Deadmau5 - Strobe (Evan Duffy Piano Cover)
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- čas přidán 23. 12. 2012
- Strobe
by Deadmau5
Now available on iTunes: itunes.apple.com/us/album/str...
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Hey everyone,
So this track was by far the most requested in the history of my channel thus far. To me, it's a masterpiece of electronic music, and I truly wanted to do it justice. I hope I have. In this arrangement I tried to stay true to the original piece while also adding some of my own flair to it. I think the end result is a nice balance of transcription/arrangement. Also, the rhythmic content in this thing is ridiculous... such great writing. I hope you enjoy :)
- Evan Duffy
Facebook: / evanduffycomposer
Twitter: / evanduffymusic
mp3: coming soon! - Hudba
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10 years later and still one of my favorites
💯 🙏🫶🏽
Imagine time traveling back and playing it for Mozart
11 years now.
@slater2931 more like 15 years old. It came out in 2009 if I remember correctly.
2009@slater2931
Strobe is actually one of the most beautiful songs ever created, It's the perfect mix of warm and calm with a very slow build up.
My husband and I, on our first camping trip, sat up at night in front of embers and watching the stars in Algonquin park, we'd smoked a bowl. He introduced me to this song for the first time. I sat there for what felt like forever on the rollercoaster that is this song, one earphone in my ear and the other in his - staring at the brilliant, unclouded majesty of space. I still feel it in my stomach when I listen.
I’d say parts are very intense as well and just powerful
Bro I swear I have an emotional reaction every time I hear Strobe..
Check out Jon Gomm - Passion Flower
I agree. I can't say it starts sad but it feels that way. All is over ... Then, the hope comes back and makes you feel respect for what was lost because life moves on and we survive. I had a drink. Sorry.
You know sh*t is about to escalate quickly when a pianist hunches like that.
Well done
Lost my wife and daughter.. was alone in the home my world gone .. drunk crying .. this song came on .. think I was one of the first to view it . .. hard to talk about why this hit me so hard.. you hear about how a song can move you... only had my best friend left who had the same name as my daughter.. saved my life and helped my find a way to live.. and then he died of sudden leukemia on the anniversary of losing my family...
Life is hard and unfair.. dont know how I keep going..
Small things that give me hope is the beauty that lies within each of us if only we can be brave enough to choose.
Thank you Evan. Touched my heart and gave me some peace when all was lost . X
So sad bro, I can't imagine how you feel now. Is hard to believe that life is good when these things happen. I hope you get better. But don't give up, take care of yourself, you will find happiness and joy again 🥺✌️
omg man i'm gonna pray for you it's terrible what's happening to you hope you will find a way to enjoy life again
Your post made me tear up
Hello bro, i'm very sorry for your lost and i'm hopping that you being fine. Read your comment while listen the music just touch so hard my heart. Things can be very hard, but i expect thar you find happines and love again. You wife and daughter will be alwais with you. Be fine!
Stay strong brother. I hope you will find some peace soon. So sorry. Thanks for sharing. This puts everything in perspective.
This version really shows the depth of Deadmau5's melodies, he is more than just a DJ. Great performance by Evan!
Calling the guy who produced the org track a dj, and calling a guy who plays it back the "talentful der guy" lol
Well to be fair, deadmau5 is a producer. As far as EDM production goes, there are many tools like arpeggiators, randomizers, delays, etc that can really aid in the creation of a track. So is deadmau5 more than just a DJ? Yes, but he's no composer either. He has an artistic mind and a great set of ears, but in this case that mainly aids in the mixing/mastering process, moreso than the creative process. He uses a chain of analog modular synthesis, as well as a chain of DAW tools to create.
+Electric Ocean Games yeah keep repeating that to yourself . Good luck. No matter what tools and DAWs you use, armony is armony. It cant be faked, and if you know how to use it, then my friend you are a composer.
+Electric Ocean Games lol stfu
+Electric Ocean Games You have no fucking clue.
After 14 long years on the internet, I've just decided that this is my absolute favourite video ever.
