[Music] ah thank you children tend to use items
ah thank you children tend to use items
ah thank you children tend to use items in any way they see fit it can be for
in any way they see fit it can be for
in any way they see fit it can be for whatever purpose fits their needs or in
whatever purpose fits their needs or in
whatever purpose fits their needs or in whatever way he seems meaningful to them
whatever way he seems meaningful to them
whatever way he seems meaningful to them for a child a kitchen sink can be a
for a child a kitchen sink can be a
for a child a kitchen sink can be a swimming pool for at all she can be a
swimming pool for at all she can be a
swimming pool for at all she can be a partner not a toy cars and bottle can be
partner not a toy cars and bottle can be
partner not a toy cars and bottle can be a waterproof container or any kind of
a waterproof container or any kind of
a waterproof container or any kind of small items
small items
small items despite the creativity this is obviously
despite the creativity this is obviously
despite the creativity this is obviously not the intended purpose of the items a
not the intended purpose of the items a
not the intended purpose of the items a kitchen sink is for cooking or for doing
kitchen sink is for cooking or for doing
kitchen sink is for cooking or for doing the dishes himself or wearing on the
the dishes himself or wearing on the
the dishes himself or wearing on the feet and cotton is for drinking or
feet and cotton is for drinking or
feet and cotton is for drinking or pouring from these are the proper uses
pouring from these are the proper uses
pouring from these are the proper uses of the items right or white tilde sizes
of the items right or white tilde sizes
of the items right or white tilde sizes have other properties is it just
have other properties is it just
have other properties is it just convenient for us to label things for
convenient for us to label things for
convenient for us to label things for their functionality instead of their
their functionality instead of their
their functionality instead of their possibilities I’m going to dig into this
possibilities I’m going to dig into this
possibilities I’m going to dig into this area and document that a certain amount
area and document that a certain amount
area and document that a certain amount of this childish view on the world has
of this childish view on the world has
of this childish view on the world has much greater potential than the examples
much greater potential than the examples
much greater potential than the examples I just gave I’m going to do an example
I just gave I’m going to do an example
I just gave I’m going to do an example of how a childish silly idea
of how a childish silly idea
of how a childish silly idea combined with passion and persistence
combined with passion and persistence
combined with passion and persistence can become something quite unique in
can become something quite unique in
can become something quite unique in fact I want you that practicing this
fact I want you that practicing this
fact I want you that practicing this childishness is a necessary tool for any
childishness is a necessary tool for any
childishness is a necessary tool for any kind of innovation I know that many of
kind of innovation I know that many of
kind of innovation I know that many of you in the audience have a water bottle
you in the audience have a water bottle
you in the audience have a water bottle with you like this one please pick it up
with you like this one please pick it up
with you like this one please pick it up fill one don’t be shy and open it
yeah something good already
yeah something good already I you know what we’re going so you do
I you know what we’re going so you do
I you know what we’re going so you do like me develop like this and look
like me develop like this and look
like me develop like this and look downwards diagonally as if you were
downwards diagonally as if you were
downwards diagonally as if you were blown out of cattle to reduce the sound
blown out of cattle to reduce the sound
blown out of cattle to reduce the sound the one
the one
the one [Music]
[Music]
[Music] all right good job
all right good job
all right good job all right this is better than I expected
all right this is better than I expected
all right this is better than I expected thank you thank you I don’t know what
thank you thank you I don’t know what
thank you thank you I don’t know what else to do now though you already know
else to do now though you already know
else to do now though you already know for us so you may notice that there’s a
for us so you may notice that there’s a
for us so you may notice that there’s a different pitches different songs out
different pitches different songs out
different pitches different songs out there right
there right
there right in short the more hair bottle the lower
in short the more hair bottle the lower
in short the more hair bottle the lower the pitch if you think the content the
the pitch if you think the content the
the pitch if you think the content the tongue would go down this can give
tongue would go down this can give
tongue would go down this can give anything to experiment with for a few
anything to experiment with for a few
anything to experiment with for a few minutes on this maybe with your child or
minutes on this maybe with your child or
minutes on this maybe with your child or just plain childish which brings me to
just plain childish which brings me to
just plain childish which brings me to our story we are caught guys that met at
our story we are caught guys that met at
our story we are caught guys that met at the University of Copenhagen in Denmark
the University of Copenhagen in Denmark
the University of Copenhagen in Denmark where we from where we studied using
