Making a song together but we can't talk

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@Thorrison 10 месяцев назад

What if you did a song where you decided a style, bpm, key, and time signature, but couldn't actually hear each other's parts?

@up4open763 10 месяцев назад

I can't like this enough.

@GizzyDillespee 10 месяцев назад

I want to hear both the "for real" version and the "we cheated just a tiny bit because it sounded so good" version.

@guilhermeviana892 10 месяцев назад

This

@CacklingAntagonist 10 месяцев назад

Oh my lord that would be amazing

@mediabysemaj 10 месяцев назад

Yes please!!!

@davidlake7963 10 месяцев назад

I really think Rob's wide legged metal guitarist stance while playing the softest mandolin melody really encapsulates his entire musical vibe

@kanerogers7717 9 месяцев назад

100%

@lyn-amy2625 9 месяцев назад

Yes😆😆

@christinevr7698 9 месяцев назад

😂😂😂 absolutely

@TuckerTheMandolinist 9 месяцев назад

Oh god I need some fast paced hardcore Octave Mandolin now

@val_val_ 9 месяцев назад

Sure, but he could wash his hair

@maximilianocarrion1599 10 месяцев назад

Rob nailed it on the head: "They usually get pretty accelerated and excited because of each others conversations and ideas between each other. Take that out of the picture: Will they be just nothing but chill?" Absolutely beautiful.

@humblenoob7631 9 месяцев назад

like david attenborough narrating beautiful creatures in their natural habitats

@Lingboysc2 10 месяцев назад

Also the healthy platonic affection that Andrew and Rob show each other is sooooo lovely. Two gigachads not afraid to say "I love you" to their friends

@peterelfman 10 месяцев назад

Agreed 100%. There needs to be a lot more platonic love displayed in the arts, I think.

@CyberneticArgumentCreator 10 месяцев назад

OMG what a healthy chungus moment le reddit!

@lilyofluck371 10 месяцев назад

@@peterelfmanagree so much

@muffntheB 10 месяцев назад

i dont know when you kids decided to flip things but where i come from a chad is a bad thing like a karen, so the way i read this is you just called these guys giant assholes

@lavrovmdmusic 10 месяцев назад

@@muffntheB chad seems to be kinda both at once now

@Bodytribechip 10 месяцев назад

Never stop this collaboration. Today's gem sounds like a new single from Hedwig and the Angry Inch!

@launchpadplays 10 месяцев назад

holy shit this is spot on

@thorstenkellner 10 месяцев назад

In your arms tonight 🖤

@undeniablySomeGuy 10 месяцев назад

Are we gonna talk about how awesome the crew is? The way they're so on the same page as Rob and Andrew just makes it all so smooth and really goes to show how they're a huge part of every song made on Sonic Boom. Big props to them!

@alienfac32 10 месяцев назад

i love how the crew communicates and understands eachother also.

@Srcsqwrn 10 месяцев назад

Actually! The entire crew just seems to mesh together really well!

@IamCceeLL 10 месяцев назад

the crew got used to the craziness of these two😅

@kingkasper4950 10 месяцев назад

I've commented b4 about how terrifyingly talented Andrew and Rob are but you are absolutely correct on this as well! The fact that the crew not only can mesh well with the duo like @Srcsqwrn said but they seem to actually enjoy it which just adds on to the greatness. The vibe is always so inviting regardless of their overwhelming talent. IMO a welcomed take.

@kaitlyn__L 10 месяцев назад

“Gotcha buddy 😌” made me feel so warm and fuzzy

@SklumfThe 10 месяцев назад

CHALLENGE IDEA: Only one of you can be in the room at a time and you have build off of what the last person wrote or added to the song.

@johndennison2769 8 месяцев назад

And it has to be one take

@kole6150 8 месяцев назад

They could have two songs writing at once as well, like both of them are adding to eachother's songs at once and with a time limit of like 10 minutes for each turnover. All in an hour :0

@ToneSherpa 8 месяцев назад

I think the first Gomez album was more or less written and recorded that way

@philbarbato 10 месяцев назад

You guys should let the house band do a whole episode, that way you can take a little break.

@jimgrote626 10 месяцев назад

Hahahahaahaha!

