That Time Skrillex accidentally Synced his Mic Drop with the Bass Drop:

Slightly edited version of a moment from his Red Rocks 2014 set
OG video with timecode: • Skrillex - Live @ Red ...
Thank you to ‪@RealHotPiss‬ for pointing this out in the comments!
#skrillex #micdrop

[@RealHotPiss]

You’re welcome🤙👍👍

[@Dr.Frogerston]

I fucking love piss

[@redpepper74]

thanks rimjob steve 🔥

[@offensivejohn5650]

thanks cumcast tableware

[@HelperBot]

Thank you

[@RealHotPiss]

Wow 2k likes is insane🤙🤙🤙

[@akshaykv123]

Number of times Skrillex had to pay damages for his antics on set. 🥇

[@cotyhoepfner9380]

he broke a cdj in denver last night lol

[@EExgle]

@@cotyhoepfner9380how the fxk

[@jasonmiraizome]

Lbr his ain't costing promoters near as much as he's making them with his name on the bill 💵

[@AcidZambies]

Damage to the cage is negligible. A new cage is like 10 bucks

[@MrMonstersnowman]

technically he is being payed to preform and when he breaks things he isnt paying for shit because he is effectively selling out the venue just because he is there which in turn makes the venue and promoters more money than they would have had they booked realistically anybody else but a collect few people @@cotyhoepfner9380

[@pupi-pupi]

I once synced my poo drop with pee drop

[@tobee_verr]

dude...

[@redwolfdragonkirangordondj2840]

XD

[@soupdrinker]

PRO

[@metalhev3989]

Is it possible to learn this power?

[@gman3976]

@@metalhev3989not from the constipated…

[@hntr_official]

Skrillex is just pure energy. I love him haha

[@elozelo50]

just ketamine

[@LordAssBeater420]

i dont

[@iaincowell9747]

He's awful

[@LordAssBeater420]

@@iaincowell9747 fr

[@lawgd23]

@@iaincowell9747 I'm not say your opinion is wrong (I think his music's awesome), but you have to admit that he did advance music by miles, and really lead us into a new era. Yeah, his songs are pretty lackluster compared to modern-day dubstep, but he is definitely one of the most influential musicians in history

[@bencepolyak980]

A remarkable point in EDM history, when Skrillex invented the synced mic drop, revolutionising live shows forever. I just have to click on the like button.

[@Bligito]

I'm really out of the loop and a bit confused. To me, it just looks like he dropped his mic when the beat dropped. Idk if this is satire or not lol

[@bencepolyak980]

@@Bligito I was in an absolutely funny mood, forget the smiley, and I don't know what people thought when they liked my comment, ironic/satire, or funny :D. From me, the later. I just love Skrillex so much, and found it hillarious that someone made a video out of this "nothing" and still went kinda viral ;)

[@Bligito]

So silly

[@marcusdub07]

It's crazy this was so popular not that long ago, times change.

[@HittokiriBattousai17]

Happens a lot: things go from underground to mainstream to underground again. Happened to Heavy Metal before it and will happen to Rap soon.

[@EATSLEEPDRIVE2002]

@@HittokiriBattousai17 God I hope so

[@overthrone3494]

@@EATSLEEPDRIVE2002lmao just wait til you see what replaces it I’m sure you’ll love it

[@misero6130]

Idk about rap dying anytime soon.

[@joeaardvark9214]

@@misero6130 Everyone hopes it will.

[@PlanetSadala]

After watching this set like 12 times I can’t believe I’ve never noticed it 😂😂😂

[@DrepoZasou]

same lol

[@alexr6913]

This set + UMF 2015 set are the best sets Skrllex ever played!

[@SOLIT4RY]

which set was this

[@alexr6913]

@@SOLIT4RY I literally said: UMF 2015. He played only one Ultra Music Festival show in 2015

[@PleshaT]

@@alexr6913that’s not what you said. Anyways, the answer is in the description.