where we from where we studied using
where we from where we studied using another party with no instruments
another party with no instruments
another party with no instruments somebody started painting external
another guy would join now a researcher
another guy would join now a researcher we can cycle I guess I was just a few
we can cycle I guess I was just a few
we can cycle I guess I was just a few bottles each we’re going to be able to
bottles each we’re going to be able to
bottles each we’re going to be able to combine them differently to play over
combine them differently to play over
combine them differently to play over the series of course
now this was getting interesting so much
now this was getting interesting so much so that we couldn’t just stop here so we
so that we couldn’t just stop here so we
so that we couldn’t just stop here so we left the party to get a room and
left the party to get a room and
left the party to get a room and practiced at this point we’re over to
practiced at this point we’re over to
practiced at this point we’re over to trained musicians so we knew the theory
trained musicians so we knew the theory
trained musicians so we knew the theory but we didn’t know the instrument but
but we didn’t know the instrument but
but we didn’t know the instrument but within a few hours we went back and we
within a few hours we went back and we
within a few hours we went back and we turned this university party into a
turned this university party into a
turned this university party into a musical bottle he killed everybody the
musical bottle he killed everybody the
musical bottle he killed everybody the audience the unsuspecting audience and
audience the unsuspecting audience and
audience the unsuspecting audience and asked the decisions ourselves everybody
asked the decisions ourselves everybody
asked the decisions ourselves everybody was having a blast it was so much fun
was having a blast it was so much fun
was having a blast it was so much fun faint music in such an unconventional
faint music in such an unconventional
faint music in such an unconventional way and at the same time cost of
way and at the same time cost of
way and at the same time cost of musicians everything was done with a lot
musicians everything was done with a lot
musicians everything was done with a lot of effort in quick precision and at this
of effort in quick precision and at this
of effort in quick precision and at this point none of us had any idea how far
point none of us had any idea how far
point none of us had any idea how far this thing would go to be fair it didn’t
this thing would go to be fair it didn’t
this thing would go to be fair it didn’t sound everyone in the beginning we want
sound everyone in the beginning we want
sound everyone in the beginning we want to trade on our new instruments and we
to trade on our new instruments and we
to trade on our new instruments and we actually had a hard time paying without
actually had a hard time paying without
actually had a hard time paying without laughing but there was something about
laughing but there was something about
laughing but there was something about this idea that was so exceptionally
this idea that was so exceptionally
this idea that was so exceptionally down-to-earth that we just hacked we saw
down-to-earth that we just hacked we saw
down-to-earth that we just hacked we saw some kind of great potential in it so we
some kind of great potential in it so we
some kind of great potential in it so we did it again at the next party and the
did it again at the next party and the
did it again at the next party and the next part of that and I thought we went
next part of that and I thought we went
next part of that and I thought we went to the streets of Copenhagen to see how
to the streets of Copenhagen to see how
to the streets of Copenhagen to see how a different audience would react and
a different audience would react and
a different audience would react and guess what saying reaction people
guess what saying reaction people
guess what saying reaction people wouldn’t matter what they were doing
wouldn’t matter what they were doing
wouldn’t matter what they were doing they would listen they would smile
they would listen they would smile
they would listen they would smile glad and they would put money in the Hat
glad and they would put money in the Hat
glad and they would put money in the Hat so we will start expanding our arsenal
so we will start expanding our arsenal
so we will start expanding our arsenal of bottles to play more and more
of bottles to play more and more
of bottles to play more and more advanced forms and it began looking
advanced forms and it began looking
advanced forms and it began looking something like this
and this is for 15 minutes of concert
and this is for 15 minutes of concert with all the bottles needing individual
with all the bottles needing individual
with all the bottles needing individual tuning so logistically this was a
tuning so logistically this was a
tuning so logistically this was a nightmare
nightmare
nightmare so through experimentation and natural
so through experimentation and natural
so through experimentation and natural selection these tapes you get up
selection these tapes you get up
selection these tapes you get up honestly died out and Alec who answers
honestly died out and Alec who answers
honestly died out and Alec who answers arose the bus already made from deceased
arose the bus already made from deceased
arose the bus already made from deceased photos and duct tape now you could
photos and duct tape now you could
photos and duct tape now you could exchange the terms and shoot them
exchange the terms and shoot them
exchange the terms and shoot them separately we also as edit other
separately we also as edit other
separately we also as edit other instruments such as the bubble shakers
