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    Video: Kutiman – “This is Real Democracy”

    September 19th, 2011

     

    Kutiman shares his take on what’s happening in the world today with his latest YouTube video montage entitled “This is Real Democracy.” Kuti’s portrayal of chaos and urgency is palpable.

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    Video: Kutiman x Led Zeppelin – “Black Dog”

    July 18th, 2011

     

    Kutiman has recently uploaded his cover of Led Zeppelin’s classic song, “Black Dog.” Constantly upping the ante, this time Kuti has used about 100 different YouTube videos to create his montage. Seeing the shape that the song takes via Led Zep’s many fans is certainly an interesting sight and sound! Seeing how Kuti has masterfully woven together one track is absolute insanity. Amazing.

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    Boom Pam – Making of “Light Up” Video

    July 12th, 2011

    Our friends over at The Creators Project have posted an exclusive look into the making of the “Light Up” video by, Tel Aviv based Boom Pam. Boom Pam offers up a fresh mixture of Mediterranean, rock and surf music in a format of a unique power trio consisting of electric guitar, tuba and drums. They have been touring extensively around the globe.

    The video was directed by YouTube sensation Kutiman and took six months to create. Kutiman’s groundbreaking success, Thru-You project, in 2009 was an online music video project mixed from samples of unrelated amateur YouTube music videos. Thru-You was chosen by Time Magazine as one of the 50 Best Inventions of 2009.

    The above is the ‘making of’ video and below is the official video for “Light Up.”

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    Video Premiere: Boom Pam “Light Up” Directed by Kutiman

    June 28th, 2011

    Tel Aviv based Boom Pam premiered the video for “Light Up” on Mashable yesterday, and now it’s available to the masses. YouTube sensation Kutiman directed the clip utilizing video projections manipulated with various materials.

    Boom Pam offers up a fresh mixture of Mediterranean, rock and surf music in a format of a unique power trio consisting of electric guitar, tuba and drums. They have been touring extensively around the globe.

    Kutiman’s groundbreaking success, Thru-You project, in 2009 has put him on the forefront of the Internet music world. An online music video project mixed from samples of unrelated amateur YouTube music videos, Thru-You was chosen by Time Magazine as one of the 50 Best Inventions of 2009.

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    Video: Kutiman – “Thru Jerusalem”

    June 17th, 2011

     

    Kutiman has a new YouTube piece out and it’s kind of rocking our world. Part of his ThruYou series, this one’s a little different; Instead of trawling the web for obscure snippets and masterly weaving them into a single piece of audible glory, Kutiman chose to work from original content this time. Traveling to Jerusalem, he met with and filmed different musicians in the historic and diverse city. The piece is pretty epic; Kuti’s signature treatment serves as a beautiful reminder of how different but similar everything can be. Take a look at previous works of Kutiman we’ve posted, as well.

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    Kutiman Video – “My Favorite Color”

    March 22nd, 2011

    Kutiman continues to improve his unique medium, using YouTube visual / audio clips to create a kind of mash-up video remix. Each one of his tracks includes about a dozen random YouTube clips, carefully composed and crafted into a new thing. The latest video “My Favorite Color” is interactive, you can click on any image to get to the original YouTube sample. Make sure to check out the first series of these mixes by Kutiman, Thru-You.

    Kutiman – “My Trip To Jerusalem” Video

    January 12th, 2011

    One of the holiest cities in the world, a place of prayer, conflict, multiple ethnicities and cultures, where the modern and ancient meet – Jerusalem has it all. And who better to bring it all together but Kutiman.

    New Kutiman Video

    December 9th, 2010

    Kutiman’s video series SueYou continues, in which he samples and mixes clips from Youtube while trying not to get sued.

    Kutiman – Blog Party

    November 11th, 2010

    Check out the latest mashup brilliance from Kutiman. In this one Questlove, Beyonce, Alicia Keys, John Legend, Kanye West and Mos Def get the Kutiman treatment creating a new remix.

    Kutiman Brings ThruYOU to the Guggenheim

    October 22nd, 2010


    The YouTube video mashup artist, Kutiman, had one of his most recent pieces presented last night at the Guggenheim in NY.  Kutiman is most famous for his online video project, ThruYOU, where he puts together YouTube videos and blends them in a way to create music with his own unique twist.

    In the above video, Kutiman’s mashup is joined by a live version of Brahms’ “Hungarian Dance No. 5.”

    Check out more amazing Kutiman mashups