Bruh if this is your absolute favorite video I wouldn't wanna be in your shoes
Isn't it great to discover something that really moves you? Deadmau5 is amazing and Evan Duffy covers Strobe Brilliantly!
You must see dancing triangle that will change your mind
Cheers brother. These people must've never had the opportunity to see him live or know the passion in the song itself or feel the emotion evan is using to project it to us. I love this cover soooo much.
You haven't seen Creed Shreds then.
I lost my dog a few days ago, he was old and sick. We talked to him that he can leave in peace, that he shouldn't be afraid of anything. So I put him on my lap and we listen to this song while we pet him, he passed away in my mother's arms hours later.
Júnior I just want to thank you for being in my family for almost 16 years, you brought us love and joy every single day, we will always love you, especially me. I hope to meet you someday in heaven my big dog
Let’s be honest, Jesse Eisenberg absolutely killed it there
🤣🤣🤣🤣
😂😂😂😂😂
🤣
More like Andy Samberg lol
Oh noooo
Hey, Evan. I first saw your video back in 2013 whe I was obssessed with the original song. Those were such different times. So much has changed since then. My parents used to have a piano at home and I remember listening to your cover for hours straight and trying to reproduce it. I even recorded my own (very poor) version of it. I moved out, my parents and I don't see or speak in a long, long time, and I never had the chance to play the piano again untill this year when I'm finally buying my own. Anyway, just wanted to let you know that after all these years, here I am again. Somehow, you cover has inspired me in ways I can't even explain and whenever I want to remember happier days I listen to your version of Strobe and it helps me get better :)
Ooof sad story its great to know how to play an instrument, well done
@@aqw8981 I'm proud of you!
Way to go. Hope everything turns out great for you!
Nice story !! Love this tune and version
I feel as if the audience at a classical recital would believe this to be beautiful, not knowing it's origins. That puts a smile on my face.
IMO the sound is too "pop"-y and a bit repititive but it's still wonderful
That is actually so true :)
Zach Martin I love to show these videos to all my friends who say "Dubstep" (they classify all of EDM in that one genre) is shit and show them how much that music has taste, it's just expressed with different methods (different instruments, if you can call them that).
vinesthemonkey If he just played the first half of the song, it wouldn't sound too pop-y.
I true music enthusiast would find it's origins beautiful as well as any variation.
Deadmau5 Strobe is lowkey one of the most beautiful pieces about love, how it provides you with undertones of joy and happiness as you progress, constantly wanting more than what is given but you must force a sense of appreciation, taking it for granted might choke the relationship ruining the journey that was paved for you, to pace and to appreciate and to love what is in front of you, allowing you to flourish into something more after teetering over the edge of an almost unbearable wait. The strobing rhythm of ones breathing and heartbeat, steady and consistent, with the one.
amongst the other 10,703 comments I wanted to say how much this cover has meant to me in the last 7 or 8 years or thereabouts, I come back and listen to it all the time. I am so weirdly grateful, and I wish you all the best in 2023, Evan
This is one of the most beautiful things I have ever heard in my life
Good, but Erik Satie, Maurice Ravel, Sergei Rachmaninoff ... have created much much more beautiful pieces.
Listen and raise your expectation of what is MOST beautiful.
(i didn't mention Mozart, Beethoven and the other Gods because it's too obvious)
Don't forget Chilly Gonzales and Ludovico Einaudi
I feel like what is "most" beautiful is incredibly subjective.
Good, but [name drop],[name drop],[name drop] ... have created much much more beautiful pieces.
Listen and raise you expectation of what is MOST beautiful (in order to have arbitrary 'good' taste in music like I do).
(can't mention too popular giants of the past as that would detract from my excellent and mature taste in music)
Ever hear of the word; "Preference"?
I love how the piano brings out the true beauty of this song and puts it in a way EVERY person of any age and culture can enjoy. Wow dude
Another year, I've returned, I've cried again. What an amazing morning to be alive. If you're reading this, stay safe and find the beauty in this world we currently live in.
❤️
Thank you ❤️
Coming back here after these eight long years. Saved this to my “old memories and things to feel” playlist. Thank you for painting a chapter to the soundtrack of my life, enabling me to drop right back into memories at the sound of your keys, and giving me more reason to be inspired when I feel stuck in a rut. Hope you’re doing well after all this time Evan.