instruments such as the bubble shakers
instruments such as the bubble shakers and the paste them made from a water
and the paste them made from a water
and the paste them made from a water tank I’ve also practiced and and
tank I’ve also practiced and and
tank I’ve also practiced and and inventing new techniques to counteract
inventing new techniques to counteract
inventing new techniques to counteract some of the difficulties on failing
some of the difficulties on failing
some of the difficulties on failing bottles one is that we have a limited
bottles one is that we have a limited
bottles one is that we have a limited number of terms at some point there’s a
number of terms at some point there’s a
number of terms at some point there’s a physical limitation I’m sure you get it
physical limitation I’m sure you get it
physical limitation I’m sure you get it but limitations has a little bit on our
but limitations has a little bit on our
but limitations has a little bit on our rate our songs too so we found great
rate our songs too so we found great
rate our songs too so we found great around this if a melody is simply too
around this if a melody is simply too
around this if a melody is simply too fast to be played well let’s split it
fast to be played well let’s split it
fast to be played well let’s split it between two musicians so sure it’s
between two musicians so sure it’s
between two musicians so sure it’s tricky and it’s hard to learn but it
tricky and it’s hard to learn but it
tricky and it’s hard to learn but it literally makes the impossible possible
literally makes the impossible possible
literally makes the impossible possible let me show you what I mean caspere’s
let me show you what I mean caspere’s
let me show you what I mean caspere’s good have you played in half of a bass
good have you played in half of a bass
good have you played in half of a bass line
line
line hello let’s see if you
[Music]
[Music] all right
[Music]
[Music] [Applause]
[Applause]
[Applause] [Music]
[Music]
[Music] with POTUS and it didn’t sound very good
with POTUS and it didn’t sound very good
with POTUS and it didn’t sound very good back then this is actually a combination
back then this is actually a combination
back then this is actually a combination of many years music education a whole
of many years music education a whole
of many years music education a whole lot of practice and inability to accept
lot of practice and inability to accept
lot of practice and inability to accept limitations it’s not a talent and it
limitations it’s not a talent and it
limitations it’s not a talent and it wasn’t inspired by an existing issue
wasn’t inspired by an existing issue
wasn’t inspired by an existing issue it’s just some decisions we don’t know
it’s just some decisions we don’t know
it’s just some decisions we don’t know how to quit we wanted to fit music using
how to quit we wanted to fit music using
how to quit we wanted to fit music using everyday items that we wanted to do it
everyday items that we wanted to do it
everyday items that we wanted to do it so good that it would become almost
so good that it would become almost
so good that it would become almost unbelievable our question was how we
unbelievable our question was how we
unbelievable our question was how we could reach a lot of people so we
could reach a lot of people so we
could reach a lot of people so we started traveling out into the world a
started traveling out into the world a
started traveling out into the world a few weeks every summer we would travel
few weeks every summer we would travel
few weeks every summer we would travel around Europe and play for all kinds of
around Europe and play for all kinds of
around Europe and play for all kinds of people and no matter the audience people
people and no matter the audience people
people and no matter the audience people would smile loud clattering and dancing
would smile loud clattering and dancing
would smile loud clattering and dancing so here is a picture from our last
so here is a picture from our last
so here is a picture from our last street performances in it so we took
street performances in it so we took
street performances in it so we took this for two years and we kept talking
this for two years and we kept talking
this for two years and we kept talking about that the band had to have some
about that the band had to have some
about that the band had to have some greater potential than this with this
greater potential than this with this
greater potential than this with this appearance apparent appeal to almost
appearance apparent appeal to almost
appearance apparent appeal to almost everyone with it so one Titan in 2011 we
everyone with it so one Titan in 2011 we
everyone with it so one Titan in 2011 we agreed about giving this thing a shot
agreed about giving this thing a shot
agreed about giving this thing a shot trying to become a professional
trying to become a professional
trying to become a professional international band we had to step it up
international band we had to step it up
international band we had to step it up on this thing would simply dial and this
on this thing would simply dial and this
on this thing would simply dial and this determination changed everything
determination changed everything
determination changed everything we started recognizing ourselves as a
we started recognizing ourselves as a
we started recognizing ourselves as a real professional band and our own
real professional band and our own
real professional band and our own respect for what we were doing really
respect for what we were doing really
respect for what we were doing really wait our ambitions were maybe not as far
wait our ambitions were maybe not as far
wait our ambitions were maybe not as far as players we have peered so over the
as players we have peered so over the
