Building a giant instrument just for one concert

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2 жыл бұрын

Building a multi-wind installation for the‪@igudesmanandjoo‬ STARs ’n’ FREEks show in Tonhalle, Düsseldorf, thanks for the invitation guys!
Also thanks to Sandrine Morais, builder of this instrument, and to the other guests, Raphaël Maillet, Eddy Harper and Sophie Abraham, we had a great time!
All the links:
www.tonhalle.de/reihen/reihe/...
Tonhalle Düsseldorf
www.tonhalle.de/
/ tonhalleduesseldorf
Igudesman & Joo
www.igudesmanandjoo.com
/ igudesmanandjoo
Aleksey Igudesman - Violin and Voice
www.alekseyigudesman.com/
/ igudesmanaleksey
Hyung-ki Joo - Piano and Voice
hyungkijoo.com/
/ joohandssmall
Rafael Maillet - Violin and Voice
raphaelmaillet.com/
/ raphoudesbois
Sophie Abraham - Cello and Voice
www.sophie-abraham.com/
/ @sophieabrahammusic
Eddy Harper - Beatbox und Harmonika
www.eddyharper.com/
/ @eddyharper93
Sound: Philipp Treiber
www.pdv-records.com/
Camera: Julian Kolb
www.julian-kolb.com/#/
Video Editor for Show material: Sabina Hasanova
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Music :
Nicolas Bras - Guyane, Homemade (album)
Nicolas Bras - Le Masque, Homemade (album)
Nicolas Bras - Peul Membrane, (unedited)
Nicolas Bras - Multisoufflant, Homemade (album)
Sandrine Morais, Nicolas Bras : Video edition
Charlie Rabuel : subtitles

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@dramlordofconfusion 2 жыл бұрын

You're that type of guy who remember everyone they used to be a child, such a joyful performance !

@NicolasBras 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I like to discover new instruments like new toys, just exploring the possibilities!

@HarpNomad1 2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely the most ridiculous and complex instrument you've ever built and I Iove it

@NicolasBras 2 жыл бұрын

I made so much worse, but I wasn't filming at the time!

@HexOmega3113 4 ай бұрын

@@NicolasBras waiting on the wintergatan collab

@pacefactor 2 жыл бұрын

Gold! I love the contrast from the intentionally goofy comedy parts right into some really smooth melodic and complex bits that really show off your skills. Real performance gold. The only kind of a performance from a musician who decided to "play all the instruments" and showing how far you can go instead of professionalizing in just one could give you.

@NicolasBras 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot! I like to interact with the instruments and follow their lead, as you say, I'm not specialized so I'm not totally in command, but that's what I want to share!

@macbird-lt8de 8 ай бұрын

P. D.Q. Bach lol.

@IsaacKuo 2 жыл бұрын

It's like a living creature! One wouldn't be shocked if it started shambling around on its own.

@NicolasBras 2 жыл бұрын

I call those installations "Parasites Sonores", "Sound Parasites", I like to build those like an organic chaotic structure

@friedrichhensen Жыл бұрын

@@NicolasBras I also like the fact that it is not only a music instruments complex, but also a really nice contemporary sculpture.

@Ur-Ninurta 2 жыл бұрын

Nicolas, you NEED a tour calendar of some sort! I would love to see you perform on stage, but I had no idea you were coming here. Epic performance, by the way! 🙂

@NicolasBras 2 жыл бұрын

Yep, I have to work on a new website, I'm not good for this part!

@Ur-Ninurta 2 жыл бұрын

@@NicolasBras If you need help with that, I'd be happy to be of assistance. Your videos have helped me a lot in my projects, so it would only be fair. But I think the easiest route would be to use a service like Squarespace, because they already have ready-to-use templates for musicians. Including specialized features a tour calendar. ;-)

@bassic6959 2 жыл бұрын

fun fact the name didgeridoo is the word for music in the part of australia that it comes from, the proper name for one is yidaki

@ianbot Жыл бұрын

You really improvised this entire thing?? BRO YOUR GREAT

@DerLieDer Ай бұрын

The most funny instrument I've ever seen 😂

@unchokable 2 жыл бұрын

Yeees, thank you for this behind the scenes video. I was there in Düsseldorf and really blown away by your creativity and that incredible sound! You've got a new fan here. ...if - by chance - you don't need the flute you used at 12:55 anymore, I would be glad to take it!

