my name is Matt Bray I’m a youtuber I make youtube videos I’ve got a little
make youtube videos I’ve got a little
make youtube videos I’ve got a little over 70,000 followers and I’ve
over 70,000 followers and I’ve
over 70,000 followers and I’ve accumulated like 5060 million video
accumulated like 5060 million video
accumulated like 5060 million video Arvid 60 million views on YouTube and
Arvid 60 million views on YouTube and
Arvid 60 million views on YouTube and Facebook doing stuff like this
Facebook doing stuff like this
Facebook doing stuff like this [Music]
now I just want to flash back to 2014
now I just want to flash back to 2014 real quick I was in my room I was bored
real quick I was in my room I was bored
real quick I was in my room I was bored out of my mind I’m talking real bored
out of my mind I’m talking real bored
out of my mind I’m talking real bored just staring at the wall bored and I was
just staring at the wall bored and I was
just staring at the wall bored and I was looking up YouTube videos and I saw this
looking up YouTube videos and I saw this
looking up YouTube videos and I saw this video where a guy took a picture of
video where a guy took a picture of
video where a guy took a picture of himself every day for a whole year I
himself every day for a whole year I
himself every day for a whole year I said you know what I want to do
said you know what I want to do
said you know what I want to do something like that I want to create
something like that I want to create
something like that I want to create something like that so I came up with a
something like that so I came up with a
something like that so I came up with a bunch ideas and eventually I landed on
bunch ideas and eventually I landed on
bunch ideas and eventually I landed on set up a camera in my room film myself
set up a camera in my room film myself
set up a camera in my room film myself dancing the exact same dance routine for
dancing the exact same dance routine for
dancing the exact same dance routine for a hundred days in a row and I’m not in
a hundred days in a row and I’m not in
a hundred days in a row and I’m not in love with dancing I’m not like a
love with dancing I’m not like a
love with dancing I’m not like a choreographer or anything like that I’m
choreographer or anything like that I’m
choreographer or anything like that I’m not good at dancing but I just thought
not good at dancing but I just thought
not good at dancing but I just thought it would look cool so like I don’t give
it would look cool so like I don’t give
it would look cool so like I don’t give it a shot so for like two weeks in my
it a shot so for like two weeks in my
it a shot so for like two weeks in my room I was practicing a routine just it
room I was practicing a routine just it
room I was practicing a routine just it felt super uncomfortable and awkward I
felt super uncomfortable and awkward I
felt super uncomfortable and awkward I was praying my mom or dad would not walk
was praying my mom or dad would not walk
was praying my mom or dad would not walk in see me doing that but after two weeks
in see me doing that but after two weeks
in see me doing that but after two weeks you know I had this whole routine set
you know I had this whole routine set
you know I had this whole routine set and ready to go and then I filmed it for
and ready to go and then I filmed it for
and ready to go and then I filmed it for four months just everyday took five
four months just everyday took five
four months just everyday took five minutes out of my day just wanted my
minutes out of my day just wanted my
minutes out of my day just wanted my room did the routine and then put it
room did the routine and then put it
room did the routine and then put it together threw it up on YouTube threw it
together threw it up on YouTube threw it
together threw it up on YouTube threw it up on Reddit and just said no hopefully
up on Reddit and just said no hopefully
up on Reddit and just said no hopefully people like it I think it looks pretty
people like it I think it looks pretty
people like it I think it looks pretty cool turned out kind of cool and then
cool turned out kind of cool and then
cool turned out kind of cool and then like two hours later it was on the front
like two hours later it was on the front
like two hours later it was on the front page of Reddit and everyone was talking
page of Reddit and everyone was talking
page of Reddit and everyone was talking about it and it was pretty crazy
about it and it was pretty crazy
about it and it was pretty crazy and I went to bed that night going
and I went to bed that night going
and I went to bed that night going alright that’s pretty cool hopefully it
alright that’s pretty cool hopefully it
alright that’s pretty cool hopefully it gets a nice few thousand views hopefully
gets a nice few thousand views hopefully
gets a nice few thousand views hopefully and then I woke up the next morning my
and then I woke up the next morning my
and then I woke up the next morning my dad busted through the door welcome like
dad busted through the door welcome like
dad busted through the door welcome like 8:00 in the morning he’s like you got to
8:00 in the morning he’s like you got to
8:00 in the morning he’s like you got to get up grandma just signing the news get
get up grandma just signing the news get
get up grandma just signing the news get downstairs
downstairs
downstairs and so I like I was like discombobulated
and so I like I was like discombobulated
and so I like I was like discombobulated I get up I walk downstairs and I was
I get up I walk downstairs and I was
I get up I walk downstairs and I was actually on the news and they’re talking
actually on the news and they’re talking
actually on the news and they’re talking about my video what’s going on and then
about my video what’s going on and then
about my video what’s going on and then we checked and it had a million views
we checked and it had a million views
we checked and it had a million views and literally every single friend family
and literally every single friend family
and literally every single friend family member people I went to high school with
