What is the impact of music piracy amid a pandemic? Cody Blakely is a local musician and recording engineer who has seen firsthand impacts. Cody Blakely is a local musician and recording engineer who has seen the effects of the pandemic firsthand, from finances to live music to a lack of both. Photo by Yaroslav Danylchenko on This Corona pandemic has also put music at the media forefront. This includes getting music online from streaming and illegal services and encouraging a conversation on music piracy. Music piracy amid a pandemic; Interview with Cody Blakely Photo by cotton-bro studio on Below is an interview between Blakely and Dylanna Fisher from Switching Styles. Do you think Covid-19 has impacted the conversation about pirated or downloaded music? I get it. It would be foolish to assume everyone has extra money they can spend buying records. I haven’t purchased a record myself in a while, and I subscribe to a streaming service. I am not exactly helping the situation, but I also feel like I buy a lot of music right from the bands. Plus, with record shops closed down or limited access, it’s tough to acquire music. It’s a tough situation. Some people haven’t felt a loss in income and if they can help support a local band by buying some of their merchandise, it would mean the world to them. But I don’t think people understand exactly how much money musicians invest into their own music or how much money is invested. I say money, but also, at the same time, becoming a musician that people care about is not an easy thing. Even if pirating wasn’t the thing, I still don’t think there’d be a tremendous amount of wealth shared with the artists. Why do you think that kind of sentiment exists in the music industry? When people do not understand how a record deal works versus a movie studio or anything like that, they will be making billions of dollars potentially off of a movie where you and I both know what a record is. The amount of record sales that it’s actually going to take for the artist to make a profit, is it you need to sell like at least eight times what the value or how much you invested into the record just for anybody to make money. But when it comes to music, it’s almost like people the wallets immediately put away And I’ve never personally understood why. I’m the furthest thing from a social expert but it’s definitely something that I’ve noticed, and I hope that it goes away, record sales are back up with vinyl. But how many people are shopping, right from the band or going to a record store and purchasing vinyl? Either way, most of the money’s just going to go back to the label and not back to the artists. One thing that a lot of artists that I’ve talked to mention is ways that online music services can help. Watch it or listen to music on Spotify. What are your thoughts on that? Streaming services are an incredible discovery tool. We can all think of a band we had no idea existed before. And then when Spotify or whatever streaming service you use came into play, the amount of music we’re able to consume is overwhelming, almost, especially considering where we are in Edmonton. It’s no, it’s no secret that we’re not a major tour stop. That’s the best way to discover bands. And if you discover a band you like, reach out to them and ask them to buy some of their merch. It happens all the time where we’ll have people from like Poland discovering us. We’ve said that merch overseas before, and it’s extremely appreciated. Why would you want music lovers and musicians to kind of know about the topic? I think the important thing to realize is that even with standard 12-point deals, the artist’s record will usually need to make eight times what the budget is for making the record, just for the artist to receive a penny worth of royalties. I just don’t think that there’s enough education that goes into exactly how much goes into making a record. The lack of education is a big one. That’s not just with music lovers; musicians are as well. There need to be better resources for them to understand how much they should be investing in their own music as well if they want it to be commercially accepted. What kind of resources? Alberta music that’s kind of the first one. If you want to know the information, it’s easy to find on the internet. There are many sources out there. [Check out some financial aids for Canadian Musicians] From my experience, people need to take a little bit more initiative and perhaps create education for those musicians. You can Google for an hour, and the amount of information you’ll learn is astonishing. Oh, well. People do not have extra spending cash if they’ve been laid off. It is going to affect pirating music. I mean, there’s still there are still records coming out. And if you’re not part of a streaming service, the only way you can really listen to that now is to pirate everything. I understand, And I am sensitive to that, that there I don’t think that there’s a single record out there where it’s missing all your bills. I totally respect and understand that. There are a lot of bands that are starting to stream them, play shows, and whatnot. I think there are a lot of steps in the right direction. , and until, there’s going to be a lot more people normally losing their income. It’s going to it might be the norm for a bit, unfortunately. Streaming services before COVID-19 were Increasing quite amazingly, it seems to have kind of plateaued, not decrease, not increase just stayed the same. Right after COVID-19, What do you estimate will happen with streaming services? Wow, that’s a really good question. It’s always more of a discovery tool. I can’t see a way for streaming services to get any bigger. Even TV streaming services, and they’re in the same boat, have plateaued as well. I don’t necessarily see them getting any bigger. There’s only so much you can do with a streaming service. Please be my guest if you’re using it as a discovery tool. But at the end of the day, if you want music to join and new music to be made, invest in it. If you have somewhere like Starlite Room, for example, that’s hosting multiple 500-plus shows a week, bringing that money downtown. People coming from out of town and bringing money into Edmonton to let something like that go, while we’re investing in pipelines that are still not going to go through, is incredibly short-sighted. That’s pretty much how you turn Alberta into a corporation. Why is that? The big thing that I find is that a lot of people, we can just be honest, a lot of people in Alberta. And it very, very quickly becomes something that people need to realize that it does no matter what you do. Everything about your life is going to be affected by some sort of art. Whether you’re watching TV, watching a movie, wherever you’re, throwing on the radio, the clothes you wear were made by a designer. Even if you’re watching the Oilers play, someone had to design that logo for people to overlook the arts as not a major industry just because it wasn’t anything that you could drive your car with or anything like that. It’s not oil. Photo by Cottonbro Studio on Comment below your thoughts about Music piracy amid a pandemic, our musicians!!