@TheJumboBurrito 10 месяцев назад

“gotchu buddy” sorry i didn’t realize this episode was gonna contain such pristine episodes of friendship :)

@andrewhuang 10 месяцев назад

It’s really a friendship show as much as a music show :)

@Yuki-rh1ie 10 месяцев назад

@@andrewhuang it ISSSSSS!!! and we CANT GET ENOUGH OF IT AAAAA WE LOVE YOU ALL SO MUCHH

@KraestBurns 9 месяцев назад

And when engineer Rob says “love you bro” when Rob wants to have them fly the click

@a7xmaNga 2 месяца назад

@@andrewhuang and i keep getting inspired by! i literally wrote lyrics for a 2nd song by watching the album a day videos :)

@mickeybreezy 10 месяцев назад

So when they can't talk to each other they make a normal song instead of something goofy. This is one of my favorites so far.

@Jack_Wolfe 10 месяцев назад

FUTURE EPISODE: You're both blindfolded, and you can only play the instruments the crew lead you to or give to you.

@benjo3459 9 месяцев назад

love that

@xbabygirltx 9 месяцев назад

I need to see this happen!

@HackSawSees 10 месяцев назад

I love how Rob has the metal energy while playing almost delicate notes on the mandolin.

@pitlempens1741 10 месяцев назад

What a relaxing concept, this should be a series

@lilyofluck371 10 месяцев назад

agreed

@emilyrln 8 месяцев назад

Yes! I would listen to a whole album with this vibe 🥰

@BoxterMusic 10 месяцев назад

without sounding too cheesy, this whole video just proves how music is a universal language that naturally bridges gaps and fosters connection through sounds

@GettinLiv 10 месяцев назад

Robs power stance with the Mandolin 👌🏼

@JesseSep. 10 месяцев назад

Weirdly wholesome when you see Rob get so excited when Andrew understands what he tries to convey

@hg-hl 10 месяцев назад

Lmao you boys did a great job communicating and composing this entire thing. It’s incredible how great it sounded

@coolusername588 10 месяцев назад

Best Sonic Boom so far.. it's so interesting just seeing people communicate musically without words.

@MaybeAnnatar 10 месяцев назад

Every Sonic Boom episode makes it obvious how close the two of them are as friends. Rob and Andrew collabing is like magic and their bond really solidifies that. Also Ruccia somehow understanding Rob's stick clicks and enterpreting it exactly as intended is very comical to me

@nadircriveller 10 месяцев назад

Love that your sound engineers are so into this they start to understand you even when you're not talking

@Insert_Bland_Name_Here 10 месяцев назад

This is gonna be fun... I admire your commitment to taking on those weird challenges on a bi-weekly basis

@mfcfbro 10 месяцев назад

This is like the punk rock of ballads. Instead of 2 minutes to stick it to the man, it's 2 minutes to hit you in the feels.

@tumi6ocdn 10 месяцев назад

Idea for another episode: an all vocal song. Every part of the song is vocals - you can sample yourselves with a sampler in the room to increase the possibilities. This even creates the possibility of a 1 instrument series where you both have the exact same instrument and have to make a song with that one thing. Great sponsor potential too 👀

@twinx_bar 8 месяцев назад

a cappella?

@tumi6ocdn 8 месяцев назад

@@twinx_bar kinda, more like acapella+ - they could sample themselves to create synths and run their voices through a myriad of fx for different tonal possibilities

@twinx_bar 7 месяцев назад

@@tumi6ocdn oooooo, that would be really interesting!

@tonythepwny 10 месяцев назад

29 days until the best day of the year. You two are so freaking awesome!

@AfonsodelCB 10 месяцев назад

to be honest I lost interest in that after the first album, didn't really feel interesting anymore, hoping that this new format has inspired them to do something better this time, though maybe it's just not for me. love where they're going with the new format though

@33blue 10 месяцев назад

@@AfonsodelCB It's the experience and journey of making the music that's of interest to many of us rather than just the end results. Hopefully this series gives you what you're looking for though

@CarolusMagnus98 10 месяцев назад

oh boy

@Nyitemare 10 месяцев назад

Hype hype hype

@kim-yaho 10 месяцев назад

gotta love how many collabs you've been doing with rob recently, hits different every time

@BarneyJutton 10 месяцев назад

You Do know it's a series they have together called sonic boom

@kim-yaho 10 месяцев назад

@@BarneyJutton that counts as a collab, does it not? it hasn't even been half a year since the series started

@bindodundid 10 месяцев назад

Andrews virtuosity never ceases to amaze me. Rob doing the mime mic drop was hilarious. This is funny, inspiring, impressive, heartwarming and unique. Its like watching love on the spectrum.