@NicolasBras 2 жыл бұрын

You was there, great! Sorry I use this membrane clarinet a lot in my performances, I keep it!

@unchokable Жыл бұрын

@@iamsushi1056 Interesting, thanks. I'll just need some plastic tubes now...

@Aledharris 2 жыл бұрын

You have such an air of confidence walking out onto stage as yourself.

@NicolasBras 2 жыл бұрын

Being myself is the only thing I can do!

@Aledharris 2 жыл бұрын

@@NicolasBras It’s terrifying for me. If I’m acting as a character, I’m ok. Soon as I have to speak as myself, nerves.

@marionecks3645 2 жыл бұрын

Was this concert recorded? I would love to hear the whole thing and also to have your song to listen to by itself. PLEASE tour and come to the US, I want very much to be around these instruments in real life and feel how they charge the air of a place.

@NicolasBras 2 жыл бұрын

There is a full captation, but I don't think the will be an official release. I would love to tour in the US, I don't have the opportunity for now, maybe soon!

@MagnetTricks 2 жыл бұрын

Bravo! Awesome performance mixed with humor and mesmerizing music.

@NicolasBras 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot!

@hesspet 2 жыл бұрын

Yes!

@potatoesindrag4095 Жыл бұрын

The Weird Al of wind instruments. As sound engineer, this is was blast to watch and hear.

@CLOUD-33 10 ай бұрын

MAGICAL EXPRESSION OF WONDERFUL TALANT AND IMAGINATION WHILE ELATING SOULS THROUGH MUSIC.

@macbird-lt8de 8 ай бұрын

He’s like a rube goldberg of the musical instruments.

@laraeagleeyes4902 8 ай бұрын

Thank you for being you dude. You definitely inspire others to be themselves. Just adds to the coolness of it all! So inspiring!

@andronikyegiazaryan3546 2 жыл бұрын

Chapeau !!

@snabelkat 2 жыл бұрын

Awsome. Watching this while i am sick, and i just spontanously started to sing. Dude you enter the room of music with a magical mindset of exploration. Thanks.

@NicolasBras 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot!

@CrymsonNite Жыл бұрын

I had forgotten about that comedy duo, they are so great

@chrishollandsworth6700 2 жыл бұрын

Dussledorf musician: 'I forgot my instrument!' Nicolas: 'Well I only have some duct tape, a box, and a coconut. I can probably only make a complete alto saxophone or a 5 string banjo......

@EzequielBaltazar 2 жыл бұрын

Wish i could see those smiles when you started pumping the ballon.

@BrenanChambers 5 ай бұрын

This brings me sooo much joy and inspiration. I was smiling the entire time. You have inspired me to go to university for industrial design!

@SSRT_JubyDuby8742 2 жыл бұрын

A veritable delight 😊 😎🎙🎶✅

@rockagricolefarfeluthier8937 2 жыл бұрын

Fabulous !

@NicolasBras 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@christophechandezon9620 2 жыл бұрын

Énorme 🥰

@NicolasBras 2 жыл бұрын

Grand merci!

@armenvondoms1815 2 жыл бұрын

6:02 What an entrance!!👏

@jombones3324 2 жыл бұрын

that rocks

@avelkm 2 жыл бұрын

Just amazing! Can't imagine performing at such place;)

@NicolasBras 2 жыл бұрын

My first time in this kind of place, it was a lot of fun!

@gillescamus9836 10 ай бұрын

Hello Nicolas, ben voila, même en de pénurie d'énergie y a moyen faire de musique et de la sacrément bonne, et tout ça à l'heure du numérique !. Ceci dit, ton pédal board à l;air plutôt badass ! Merci pour ce délicieux moment. Gilles (négociant en tubes pvc et colle néoprène ! )

@HowlingUlf 2 жыл бұрын

haha ir'a so beyond the imaginable I don't know what to say! I'm not a critic so I just say I love it!!! I'll save a link and listen again!

@NicolasBras 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot!

@lorencarlin2087 9 ай бұрын

Holy mother of all amazing monkey talent! I bow down before you!