January 28th is national kazoo day for America but for the international Kazoo lovers their holiday is February 19. What’s a Kazoo? Let’s start with the first question; what exactly is a Kazoo? Kazoo is one of the most common types of Mirliton. A Mirliton is an instrument or device where noises are produced while vibrating a membrane. This causes a buzzing sound. Fun Fact:Mirlitons are also set in the walls of some flutes (e.g., the Chinese ti) and xylophone resonators to colour the tone. Fun Fact:The kazoo is said to have originated from the ancient African mirliton. A Kazoo is a musical instrument resembling a flute, recorder or other wind instruments but quite shorter. The kazoo is a percussion instrument that’s structured differently than typical wind instruments. It’s designed to create a buzzing or timbral quality to the musician’s voice and a resonating membrane. To use a kazoo ones blows, or speaks through the membrane to produce the buzzing quality. For more diversity, the musician can completely or partially cover the membrane. “In addition to these structural differences, a kazoo is also played different than conventional instruments. [With] brass instruments, the buzzing sound of the lips is amplified to produce the notes. In woodwind instruments, musical notes are created by the vibration of the reed. The kazoo relies on the voice of the musician to produce the sound. When a musician plays the kazoo, he hums into it and that causes the thin film to vibrate. This vibration changes with the sound of the voice giving it the buzzing quality, which is unique to the kazoo.” Explains Encyclopedia.com Amplifying the voice, it’s a rather creative instrument with a unique sound. Why is there a national kazoo day? Now to delve deeper into National Kazoo Day. This is a holiday to bring attention and awareness to this specific instrument and the impact that it’s had in history, and in childhood memories. January 28 was founded as National Kazoo Day. There is also a website dedicated to national kazoo day and to the Kazoo itself. They explain why there are some discrepancies between the date of National Kazoo Day. “Of course, kazoo players are not known to be perfectly precise, so feel free to celebrate National Kazoo Day on January 23, if you so desire, as some folks have the impression that the date is supposed to be the fourth Thursday in January. In fact, most people will agree that we should consider January 23-28, 2020, National Kazoo WEEK! So celebrate all weekend long!” And of course, we’re bringing you some Kazoo covers to show that the kazoo is more than a novelty. Celebrating National Kazoo Day with Kazoo Covers Let’s start with some classic Micheal Jackson. blending melodies covers “Billie Jean” with a kazoo making sure to keep the smooth Jackson style with the energy of the Kazoo. mean green lima bean‘s cover of “Seven Nation Army”, originally by The White Stripes uses both the Kazoo and the Ukelele to bring a rather subtle and sweet cover to their audience. Undertale and kazoos. It doesn’t sound perfect on paper but in practice, it’s majestic. Brought to us by Tsuko G., The song Megalovania from Undertale is a perfect song to cover with Kazoos. This cover of “Nightmare” by Avenged Sevenfold is not subtle and sweet like the previous cover. It may be the song itself, the kazoo, or the eeriness of Avenged Sevenfold but this cover is menacing. Fan Flat Crew has created this great and eerie cover. Kinky Kazoo combines “Bad Guy” with a kazoo. It seems that “Bad Guy” by Billie Eilish is a versatile song to cover resulting in amazing covers. This cover in particular proves that kazoos are musical and not just a novelty! Aymen Benzarti and Yassine Amara combine “Despacito” and the kazoo. “Despacito” by Luis Fonsi featuring Daddy Yankee is a fast-paced song with a lot of energy. Adding a Kazoo seems like an insane feat but they pull it off. Citations Encyclopedia Britannica. 2020. . Harrop, Helen. 2010. Have Fun, Make Art. [Photograph] Berghash, R. and D. Jachimowicz. U.S. Patent #4832653. Nationalkazooday.com. 2020. . Stewart, Barbara. Workman Publishing Co., 1983. The Original American Kazoo Company, 8703 South Main Street, Eden, New York 14057.