Meaningful
Would you mind sharing that playlist?
Couldn't put it better myself!
Absolute mau5terpiece
Never gets old
@@lukaszbertoli6308 that's the best way to put him. "Best asshole in the world"
@@jamesodeal6401 Asshole In good sense, Right ? kkk
How is laugh in English ? (Sorry for bad English)
@@Luwiszz of course. I can't understand how he makes such beautiful music.
This is beauty
He played the hell out of that thing
This is why deadmau5 is so fucking awesome
Even a piano cover slaps harder than most artist's studio work
Love it Evan
SO FUCKING TRUE
frfr
I honestly think that this “video” has had more impact on me than anything else ive ever seen, and i think that no one has been effected as much as me by this. Ive been listening to this consistently for 8years, I literally learned to play piano because of this video. Ive been through 8 states and now hawaii, 8 years, 4 jobs, highschool, college, 4 girlfriends, and a marriage with this song always in the front of my head. Evan Duffy, i want you to know that what you did here was not just make a few bucks or learn a cool song, but changed my life. @evanduffy
damn
Same 😢
I can't tell if it's the video/song again or reading this comment for the first time but I am covered in goosebumps and my brain is flooding with oxytocin.
I understand.
crying right now. So proud of you
holy.... sh** youtube recommended this in 2020.... an this is incredible! thank you Evan
Perseus Portaliono Assissiono i Dotaaria I’m so happy this appeared in my suggested. Brings back old and beautiful memories.
Dude.. 2024.. the algorithm has become sentient
2024, the algo is back!
I almost "liked" but noticed that the like count is 666... had to leave it there. What a SICK replica of the original!!
The transition at 4:41 gives me goosebumps every damn time
Hope Deadmau5 has seen this, definitely should work with this dude
I believe he already did
Couldn't agree more
I’ve been watching this video for years now and it hits me in the soul the exact same way it did the first time. Please release a Spotify version
FR!!!
Bravo to you sir. Strobe is my favorite Deadmau5 song and you just made it a classical masterpiece. This will go down history.
Your profile picture is like if Monokuma had a wolf son
Played it like you wrote it. Bravo sir.
dude this is so impressive how well he played this because he's playing in thirds that interlock so he has to constantly syncopate himself with uneven notes at 128bpm, huge props dude
I was here 11 years ago when Evan released this... And this still gives me chills like I was hearing for the 1st time
This legit made me cry Bc of all the memories
Friends
Halo
No family problems
Just me and music
Dude I got chills when I read this. I wish knew knew eachother in real life so we can listen to this song together
Exactly that my friends
This song shows, (i feel like it does)
first part - Something bad and sad happened in life.
second part - Everything starts again, another chance, its becoming a great life.
:)
I feel sadness with the beginning
Read the Bible it is same like the melody.
Correct
Good one. Sounds about right.
@Radoslav I like your analogy. I agree
Just the first few seconds of build up gave me the chills, this is so perfect!
0:30 the moment the song switches from repetitive beeping always gives me chills and relief
Thank you youtube for recommending that :D
（⌒▽⌒）
Man, i cried.
Fragile
Read the Bible and you will cry again. Come again.
Tbh definitely one of the most impressive piano covers I’ve ever seen
My best friend passed away recently. This song reminds me of him and honestly it will forever hit different to me until the day I leave this planet.
I remember first time i saw this video 2012. It's 2015 now and i still can't get enough of it!!! This is candy for the ears. You are so talented
Susan Mokhtarian 2017 Sep still coming back here time and time
Well it's 2018 and we still here
Why am I just seeing this now. Brilliant
CZcams likes to rub it in our (the artists) faces lol I’m from The Electric Shoes and I don’t even own my on CZcams page anymore...(it’s been privated and in privated so I’ve lost thousands of plays but) that’s CZcams
Every couple years, the algorithm brings this masterpiece back to my homepage and I always greatly appreciate this wonderful masterpiece and it also reminds me that Deadmau5 is truly a marvelous composer.