[@yeah-I-know]

@@alexr6913 maybe you should learn to read [your own comments]... 😂

[@eyuelzero]

​@@SOLIT4RY It was Red Rocks 2014

[@Biotechnick]

This was the set that cemented me on my journey to become a DJ

[@DYNANiK.official]

Nice DJ Name btw Greets, a German :D

[@s_9878]

god help us 😅

[@zacktaylor8178]

@@s_9878 do not act this way to strangers on the internet its weird

[@s_9878]

@@zacktaylor8178 Sorry, I should have given more context to my comment. I was active in London during the birth of dubstep (from the birth of dark garage tbh which gave rise to dubstep) so seeing this sort of hyper Brostep at EDM mega gigs is a bit hard to stomach. Skrilkex is a great producer and has done some cool stuff recently but this brostep era was really bad and honestly it’s events like these that have turned underground dance scenes into the Las Vegas / Instagram model shows they are today. But basically you’re right, snarky comments are lame and unnecessary but I stand by the fact that this era of dubstep sucked! His DJ name is wicked tho can’t lie!

[@Frisketheboy]

Please learn from his mistakes

[@josephgardner5059]

I completely understand the hate that this genre gets, but being in a crowd like that or even DJing to a crowd of just 100 or so people who are fucking stoked on that style is one of the most fun and exhilarating things I've ever experienced, with or without drugs. I'm glad that I was in my early 20s when this type of energetic music was such a widespread phenomenon. I was right in the sweet spot. Personally, I think Jack U playing 'New Years Rockin Eve' is when this type of music jumped the shark. I was into the tracks they were playing but it came across so corny via TV. Shortly after that, EDM started shifting back toward house music and mainstream pop/rap got way into muffled sad trap beats.

[@thisisgettingold]

I like how you say with or without drugs, like, let's be honest, it's definitely still awesome sober, but not AS awesome as if you're on some good shit.

[@tpolutts3309]

Kinda wish I was a bit younger. Seems like an awesome energy. My party days were much more trance/happy hardcore centered.

[@Jaymo00]

Skrillex still performs all over America and dubstep is huge! You talk about this music like it was 50 years ago. Idk what state you live in, but CA has dubstep events every month

[@MezzoForte4]

@@thisisgettingold Naw man. Drugs aren't needed to enjoy stuff. You probably won't remember it anyway. 🙄

[@grumsta]

If you're in America dubstep was ruined before you'd even heard of it.

[@ewanbristow]

Lol that's actually awesome

[@tobee_verr]

yeah, someday im gonna get asked how things worked out for Skrillex and ill just show them this lol

[@RAWDEAL064]

Peak Skrillex must have been wild to see live

[@litn727]

One of the best sets ever!

[@jaystohh]

''I sAId oOooooHhhH, iM bLINdED bY ThE liGHTS" literally me

[@raylectro]

I love Gem Shards, one of the best riddim songs ever, so glad to notice a big shot from dubstep noticed it

[@LarsPeterMathias]

It was released through Skrillex label, no?

[@raylectro]

@@LarsPeterMathias was it? I actually don't know

[@anmoldavid10]

How is gem shards riddim?

[@Singingnoob-3minutesdirty]

@@anmoldavid10same bpm as a typical riddim song

[@flukeshot4562]

Gem Shards isn't riddim. That song is pure brostep.

[@DatOneSquirrelandothers]

That time Skrillex forgot to give an epilepsy warning before the show started:

[@coltermiller1782]

teleport a 1600s pilgrim to this exact moment in time

[@tobee_verr]

i don't condone murder

[@Jaymo00]

Dont need to go that far back in time 😂 my grandma would be just as shocked lmao god bless her soul but I never play this music near her

[@TheAdvertisement]

Bro was fucking climbing all over the table even his shenanigans are to the beat.

[@Berry_D._Mayers]

My ears hurt from just imagining being there

[@Noctislolig]

While I love this kind of music, this video made me realize that I don't see the appeal of experiencing it live.

[@todydn]

Why not man thats like saying i like drag racung but only on tv when if youve ever been theres a feeling to that level of sound and energy a throttle wap from a top fuel dragster hits your chest exatrly the same add a tab of some good lsd bruh you feel the universe long before you hear it when a proper droo hits its like a bomb going off you can litteraly see a presure wave if theres fog from everyone jumping off at the same time im disabled and cannot go you should even if just for one night

[@Aryanne_v2]

Seeing a live show isn't for everyone. It's a lot different than just listening to the music on your own.