Using music as a way to mix together sounds, bytes, and especially genres, Dabbledob has a way of bringing you into his world solely with his music. His most recent album is called “Millennium Edition“. It was released in February of 2020 with fantastic styles and a nod towards the Star Wars universe. Check him out on SoundCloud, Apple Music, YouTube, and all of your favourite streaming services! Q&A With Dabbledob Below is an interview between Switching Styles and Justin Patterson, better known as Dabbledob! Can I get your full name for the article? Justin Patterson but my alias I produce under is Dabbledob. What is the inspiration behind Dabbledob? I was in a terrible garage band in the mid-2000s and I would write bass lines or guitar riffs occasionally that just wouldn’t fit what we were doing. There were some I still saw value in and moulded over time into songs for the solo project ‘Dabbledob’ What is your position in the music industry? I’m not sure how to answer that. I guess I don’t really have one. I have zero training and very little equipment. If I could position myself in this industry, it would be to help others get started. What does being a musician mean to you? It’s really hard to even call myself a musician lol. The phrase ‘fake it til you make it’ comes to mind in this instance. If one person heard my music and it inspired them to do something positive, that would be really cool though. How did you start in music? I guess it would be going to church as a boy and hearing my grandmother and mother sing in the choir or listening to my mom sing in the car. Also, I have vague memories of sitting on my grandfather’s lap and him teaching me a few simple songs on his vintage organ he had. That kinda sparked something inside me. I always had a curiosity for music after that but failed to pursue it in school because it wasn’t really ‘cool’ to be in the band in high school. I still kick myself for that decision. Some guys at the school formed a band and I went to one of their concerts. A ska/punk band called the Spit valves headlined and the singer told everyone there to turn off the radio and start making music. He looked mean so I did it. What impact has music had on you personally? Music helps everyone get through the hard times and it gives people something to associate the good times with. Playing music is a really unique bonding experience with your friends also. We practiced every Sunday in my bedroom of my Mom’s condo while she was out. Those poor neighbours. It gave us a reason to get together each week when we might not have otherwise. How would you describe your sound? I would like to say it’s like sitting on the beach of a distant, yet familiar planet. It has elements of heavy dub, old-school ska, and of course more classic reggae styling. I try to put a lot of work into the details. Where do you hope to be in 10 years? Musically, hopefully producing and collaborating with all sorts of different people. What are some of your current projects? I’m working on my second CD “Now Hear This”. I hope to release it in August 2021! What would you like your fans to know about your music? I want people to feel the way I felt when I first heard genres I was unfamiliar with and that I release it from a place of humility. What advice would you give to new and young musicians? Start making music. You have to start somewhere. I’ve gone back and listened to early recordings, and they are rough, but you have to get started. Also, ‘finished not perfect’ has been a mantra that has really helped me. If you’re a perfectionist, you’ll have to get over that at some point. How has Covid impacted the music industry? It’s really hard for me to say, but I know there are so many talented bands who could barely afford to travel previously. There are so many hidden costs involved, it’s hard to break even sometimes. So I have to imagine it’s really hurt the small guys’ way worse and that’s a real shame, they are the heart of the industry. Do you think that the music industry will bounce back after Covid? Without question. How do you think it’ll change? I think the ‘virtual concert’ is going to be huge. I have a friend who was playing every night on Facebook Live during the lockdowns and it was so cool. Once they are able to integrate VR into it on a bigger scale, that’s going to be awesome. Is there anything I didn’t ask about that you wanted to mention? Nope. Everyone stay safe, make good decisions, listen to some reggae music! Check out more of our interviews with musicians like Dabbledob on Switching Styles!!