Coming back after 10 years. Best piano cover ever, best deadmau5 recreation ever. Still love it😮
Its ones thing to do a song in 9/8 time such that there are altering measure of in sync/out of sync measures, easy to do on a computer... its another thing to actually be able to perform it as a human... I love how much evan clenches in time changes.
When the youtube algorithm actually gets it right...
Same
Yes!
What's algorithm?
fuck the YT
Champion 👍
It's sad that most people only listen to the last half... The beginning is so beautifully played, and has just everything you need to know why you came for the whole song. Without it just sounds like a piano cover of the song, when it's *more* than a piano cover. If people have the time, I would advice you to listen to the whole piece, if you can.
the beginning is the most beautiful part.
Commented on this video 7 years ago….. now IM BACK!!!
Quality at
ITS FINEST!!!!
EVAN!!!!
THE DUFF DUFF
DUFFY!!!!
Damn, I remember watching this guy upload when I was a kid in highschool.. Thanks youtube for recommending him to me again
i always thought that electronic and classical music have much more things in common than most of the people may think
+federico giordano electronic music requires a very high skill level to actually communicate music. otherwise its just some mediocre beat leading to an easy to make "dope" beat drop. same goes to classical music, it requires a high skill level to make and it requires a high skill level of understanding to actually appreciate it!
+Randy Abbassi easy to make drop, haha yeah maybe if you use presets xD
+B. Tickles Compose a drop is easy. Compose good electronic music that just doesn't go for a drop is a challenge.
+federico giordano composition wise electronic music and classical music are nothing alike.....
Choruseffect it depends by the kind of electronic music and classical music of course but try to hear:
tycho - dye
or something by Ludovico Einaudi
When you have a recommendation in quarantine and you see a cover of the nicest song come up and start to have thoughts of your past outside with a smoke looking that moon . Man
This song is very excellent. Your rendition is faithful and awesome.
Wow. Just WOW!!! Best 'Strobe' cover ever.
Everything Evan Duffy touches turns to GOLD... Listening to this in 2015 & still get goosebumps like it was the first time!!!
+jcdelpiero i dont take away any credits from Evan Duffy but strobe is already a masterpiece
Strobe is a forever classic
I can't explain why I cry every time I hear this cover. It's the most beautiful thing on the internet 💖
thank you. yes.
why did u say thank you? lmao@@madelineritchie
me too
I just heard this cover for the first time and yes, I agree.
this is the most beautiful piano cover i've ever heard. i love it so so much. i'm just listening to it over and over every day now. can't get enough. the feels, the arrangement, the transcription, just flawless. thank you.
If you like this, check out Robert miles - children (paul Skelton)
Friendly reminder to rewatch and enjoy this masterpiece. I hope all is well :)
Never seen this until today
2019 crew check in!
Same here. Still sent me down memory lane! Truly awesome!
Wow me neither. Fucking amazing !!!
Same here. Been going through his whole channel all night. So Good!
This was an experience indeed
Checking in.
Listening to this in 2024. Absolutely beautiful.
When the CZcams algorithm hits the sweet spot. This cover is insane!
Usually when I hear deadmau5 it feels like it enters my soul, but this time I could see it entering yours.
For me too. Deadmau5 is a Person from another Planet in my opinion, this deep melodies Everytime from him ❤️
I almost cried at 6:30 unexplainable. Guess it takes me back to better times. Better Music, Better People & a better world.
>back to better times
>better world
I think you meant 6:30 takes you back to a time where you were blissfully ignorant of the shitty world we live in.
the feels
Alex McNamara truth Alex
the only thing shitty about this world is the view you hold towards it
you lived then, you live now
what is the difference? find it
Wow saw this for the first time in 2024. This is absolutely beautiful, takes me back to good times!
Ah, now I know what perfection sounds like
I almost cry of happiness while listening to this beauty. Thank You for taking the time to share this with the world.
365 days. That is how many times I have listened to this. Last year when I first heard this I told my self I would listen to this 1 time a day for a year. Believe it or not. BUT. That is just saying how AMAZING this song is.
that's commitment!
More Than.
You should go for round 2! I'll join you!
