When Luxury Brands Try Using Classical Music To Look Classy (but fail horribly) 

Luxury brands: Who cares? Musicians can't afford this anyway.

Luxury brands using classical music to look classy is the equivalent to middle aged dads acting gangsta to try and be hip.

*So are we all just going to ignore the fact that the sheet music on the Louis Vuitton sweater is played at 2054 BPM?*

Things wrong with Louis Vuitton sweater: 1. Key signature - Wrong order - Missing accidentals 2. Time Signature - Grouping of notes indicates the piece is played in 3/2 and not 12/8 3. Tempo Marking - A crochet is used to indicate the tempo instead of a quaver - Imagine the world's fastest clapper and mutliply that speed by 4, that's how fast the crotchets are played in this piece - The semiquavers are played 4 times faster than that 4. Ledger Lines - D semibreve note on the back of the shirt is missing a ledger line 5. Grouping of notes - Notes between bar lines should not be grouped together 6. Positioning and Alignment - The quaver rest should be positioned in the middle of the stave, not on the first line - The alignment of notes and rests in Bar 1 7. Articulation - The pedal marking in Bar 1 is literally telling you to depress and release the pedal immediately before you even start playing, serving no purpose whatsoever. - Correct me if I'm wrong, but 'deuxieme etage' means 'second floor' in French, and as far as I'm concerned, that tells you nothing about how you're supposed to play. For a luxury brand, they made quite a shit job at promoting music theory.

me: *doesn't understand 80% of what they're saying* also me: haha yes stupid companies pretending like they know music theory

My eyes hurt from looking at the shirt... Its like a game of 'spot-the-mistakes' for musicians

That sweater is like the equivalent of those t shirts with random Engrish words that they sell in Japan

the louis vuitton sweater looks like a theory 5 detecting errors worksheet

There’s this motivational poster in my geometry teacher's classroom that says: “In order to lead a symphony, one must occasionally turn his back to the crowd.” I give up. EDIT: Holy hell this blew up. Okay so for anyone wondering, there are two other posters in the back of the classroom next to the symphony one, and yes, they are just as stupid as that one. One reads "To someone who only works with hammers, every problem is a nail," and I forget what the other one was, though it had to do with keys to doors or something. I'm pretty sure that they're there for decoration only because that teacher is rather sarcastic and not the kind of person that genuinely believes these posters, but after reading the comments, I do understand the underlying message it was trying to convey. But from a musician's perspective, it is really stupid.

That Louis Vuitton one was like entering an alternate reality where music is only played in hell and everything you love is a lie.

You can tell these guys play violin *struggle to read the bass clef*

I am a chemistry buff (I am a farmacist) and once an uncle gave a t shirt with a chemical equation to me at Christmas. Lovely thought. BUT the equations was totaly wrong and unbalanced. It drove me nuts. This video has the same vibe

I feel classy watching Two Set Violin

"timing is everything" should be on the next merch honestly.

Here's something really nerdy: they didn't even get the electronic music right. The synth on the watch is advertised as a "Vintage Memory Moog" (1982-1985). It's actually a Moog Voyager XL (2010).

I'm in a middle school orchestra and out teacher often plays two-set violin to wake us up in the morning

You should redesign the Louis Vuitton Sweater to the right way and make merch out of it😂

People at the table: *Clinks glasses together in celebration* People with perfect pitch: "that was flat"

In my primary school there was this mural on a small corridor with a line of music painted on but none of the bars added up properly so one lesson in the corridor my singing teacher was like "nah we gotta change this" so she took out a Sharpie and started adding notes to make the bars right

Don’t even get me started on the Volvo commercial that uses the queen of the night aria as a metaphor for a car, as if the aria isn’t about threatening your daughter and telling her to murder someone

as someone who plays the piano, why are his fingers curled that way I’m crying

THE WAY THEY PIXELATED EDDY’S MIDDLE FINGER I-

Nobody: Louis Vuitton: *If you can play it slowly, you can play it quickly*

Designer: Nobody's gonna know. Nobody's gonna know. Louis Vuitton: They're gonna know. Designer: How will they know?

i want merch that says “Timing is Everything”

Call me when a Canon camera ad finally uses canon in d

The jumper is “pixelated” because it’s knitted rather than printed.

“Pixelated” should we tell them about knitted shirts??? Might be something they have never seen

Brett and Eddy: says over 10 terms I've never heard in my life while critiquing Louis Vuitton Me acting like I know shit: yea loUiS vUiTtOn the thing and the thing don't go with the thing IDIOT.