Silent Night Cover Songs curated and written by Dylanna Fisher Photo by Brett Sayles on Silent night, holy night All is calm, all is bright ‘Round yon virgin Mother and Child Holy infant so tender and mild Sleep in heavenly peace Sleep in heavenly peace Franz Xaver Gruber Over the festive month of December, I’ll provide you with various covers. We are thrilled to present our collection of Christmas Carol Covers to you! Switching Styles has curated a selection of cover songs that cater to different musical tastes so that there is something for everyone to enjoy. These songs are the perfect addition to your Christmas playlist, as they add a touch of variety to the repetitive retail soundtrack that can often get dull. We believe that music is a gift, and we want to give back to our readers by offering these tracks as a present. So please sit back, relax, and enjoy these Silent Night cover songs, and let us know what you think! Here’s something festive just for you! “Silent Night” Jazz Cover by Mostly Jazz “Silent Night” Metal Cover by Chuck Billy (of Testament), John Tempesta (Rob Zombie, Helmet), Chris Wyse, Scott Ian, Jon Donais “Silent Night” Rock Cover By Janick Thibault “Silent Night” Tecnho Remix By OX-DEXTER-XO “Silent Night” Metal Cover By Embracing Soul “Silent Night” Choir Cover By The Georgia Boy Choir “Silent Night” Reggae Cover By Christafari “Silent Night” Acoustic Cover By Boyce Avenue “Silent Night” Acapella Cover By Pentatonix “Silent Night” Acoustic Cover By Tori Kelly Which Silent Night Cover Songsmade this Christmas a bit more musical? Comment below!

Music has had a substantial impact on my personality. It allowed me to express who I truly was, gave me confidence during moments of doubt, and, most importantly, it relieved me of any negative emotions daily. KDrummer 16 in an interview with Switching Styles Bringing you amazing drum covers, brought to life and creating new levels with practical, edited effects. These covers are hard, energetic, amazing and visually stunning. These visuals add to the drum covers themselves, allowing them to “capture the beauty of drumming, and of course the drumming of the metal and hard rock genre.” Starting in September of 2014, KDrummer 16’s YouTube channel has grown to 15,771 views and continues to grow. His love for music started way before YouTube, however. In fact, it started in his 3rd-grade music class. “My friends and I watched this film that focused on the drummer quite a bit, and I thought how cool it would be to play like that. One day, my Dad came home from work with a tom drum in his hand; I was so happy to have received the first drum that I didn’t even realize there was an entire five-piece kit behind him!” KDrummer16 is a drummer with a lot of skill and even more attitude. He covers hard rock bands such as Godsmack, Nine Inch Nails, Slipknot, Mötley Crüe, Tool, Metallica, and Avenged Sevenfold. These are the bands that have inspired his sound: aggressive, ecstatic, and fun. “The musicians that inspire my sound are Danny Carey of Tool, John Bonham of Led Zeppelin, and Jimmy “The Rev” Sullivan of Avenged Sevenfold. Carey challenges me to play complicated fills and in odd time signatures, Bonham taught me to play loud and maintain a solid groove, and my ecstatic playing is all thanks to The Rev,” he explains in an interview with Switching Styles. KDrummer 16 Drum Covers Covers give him a chance to connect with people. They appeal to people because it can show a different side to their favourite songs. As he explains, “A drummer may decide to put a half-time feel over an upbeat feel, and it changes the entire emotion the song is trying to convey. If one really likes a song, they will find different ways to enjoy it, which always leads to covers”.Here are Switching Styles’ favourite drum covers from KDrummer 16. “IT is the End” Originally by Ice Nine Kills Let’s start with his personal favourite drum cover. Not only because it’s fun and wild but being able to take on the persona of a killer clown makes it all that much more awesome. “7empest” Originally by Tool “Whatever” Originally by Godsmack “Show Me How to Live” Originally by Audioslave “Deathwish” Originally by Red Sun Rising “Riot” Originally by Three Days Grace “Bodies” Originally by Drowning Pool “To Be Loved” Originally by Papa Roach “Smooth Criminal” By Alien Ant Farm Comment below which drum cover hit the spot!