[@holliswilliams8426]

might as well try it once, going to live shows is not for everyone but I'm still glad I did a few times when I was younger

[@Noctislolig]

@@holliswilliams8426 I've been to a few different concerts and festivals before and I realized that HipHop-concerts are quite underwhelming, while Rock and Metal are incredible. I can see myself enjoying something like Proggy after throwing some pills but Skrillex and honestly dubstep in general seems unfit to me. One of my favorite artists of all time is Apashe but I can't really imagine vibing to his music live in the middle of a big crowd.

[@Jaymo00]

To each their own, but personally i think all EDM is superior when it’s experienced live. Especially something as powerful and aggressive as dubstep

[@killer_boss01]

The most hype 2 seconds i ever been for Skrillex

[@thedopekittyy]

i would of pooped publicly in a park to have been able to attend this concert

[@Seanb33ee]

I pooped in park for free once. But never at a concert.

[@karnell1022]

Спасибо за информацию! Не понимаю, как я мог пропустить это в 2014-ом ...

[@spacemananimation]

man this was one of the greatest live sets done in the past decade

[@HittokiriBattousai17]

Bro go to a Chemical Brother show and tell me later.

[@firstlast-wg2on]

@@HittokiriBattousai17you’re so cool

[@C1-wz9jj]

Clearly imho the Switch Disco ones are literally amazing

[@pudoo6661]

Music: mustdie - gem shards

[@lendmesomesugar97]

"There are no accidents" - Master Oogway

[@C1-wz9jj]

well this certainly aged perfectly 😭

[@opreax2145]

Must Die - Gem Shards

[@ninalb8287]

This crowd knows how to vibe! Better than the videos of the crowd just standing there with their phones out

[@niftybman]

This’d make a great ad for Shure SM58s

[@tobee_verr]

all the equipment on that set should've gotten a purple heart

[@kevRhode]

I can't believe how much I enjoyed this kind of music a time ago lmao and now it's just headache.mp3

[@lucasalvez6434]

Same

[@holliswilliams8426]

thou hast become....a boomer

[@Jaymo00]

Lol same thats how i feel about 90% of dubstep and riddim nowadays. Im more into Anjunadeep now

[@RebeccaLoran]

so many flashing lights SHEESH

[@cronezone787]

I'll never forget 2014 Bonaroo, it's 6 am, Skrillex had already played his set at midnight. We're watching an artist on a small stage, then all of a sudden we look up and Skrillex had gone up on stage with the artist, they threw down for another 2 hours.

[@Cookie-Dough-Dynamo]

He pressed the HELL out of that play button!

[@sgfreak96]

Found the guy who knows absolutely nothing about dj’ing

[@Cookie-Dough-Dynamo]

​@@sgfreak96 I was a DJ long before him. We had these things back then. They were called discs. We jockey'd them. I have used virtual DJ and mixed off a laptop and two Dennon decks. It's easy. Literally anyone with half a brain can throw a set together. It's like gaming with cheat codes, or driving a sxs instead of a dirt bike, or showing up to a skate park with a scooter, or playing badminton instead of tennis.

[@thealandude9146]

@@juniorgotdajuice4819 shit I didn't ask you to say that too so here you are saying that

[@welshy238]

@@Cookie-Dough-Dynamowatch any boiler room from the last 5 years and say it’s just pressing play

[@MyNameJeff..]

@@Cookie-Dough-DynamoI produce music, and dj my own shit and others in my room. It’s not that hard. Once you get the basics down of the hardware (if you even have the slightest rhythm) it’s really not that hard. I just don’t really admire people that just play other people’s music. I like dj’s, but it’s not that hard. I admire turntablists, people that can make scratches into art though.