as players we have peered so over the next few years the private concerts
next few years the private concerts
next few years the private concerts became
became
became corporate events the university parties
corporate events the university parties
corporate events the university parties became festivals and talent shows and
became festivals and talent shows and
became festivals and talent shows and traveling to play on the streets that
traveling to play on the streets that
traveling to play on the streets that were faced with in hired to play
were faced with in hired to play
were faced with in hired to play concerts all over the world so deep we
concerts all over the world so deep we
concerts all over the world so deep we did reinvent ourselves and this would
did reinvent ourselves and this would
did reinvent ourselves and this would turn up to feed on in the beginning
turn up to feed on in the beginning
turn up to feed on in the beginning because at the same time sites like
because at the same time sites like
because at the same time sites like YouTube were beginning to give in it so
YouTube were beginning to give in it so
YouTube were beginning to give in it so we put this
we put this
we put this catch a little rehearsal video on this
catch a little rehearsal video on this
catch a little rehearsal video on this side and it got a lot of attention so we
side and it got a lot of attention so we
side and it got a lot of attention so we realized later than everybody else
realized later than everybody else
realized later than everybody else I know that the internet was a great
I know that the internet was a great
I know that the internet was a great opportunity for us to spread our music
opportunity for us to spread our music
opportunity for us to spread our music on the planet and we see mean we got the
on the planet and we see mean we got the
on the planet and we see mean we got the same reactions on the Internet as we did
same reactions on the Internet as we did
same reactions on the Internet as we did plain in the alive and furthermore we
plain in the alive and furthermore we
plain in the alive and furthermore we finally got the confirmation that we
finally got the confirmation that we
finally got the confirmation that we really did manage to push this concept
really did manage to push this concept
really did manage to push this concept so far that it had become untenable some
so far that it had become untenable some
so far that it had become untenable some of our internet fans took that turn
of our internet fans took that turn
of our internet fans took that turn quite literal in their expression of
quite literal in their expression of
quite literal in their expression of fascination with what we do and what is
fascination with what we do and what is
fascination with what we do and what is more powerfully says today
create and while there’s no part of me
create and while there’s no part of me wishes that they knew that we are
wishes that they knew that we are
wishes that they knew that we are actually doing this a much larger part
actually doing this a much larger part
actually doing this a much larger part of me is saying how amazing that these
of me is saying how amazing that these
of me is saying how amazing that these people find it so unbelievable but
people find it so unbelievable but
people find it so unbelievable but they’ve had to spread the word to the
they’ve had to spread the word to the
they’ve had to spread the word to the world
world
world that this has to be faced by now we have
that this has to be faced by now we have
that this has to be faced by now we have been doing this professionally for five
been doing this professionally for five
been doing this professionally for five six years and we’re still banned in the
six years and we’re still banned in the
six years and we’re still banned in the concept by making studio recordings
concept by making studio recordings
concept by making studio recordings megandave created videos women in
megandave created videos women in
megandave created videos women in commercials and collaborations with
commercials and collaborations with
commercials and collaborations with other musicians and even orchestras my
other musicians and even orchestras my
other musicians and even orchestras my belief is that what it would take just
belief is that what it would take just
belief is that what it would take just focus would be stopping being creative
focus would be stopping being creative
focus would be stopping being creative we are doing to expand this concept or
we are doing to expand this concept or
we are doing to expand this concept or we’re going to dry out like an open
we’re going to dry out like an open
we’re going to dry out like an open bottle at the Sun as you can imagine we
bottle at the Sun as you can imagine we
bottle at the Sun as you can imagine we have some different reactions to
have some different reactions to
have some different reactions to explaining the world around us what we
explaining the world around us what we
explaining the world around us what we do if we could count the number of times
do if we could count the number of times
do if we could count the number of times we that people say things like so what’s
we that people say things like so what’s
we that people say things like so what’s the real plan for it aren’t you spending
the real plan for it aren’t you spending
the real plan for it aren’t you spending too much time on those bottles or how
too much time on those bottles or how
too much time on those bottles or how about could it work that if it into
about could it work that if it into
about could it work that if it into something with the future and done those
something with the future and done those
something with the future and done those the same voices are saying so wait