STEM stands for Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. This is an academic discipline focusing on science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. November 8th is STEM day, which brings awareness to the industry that brings revolution to our world. Fun Fact: Finland ranks highest with the greatest amount of STEM graduates. Over 30% of university graduates come from related programs. Canada is sitting at 12th out of 16 with 21.2%. In recent years, there has been a push for increasing women and youth within STEM industries. When looking at gender within STEM, it’s important to differentiate between Persistence in STEM and representation in STEM . Representation is the number of each within the field. Persistence, however, is when those people are within the field for a number of years. Below are quick statistics from The Pew Research Center, and Statistics Canada. Women are less likely to go into STEM. First year STEM students are 44% women, while BHASE or non-STEM programs like business, humanities, health, and so on are 64% women. American employment has increased by 79% since 1990. This has raised from 9.7 million to 17.3 million. Among American workers with at least a bachelors degree older than 25, one third (33%) have an undergraduate degree within STEM. However, of those only half are employed in STEM. Regardless of the specific field, Canadian women on average graduated faster than men from STEM programs. A quarter (27% ) of women and 16% of men who began in computer and information sciences finished a STEM degree within four years. With the world changing as rapidly as it does, this discipline is vital as a front line for human society to evolve and adapt to new challenges. Celebrating Stem day on November 8th, Switching Styles is giving 8 stem themed covers to bring the science and math sector to life. “Lab Rules” by Greg and Mitch of AsapSCIENCE, Originally “New Rules” by Dua Lipa Fun Fact From The Song: Don’t smell chemicals by sniffing them. It can cause damage to the inside of your nose, the mucus membranes or even your lungs. Instead hold it away from your face and waft the scent toward your nose. “CRISPR ” by 8th graders from The Nueva School, Originally “7 Rings” by Ariana Grande Fun Fact From The Song: CRISPR stands for clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats. This is sequences derived from DNA fragments of bacteriophages previously infected with the prokaryote. “Dear Future Onion” by Everyday Science, Originally “Dear Future Husband” by Meghan Trainor Fun Fact From The Song: Plants use the process of photosynthesis to convert CO2 into O2 by using this chemical formula “We Found Life” by Rockin’ Science Videos, Orignally “We Found Love” by Rihanna and Calvin Harris Fun Fact From The Song directly from it’s description: Tardigrades are only an average of 0.02 inches long, but can withstand seemingly inhospitable environments such as vacuums, X-rays, temperatures from -328o F to +300o F, and pressure well over 85,000 psi. “Energy’s Why” by Shameless Science, Originally “Bad Guy” by Billie Eilish Fun Fact From The Song: Energy is the basis of why matter changes form between gas, liquid, water as well as plasma. “What Makes You Frightening” by Rockin’ Science Videos, Originally “What Makes You Beautiful” by One direction Fun Fact From The Song: Adult Great White Sharks have a bite force of over 4,000 psi, ten times that of a lion. “The DNA Song” by Jam Campus, Originally “Fetty Wap” by Trap Queen Fun Fact From The Song: DNA stands for deoxyribonucleic acid and is comprised of 1. phosphate 2. nitrogen base, and 3. deoxyribose. “Part Of Your Lab” by Florence Schechter, Originally “Part of Your World” from “Little Mermaid” Fun Fact From The Song: Laboratories such as the one in this video research the science of our world. Specifically, the GDSC researches how cells respond to damage to their DNA and then researching how those specific responses can be implemented in diseases and genetic disorders.

Switching styles is bringing you spooky covers of “Bury a Friend” by Billie Eilish. Halloween comes with it a mirage of spooky imagery, of other worlds. Death, graves, and burials are all perfect examples of Halloween imagery. This song shares that same Halloween imagery. This is why we’re bringing you some Eilish covers to liven up your ghoulish parties. Released in 2019 within When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? , which debuted at #1 on the UK Albums chart. Its eerie lyrics and instrumental make it perfect for October. But its amazing rise on charts and eerie sound are not why it’s a Halloween choice to cover. The concept behind the song itself is creepy. Billie Eilish wrote the lyrics from the perspective of a monster under her bed. That makes the song just that much more creepy. Eilish explained that the song “is literally from the perspective of the monster under my bed. If you put yourself in that mindset, what is this creature doing or feeling?” This was because of Eilish’s own experiences with sleep paralysis. This is a terrifying syndrome where one’s mind wakes up before the rest of their body. This leaves them able to perceive their environment, but they can’t move. This syndrome comes with creepy hallucinations and paranoia. “I have these terrifying dreams,” she said in an interview with OK! Magazine. “Sleep paralysis, night terrors. It’s like the whole night is terrifying and then I wake up.” Billie Eilish Covers Below are hair-raising covers of Billie Eilish’s “Bury a Friend” for your listening pleasure. “Bury a Friend” Spooky Cover by Creature Feature “Bury a Friend” Metal Cover by The Animal In Me “Bury a Friend” Acoustic Cover by Adam Christopher “Bury a Friend” Remixed Cover by KIM! and NSG Dark Room “Bury a Friend” Cover by Saint Rien “Bury a Friend” Giant Mbira Cover by PomplamooseMusic “Bury a Friend” Cover by Germano “Bury a Friend” Rock Metal Cover by NateWantsToBattle “Bury a Friend” Cover by Lizz Robinett “Bury a Friend” Metal Cover by Nik Nocturnal Thank you for reading through this article. Let us know your favorite cover below in the comments!!

