officially over a million views. this is what mtp studios does.

[@BlinkSome]

Thoroughly impressed

[@Khous655]

Great. I'm watching indoor kite completions on KZbin. I'm going to die alone.

[@thirikaran]

Interesting video, had me mesmerized.

[@enjoyer8700]

I enjoyed this

[@michaelknits]

Great. I always liked windless kites.

[@brettaburger]

that was the best one of those moves I've ever seen

[@josephgentis3893]

If a man enjoys what he does well, then who am I to judge? Awesome job man!!

[@ingoschiller6335]

Iam so proud of my Grandson doing this , Love ya Grampa

[@aakside]

I just want to point out that dislike does not mean do not like. In other words, if you are indifferent to this video, you do not dislike it. You merely do not like it. Dislike means to detest whereas do not like does not imply any amount of loathing.

[@DrewRockss]

I found this completely hilarious for some reason.

[@BraveRock]

I didn't even know this was a thing. Pretty cool!

[@Redhd500]

Amazing!

[@jacrjames]

that was amazing the kite had a personality

[@deadapostle]

This is a beautiful thing.

[@alildrumhappy]

This would be AWESOME to see in WGI!

[@remodeling]

For all of those looking for the song it is by Apocalyptica - "paint it black". Originally a Rolling Stones song with the same title.

[@yogiNOTaBEAR85]

I've never heard of this in my life!!

[@atlascs-bi-bd7199]

Welcome to KZbin! Lol

[@amanda-n]

Okay... wait... WHAT KIND OF SORCERY IS THIS?!? That was stunning. Very few people in this world can translate music into motion, and this guy is one. Wicked song choice too, I think I like it better than the original.

[@RyanVeeder]

GORGEOUS

[@sakent]

He's fantastic, but I enjoyed listening to the orchestral Paint It Black even more :)

[@kennyleonard]

Wow. Bravo, sir.

[@Jeredin13]

Amazing hand/eye/body control!

[@kitkatcouture1]

This is cool, I've never seen anything like it before.

[@yofrankjones]

This needs to be a Olympic sports

[@lima06080]

Wow! For everyone who has something negative to say, go do that better than he did then! Good for you Spencer! That was amazing!!

[@AgilityMalamute]

Really impressive!!!

[@RIVERZNND]

Totally awesome! Who knew??

[@allie476]

now he just needs to put on a suit and tie and bam! full blown awesomeness.

[@RudieVissenberg]

yes, performed by the London Symphony Orchestra. The album is called Classic Rock

[@jfuller247]

BEASTMODE. STRAIGHT UP.

[@bellytimber]

nice work Napoleon Kiteamite!

[@KILLEM2332]

I was expecting the kid to pull off a double back flip over the kite. Then I would have been stunned!

[@Iwillbedurnd]

Now that was FN cool!!!

[@lshocket]

There's no worse feeling than showing up at the rec center to play some ball only to find there's a windless indoor kite competition happening.