member people I went to high school with
member people I went to high school with all saw the video and exploded it was
all saw the video and exploded it was
all saw the video and exploded it was crazy
crazy
crazy so that was absolutely absurd that was a
so that was absolutely absurd that was a
so that was absolutely absurd that was a crazy two weeks of my life and fast
crazy two weeks of my life and fast
crazy two weeks of my life and fast forward six months I was like that what
forward six months I was like that what
forward six months I was like that what that video was fun to make let’s do a
that video was fun to make let’s do a
that video was fun to make let’s do a sequel people like the first one will do
sequel people like the first one will do
sequel people like the first one will do a sequel but I don’t want to just do
a sequel but I don’t want to just do
a sequel but I don’t want to just do another day’s dance in my room that’s
another day’s dance in my room that’s
another day’s dance in my room that’s boring I want to upend I want to do
boring I want to upend I want to do
boring I want to upend I want to do something better so I said what if
something better so I said what if
something better so I said what if instead of the day’s changing the place
instead of the day’s changing the place
instead of the day’s changing the place has changed so then like the locations
has changed so then like the locations
has changed so then like the locations change them that’s perfect that’s cool
change them that’s perfect that’s cool
change them that’s perfect that’s cool so grab my sister grab some of my
so grab my sister grab some of my
so grab my sister grab some of my friends and we just literally walked
friends and we just literally walked
friends and we just literally walked around Naperville and Chicago just
around Naperville and Chicago just
around Naperville and Chicago just looking for cool spots where cool
looking for cool spots where cool
looking for cool spots where cool schools the library let’s go to the
schools the library let’s go to the
schools the library let’s go to the Riverwalk and just film me dancing for a
Riverwalk and just film me dancing for a
Riverwalk and just film me dancing for a little bit and it was actually really
little bit and it was actually really
little bit and it was actually really funny because we would set up the camera
funny because we would set up the camera
funny because we would set up the camera on the tripod and who take like five
on the tripod and who take like five
on the tripod and who take like five maybe ten minutes to set up to make sure
maybe ten minutes to set up to make sure
maybe ten minutes to set up to make sure I was lined up right in the right
I was lined up right in the right
I was lined up right in the right position and people would start
position and people would start
position and people would start gathering that’s gonna be cool he’s
gathering that’s gonna be cool he’s
gathering that’s gonna be cool he’s gonna do something really cool and then
gonna do something really cool and then
gonna do something really cool and then I would get everything set up I’m like
I would get everything set up I’m like
I would get everything set up I’m like are you guys ready we get the music on I
are you guys ready we get the music on I
are you guys ready we get the music on I go five six seven eight
all right you guys got it good let’s
all right you guys got it good let’s move and everyone was just super bummed
move and everyone was just super bummed
move and everyone was just super bummed out this is this guy sucks but we filmed
out this is this guy sucks but we filmed
out this is this guy sucks but we filmed the whole video in a week and it
the whole video in a week and it
the whole video in a week and it actually turned out really cool show you
actually turned out really cool show you
actually turned out really cool show you a little clip right here of hundred
a little clip right here of hundred
a little clip right here of hundred places of dance they sequel 200 days of
places of dance they sequel 200 days of
places of dance they sequel 200 days of Dance
Dance
Dance [Music]
and as you can see a lot of those
and as you can see a lot of those locations were around Naperville and it
locations were around Naperville and it
locations were around Naperville and it was an extremely fun video to shoot and
was an extremely fun video to shoot and
was an extremely fun video to shoot and again I threw it up on YouTube and it
again I threw it up on YouTube and it
again I threw it up on YouTube and it went viral again it got a bunch of views
went viral again it got a bunch of views
went viral again it got a bunch of views sounds like alright this is I guess this
sounds like alright this is I guess this
sounds like alright this is I guess this is my thing I’m no longer a one-hit
is my thing I’m no longer a one-hit
is my thing I’m no longer a one-hit wonder so I guess I’ll be dancing guy
wonder so I guess I’ll be dancing guy
wonder so I guess I’ll be dancing guy that’s cool I’ll be dancing guy like so
that’s cool I’ll be dancing guy like so
that’s cool I’ll be dancing guy like so fast-forward again another five or six
fast-forward again another five or six
fast-forward again another five or six months how much screw it let’s make a
months how much screw it let’s make a
months how much screw it let’s make a trilogy let’s make a third one that’d be
trilogy let’s make a third one that’d be
trilogy let’s make a third one that’d be cool I have a dance trilogy and
cool I have a dance trilogy and
cool I have a dance trilogy and immediately I knew what to do to one-up
immediately I knew what to do to one-up
immediately I knew what to do to one-up this video I said I got to get people on
this video I said I got to get people on
this video I said I got to get people on board I got to bring people in that’d be
board I got to bring people in that’d be
board I got to bring people in that’d be way cooler and I don’t want to just do
way cooler and I don’t want to just do
way cooler and I don’t want to just do Chicago in Naperville again I already