Horror Parodies are parodies of things that typically terrify the audience. These parodies bring out a different side to the Halloween season. Halloween doesn’t need to be all spooks and spectres. It can be both scary and funny. Photo by Noel Aph on Check out some of these jokes if you don’t believe us. Cheesy Halloween Jokes What do ghosts give out to trick-or-treaters? Booberries! What kind of music do mummies love? Wrap music. What is a monster’s favourite dessert? I scream! What instrument does a skeleton play? The trombone. What day do ghosts do their howling? On Moan-day! Why don’t skeletons play music in church? Because they have no organs! Why don’t vampires have more friends? Because they are a pain in the neck. Why do ghosts hate rain? It dampens their spirits. Cheesy Horror Parodies for Halloween It’s good to laugh even in the face of fear. Especially when that fear is hilarious. Switching Styles brings you the hilarious horror of Halloween with these Halloween parody songs that will leave you in stitches. “I’ll Kill you that Way” by Slashstreet Boys, originally by The Backstreet Boys. “Modern Monster Mash” by Key of Awesome, originally by Bobby “Boris” Pickett & The Crypt-Kickers “It Wasn’t Me” by The Holderness Family, Originally by Shaggy “Samara Sings A Song” by Aaron Fraser-Nash, originally by Görkem Göknil “Heard It Through The Graveyard” by Killrace originally by Marvin Gaye “Hocus Heathens” by PattyCake Productions, originally by Twenty One Pilots “Straight Outta Compton Parody” by K.W.A Feat. Aaron Fraser-Nash, originally by N.W.A. “Hocus Pocus Parody” by The Hillywood Show, Originally by Danny Elfman, Catherine O’Hara, Paul Reubens “This is Halloween” Google Translate Parody by Translator Fails, Originally by Marilyn Manson “Attack of the Radioactive Hamsters From a Planet Near Mars” style parody by “Weird Al” Yankovic, originally by The B-52s Share your favourite Halloween jokes on our socials! Now have a safe and happy Halloween!!!

“All the Way” is a remix of JackSepticeye’s gameplay by Schmoyoho. JackSepticeye is a YouTube Celebrity gaining fame from his vlogs and comedic Let’s Play series. “All the Way” by Schmoyoho Fun Fact: Jacksepticeye’s channel has over 12 billion views and 24 million subscribers. In Ireland, It is ranked as the most-subscribed channel. Game Stream turned remix brings us a fantastic song to continue to cover. That means that the songs we’re looking at today are covers of a remix of a game stream. That’s how music works in terms of creating, covering, and recreating. Taking these building blocks and inspiration to bring something entirely new to the world. The song itself is originally by Schmoyoho, which takes audio clips from some of Jacksepticeye’s gameplays and streams to bring his audience a new look at video game streaming. Here are the lyrics to the song that show a hilarious but positive song. Top of the mornin’ to ya laddies! My name is jacksepticeye (top of the mornin’) My name is jacksepticeye (uh!) My name is jacksepticeye (yes) Jacksepticeye (yes) Jack (yes) jack (yes) jack (yes!) All the way To fucking victory town All the way Feels good to be a winner, every now and then I believe in you Below are several covers of Schmoyoho’s “All the Way” that show no limit to musical creativity. “All The Way” Dramatic Piano Cover by Gud Nuse This cover of “All The Way” is different from the original. Gud Nuse brings a dramatic piano cover and adds to the drama by playing the song inside a church. “Jacksepticeye has an interesting voice. And when I heard this remix, I totally wanted to cover it in the Gud Nuse way. I also hope this cover reaches him or the talented Schmoyoho one day. I hope you like it. Let me know what you think.” mentions Gud Nuse. “All The Way” Impossible Remix by Toms Mucenieks Intense. That is one simple and powerful word used to describe this cover accurately. Toms Mucenieks has adapted Schmoyoho’s composition to create something entirely different but amazingly intense. “All The Way” cover by Knight of Breath This cover is created by Knight of Breath as a Happy Birthday gift to Jack. With the positive lyrics of the remix, it’s a perfect happy birthday song. The cover artist explains, “Jacksepticeye has been my favourite YouTuber for a while now. His videos really brighten up my day. He’s one of the kindest and most genuine people on this platform, and he deserves every sub he receives. Jack motivates me not only to be a better YouTuber but also a better person. As a loyal fan, I will keep watching and supporting Jack’s channel for as long as possible! I fell in love with this song when I heard it. It’s not only catchy. The message of going all the way and not giving up is just so heartwarming. Schmoyoho did a great job on this song, and the original has 64+ million views right now, which is awesome, haha!” “All The Way” Instrumental Cover by Vetrom This instrumental mix cover created by Vetrom brings forth the energy of the original remix with its style and, frankly, even more energy. Without vocals, this cover brings in additional instruments to create a symphony of music. Adding more of an upbeat instrument style makes the music that much more dynamic. The reason behind the cover’s creation? “What can I say? I’m a big fan of Jacksepticeye :D! and the work from Schmoyoho is awesome,” Explains Vetrom, “This song has been stuck in my head for days, and I love it!” “All The Way” Piano Cover by Amosdoll Music The piano cover of “All the Way” is more sombre than expected compared to the original song. Amosdoll Music brings something entirely new to the fandom of Jacksepticeye and Switching Styles’ audience. Many musicians have taken to covering “all the way” with the piano, and it’s a different sound each time. Similar to the dramatic piano cover, Amosdoll brings a slower and sombre approach to the cover. Not adding vocals enhances the song's reflective nature. It changes the entire feel of the music in such a solemn way. Tell me what you think in the comments below!!