@rickmarr9634 10 месяцев назад

I’ve learned so much on how to write music with someone else through this series, thank you

@tronique5736 10 месяцев назад

Having to communicate by singing would have been pretty funny

@PatrickHaeslerMusic 10 месяцев назад

The production value on this is insane. Layering Andrew singing in the control booth over Rob tracking guitar. The amount of audio sources you're working with to put this show together and its all so smooth is insane. It feels like we're in the room with you and its so seemless. Bless you all for making this happen.

@mnemosftb 10 месяцев назад

Used to have an octave mandolin, was my favourite thing to write on, every idea that came out of it just seemed totally fresh and new compared to a mandolin or acoustic guitar.

@up4open763 10 месяцев назад

Well, go get one!

@mnemosftb 10 месяцев назад

@@up4open763 I'd love to! Don't have the spare cash at the moment though, one day perhaps.

@choimdachoim9491 10 месяцев назад

Thanks. I was wondering what that was. My fingers don't work on a regular mandolin but I love playing them. I thought he just lowered the strings.

@ModernDayMalice 10 месяцев назад

I’d like to see you guys make a song where neither of you can say no, and you can’t erase any ideas. Just go with what comes naturally and live with the consequences ❤

@offchristianamr 10 месяцев назад

i like this idea!

@garrettlajoiemusic3577 10 месяцев назад

I think they already rarely say no, which is what makes them a great team. This could be fun though - one of them suggests something totally stupid, the other person has to go with it

@Servilleta 10 месяцев назад

Being a musician myself, everytime i see a video from you too i get inspired to create more

@MegaBlight 10 месяцев назад

I honestly like the feedback from the booth, like it makes sense in an episode where they dont talk to include them but i think it should be something that stays for the future hearing them comment/analyze you guys and such :)

@logarithmking 10 месяцев назад

The new First of October album is gonna be wild lol

@JoshMIW 10 месяцев назад

You guys are so talented that you write better music than 90% of musicians without even talking to each other. True musical geniuses and as viewers we’re gifted with this type of content

@LuxFerre4242 19 дней назад

The wordless communication for the vocals part especially was incredible.

@Natealone 10 месяцев назад

"Wait are They Paying You " At the end got me 🤣

@corey8toto 10 месяцев назад

This one actually hit me personally, cause I don't like to 'bulid' songs. When I compose it is just flow of creative energy. I believe it is could be way different if you'd communicate, more than you could expect. And no way there is more inspiring and entertaining show on yt. Quality content!

@keith3bros 10 месяцев назад

I so hope that this happens again. This was such a calming, soothing, relaxing experience. i loved watching you both just in the flow, bouncing and creating and basking simply in the music made by the other. and the CREW man, what a gift to have such a team to work with to create this music.

@davidwave4 10 месяцев назад

Huang/Scallon the new Lennon/McCartney, just consistently writing the most heartrending pop songs.

@joepeck2942 10 месяцев назад

This really has become one of my favorite things ever on RU-vid

@retrotune4565 9 месяцев назад

09:58 that hug hit me right in the feels 😮‍💨🥺

@alexvidro2127 10 месяцев назад

Thank you for the amazing content as always. I love the way y'all try and break your comfort zones, like you pushing rob in vocals. Inspirational and emotional, you two have a beautiful friendship. IDEA: Maybe try building a song from end to beginning, might change up the way you would start a song based on how you've already decided how you would like it to end. Please keep up the amazing work.

@SeansYTEntertainment 9 месяцев назад

This demonstrates just how in tune they are with each other. Amazingly, everyone "just knows". That's great synergy right there These need to never stop

@liamtilliam5866 10 месяцев назад

There should be an episode where everything can only have anyform of distortion to the sound, so fold clipping, over drive, or any other types. :D

@magnusfurcifer7669 10 месяцев назад

man I wish I had this type of friendship with someone, anyone. It seems so fulfilling.

@elliottdmann 10 месяцев назад

Robs metal power stance while playing mandolin, love it.

@Lingboysc2 10 месяцев назад

Rob and Andrew are the most iconic duo. All of these videos make me so happy!

@nooperspism 10 месяцев назад

I friggin' love the cutaways to the Sonic Boom house band!

@nooperspism 10 месяцев назад

Just finished the vid and wow. I also thought Sonic Boom would get to talk more, lol. This song gave me chills. That layered vocal build up, woooo! Also, excellent editing all the visual components with the final song. I wondered if this challenge would keep my interest because there would be no talking, but I loved the charades aspect. I learned that I don't understand what Andrew and Rob were communicating with their gestures, but that's what makes it magical when they were able to communicate well with each other and the crew.