[@LunarTikOfficial]

*I press play then bounce around. I'm a musician.*

[@NICKYDOGOOD]

mothership tour was the shit

[@iamsphrz]

Damn MUST DIE just hits so hard

[@phoenixgowild1407]

My boy sonny, in my home town, at the best venue in the FUCKIN WORLD, tatted on my chest for life.... RED ROCKS BABY

[@aaabn8]

Imagine that everything, every single event in the life of this man, even the tiniest ones, even those that he doesn't control, respect the tempo.

[@MinecraftMaplestory]

Holy shyt epilepsy

[@slightlyseen6767]

Red Rocks before the noise ordinance was passed... Good times!

[@Shaye_21]

Real 💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯

[@tobee_verr]

and true

[@jaymuffinz]

I was at this set, it was legendary. He played for 5 hours and opened for himself with a 45 minute set.

[@AlexS-oj8qf]

How people enjoy this back then is just beyond me sometimes haha

[@Jaymo00]

People still do lol

[@isolatedlife8535]

I never thought the feedback from the drop would mix so well

[@gabrielchristopherson7714]

bro literally doesn't miss...

[@ExploringTheSmoke]

For those who you who need it, look up From First to Last - Ride the wings of pestilence.....you can see what Skrillex was doing before the transformer orgy noises 😂

[@allohtoffbaqphat4547]

Why was he perched on his turntable like batman?

[@shawonr3325]

lmao. that's what a "DJ" has to do live, dude out here like spiderman just to push some buttons

[@tonybarnes3858]

Is there a way to capture/store the human energy put into the floor of this place? #keepthelightson

[@holliswilliams8426]

it just has to be part of you

[@Jaymo00]

Its all within you. The dancefloor/ moshpit is just where you let it out 😈

[@ImCalvinr93]

How to look like another species from an another planet with that haircut.

[@tt4569]

Looks like my kid dancing after to much ice cream

[@BrolyI151]

People dancin with no phones!! love it

[@kshitijsharma87]

"we're having a major technical error here uggggghhhhhhhh"

[@Ocidad]

he is basically "Mozart" of our generation.

[@triplespace007]

We have different definitions of synced. The mic was dropped a second before the drop.

[@alyssaapp8347]

Ahhh red rocks my second home

[@tobee_verr]

Bro the fact people still try to knock Skrillex a decade after he did this kind of EDM is just insane... Someone doesn't go from being adopted, then being a homeless musician to winning a Grammy by doing no real work and mixing shitty music. You can complain all you want about said music and about how it's made like everyone else always has. I just had to bring up the fact that he didn't get where he was by being weird and pressing buttons. Sometimes a guy grows up on music and decides he wants to turn it on it's head, and sometimes that guy gets blessed with success. If he wasn't special, you wouldn't be complaining. This is just a clip of Skrillex's mic falling over a little on beat. Nobody's worshipping him, (i think...) so please don't turn this place into a Burial forum time capsule. Thanks lol

[@idaldorosi2rosi855]

Song is called gem shards btw

[@thepozimotogaming]

Back when Red Rocks was worth going to EDM shows for. (Morrison sound ordnance and bass level restrictions killed RR)

[@3d9d]

D D D D D D D DROP DA MIC

[@TonyDAnnunzio]

Scryllex invented dubstep

[@noahdetloff3997]

Bro this one is doin numbers

[@politicalscientist8880]

i do remember the 27 seconds this sound was popular

[@AdmiringInstantCamera-us7pd]

Wow. That was the most amazing thing I’ve ever seen. Forget jimmy Hendrix lighting his guitar on fire, this is sure brilliant. What a musician……..

[@TDBTylerable]

"How are you supposed to *accidentally* sync a mic drop with a-... oh"

[@krimd00t]

Theres me, the guy in the shirt on the right!

[@tobee_verr]

yooooooooooooo

[@Jukeboksi]

buzzin

[@RaTcHeT302]

ME WHEN I DROP THE BABY

[@theWIIISEguy]

Remember the days where people hated the mere mention of him. Shits hilarious.

[@tobee_verr]

they're still going lmao, half of these comments are pissed

[@theWIIISEguy]

@@tobee_verr Jeez. How sad.