“I put words into other people’s mouths.” ~Bad Lip Reading~ Bad Lip Reading has taken the world by storm by bringing comedy in the form of bad lip reading and combining it with music to create BLR. Although similar to misheard lyrics, these covers are instead merely misread. The creator took inspiration from lip reading and the deaf community as he had to learn to read lips. His mother, a musician as well, went deaf in her 40’s requiring her to become an expert lip reader out of necessity much to the amazement of her son. Unfortunately, when he started, BLR was terrible at lip reading, getting misread messages much like his bad lip reading videos. Bad lip reading video is a comedic type performance taking the world by storm with over 991,823,564 views since 2011. The first Bad Lip Reading video released spoofing Rebecca Black‘s song “Friday“, titled “Gang Fight”. One of them even had Mark Hamill as a guest star. Here are some of Switching Styles’s top BLR videos for your listening pleasure! “MY STICK!” “INAUGURATION DAY” “SEAGULLS! (Stop It Now)” “THE NFL” “BUSHES OF LOVE” “The Walking (And Talking) Dead” My nephews turned me on to Bushes Of Love by @BadLipReading. "Every day I worry all day" is THE summer jam of 2017, imho. https://t.co/hspxo1JvGz — Lin-Manuel Miranda (@Lin_Manuel) August 14, 2017 Do you have a favorite BLR Video? Let us know below!

Like other remixes, YouTuber Remixes typically utilize sound bytes to enhance the audio and add some interest to it. There are remixes stylized for nearly every topic. Through Switching Styles, we’ve seen remixes focusing on COVID, Rick and Morty,Video games, and weirdly enough video game streamers or YouTubers. Photo by Pixabay on Top YouTubers in 2021 The inspiration for YouTuber Remixesare of course YouTubers. YouTubers, if you’re not already aware, are content creators, videographers or entertainers that publish content on YouTube. The top YouTubers or content creators on YouTube, according to Influencer Marketing Hub, are… 1. Felix Arvid Ulf Kjellberg (PewDiePie)2. Konrad Cunha Danta (Canal KondZilla)3. Justin Bieber4. Dude Perfect5. Ed Sheeran6. Christopher Comstock (Marshmello)7. Eminem (EminemMusic)8. Ariana Grande9. Whindersson Nunes Batista (whinderssonnunes)10. German Garmendia (JuegaGerman)11. Ruben Doblas Gundersen (elrubiusOMG)12. Felipe Neto13. Luis Alvarado (Fernanfloo)14. Samuel de Luque (VEGETTA777)15. Evan Fong (VanossGaming)16. Andrew Hecox and Daniel Padilla (Smosh)17. Mark Fischbach (Markiplier)18. Mariand Castrejon Castaneda (Yuya)19. Sean McLoughlin (jacksepticeye)20. Ryan Higa (nigahiga) Did you know that there are remixes about your favorite YouTube Stars such as Jacksepticeye, Markipler, DanTDM, and PewDiePie? There certainly are. YouTubers remixing about themselves with their audio and sound bytes is interesting because there typically wasn’t a musical aspect to their videos, to begin with. Many of the remixes we’ll look at are from video game streamers created with the sound bytes from specific streams. The remixes are fantastically catchy! YouTuber Remixes Here are some of the top YouTuber remixes to dip your toes into before we go in-depth! “YouTubers Laughing” By Day by Dave Taking the giggles, cackles, chuckles, chortles, snickering, and howls, of these YouTubers, Day by Dave creates a laughing compilation remix that enhances the typical laughing track. Be warned this one is honestly creepy; catchy but creepy. Maybe it’s the idea that some laughing tracks are old and outdated enough to be the recordings of people that are now dead. This is in theory true. However, laugh tracks began in the 1940s so many of those people could be still alive today. To further explain why that’s not likely, producers and editors tend to be constantly updating their audio files to remain relevant. There is a slim chance that anything created in this century has laughter from the previous century. Fun Fact: Eventually this video, immortalized on the internet forever and ever, will showcase the musical laughter of the dead. “ “The World is Mine” By Endigo Taken from the Darkiplier vs Antisepticeye video starring AntiSepticEye, TomSKAR, TJSith Ian KNEEcox, Pamick Attack Daniel, ABlazingPhil , KillThePJ, JacksKills, Logan Paulution, and SharkYoHo. All of these Youtubers showcased their evil alternatives to one another to determine who is the strongest. Fun Fact: The competition finishes with the most powerful evil alternative identity being something entirely unexpected. Check out the original video to learn about the winner. The