@KunisakeRM 10 месяцев назад

I love the concept of Sonic Boom SO MUCH. I live for these episodes 🔥🔥❤️❤

@burritoomg 10 месяцев назад

Hear me out: exquisite corpse but with music. One person goes in, lays down one instrument take without the other person being able to hear it or give input. Then you swap places and the other person adds to it. Keep doing it until the song is done.

@jbro2780 10 месяцев назад

Rob has so much emotion in his tonguemunication

@jstrauss1927 10 месяцев назад

I like how Rob Ruccia was able to decipher their hand gestures for the other engineer. This was fun to see unfold, great job fellas.

@hugperssn4303 10 месяцев назад

It impresses me that Ruccia could pretty much understand all their hand gestures instantly

@fr.davideynon6984 10 месяцев назад

Music is a language unto itself and this vid gave me chills as this song came together. Beautiful stuff on so many levels!

@owenmoriartymusic 10 месяцев назад

Tasty vocal stacks! Can't get enough of this sonic boom series

@AmbientSpectrum 10 месяцев назад

The synergy with the crew was impressive and adorable

@sithllama 10 месяцев назад

Sonic Boom is my favorite series going on RU-vid right now, every episode is just so inspiring and fun, and in this case oddly relaxing, that I can't wait for more. You guys are the best, keep it up!

@RaptorShadow 10 месяцев назад

Wholesome on so many layers it's hard to communicate.

@5thearth 10 месяцев назад

In today's video, Rob makes increasingly elaborate stank faces for 20 minutes.

@phoenixfighter708 10 месяцев назад

Very few songs have made me genuinely tear up. There's just something so profoundly beautiful about this song, and it is easily one of my favourites from you guys. You are quickly becoming some of my favourite musicians ever. Amazing job, both you two and the crew!

@jackspnc 10 месяцев назад

The transcript is amazing

@fleecefoxes6471 10 месяцев назад

I actually love that Andrew is trying to hit a higher note but the rhodes won't let him at 17:54

@BelgianCat 10 месяцев назад

haha, great spot!

@veethorn 10 месяцев назад

Im really happy this series is a thing, I admire how musically talented you both are, HUGE inspirations to me 💜

@hawnick7234 10 месяцев назад

Andrew has mentioned in past videos that people sometimes give him grief about his singing voice, but I don't understand why because he sounds fantastic! Great song guys.

@dylanburton4955 2 месяца назад

He has a fantastic range. He can sing very delicate songs while also been able to do more aggressive vocals too, yeah sure there are many vocalists like that but not all are able to pull it off

@joshuadelaughter7968 9 месяцев назад

Man these two are such a great collab.

@666Jakemetal 10 месяцев назад

Robs power stance says more than words ever could

@Typical7 10 месяцев назад

not only was this an interesting episode, it also felt more intimate

@peepock7796 10 месяцев назад

I love that they basically wrote a first of October song when they couldn’t talk. Like it’s the first thing that came to them.

@Avliv_Satan 10 месяцев назад

I'ts clear that these guys love each other, not only are they both musical colleagues in the RU-vid music space, but they're genuine friends, which is so damn cool to see, been a fan of both for literal years at this point.

@Vicky-pi8bw Месяц назад

The way it seems like they’re almost communicating through the music they’re improvising.

@vincekane2376 10 месяцев назад

These episodes are truly a highlight of my week everytime they come out. Please keep this series going!

@moke7658 10 месяцев назад

you guys are unreasonably talented

@eyeofthebeholder_ 10 месяцев назад

You're so powerful. You cant be stopped.

@tylenoljunkie3231 10 месяцев назад

This video was both very interesting and really funny to watch. You guys always make something really special, no matter what challenges you put in place. Beautiful song.

@cameroncorrosive925 10 месяцев назад

oh you know just casually writing songs that should be chart toppers lol. you guys and the crew are on a whole other level of being able to just WORK TOGETHER and produce amazing songs.

@dougc84 10 месяцев назад

I have a friend that now lives halfway across the U.S. We played music together for over a decade. We've drifted apart a bit, but this reminds me of when we could really read and play off each other. Keep this up guys. Not everyone gets to experience stuff like this with a good friend.

