just bought a sousaphone lol 

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As a tubist/sousaphone player, this is slightly painful to watch, but I'm glad our army is being added to.

Daniel is the definition of the neighbours kid in adult form

Getting a sousaphone and then going “time for a trumpet solo” is so painful yet accurate to the band experience 😭 cherish your low brass siblings, please

As a tuba player, Daniel organically deciding to play Mars _killed_ me. That was a classic to blast as we walked off the field after high school band practice.

If you made a kid, they would definitely emerge from a sousaphone ✊👶

As an old Sousa player, it was immensely gratifying, watching such a prolific musician pick up the horn, and just let loose the most metallic farts possible. Brings me back, and brings a tear to my eye.

Wait... are you telling me there's actually another human being behind the camera witnessing all the madness Daniel does?

Kudos to the filming and editing team; as hilarious and charismatic as Daniel is, this content wouldn't have hit the same without the great edits and different filming angles.

As someone who played tuba all through middle/high school, these are exactly some of the "first impression" thoughts that run through your mind: the hilarity at putting on the massive instrument, the "what the heck" positioning of the mouthpiece, the absolute metallic fart noises that emerge from trying the first few noises, it's all here. Fantastic. 2:59 You know, on the topic, there was always an urban legend among tuba players that if you played a specific low note on tuba, it would arose a crocodile. Also not a zoologist, idk.

Daniel just simping for a new instrument gets me every time

No. Way. Daniel, I adore this. First the bagpipes, and now the sousaphone?! I can’t think of any way you could make me happier through music.

(Jackie's mom): so Jackie what did you do today? Jackie: I listened to a grown man dance around randomly and try to make sounds out of a sousaphone

As a sousaphone in marching band… this is the most real portrayal of someone learning the sousaphone ever. Especially the picking up for the first time…

This was really an adventure of "how many instruments do I have to make with my mouth to make this sousaphone sound good?"

I swear, 2:35 sound like something out of my singing monsters

2:23 no daniel, this is the most attractive you’ve ever been, and the most attractive you ever will be

I am equally floored by Danny's myriad of musical skills and his horrifying ways of applying them.

As a sousaphone player, I respect Daniel for doing a lot better than most people. Good job

At some point we need a video showing off Daniel's instrument collection. Like a demented version of Cribs, but instead of the garage opening to show off a bunch of cars it's a bunch of odd instruments.

Just so you all know. The sousaphone was designed for the sole purpose of producing a similar noise to the tuba, while also being easier to carry while marching. By easier to carry I mean it sits on the shoulders and you can bear the weight easier, because these things can weigh up to like 20-25kg if you get full brass ones!

Daniel is just recording his road to insanity at this point Edit: I made a mistake, he is at the end and not stopping

daniel has more chemistry with himself than i do with anyone i know

Ah, I have a lot of memories with that instrument. Getting hailed on out of nowhere, tripping down stairs, the permanent back damage... Good times.

2:42 100% thought he was about to attempt the Hamilton soundtrack

Can’t believe Daniel bought a sousaphone and DIDN’T play the VeggieTales theme song.

What I love about Daniel is he's so excited about every new instrument he buys and its so wholesome. Keep it up with your hilarious sketches and new instruments Daniel!!

4:00 it's like i'm having a fever dream about the Bolero

4:45 I live in australia, and i can vouch for the accuracy of that bird.

Legitimate question: Is Jackie a sousaphonist or did she have custody of the brain cell that day?

The shortest kid in my high school band, under 5' 2 and weighing about 90 lbs played Sousaphone ( and would ride home on his bike with it still " on ," I played piccolo and was 5'8". It looked funny when we were side by side. Ah, good times

1:58 PLEASE MAKE A FULL SONG OF THIS I LOVE IT PLEASE I'M BEGGING YOU😂😂😂

2:54 Using the Doppler effect in this was genius. 🤣

Ah heck let’s see what kinda noises Daniel makes this time. IM READY Hold on I need goldfish NOW IM READY

as a low brass player i am in pain watching daniel struggle. its hilarious though

If you made a full song out of 3:08 I would unintentionally listen that everyday, because it actually sounded pretty cool! Also I am the same way whenever I get a new instrument, I just sit there for hours messing around with them haha

Watching Daniel do this is really funny because one of my good friends is a sousaphone in our high school marching band and he makes it look a LOT easier than Daniel does!

I want to see Daniel playing an accordeon next Shouldn't be too hard, he already plays piano, or should it?

There was a kid in my band who played the tuba and I distinctly remember the Grinch smirk he used to give the band whenever a marching piece came up and he got to whip out the sousaphone. Bro was a menace and lived off of the bands fear, simultaneously one of the most chill and funny dudes I’ve met.

daniel i think my favorite thing about this is that i can attest to this being as accurate a creative process as ever. i am a trombonist, i started out on euphonium, but this was a beautiful display of exercising raw creativity and it got better as the video went on. the new orleans swing really sold it. i adore these ones, thank you. thank you.

He keeps picking up more obscure instruments and I'm here for it

As a high school tuba/sousaphone player, I feel recognized knowing that somebody else calls it a marching tuba.

