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5 Underrated YouTube Musicians

There's some serious talent out there that we're missing.

Mara Paterson
Apr 18, 2016
Valparaiso University
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5 Underrated YouTube Musicians
Brooklyn Duo

When it comes to the type of content on YouTube, it sometimes seems like the possibilities are endless. There are many young musicians, for example, who use this website as way to essentially perform for the entire world. Some artists who originated on YouTube like Lindsey Stirling, Pentatonix, and Paint are definitely very talented, but they are also relatively well known, each having between 3.3 and 10.4 million subscribers.

There are quite a few extremely talented aspiring artists who are sometimes hidden in the shadows of bigger YouTubers. Some of these musicians have classical training, yet they perform covers of the top hits of today, catering to a wide audience in the process. Here are just a few of these lesser-known but very talented musicians who are definitely worth listening to (in no particular order).

1. Nick Pitera (716,163 subscribers)

Instrument: Voice

Channel Highlights: layered covers, artist medleys, original songwriting

Recommended Video: "One Man Disney Movie" Nick Pitera - Disney Medley

2. Peter Gergely (260,764 subscribers)

Instrument: Guitar (mostly acoustic, some electric)

Channel Highlights: fingerstyle acoustic guitar, instrumental covers, arrangements

Recommended Video: Lean On - Major Lazer & DJ Snake (fingerstyle guitar cover by Peter Gergely)

3. Marnie and Patrick Laird [Brooklyn Duo] (198,191 subscribers)

Instruments: Piano and Cello

Channel Highlights: pop covers, instrumental covers, classically trained (Eastman and Juilliard)

Recommended Video: Nico & Vinz - Am I Wrong (Piano/Cello Cover) - Brooklyn Duo

4. Albert Chang [sleightlymusical] (134,234 subscribers)

Instrument: Violin (also plays piano, viola, bass guitar, and ukulele)

Channel Highlights: instrumental covers, movie themes and medleys, "one man orchestra"

Recommended Video: The Hobbit - Misty Mountains Orchestral Cover

5. Christopher Bill (96,584 subscribers)

Instrument: Trombone

Channel Highlights: loop covers, "one man band", makeshift percussion

Recommended Video: Star Wars - Duel of the Fates: Trombone Arrangement

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