“Even if you hate the music that you have to start playing in order to learn an instrument, that muscle memory, the technique you have in your fingers and in your movements will stay with you regardless of how far from that you want to go.” -Will Weisenfeld aka Baths Electronic artist BATHS, also known as Will Weisenfeld, stops by the studio to show BETA how he puts together his compositions, breaking things down layer by layer and demonstrating how he performs live on an Akai MPD32 Software Control Surface. His wild hands put it all together live for a heartfelt performance of the beautiful and yearning Plea. Theacoustic song segment is taken from Season 4 of the BETA Records Music TV Series, directed by Ben Barnes produced by Chris Honetschlaeger BETA TV – is a nationally syndicated (146 US cities) weekly music centric TV series filmed and produced in the heart of Hollywood, showcasing at least 3 acoustic artist videos from newly signed and Indie bands in episode format. BETA emphasizes educational and pop culture segments and in-house produced music videos using the best vintage analog recording gear (Telefunken, Neve, Studer, RCA, Trident, etc) combined with the modern sounds of its instrument sponsors such as Taylor Acoustic Guitar, Neumann and Sennheiser Microphones, Ford Drums, Sabian Cymbals, Gibraltar Hardware, etc. Filming at the BETA Studios occurs Tue-Thur of every week.
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indiejew84 says:
May 10, 2011 at 7:47 pm (UTC -4)
@ michaeljackson407 just leave. you cant compare this guy, to them.
LotusGanesh says:
May 10, 2011 at 7:59 pm (UTC -4)
<3 Will
sukkyatlife says:
May 10, 2011 at 8:58 pm (UTC -4)
@AndrewReyna how does that not make it a musical performance??
burningtaco says:
May 10, 2011 at 9:55 pm (UTC -4)
saw him yesterday, blew my mind…
evannachimson says:
May 10, 2011 at 10:50 pm (UTC -4)
@AndrewReyna you try it
AndrewReyna says:
May 10, 2011 at 11:35 pm (UTC -4)
This guy isn’t performing music. He is singing over a track he is beat repeating.
xulnos says:
May 10, 2011 at 11:56 pm (UTC -4)
All his music is pretty amazing. How could you dislike this?
michaeljackson407 says:
May 11, 2011 at 12:52 am (UTC -4)
Better version of Owl City?
24Hours2 says:
May 11, 2011 at 1:06 am (UTC -4)
This is great music.
robwrz says:
May 11, 2011 at 1:33 am (UTC -4)
just saw him at the Troc, beautiful sounds, great vibe
TheWilliamDaleShow says:
May 11, 2011 at 1:53 am (UTC -4)
Incredible song. I love it. Trip on this and you’ve met jesus I swear…….
caseyhurt says:
May 11, 2011 at 2:13 am (UTC -4)
This is really beautiful. Thanks for filling the world with great music.
lsiegris says:
May 11, 2011 at 2:21 am (UTC -4)
Went to his show at the Rock & Roll Hotel in DC a few weeks ago. He blew my mind. Had a fantastic show and the crowd loved it. Even gave us a quick encore despite his being sick. If he comes back to town I’ll definitely be right in the front row to see him.
musicman978 says:
May 11, 2011 at 2:35 am (UTC -4)
This guy really knows how to push my buttons-_-
Uelito says:
May 11, 2011 at 2:53 am (UTC -4)
i saw this guy live and it was amazing.
LightWillIgniteUsAll says:
May 11, 2011 at 3:29 am (UTC -4)
6 people don’t care for his music.
140 do.
Pretty nice ratio.
jjul3 says:
May 11, 2011 at 4:18 am (UTC -4)
Fucking hot.
MISSmurder0 says:
May 11, 2011 at 4:44 am (UTC -4)
I love him…
liuchaquan says:
May 11, 2011 at 5:04 am (UTC -4)
@walruscoocoocachu26 menopausal ladies love Baths!
TheGratefulDreamer says:
May 11, 2011 at 5:14 am (UTC -4)
I saw him live at the Amoeba in LA a few days ago! He signed a bunch of my stuff and he’s a really sweet guy! A huge inspiration to me and my music that i just posted on my account, feel free to check it out and leave some feedback! I <3 you Will Wiesenfeld!
r3dk9 says:
May 11, 2011 at 5:46 am (UTC -4)
Such a great performance.
XgokkunX says:
May 11, 2011 at 6:45 am (UTC -4)
@masterwilkes hahahaha yes thats a good one
masterwilkes says:
May 11, 2011 at 7:04 am (UTC -4)
Ben Gibbard + Eric Wareheim = Baths
ophlodorsh says:
May 11, 2011 at 7:32 am (UTC -4)
This guy is incredibly inspiring
dankcat420 says:
May 11, 2011 at 8:11 am (UTC -4)
different from ben gibbard