In the last one, the guy at the piano, he is LITERALLY bidding on a *Moog* *Voyager* *XL* , while playing on a Steinway - which is waaaay more expensive, and more worth it for classical pianist who can actually play the piano. AmAzInGgGGg!!!

Ok as a French I should tell you guys There's written "second floor" on this Louis Vuitton stuff ("deuxième étage" at 7:09)

4:57 The tempo is described as "Vivace", whereas the first line says "[quarter note]=2054" which I think means 2054 beats per minute. That's REALLY FAST for Vivace. ;-)

Apple: have you played a piano one point in your life? Model: played it when till I was ten then I stopped. Apple: you’re hired!

On the Louis Vuitton shirt: 'Deuxième étage' meaning 'Second floor' is that some kind of novel music notation I'm not yet aware of? Am I suppose to go upstairs while I play this ON the piano?

No one: Literally no one: Shifty music ads with guys playing absurdly out of time rhythms: TiMiNg Is EveRyThInG

Apple: a multi trillion dollar company Also Apple: can't afford an actual musician

“louis pls” That sounds like something Marie Antoinette would say

Credits to editor San for making this video exactly 10:00 minutes👏😂

"is this a joke?" yes everything about louis voutton is a joke especially the customers

i love how the shirt tells you to press the pedal and immediately release it without playing anything that s deep art

The T-Shirt one: It actually takes effort to get this design wrong, cause any music software you would use to simply screenshot the notation would get it right automatically. I mean: why is the pedal being pressed down and lifted up in complete silence? Why does the right hand have more flats than the left hand? What key is this piece even in? How do you even set this up in something like sibelius or musescore?

My organ teacher once witnessed a 100% perfect rendition of the D-major Bach prelude and fugue from a master-student at the academy he was teaching, playing it to near-perfection, but literally ending the final note in the pedal by accident on a C-flat instead of D-flat 😂 EDIT: made a mistake regarding terminology. I ment he ended on a C-natural instead of the supposed D-natural.

Also, at 7:41, the piano starts with pedal, and immediately stops the pedal (with the star). NIce.

“That’s like painting something black and saying it’s art” a picture of the color blue sold for millions

If Luxury Brands wants to be Classy then all they have to do is make a TwoSet or Ling Ling reference. 👌

Don’t buy luxury goods Just save money and buy Twoset merch

It’s the classy equivalent of I’m 14 and that’s deep to billy eilish

The reason the shirt is so expensive is because it was hand crafted with science to cause the most pain possible to musician brains.

No one: Luxury Brands: How do you do, fellow musicians?

Even I without perfect pitch could hear that the 'note' of the glasses was wayyy off

Just so some of you know the last guy playing the piano is RZA founder of the Wu Tang Clan he is an insane beat producer and rapper. I really dont know why they tried to make him look like concert pianist or why he agreed to do this..

8:28 His hand comes up to accept the notification, but the recording is still going. Wow! I’ve never met a pianist who can play with no hands!

On the last ad, the guy was actually playing on a Steinway. The disrespect?!

Twoset: "That's like painting an artwork in just black and be like, 'that's colorful.'" Mark Rothko: "Observe."

3:23 hard to hold back my laughter when you say B sharp lol

Those hands on the piano are K I L I N G L I N G me! His hands are so tense. I tried playing like he did to prove a point to my friend after watching this and it hurt my fingers. D U D E. Just get an actual pianist or something...

On the shirt where it says “Deuxième étage” that literally means second floor in French. Like what???

7:00 lmao they even tell you to use the pedal and release it before the piece even starts

Someone with art degree:”BlAcK iS a ShAdE

When Simply piano manages to hire better musicians than Apple

Eddy: “you ready?” Brett: “I’m not ready” Eddy: *plays it anyway* This defines their relationship

Me: Watching twoset instead of practicing Apple: tiMiNg iS eVErYtHinG!

6:14 Like five months late, but I have to say it.. The reason it's "pixelated" is that the design is part of the knit, it isn't printed. There's a limit to how finely knit something can be with a certain thread weight, which in turn dictates the resolution of the pattern. Now you may continue * presses play *

7:17 Despite so many other errors on Louis Vuitton's part, this one is actually fine. Music theory for piano is that the staves point inwards, so treble clef points down and notes in the bass clef point up . . . Just because it's the two staffs are connected . . . So Eddy wasn't wrong to question it 🤣

The relationship between the camera and mic is lowkey stronger than the Brett and Eddy's relationship.