Done
That was a quick reply. D:
I'm not crying you're crying!
I try to be strong. But when I'm alone. This song is so beautiful it helps me cry and release all the feelings I have bottled inside.
Stay strong
This version always makes me cry.
Same
I know what you mean.
Don’t get how there are so many dislikes, this guy spilled his heart and soul into that piano
because this guy is acting like he got down syndrom
@@frankiehs but the video wasn't about acting lmao!!!
@@glitch.engine.music22 ok
@@frankiehs It's called playing with passion lol. You obviously aren't a musician, because that didn't even cross my mind.
@@mrchain7 i dont play music? based on what?
Simpler Times.
When we were kids.
Playing Halo the whole night.
No worries, only homework.
Simpler Times.
Cheer up to life, people, you never know you're living the good time until it passes.
I'm at a bar. Outside sharing a big table with people I dont know.
Trying to not look like I'm crying.
Gosh that is so true
For me was the same but... Mario bros 3 and arcade games...
Oh dude that made me cry..
Minecraft you mean? Lol
The original version from Joel and this absolute masterpiece of a cover with the most beautiful of instruments played by such a talented guy will forever be my all time favourite. And I just want to thank both of you for both versions. This hits me on so many levels and I can’t quite comprehend what it does for me. But I’ll be forever grateful for you for doing this. Bravo Evan. Bravo.
This piece of music might actually be timeless. Imagine if someone 500 years ago played this, what would the towns reaction be? What would for example Mozart’s reaction be? This is just incredible
Might be? Strobe is absolutely timeless, which is unheard of for music theses days.
I imagine Mozart would be mesmerized hearing this :)
@@galex2000 hahahahaaaaa
I think Mozart might not have liked it that much because of the heavy use of pure fifths / power chords in the left hand and no modulation of the harmonic key, that wasn't seen as very desirable in that time (for us it's very standard). But he'd probably find it very interesting. I think later composers (maybe Bartok, Satie, Ravel, Debussy) would appreciate it though, they might have even written variations on it
@@leparraindufromage366 debussy sounds like...nvm
Super tight! Precision level 100, touch level 100, style level 100, overall feel level 100, I listened a couple days ago and I'm back
Peaceful. One wise man said "Music is what feelings sound like", there are songs what makes you feel happy, energetic, relaxed etc.. This song makes me feel that we still have hope and everything will be ok. I don't usually comment anything on CZcams, but I wanted to share this..
Why did I needed 11 years to listen to that ? Strobe being associated with old strong memories, this moved me a bit. Thanks
I hope Deadmau5 watches this. This was a perfect recreation of the track.
Y’all ever just had one thing you can’t get enough of? 7 years later and I still watch this video in amazement.
Never been more jealous of somebody's musical ability than I am while watching this video, unreal
Dude you could play this within a day without any previous knowledge about how to play piano.
The best time to learn an instrument is as a kid.
The second best time is now.
This song is not thar hard. It only takes practice
This has been one of my favorite songs since I first heard it 11 years ago.
I first heard it when playing Team Fortress 2 and some guy was playing it through the Half-LifeDJ thingy that let you play music to the whole server.
The end of this song feels like what I'd like to imagine a peaceful death in old age feels like. Echos of the earlier feelings of excitement as it fades out.
This song is going to be in my will.
This is my light in the darkness
best comment award goes to you sir
no homo
Jake Peralta from brooklyn 99 plays piano really well, congrats jake. Big fan here.
Cooo coo coo coocool cool no doubt no doubt
Am I the only person that almost cried at how amazing this was? Great job dude.
No
I cried hard alot at it. Lol
I got trauma release from this... so hell yeah I did...
There was so much thought put into every note, the amount of pressure the type of release.. Awesome!
I still come back to this video everyone I need to relax or get lost in this amazing song. Gives me goosebumps every time.
Read the Bible it will relax you even better.
Iphone: "Hehehe. He'll never find me here."