@AriaESDF 10 месяцев назад

thank god for YT Closed captions I couldnt hear a word they said this episode

@TheAbominationprime 10 месяцев назад

Purely because of the jovial nature of 'Sonic Boom' episodes. this track absolutely blew my mind. This is one of the few YT shows that my lady watches with me, and we both whole heartedly agree this is the most emotional piece of music that you two have put out. What an amazing track you two made (and production staff too, they kick ass). Thanks for this upload

@Lachie_George 10 месяцев назад

So what we’ve learned today is that when Rob can’t speak his facial expressions go to 1000% intensity 🤣 (P.S. - loved this as always)

@imaginewagons2122 10 месяцев назад

I have a good idea. Rob and Andrew start out and white their own piece of music with the other out of the room and then they switch and build off the other persons song. Basically they write songs and hand it off to each other and they have no idea what their own song will sound like until the end

@LimeyRedneck 10 месяцев назад

Like, a very short exquisite corpse? 😎

@windmill9998 7 месяцев назад

1:18 this lil part sounds like early in a movie trailer, with the "narrator" voice and what he's saying, with the music in the background.. love it

@rwfk. 10 месяцев назад

Mind blowing to be able to communicate at this level ! You two are always entertaining to watch, and what a beautiful song you just created. Thanks !

@Flippityjibbet 10 месяцев назад

You guys are getting SO GOOD at harmonization!

@althejazzman 10 месяцев назад

This should be just one short part of a 1 hour prog epic. What started out as a jam ended up with some very well chosen arranging and instrumentation. The vocal harmonies are the best bit.

@mdpredio 10 месяцев назад

When you could make a whole series out of one video FROM a series you know you're doing something right

@nashvillesfinest1718 10 месяцев назад

please never stop doing Sonic Boom! these videos are genuinely so inspirational for me and thousands of other musicians!

@jim477 10 месяцев назад

This is a testament to the incredible musical talent these guys have. Being able to communicate through music and have this beautiful song be the result. Two of my favorite musicians ever!

@bAvt_xyz 10 месяцев назад

This is how musicians communicate since begining of making music collaboratively - it's the funnest part; transcending one language through another....

@becksvlogs9057 3 месяца назад

I love Rob's power stance, like an 80s metal rocker, while playing mandolin. Complete with hair tosses.

@motubucs8394 10 месяцев назад

Next video: we make a song together but we can't hear a thing

@michaelmaasen872 10 месяцев назад

THIS

@andrewhuang 10 месяцев назад

We did “making music without hearing it” a few years ago

@michaelmaasen872 10 месяцев назад

@@andrewhuang 😳🤯

@kokosnoten 10 месяцев назад

Followed by 'We make a song but we're blind' 😂

@That_Guy42 10 месяцев назад

Followed by "A Song Without Being Able to Smell Anything"

@soopmcdoop 10 месяцев назад

goddamn Andrew's vocals are always on point but here they're really something else

@wallofsheep5645 10 месяцев назад

I love when you two work together, but this is by far the best video you two have done together.

@ShirubaGin 10 месяцев назад

This has the energy of an art house film

@up4open763 10 месяцев назад

The video production was helped by the use of silence. A bit rough only towards the end. Yeah, if they make a full album, you could cut it into a film-festival and it'd fit 100%.

@daltongarris3297 9 месяцев назад

You guys as a duo are unrivaled. It is so nice to just watch.

@HaeLou 10 месяцев назад

When I clicked on this video I had no idea that by the end of it I would have tears streaming down my face for a solid 20 minutes. This level of connection and authenticity when creating music with others is what I have always wanted to be a part of. I hope someday I am able to do that, but even just being the witness was so special and I will never forget it! Thank you for creating this video and beautiful song, it has moved me in a very deep way.

@noahpigott1951 9 месяцев назад

bit extreme to cry at a RU-vid video.

@HaeLou 9 месяцев назад

If having emotional depth and passion for music is extreme, then I am totally okay with that. Thanks

@noahpigott1951 9 месяцев назад

@@HaeLou just seems a bit dramatic to cry about it. there's a difference between appreciation and overreaction

@HaeLou 9 месяцев назад

Well with there being 7.8 billion people on the planet, it's easy to conclude that different people are going to express their appreciation in different ways. There will be any and every type of reaction and criticism to every type of expression as well. That's a good thing because it creates variety in the world. I don't relate with your criticism of my expression and I will carry on living life in the way that feels authentic for me.

@dylanburton4955 2 месяца назад

@@noahpigott1951If a song hits someone then that’s that, there’s nothing “overreacting” about it, songs hit different people in different ways