@stevepethel6843 Жыл бұрын

Giver to all...you are. And you are so talented and such a fantastic educator. Love your videos.Hey someone is filming editing and producing these videos...they are great also

@jtg_edc 2 жыл бұрын

Wow! That was incredible! I got lost in the music. You did an amazing job.

@NicolasBras 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot!

@chris-terrell-liveactive 5 ай бұрын

This is inspired and inspirational! Thank you, excellent!

@PaulTheSkeptic 10 ай бұрын

Amazing. I'd pay to see that. What a cool show that would've been. I should become a promoter or whoever it is that puts on shows like this.

@veryboringrides3664 2 жыл бұрын

This man is MAD

@NicolasBras 2 жыл бұрын

Possible !

@cathanicusrex3446 2 жыл бұрын

So. Good. Wish I'd been there.

@sprite9869 Жыл бұрын

That bass man, so satisfying

@drewishaf Жыл бұрын

Dad-bod Aquaman is a damned musical genius... 👍🏼

@il_jarrado7203 Жыл бұрын

The melody played at 8:30 reminds me of the Futurama opening haha This whole video is so cool :D

@dewww3368 2 жыл бұрын

This is so sick!!!

@NicolasBras 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@lorencarlin2087 9 ай бұрын

Absolutely an amazing genius!

@raenfox 2 жыл бұрын

Have you ever thought about doing merch? I want a t-shirt with maybe some PVC pipes on it that says "Let's build!"

@NicolasBras 2 жыл бұрын

I'm thinking about it, I should start to get a team this year, this could be a part of the project!

@EllisBalance 8 ай бұрын

Genie mit humorvollem Erfindergeist und Musik im Blut. Einzigartig und erfrischend anders. Herrlich unterhaltsam. Deine originelle Schaffenskraft ist eine wahre Freude und eine Bereicherung für die Menschheit. Top!! 👍🎶👏🎈🏆

@BillOwens315 2 жыл бұрын

Marvelous!

@dawid4190 2 жыл бұрын

Magnificent performance!

@dietermarx5277 8 ай бұрын

Your a trip, amazing, one of a kind. I found you tonight, will follow you.😊

@antonia4722 2 жыл бұрын

Utterly magnificent!! Bravo!!!!! :o) xx

@zloboslav_ Жыл бұрын

I love it it sounds beautiful!

@arthureames9715 Жыл бұрын

Bravo! Just wonderful!!!

@Dr.K.Wette_BE 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent ! 😁 Et bonne année au passage !

@NicolasBras 2 жыл бұрын

Grand merci!

@sajp8859 11 ай бұрын

Bravo! Brilliant! 😃😎👍

@pshimmons 2 жыл бұрын

Just crazy!

@Poohze01 2 жыл бұрын

Wow! Just... Wow!

@willdunlop4929 10 ай бұрын

Wonderful to watch the whole process.

@mathieufoley2339 26 күн бұрын

amazing!!! love it

@ArchieBC 2 жыл бұрын

You are a freaking genius!

@vanfigs 2 жыл бұрын

Man, You got the best attitude ever! Your builds are fantastic!

@NicolasBras 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot!

@alkasamario 2 жыл бұрын

incroyable c'était trop bien 👍

@NicolasBras 2 жыл бұрын

Merci!

@Knowyourworth888 2 жыл бұрын

Brilliant

@crearte1 Жыл бұрын

You are a genius man, keep on!

@meimiaolin2581 Жыл бұрын

One of the kind.

@pauldwalker 2 жыл бұрын

you’re a mad lad. love it.

@Joggelschorsch 10 ай бұрын

such a cool collaboration

@PoisoneDrummer 2 жыл бұрын

I loved it man, thanks for what you do it warms my heart !

@NicolasBras 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot!

@thakyou5005 2 жыл бұрын

When / if I go to France I want to meet this guy

@lindawright2840 2 жыл бұрын

I love this SO much!!

@NicolasBras 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@CSEMUSICSTUDIO 2 жыл бұрын

Amazing

@boon7564 Жыл бұрын

Blown away several times

@seanfinkel9621 2 жыл бұрын

You are the flow state

@MarcWeertsMusic 2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely magical, and played with a good dose of fun! 🙂

@NicolasBras 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@rrrosecarbinela 2 жыл бұрын

Wonderful! Happy New Year. Here's to many more fun instruments

@NicolasBras 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@tunagotrekt Жыл бұрын

You sir, are a musical genius

@DannyMcLaneDC 2 жыл бұрын

Musically genius and very impressive to watch in both the building and playing.