0:59 Daniel just WOOOOOOOOOOO

One other thing, this reminded me of my first year playing tuba. I practiced at least 30 minutes a day 5 to 6 days a week. This goes out to all of the family and neighbors that suffer around those that play the tuba, at home.

whenever he tries to learn a new instrument its chaotic neutral energy and i love it

A new video by Daniel will always brighten my day

As a collegiate marching band sousa, and watching hours worth of Daniel's content. It makes me feel a little warm inside, that he didn't absolutely finesse this instrument as he does with everything else.

that harmony at 1:39 tho

"I'm a sousaphone man, with a sousaphone plan" Are you gonna make me music in Sousaphone Land? 😂

The sousaphone (/ˈsuːzəfoʊn/ SOO-zə-fohn) is a brass instrument in the tuba family. Created around 1893 by J. W. Pepper at the direction of American bandleader John Philip Sousa (after whom the instrument was then named), it was designed to be easier to play than the concert tuba while standing or marching, as well as to carry the sound of the instrument above the heads of the band. Like the tuba, sound is produced by moving air past the lips, causing them to vibrate or "buzz" into a large cupped mouthpiece. Unlike the tuba, the instrument is bent in a circle to fit around the body of the musician; it ends in a large, flaring bell that is pointed forward, projecting the sound ahead of the player. Because of the ease of carrying and the direction of sound, it is widely employed in marching bands, as well as various other musical genres. Sousaphones were originally made of brass. Beginning in the mid-20th century, some sousaphones have also been made of lighter materials such as fiberbrass & plastic.

3:45 goofy trumpet 🎺

4:28 daniel’s ad skits are something so dear to me

"A fine addition to my collection"

I play the sousaphone and the whole video is factual when you first start playing it. You start playing and not pressing the values and but then you learn the fingerings and it is a very fun instrument to play once you learn it. Great video Daniel! Keep up the hard work!

3:32 ON A ROAD TO HELL THERE WAS A RAILROAD TRACK

So delightful, takes me back to shenanigans at band camp. Sousaphones are an insane instrument for people with no fear

Daniel: As you can see, I have purchased a susaphone. All of us watching: ✨WOW!✨

As a Tuba player, this video brings me immense joy.

I just love to watch Daniel having fun. He has the most beautiful smile 😀 and an infectious chuckle. Go Daniel - play that...horn...thingy...😂😂😂

These series is like a mix of a tech review and a really bored adult

im convinced he just knows how to play every instrument

''have I ever been this attractive'' had me dying 💀

1:47 i think about the 'I'M IN HELL' clip almost daily

I need the full version of all of these Time stamps btw: Test: 1:07 W.I.M. (walking in menphis): 1:30 SousaPhone Clan Theme: 1:54 Hot Phones Tons: 2:16 TrumpetTractive/ bah tahbah batabah: 2:24 Eleplane: 2:48 3:07: OhBaGnome Trumet-o-drumÁ: 3:29 TouchinTehTrumpin: 5:12

This instrument sounds like a baby elephant trying to trumpet musically and I’m here for it.

I got a sousamaphone, sousamaphone, thats why the girls dont leave me alone.

1:53 I am so sad that sousa is dead because I wish I could have harmed him myself

3:23 It happens. I could be in the middle of a concert, then *plop* Low brass instruments are weird. (I play the euphonium)

This is going to be the same with every new instrument he gets isn't it

This whole video is pure chaos and I’m living for it lol

"Farting in Memphis"....my favorite. This reminds me of a couple of childhood friends of mine...the Dad from that family used to be the musical director over at Disneyland. He played the tuba and his front yard and I believe his backyard is nothing but hanging wind instruments dangling from trees. Fun stuff.

so many fond memories of competing between other sousas to see who could hold their 50 pound shoulder destroyer above their heads from the last quarter of the game till the end

When the imposter is *sous*

Daniel gets funnier and funnier the more you watch him 😂

“Also called a marching tuba” Love how he literally ran with the sousaphone, almost imitating marching and what one of our tubas totally would do if he were allowed to

Gotta love people that make the sponsorships entertaining.

Despite being an amazing instrument, a lot of low brass hates the Sousaphone As a flautist, I love sousaphones and they are precious

Welcome to another episode of "what tax write-off has Daniel invested in today"!

You are simultaenously bringing by high school trauma and nostalgia. Welcome to the sousa army!

I really love this video!! You made great music right off the spot.

If had more cash in my wallet, I would follow suit. Please do more Sousa videos, very grounding and humorous!

Thanks to Daniel I got to learn about this weird instrument

I love your videos so much, thanks for continuing to create:)

Watching Daniel experiment with new instruments is one of the best things

👏👏👏 I can’t wait to listen the wonderful sounds you make in the future!

As a low brass player this hurts my soul 😂

“You know I love the tuba”

Now we need a sousaphone and bagpipe duet.

I wanna see Daniel try to play euphonium just to see how funnier it would be

As a tuba and sousaphone player, Daniel makes me feel so much better about playing a massive instrument.

As someone who plays the sousaphone in my schools band i find this hilarious (and i also agree it's so heavy)

I play Sousaphone/Tuba in University and it is fun to see people try it for the first time because, at least in band, people view it as a very easy instrument to play. Then they try it... it isn't. It also hurts your back carrying it for so many marching band seasons

As a long-time subscriber and tubist, I am both entertained and horrified 😂

*slowly becoming a band kid*

This made me reflect on my childhood instrument learning experiences and I realized... I feel so bad for elementary band teachers everywhere- they need to have so much patience, and having a good sense of humor should be a requirement 😂

His harmonies are beautiful 😢

The fact that people can walk for a mile carrying a third of my weight while keeping good enough breath support to play the sousaphone as well as they can astounds me. I mean, I can barely march a full parade with a clarinet and keep playing the entire time, let alone a freaking 50 pound instrument resting solely on my shoulder. I doubt I even have enough breath support to even somewhat play a tuba. My brother’s a baritone, and the one time he tried to upgrade to tuba he couldn’t play more than two measures before dying.

1:24 as a person from Memphis I would think I’ll never hear a popular person speak the word “Memphis”

0:59 sounds like when you've just gotten to the gate in an airbus

Scuba: self contained underwater breathing apparatus Tuba: Terrible underwater breathing apparatus