[@AndrewB23]

​@@theWIIISEguywhat's more sad is thinking a bunch of random noises is music

[@katraena5225]

​@@AndrewB23 I like how people continue to make this "its just noise" comment as if half of all music before this wasnt that already Its even sadder if youre serious about this

[@marjunbaldo1070]

I once synced my burp with fart.

[@benjaminrichard4632]

He also synced it with my seizure :)

[@RustyNickels]

That type of music is hilarious.

[@connoreagle6843]

Gem Shards, hell yeah!

[@Zedman3333]

I once farted straight after i sneezed , that was pretty cool , it kinda went aaahhhhhchooo , phaarrrttttwha wahhaaa

[@sercastamere9853]

I'm so glad dubstep went out of style

[@haxtaofficial]

was that gem shards?! fkn love that

[@atticusfinch2600]

Never not trash.

[@lughscanlan]

I think the next step is elevating someone to superstardom because they scroll through their phone really well.

[@tobee_verr]

🤷‍♂ www.youtube.com/@SSSniperWolf

[@kambellsoup1343]

Or how they have mastered removing the lint from their bellybutton...

[@WrenchS13]

@@tobee_verr 🤣🤣🤣

[@TheosLogos]

Human cattle

[@frank_mm]

So difficult on the table…

[@priyanshusharma1812]

For a musician who knows beat timing this is child's play

[@sikka_ru]

Doesnt stop it from being cool - A fellow musician

[@jonstapleton2340]

I just love how everyone pretends he is mixing other peoples music and that he wrote no synth lines himself. Its almost like they have no idea what they are talking about.

[@bill.i.am1_293]

Congrats on 1 Mil views dawg

[@tobee_verr]

Aw, thank you!

[@untouched.online]

Insane energy from that guy🤩🤩

[@The1stDukeDroklar]

Still love Skrillex

[@slickthegreaser4933]

Accidentally? That’s only 5% of his power

[@andrewveto]

"accidental" 😂

[@randalthor6962]

I always sync my poo-drop with the flush-drop when at the company cr

[@Njabzillah]

He may have gotten these antics from a south african group called black motion

[@BLOXKAFELLARECORDS]

Awesome!!!!!! 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@Soothsayerrr]

I’m ngl I forgot about skrillex 💀

[@playerjmh9260]

It worked out though

[@not581]

What's the title of the song

[@ModMax69]

Darude Sandstorm - music video on youtube

[@EpicTuna]

Hey wait a sec

[@DiegoAndresGuzmanDiaz]

Amazing amount of betas

[@ejayagnes]

Golden era rave vibes

[@Anothertickinthewall]

Bro is built like L from Death Note

[@erickoswaldogaleanagomez2278]

Sele cayó el micrófono

[@Snaftis]

one time, i synced my moan with my fart. groan? moan? same thing right?

[@bhambhole]

Was the microphone supposed to make a sound when he dropped it on the floor that somehow adds to the transition of the music or is it more of a symbolic performative thing? The music sounds fun i just don't quite understand the purpose of dropping the microphone.

[@tobee_verr]

it's just a fun coincidence lol Mic drops are traditionally something the performer does when they've said or done something really profound to basically show that they've done everything they needed to do to entertain the audience It's like a cool final statement to mark the end of a performance and here skrillex did something like that on accident before he was even done lmao

[@bhambhole]

@@tobee_verr awesome, thank yeah. Looked like an incredible performance. Appreciate you.

[@JoseMariaMadrigalPerez]

AMAZINGGGGGGGGG NO MOBILE PHONESSSSSSS

[@incognito554]

I'm more of a psytrance kind of person due to my love of good melodies. When dubstep first became popular i predicted the hype surrounding this genre wouldn't last as long as the trance/psytrance, d&b, jungle, house and techno scenes that came before due to the lack of decent melody, and i was right. That said, i think in that moment Dubstep served it's purpose and added something fresh to the electronic scene, even if the ride was short lived, it's just a shame the genre didn't evolve in a manner that ensured it's longevity, robot farts and bass drops get old fast that's for sure, by the end of it's popularity, i was sick of it's simplicity. Anyway, I'm kind of interested to see what the future holds in regard to the next electronic phenomenon.

[@JonnySublime]

I guess if you do something enough times you finally get good at it one time