The Spark - Ryan Lerman

[HarrisonWoodMusic]

I hear the Ben Folds background singing. Awesome.

[ryanlerman]

@HarrisonWoodMusic Yeah! I stole those from "Doc Pomus." You're the first to notice!

[HarrisonWoodMusic]

@ryanlerman Haha I'm a big, big fan. I saw you guys at the Wellmont.

[jakedelorey]

First and foremost, great tune, and great job. I'm a do-it-yourselfer as well, although I have a ways to go to match the production value of your tunes. Quick question: are you wrapping cloth around the headstocks/Tuning Pegs of your guitar for recording reasons? or is it just to wipe the finger tips off after laying down a blistering solo? :) cheers man, looking forward to your future posts.

[sopiamonamia]

Silky smooth.

[whistlinmateo]

This is great.

[ryanlerman]

@cbkehoe91 Gracias! That would be GMaj6 to F#Maj6 to F#7.

[Anneliselove]

I'm here because of Lauren O'Connell awwww yeah!

[BullytraxMusic]

What a great song.

[Iamfofreakinsho]

you know you're amazing when you have 0 dislikes. even trolls love you.

[marchstrong]

you look like you smell really good.

[iamacoffeemonster]

0 dislikes! Wow!! 0v0

[chandlerackerman]

Marry me? Or at least just come and sing me to sleep?

Until then, I will live with just your videos. <3

[62aligirl]

love love love this song.....you have a lightness of touch that is just right. btw, loved your work in the latest ben folds tour (melbourne). i want to see more!

[yattav]

All of your songs man are great, man! But this music, you can be sure about that, is one of my favorite tunes ever! Hope to hear more! I want to buy your album or download the tunes! :) Good Luck!

[jakedelorey]

such a great vocal sound. I can't come anywhere near to that quality. Is it all in the compressor settings? Any vocal recording tips?

[lucsessions]

man this song is amazing, reminds me Sean Lennon

[mattbeermusic]

ryan.. do you record with a metronome? because i want to do these full recordings with drums.. and i'm kind of confused how you add the drums. like what instrument do you record first? thanks

[ryanlerman]

@mattbeermusic yes - this song was recorded to a click. i'll usually do a scratch vocal/guitar then record drums to that. good luck!

[mattbeermusic]

@ryanlerman thanks so much man! so i'm guessing you'll re-record every instrument over the drums? got it. and another question: is the video we're seeing the actual takes of you recording the audio? thanks so much! i'm honored you even responded once.

[ryanlerman]

@mattbeermusic Yes and yes.

[mzaphod]

Agree with all the positive comments, your voice hits a spot in me that not many hit, and the words and arrangements take it to that next level. When's the album coming out Ryan? (Saw you in Sydney with Mr Folds, wonderful night!)

[FeePee1234]

I think it shows what a great song this is...No dislikes. amazing music, kind sir.

[Reaper478]

I can't stop coming back to this. This song gives me inspiration yet also depresses me...in a good way. Come on Ryan! Let us get the download! Let me throw my money at you!!!

[trumpet90909]

i think i'm the 10,000 viewer, so can i have a prize?!?!@?!?@

[Reaper478]

This is my favorite song by you Ryan. =]

[rottenhubert]

Very nice. That tele is gorgeous, btw.

[krutovs]

wow, you ARE stupidtalented <3

[CheckeeAintAmused]

If you don't mind my asking, in many of your videos I've noticed you tie some sort of fabric, (a bandanna or scarf perhaps?), around the headstocks of your guitars. Why is that? You make fantastic music by the way!

[vlweb3d]

Something about this song reminds me of the band CHICAGO

[tsebba]

I like this so much, where can i buy your songs?

[Ilikegtasanandreas]

Something just makes me addicted to you'r songs.

Love them!

[unklewink]

It's funny really. I first discovered Pomplamoose from the holiday Hyundai ad. Now through the links, I'm discovering other indies like Ryan, Lauren O Connell and more yet to come, I'm sure. It's like when Dorothy stepped out into Oz after the twister and discovered a whole new world. (SFX -- Switch video from black and white to color)

[purpleshoes]

that was honestly really cool. I'll keep an eye out for new videos for sure!

[AudioRobbie]

0 dislikes, pretty much sums it up

[joyapenny]

wow! wow... wow!

absolutely awesome!

[rewritemyhistory]

Not only am I impressed with your musical talent, but your editing skills are badass. Also, your lips are insanely sexy.

[blerman415]

AMAZING!!!!

<3

[starletxsteph]

I love your music, wish I could download/buy some of your tunes!

[MrEarcheese]

I'm sort of offended that there's always a video in the suggestions named 'Worst music video ever' by someone named Ryan as well.

Love the song.

[TheMourningKitchen]

Nicely done. I really like this track. 

[131Clem]

It reminds me a bit of Ben Folds. I don't know if you'll take it as a compliment but I'll say it as one. ;-)

Kee up the nice music!

[MARSHOMEWORLD]

Love the Beatles-esque drum sound man, looks like a modified Glynn Johns mic set-up you've employed to achieve it. GREAT spread in the mix too. Sounds like standing behind you.