original video itself is dark and eerie by design. Adding it to a remix is cleverly eerie and dark but energetic and exciting. This remix includes all of the audio and characters from the original video merely with the musical remixing of Endigo. “ “Floor Gang” By Party in Backyard As one of the most popular YouTubers on the platform, Pewdiepie. As of May 2020, his YouTube channel has over 25 billion views, He ranks as the 16th-most-viewed channel on the platform. Pewdiepie remains one of the most successful and popular YouTubers, despite controversies of Fascism, Neo-Nazism, and White supremacy as you can read through several news media such as The Wall Street Journal, The Independent, The Guardian, and The Polygon. Remixed by Party In Backyard, this remix is strong with a great energetic beat based on his audio bytes of the phrase “Floor Gang”. Floor Gang is a fun phrase to connect with viewers as he sits on the floor. Fun Fact: Because of his popularity, views and overall media attention, he was included in the world’s 100 most influential people in 2016 by Time magazine. Due to this, his coverage of indie games has created an Oprah effect, boosting sales for titles he plays. “ “What is Going On?” By Endigo “What is going on?” is a remix of DanTDM created by Endigo based on the video “THAT’S MY MOM?!?! (Among the Sleep)”. Endgio brings the energy from Dan himself and of course the video content to combine it into a remix perfect for casually eerie listening or putting it on repeat for 10 hours. In the description of the gameplay video, Dan explains, “here we go.. among the sleep.. becoming a baby, surviving the nightmares and my creepy-faced mom..”. It’s certainly worth the watch. Fun Fact: In 2017, He topped the list of the Highest-Paid YouTube Stars, earning $16.5 million according to Forbes. “ “The Deep Down Dark Deep” By Day by Dave Jacksepticeye is a YouTube Celebrity gaining fame from his vlogs and comedic Let’s Play series. As of May 2020, his channel has over 12 billion views and over 24 million subscribers and is ranked the most-subscribed channel in Ireland. Here is a remix of Jacksepticeye from his Subnautica series. This video showcased just how excited he was to have the game released and having the ability to play the full and complete release instead of doing it by piece mail. Released in 2018, Subnautica is a game that focuses on survival with action, resource collection and combat making it a well-rounded game. Fun Fact: Subnautica: Below Zero, the video game’s sequel is currently in development. It was released for early access in January 2019. Of course, Jacksepticeye did a playthrough series! Using more of the phrases instead of single words or vocalizations, Day by Dave brings more of a rhythm to this remix. This is much more fast-paced in terms of lyrics, which makes up for the fact that it’s shorter than most remixes at only 2:03 in length. “The Deep Down Dark Deep” By Day by Dave Share this article and tell us your favourite Youtuber Remix. This is certainly not the full extent of YouTuber remixes nor is it a more than just dipping your toes into the musical waters. There will be more YouTuber Remix articles to come. So stay tuned! Go forth and find your favorites and share them with Switching Styles!

What is the EPL Poster Collection? “Gig posters combine unique design with essential information about which artists played together and what venues they played,” reads the Capital City Records website. Capital City Records is a digital collection of Edmonton’s local musicians. Collecting local gig posters may seem like a weird collection but it collects valuable information that simple statistics can’t. Through the visual collection, you can tell the style, the culture, the interaction, the subtle of the music industry at the time. Even within the same year, gig posters have such a range in design. It’s a way to visually see the diversity in the music world. This collection follows the mission of Capital City Records to include the local Edmonton music industry into the larger scheme of music archiving. Do you have posters to donate? How do you donate posters to the EPL? If you are an artist, a promoter or run a venue, this is an amazing opportunity to contribute to local music history. For more information see the Captial City Records FAQ. These posters only requirements are that they are local. Genre or date doesn’t matter! If you are interested in sharing your concert poster collection, please contact localmusic@epl.ca. Comment Below your favorite gig posters!!