I wonder if anyone who wears the sweatshirt actually realises how sacrilegious it is...

I'm not a violinist, I'm mostly a singer and pianist. But I love being a part of your guys' music community where I feel fully understood as a musician finally LOL

The funny thing is I got an ad before the video for a shampoo brand, also using classical music

"Timing is Everything" new fancy twoset merch????

Brett: composition for bubble tea Eddy: hit two glass Me: is that IKEA glass?

6:47 As a handbell musician, just would like to say… 99% sure that says “Handbells,” however I have absolutely no idea why or how that ended up in there. RIP the fact that Brett thought it said “Cinderbells.” 😆😭

Me: +finds fabric at hobby lobby with sheet music all over it+ WOW I can make a blouse to wear to my next concert +looks at the notes, time signature, measures, etc.+ *INTERESTING*

It’s “pixelated” because it’s knitted. Images on knits always look like pixels.

I love when they professionally roast something.

Flight of the bumble bee player: I can play fast! Louis Vuitton: Allow me to introduce myself. And the timing one. Ouch...

When Brett and Eddy run a bubble tea shop, the bubble tea is going to depend on the sound : 5.75$ A# Bubble tea 5.00$ Bb Bubble tea

I HAVE FINALLY FOUND PEOPLE WITH MY SENSE OF HUMOR THIS IS GREAT

classical music: *exists* luxury brands: *its free real estate*

I genuinely upset that LV managed to messed that one up. As a high-end brand that usually shows sophistication, I can't believe they couldn't manage to consult to someone who has experience in the music field lmaooo

Seeing that guy curl his finger so much gave me ptsd to when I was a child and the teacher kept scolding to have good posture and relax but not too relax my fingers while playing the piano

I’m a little disappointed they didn’t talk about the quarter note = 2054 tempo lol

why tf is he even buying a keyboard on ebay, he's playing a Steinway damnit!most musicians can only dream of that luxury

5:56 You can literally hear the heavy machinery in the heads of a violinists who see the bass clef.

1:50 if you tune a certain shape of glass and liquid level to a G# for example, it doesn't matter what liquid is in there as long the density is similar (i.e. mostly water). So you could swap out the Louis XIII for swamp water and still get the same note... also the location and force with which you hold the glass will affect the pitch too...

Me when learn how to use sibelius: (Also, it's a knitwear. Not printed)

I'm not even a musician but I'm able to recognize specific pieces just because I watch TwoSet 😂😂😂

"timing is everything" has the same energy as "graphic design is my passion" but played straight

The funny thing about the sweater is most musicians would probably be happy to help fix it so their eyes won’t burn, but they won’t care lol

Welp now I can’t trust any brand with “Louis” in its name .__.

NEW MERCH: eddy’s 1hr composition on a sweatshirt. Show Luis V how it’s done 💪🏽 👇🏼

Me: loves Spring because it brings back memories of my childhood Brett: *plays Spring* Me: aH-

5:40 When the director yells at you for resting out of tune

Is no one gonna talk about the fact that the piano is still playing while the pianist’s checking his watch with both hands😂😂

5:56 Did anyone else notice that the bass clef key signature on the shirt doesn't even have the same number of flats as the treble clef?

I remember seeing an ad, it was Lexus if I recall correctly. At the time, they were trying to redirect their brand to a younger clientele. In the ad, a guy is driving and you can hear a Mozart trio (or is it a quartet, I can't remember ?) played by musicians in the back seats (yeah yeah, with their instruments in the car...). The driver is looking through his rearview mirrors and eyerolling because the music seems "so boogie and boring". He kicks the musicians out of the car, closes the doors and then turns his radio on and then some rock and roll blasts. He's like now super happy, drives better and faster ;) And then the add is like "Lexus ain't boring" or something like that. I was quite insulted and then wrote a paper on the use of classical music in advertising for my Musicology class - in which I wrote about a lot of other instances like this one -.

7:00 for the Piano part, in the Treble cleff, the Pedal starts and ends before the notes even appear. wow. - regards, humble member of Piano Gang

Surely this can't be that bad, Watches video: Oh it's that bad

8:12 that guy playing the piano’s hand posture scares me

Ngl after watching two set violin I have started appreciating classical music

"If they wanted a G#, they should have tuned it better" - truer words were never spoken.