The Death of the Middle-Class Musician

Re:The Death of the Middle-Class Musician by megaloblasto on Saturday June 28, 2025 @11:37PM (#44410168)

Can you recommend a YouTuber with a hand full of views that you think is a good musician?

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Re:The Death of the Middle-Class Musician by Larrikin on Saturday June 28, 2025 @11:45PM (#44410204)

There are tons of rappers and EDM DJs on Soundcloud (not YouTube) that have legitimately good music. They might not be good 5 years from now or even 1 year from now, but they are good now if you put the work into finding them. Seems like atleast in the DJ scene someone might be on top of the world fairly quickly even if they disappear soon after.

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Re:The Death of the Middle-Class Musician by nradov on Sunday June 29, 2025 @12:54AM (#44410448)

For SoundCloud rappers I really like Smoke Chedda Tha A$$ Getta.

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Re:The Death of the Middle-Class Musician by rurban on Sunday June 29, 2025 @04:36AM (#44411328)

I find the best EDM and rappers in skate videos. They are booked and paid by the venue

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Re:The Death of the Middle-Class Musician by derektank on Saturday June 28, 2025 @11:55PM (#44410241)

I'm not sure if they're more popular on other media platforms, but I've really enjoyed quite a few songs by the Japanese band Ribettowns and their YouTube account has less than 1K subscribers

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Re:The Death of the Middle-Class Musician by megaloblasto on Sunday June 29, 2025 @12:01PM (#44414124)

That was sick. I watched one will less than 1000 views and it was amazing. How'd you find them?

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Re:The Death of the Middle-Class Musician by derektank on Wednesday July 02, 2025 @04:30AM (#44441336)

Genuinely no idea. Possibly on a Spotify playlist years ago. Serendipity and the wills of the algorithm I guess

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Re:The Death of the Middle-Class Musician by BabylonSysErr on Sunday June 29, 2025 @06:02AM (#44411768)

https://www.youtube.com/@TheHotClams/videos https://www.youtube.com/@Rikmacmusic https://www.youtube.com/@MikeHarrisonMusic

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Re:The Death of the Middle-Class Musician by megaloblasto on Sunday June 29, 2025 @11:48AM (#44414026)

I find this very interesting. None of those artists were bad by any means. But the sound quality is really bad, and none of then are even close to something like Goat Rodeo [1] which has over a million views precisely because of the exceptional performances and the high quality video and audio. Why not just listen to that? I'm genuinely curious. I'm sure there could be a good reason. Maybe you know then personally or saw them at a memorable moment.I'd love to know what it is that draws you to those artists.

[1] https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=O7EcT5YzKhQ&pp=ygUeUXVhcnRlciB...

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Re:The Death of the Middle-Class Musician by DennisP on Sunday June 29, 2025 @03:11PM (#44415511)

Sure, here's a sampling with a favorite from each. I'm a synth fan, some of these guys are good keyboard players and others are just really good with synths, as far as I know. Some of the handfuls are bigger than others.

Gabe Churray: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JGufuxRFqAM

Pete Calandra: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qUxNw2MEg0Q

LtN Jones: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qke-hC7RnXQ

Johannes Winkler: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G1tySFkXUUA

Caught In Joy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qhxM9MNau3U

Jay Hosking: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mCLqevwWE1g

Gattobus: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BGeAMOwW01k

Dexba: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t3PB05qVI38

Tefty & Meems: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ILVIzsoc6_0

Vox Mnemonic: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lnQi3dnWrKE

Oxix52: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aDNZPzSaYKo

JP Blasco: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mKiB04JlQqY