the same voices are saying so wait
the same voices are saying so wait another next before I loved in your
another next before I loved in your
another next before I loved in your video or even how lucky you are to be
video or even how lucky you are to be
video or even how lucky you are to be able to be paid traveling on Tinian
able to be paid traveling on Tinian
able to be paid traveling on Tinian music okay I believe that a common side
music okay I believe that a common side
music okay I believe that a common side effect of getting older and wiser is
effect of getting older and wiser is
effect of getting older and wiser is also getting accustomed to using the
also getting accustomed to using the
also getting accustomed to using the world around us the way it is intended
world around us the way it is intended
world around us the way it is intended we stop questioning and start answering
we stop questioning and start answering
we stop questioning and start answering and sometimes this comes at the cost of
and sometimes this comes at the cost of
and sometimes this comes at the cost of creativity and creativity is not just a
creativity and creativity is not just a
creativity and creativity is not just a tool we pick up whenever we need it
tool we pick up whenever we need it
tool we pick up whenever we need it it’s a coiler meant of being a human
it’s a coiler meant of being a human
it’s a coiler meant of being a human being it enables us to have a
being it enables us to have a
being it enables us to have a conversation or improvise the solution
conversation or improvise the solution
conversation or improvise the solution when something goes wrong and as it
when something goes wrong and as it
when something goes wrong and as it happens just a few days ago our Portland
happens just a few days ago our Portland
happens just a few days ago our Portland affinity you have two counselor
affinity you have two counselor
affinity you have two counselor dispensed to this very conference due to
dispensed to this very conference due to
dispensed to this very conference due to a family emergency
a family emergency
a family emergency we’ve been preparing for so long and
we’ve been preparing for so long and
we’ve been preparing for so long and this was an absolute disaster for us we
this was an absolute disaster for us we
this was an absolute disaster for us we couldn’t show you guys how best anymore
couldn’t show you guys how best anymore
couldn’t show you guys how best anymore we have no substitutes the eldest
we have no substitutes the eldest
we have no substitutes the eldest trainer when
trainer when
trainer when the world with this peculiar set of
the world with this peculiar set of
the world with this peculiar set of skills so we had to cancel all my weight
skills so we had to cancel all my weight
skills so we had to cancel all my weight at all but then again looking at the
at all but then again looking at the
at all but then again looking at the topic of it it didn’t take us long to
topic of it it didn’t take us long to
topic of it it didn’t take us long to decide that we had to find aware of this
decide that we had to find aware of this
decide that we had to find aware of this even though this would mean rewriting a
even though this would mean rewriting a
even though this would mean rewriting a lot of the talk and all of the music for
lot of the talk and all of the music for
lot of the talk and all of the music for the three of us so now we’re going to
the three of us so now we’re going to
the three of us so now we’re going to perform at elevate three men version
perform at elevate three men version
perform at elevate three men version about biggest you two did and Jamaica or
about biggest you two did and Jamaica or
about biggest you two did and Jamaica or the missing member each of us is going
the missing member each of us is going
the missing member each of us is going to be performing
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[Music] [Laughter]
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[Music] [Laughter]
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[Music] [Applause]
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[Applause] creativity like all other skills to be
creativity like all other skills to be
creativity like all other skills to be perfected through practice once we start
perfected through practice once we start
perfected through practice once we start allowing ourselves to be childish and
allowing ourselves to be childish and
allowing ourselves to be childish and silly we can discover a lot of things
silly we can discover a lot of things
silly we can discover a lot of things that we couldn’t see before
that we couldn’t see before
that we couldn’t see before in addition to pin fun or business
in addition to pin fun or business
in addition to pin fun or business creative is you can easily be stopped
creative is you can easily be stopped
creative is you can easily be stopped halfway to the crate idea because of
halfway to the crate idea because of
halfway to the crate idea because of grown-up rational thinking and the earth
grown-up rational thinking and the earth
grown-up rational thinking and the earth making mistakes but keep in mind that
making mistakes but keep in mind that
making mistakes but keep in mind that creativity is making mistakes but also
creativity is making mistakes but also
creativity is making mistakes but also if you don’t pick it up and put and put
if you don’t pick it up and put and put
if you don’t pick it up and put and put a lot of weight into it that great idea
a lot of weight into it that great idea
a lot of weight into it that great idea is never gonna music kindergarten
is never gonna music kindergarten
is never gonna music kindergarten thank you
thank you
thank you [Applause]
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