Great job with the tune as a whole of course, but the drums are a standout element for me.

Dig.

[zamnap]

This song is not hard to fall in love with. His eyes are piercing through my soul at 1:14.

[Oswlek]

Remarkable composition. Your use of chords is creative and the dissonance is countered wonderfully by the dreamy vocals. The ending reminds me of Yes' "Starship Troopers" which is about as high a compliment as I can give.

Subbing is an easy decision.

[reubenblitz]

a face too beautiful for youtube! this was exponentially greater than the average stuff that you hear here. bah, lovely.

[CoreyJKelly]

Whoa. VERY Beatles.. especially that descending bass line around 2min in. This is great

[Peedey2089]

This reminds me of Dr. Dog. Really good stuff man

[kaylashalaylaaaaa]

haaaaaaaahahhahahahhaha, hahaha, i know why you sound familiar... it appears i've already been here and commented 3 whole weeks ago!

[kaylashalaylaaaaa]

oh whaaaattt!!!! this is so nice, you sound so familiar...

[PikoInit]

The masterpiece ! Beautiful...d( ^o^)b _/

[canadarox247]

great, original work :)

[yianimal]

you need to go thank pomplamoose

[kaylashalaylaaaaa]

so polished, clean... perfect... arrarar jealous

[breannejansen2]

you inspire me

[yeahsowhat92]

I'm here because of Pomplamoose :D

[BelieveMeImJames]

forget like. CAN I LOVE THIS!?

[biancanavas]

holy crap! i freaken loved this the second i heard it... if you play any nyc dates, do tell :.)

[djhavok253]

Good Stuff! I hear a little John Davis (Superdrag) in there.

[AWiddit]

so clean!

[HelloKittyPwns17]

i'm here because of pomplamoose. holla.

[dankoch2010]

Great song. Excellent quality video, audio, and editing.

[bairfanx]

Great stuff Ryan. Something about the musicians that end up around Ben, either bandmates or openers seems to resonate with my taste pretty well. See you in January.

[EduDeAguiarTV]

SENSACIONAL!

[vanmanivan]

Very nicely done.

[soundwrks]

Brilliant piece of music, and a great video to go with it!

[Wiiaddict92]

This definitely needs more views! Awesome work man.

[FlyingHorseKnuckles]

Hooked from the very intro! Excellent, creative, emotive, skillful and memorable. You're a star in the making, Ryan. ~Jon

[lambm07]

Oh, that lost love is a curséd one.

[DKMaher13]

Awesome videosong Ryan. Great job mixing all the instruments and special effects. I added your video to the "VIDEOSONGs Format" playlist on The Songwriters Collection Channel....Kathy

[AtmosMusic]

Yeah man.

[jonestesmusic]

Wow, awesome videosong man!

Badass delay on the vox at 3:05

[manolismoumouzias]

I believe this is your best work so far...

[ashwalk85]

beautiful, don't know why you have so many views

if looking for someone to do colabs, count on me

kudos

[ollipoppolli]

awesome song, and incredibly well done! :-)

[videoSongsBlog]

As usual...awesome !

[ryanlerman]

@terranitup86 Audio: ProTools, Neumann TLM-103, Beyerdynamic m160, Shure SM-57 Great River ME-1NV mic pre. I use Final Cut Express to edit the video.

[mellowmoe]

@ryanlerman i'm curious, how you track the corresponding audio and video takes. probably you just do first takes ;)

[ElliotTheProducer]

@ryanlerman Lovely track! What kind of camera are you using btw?

[rickytutaan]

All with the greatness that is Video Song. You're becoming a force to be reckoned with.

[louiscolemusic]

WOOOWWWWWW!!!!! SO GOOOOOOD, RYAN!!!!!!!!!!

[tashamon85]

I love this! Keep the music coming. :)

[einAstronaut]

i love you.

[ANDYGLOV3R]

incredible!! you are an inspiration to me, sir.

[NeutralNewt]

It's a rare gift to hear a song that I really can't predict what's going to come next. It's like every chord defied where I thought the song was moving, yet it still works so flawlessly. I love the harmonies as well, and the overall texture of this. You're definitely one of the best musicians I've heard (and watched)... keep at it. :)

[perfectupper90]

So good. Keep it up, man.

[Tonehook]

Lovely

[JosMuzika]

I really like the music style.....

[beazer32]

definitely one of my favourite musicians on youtube

[ironfistx48]

awesome harmonies, great track!

[Cartwrightsrule]

I'd love to see you and mr folds play sometime soon.

[thegeminienterprise]

WOW! Not really my style, but VERY COOL music, awesome sound, and great video! KUDOS! See ya on Twitter..... BLESSINGS!

Brian, The Gemini Enterprise

[JimmyDaChimpy]

good stuff :)

[rooksmdc]

once again, WELL DONE. iam always like a little child when i see that you uploaded a new video.

Thank you for sharing your music :)

[squeedum]

yes

[OrbitalCafe]

Great stuff!

[ssx68]

really nice