I found it
GOOD FOR YOU :P
I lolled
Matthew Sunga lool this the humour i love and admire
jajsjjajaa
The first time I heard Strobe was on the for lack of a better name album. I was in bed about 11pm at night, drifting off to sleep. Then the greatest dance song of all time kicked in. That drop, just dropped and I lost my shit. I listened to it like 10 times. What a song, a total masterpiece. And I absolutely love this version, found it ten years ago and I always come back.
You saved my life in 2014 with this cover. Just wanted to say thanks.
Imagine if he had played this in front of an audience during the 1800s!
He would have been called crazy and probably murdered.
Well 50 percent chances are he'll just get rejected by the audience and the rest of the probability is he's gonna become the Mozart of their time
@@hecticbeatzz5628 nah, thats the middle ages. Not the renaissance or the industrial revolution
Arkelio Sepia Way too repetitve and simple to interest audiences back then
@Badger0fDeath Chill dude, it was a joke. I'm not historically illiterate.
somehow just stumbled upon this masterpiece, almost exactly 7 years later. Here's hoping your 2020 is even better than your 2019
i saw this a long time ago. I'm surprised it hasn't got more likes, no one plays it better..
this comment did not age well
Smeegle yeah it’s pretty shit out
So about your comment …
Lol that comment did not age well!
Brother this gave me chills through out my whole entire body, like let's make the world a better place type of chills🌍❤
Yah buddy
Fact- All the people who love this masterpiece has never skipped this awesome piano cover and watched till the end probably a hundred times!
whoever has disliked this, has no musical knowledge or talent what so ever. Amazing cover, mental talent. Wish i could play piano now.
I don't really have musical talent or knowledge and I like it
Dan Naba if you are here, you have great musical knowledge
LOL thanks
Matt Helm I bet any EDM hater who hears this and doesn't know the song beforehand will think it's a beautifully arranged piece. Doesn't matter if it's electronic, it's still great music!
I've been playing piano for the past 16 years. Played in Marching band for 3 years. Jazz band A + B. Symphonic for years playing Euphonium, Trumpet and Tuba and i hate this song. Jk i love it lol, was serious about the first part of my comment though ;)
Good one Jesse eisenberg xD
Lol
Oh god. No :D
You goddamn genius
LOL
That's what I was thinking ahahaha
The intro is one of the most powerful melodies ever written in the "progressive" genre! It's insane!
Evan I just want to say thank you. I’ve watched this video maybe 10 times and I’m brought to tears every single time. You play with such soul and feeling. I’ve started playing piano agin after 20 years and when I’m struggling I watch you here and you inspire me to continue. This is more than just a cover, it’s a work of art in its own right. Thank you.
That's awesome. I agree he is a sage and such an inspiring musician.
Blown away. Sat here bawling my eyes out. How can noise do that? It's just noise. No words. Just noise. Made me so emotional.
Sound. Not noise. Noise is something repetitive, single node or single frequency and unpleasant. Sound can speak where words cant. Take a listen to your favorite songs. It's most likely not the words that moves you, but the music instead. The words and the song merely enhances the instruments as the vast majority of singers today, dont understand what it means to use their voice as an instrument and not as a complimentary enhancement of the instruments
@@skbartistry2473 They're two words that meanbtge same thing. But I agree with what you're saying. There are songs I really really like, I may not know all the words but I'll know every note of the bass track, a little flourish of the lead guitar in the chorus or the drum pattern and changes from verse to verse.
Listen to birds, wolves, crickets, etc. Animals communicate with music. We are animals. We communicated with music long before we used complex dialect. It's a primal drive.
That was absolutely incredible, genuinely gave me goosebumps
9 years on and I still catch myself watching this video
Oh my god is this incredible. This couldn't have been better executed. I would argue that this cover stirs more emotion than the original.
I agree that it definitely is more emotional than the original song. Better? No, but more emotional. Piano resonates in a deep way, especially melodic and soulful playing whereas EDM has an artificiality to it.
If you're still looking for your phone, you left it behind the music stand.
1.6k people have lost touch with reality and don’t understand this beauty.
Why the heck did CZcams recommend this to me in 2020? Almost 8 years later! But I listened till the end. You can be forgiven, YT.
You know when something is so beautiful it freezes you. Full of emotion listening to this. Thank you