Chicago in Naperville again I already
Chicago in Naperville again I already did that so I got expand a little bit so
did that so I got expand a little bit so
did that so I got expand a little bit so one of the huge road trip around America
one of the huge road trip around America
one of the huge road trip around America and Canada I spent two months living in
and Canada I spent two months living in
and Canada I spent two months living in my car
my car
my car and what I did was I just would go to a
and what I did was I just would go to a
and what I did was I just would go to a city I’ve never been before I’d walk
city I’ve never been before I’d walk
city I’ve never been before I’d walk around a park or like the Grand Canyon
around a park or like the Grand Canyon
around a park or like the Grand Canyon somewhere cool by myself with a camera
somewhere cool by myself with a camera
somewhere cool by myself with a camera and walk up to strangers I’ve never met
and walk up to strangers I’ve never met
and walk up to strangers I’ve never met before and say hey this is gonna sound
before and say hey this is gonna sound
before and say hey this is gonna sound really bizarre but I’m doing this big
really bizarre but I’m doing this big
really bizarre but I’m doing this big road trip around America and I’m dancing
road trip around America and I’m dancing
road trip around America and I’m dancing with a hundred strangers would you be
with a hundred strangers would you be
with a hundred strangers would you be willing to dance with me for like five
willing to dance with me for like five
willing to dance with me for like five minutes I’ll teach you the move and I
minutes I’ll teach you the move and I
minutes I’ll teach you the move and I stressed trying to talk really quick and
stressed trying to talk really quick and
stressed trying to talk really quick and get him on board and to my surprise a
get him on board and to my surprise a
get him on board and to my surprise a lot of people said yes I was shocked
lot of people said yes I was shocked
lot of people said yes I was shocked about that so I just did a huge road
about that so I just did a huge road
about that so I just did a huge road trip around America and Canada and just
trip around America and Canada and just
trip around America and Canada and just danced with strangers and it was
danced with strangers and it was
danced with strangers and it was absolutely insane and I’ll pop up a
absolutely insane and I’ll pop up a
absolutely insane and I’ll pop up a little clip again and the third 100
little clip again and the third 100
little clip again and the third 100 people a dance turned up pretty cool
people a dance turned up pretty cool
people a dance turned up pretty cool [Music]
[Music]
[Music] I was gonna say you think my dancing
I was gonna say you think my dancing
I was gonna say you think my dancing would get better by now but still a
would get better by now but still a
would get better by now but still a little iffy but I just I mean that was
little iffy but I just I mean that was
little iffy but I just I mean that was an incredible experience just ride
an incredible experience just ride
an incredible experience just ride driving around just talking around
driving around just talking around
driving around just talking around strangers and having this little
strangers and having this little
strangers and having this little interactions with people I’ve never met
interactions with people I’ve never met
interactions with people I’ve never met before
before
before and literally never seeing him again but
and literally never seeing him again but
and literally never seeing him again but just having everyone contribute to this
just having everyone contribute to this
just having everyone contribute to this one video is a whole bunch of fun and so
one video is a whole bunch of fun and so
one video is a whole bunch of fun and so people always would you know come up to
people always would you know come up to
people always would you know come up to at a cuppa and ask me
at a cuppa and ask me
at a cuppa and ask me they’d say like you know what inspired
they’d say like you know what inspired
they’d say like you know what inspired you to make these dance videos did you
you to make these dance videos did you
you to make these dance videos did you do it to inspire other people to step
do it to inspire other people to step
do it to inspire other people to step outside their comfort zone did you want
outside their comfort zone did you want
outside their comfort zone did you want to step on your step outside your
to step on your step outside your
to step on your step outside your comfort zone did you want to promote
comfort zone did you want to promote
comfort zone did you want to promote world peace and you know show that
world peace and you know show that
world peace and you know show that violence is we gotta get rid of violence
violence is we gotta get rid of violence
violence is we gotta get rid of violence we have to all stick together I was like
we have to all stick together I was like
we have to all stick together I was like ah nah I was just bored
ah nah I was just bored
ah nah I was just bored who’s bored so yeah it’s just little
who’s bored so yeah it’s just little
who’s bored so yeah it’s just little bored this is something aromas boring
bored this is something aromas boring
bored this is something aromas boring but I mean that’s the truth though the
but I mean that’s the truth though the
but I mean that’s the truth though the truth is I was I was in my room I was
truth is I was I was in my room I was
truth is I was I was in my room I was bored out of my mind and I just came up
bored out of my mind and I just came up
bored out of my mind and I just came up with a really cool idea and instead of
with a really cool idea and instead of
with a really cool idea and instead of just sitting around doing nothing I did
just sitting around doing nothing I did
just sitting around doing nothing I did something about it
something about it
something about it thank you
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