@jackpiggott6594 11 ай бұрын

How have I not come across this guy, this is excellent

@romanzatorski1309 2 жыл бұрын

Cool

@kristianstipe 10 ай бұрын

So cool! I just discovered your channel and I love it. I have a bit of a PVC pipe that I use to scratch my back (hehe) and I often play it like a birch trumpet or vuvuzela. I've been fantasising about building a huge horn from PVC pipes.

@markhammons01 8 ай бұрын

I love this. Your sense of humor is awesome, and you are a musician with talent, I salute you, Sir.

@mahalalel7771 2 жыл бұрын

That was great.

@michelmichel2742 2 жыл бұрын

Very cool vibes

@NicolasBras 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@smellycat249 2 жыл бұрын

Such talent

@NicolasBras 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@George.___ 9 ай бұрын

Why isn’t there more than one like button for this?! Amazing performance and instrument creation!

@artessence2024 2 жыл бұрын

… thats sooooooo cooooool!!! Love it …👍👍👍👍👍

@NicolasBras 2 жыл бұрын

Many thanks!!

@pascalmeyer2622 2 жыл бұрын

Bravo Nicolas. Quel talent . Dans cette salle de concert, c'est une consécration pour ton art. Continue de nous montrer ainsi une voie différente de la musique. Bravo pour cette prestation et toute en œuvre en général

@NicolasBras 2 жыл бұрын

Grand merci! J'aime pouvoir traverser tant de mondes différents avec mes bricolages

@maandalen 2 жыл бұрын

A lovely mix of whimsical and pretty! Reminds me a bit of Harry Partch's musical esthetic.

@NicolasBras 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot!

@americanpercussioninstruments 2 жыл бұрын

nice Nicolas !!!!

@NicolasBras 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Ken!

@BNICHOLASE 9 ай бұрын

Wow!

@festa2072 2 жыл бұрын

C'était fou, tu nous a vraiment régalé en cette fin d'année, merci merci ! Grand merci ;)

@NicolasBras 2 жыл бұрын

Grand merci à toi! La nouvelle année devrait être encore mieux!

@JelMain Жыл бұрын

Don't forget, with large fingerholes, you can gliss between notes - the semitone half-stop is only a midway point in the analogue progression. Also, obviously, overblow and harmonics.

@kinesola2270 2 жыл бұрын

Merci pour ce cadeau ! Epique !!!

@NicolasBras 2 жыл бұрын

Grand merci!

@KirillKlimov_lds 2 жыл бұрын

Wow! What a performance!

@NicolasBras 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@ganjaman8001 2 жыл бұрын

Super son bravo pour la réalisation

@lionelyork4960 2 жыл бұрын

Bonjour et mille bravos !!! Ç'est carrément un film la séquence musicale 🍾🍾🍾💥🔥💃🪗

@NicolasBras 2 жыл бұрын

Grand merci! J'ai eu accès à la captation 4 caméras de l'équipe de prod en plus de ma caméra sur scène, j'en profite à fond!

@ArtyAbstract Жыл бұрын

I’m not sure what I just watched but it was nonetheless absolutely incredible. We need more of this in the world. Fearless talent!

@librandy77 10 ай бұрын

A musical genius and a fantastic engineer.🪕🪕🪕🪕🪕🪕🪕🪕🪕🪕🪕🪕

@Nachtuil36 2 жыл бұрын

Creativity, fun and music !!!

@NicolasBras 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@d4ro 2 жыл бұрын

the best sound installation instrument I've seen so far, so surprising and beautiful

@NicolasBras 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@Dirtbaghippy Жыл бұрын

Dude! This is so awesome. I just stumbled upon your channel and have started watching all your videos and sharing them to my musically inclined friends. I am inspired by how you create an instrument out of household and hardware store components. I made a fretless cigar box guitar a number of years ago that I gave away to a friend for a Christmas present. I definitely have to try making some of your instruments, they look so fun to play! I might start with the membrane clarinet, though I have never played one before. You should try making an instrument using glass as the inspiration like how you can make it sing with a wet finger on the rim. Thank you for the awesome videos.