The Making of “Perfect Strangers” with Jonas Blue | Deconstructed

UK producer Jonas Blue stopped by Genius to deconstruct his tropical summer hit “Perfect Strangers,” which surprisingly takes subtle cues from hip-hop boardsmen like J Dilla and Mike WiLL Made It.
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[@thomasshelby1783]

It's amazing that this guy survived cancer but is still producing great music... Thank you and God bless you I look forward to some great summer tracks :)

[@dani5422]

Thomas Shelby he had cancer? Wow that makes me admire him more he's a legend

[@thomasshelby1783]

アルコール he's one of the most inspirational cancer survivors of all time

[@Tas2004]

I think your thinking of the Jonas BROTHERS

[@acharich]

For real..?

[@thefanofrealmadrid]

Thomas Shelby the Jonas brothers didn’t have cancer, Nick has diabetes.

[@ThonyRachmatS]

4:30 --- THIS PART IS FREAKING *AMAZING*

[@caxc09]

perfect strangers was def my summer bop last year and it will be this year too!!

[@NickkHD]

mrs.shakur this year it was mama

[@eugenevakulenko4229]

it's so cool I've never actually seen producers making beats

[@Fre3flyOfficial]

The "Jonas Blue synth" which is actually the "Kygo synth" :)

[@husvidfloden]

PAN FLUTE

[@GinoG]

Does anyone know where the preset can be found?

[@acharich]

👀📝

[@assassinatingindividual6032]

@@GinoG vandalism shocking sounds sylenth soundbank

[@GinoG]

@@assassinatingindividual6032 which one

[@vzm4663]

This track is probably the most original EDM hit of 2016. The vibes are awesome, and the song just works so well 😃

[@Amaury1514]

Make more of these vids!!

[@Cookie-nv1tk]

Amaury Lindy Yep. Agree with you!

[@Azure_desu0001]

Amaury Lindy oo

[@JayPeek]

FM, Genius, Full Sail Live Mix

[@monk4328221]

45 vids later lol

[@mannydonhkon6648]

I like the fact that he acknowledged Afrobeats! Thanks Jonas!

[@TheSpeeddemon265]

Please get Flume or Marshmello on here!

[@sergorti1302]

TheSpeeddemon265 flume

[@husvidfloden]

Yes Flume. Must know

[@vikramvijay9674]

TheSpeeddemon265 marshmello

[@seriolin1349]

TheSpeeddemon265 Agree

[@sanctipaprichio]

flume will never agree to do this mehhhhh

[@brunosavastano1851]

I'm so thankful this channel exists

[@xavierquintela5074]

Musically both the artist and producer are very interesting. That being said it'd be awesome if there were more "made-ofs"

[@favitocarvalho1690]

Make more of these videos of beats!!!

[@BiscuitsnTea]

love this song.. so addictive

[@johncarlojayme7075]

These beat gives me the vibe of travelling around the world with just using my earphones or speakers.

[@SWAGAsianx]

I LOVE these kinds of videos! More producers please!

[@BillBecker14]

please keep this series going!!! really awesome

[@whocares4740]

More making ofs

[@shawncleaver4565]

Amazing to watch these, please make more. Love seeing the thought process of these songs, and seeing them in sessions of programs I use, makes it feel possible to make something amazing :)

[@Chelsso0]

WHY IS THIS DECONSTRUCTED VIDEO SO SHOOORT 😭😭😭😭

[@marisolakemi7308]

Omg we need more from jonas blue please

[@EurovisionMacedonia]

1:58 omg i wanna full version only with this sound :D

[@Ashley-po3zm]

Same

[@AddisonBeck95]

i feel like if he would've made the second drop a trap drop, and then went back into his more tropical 4 to the floor section it would've been a nice breath of fresh air that would've caught people by surprise

[@ariefrachmantv]

3:43 feels like "not this time for dance guys"

[@SirSpekt]

MAKE MORE OF THESE. THANK YOU

[@SkyFullOfLighters542]

This is fucking sick

[@lostwatermelon9473]

Glad that 2017 is now recognizing the producers. In the last two years, bet you didn't even know procuders like him and fun fact Charlie Puth was also a producer who worked for several artists beforehand his hit collad with Wiz Khalifa. Tbh 2017 was a great year for music.

[@arko9151]

Ok

[@adamkee97]

Nice!!! I feel so good while listening to the breakdowns of my favorites tracks!

[@MM-gz6gv]

Anybody else wish they had a song idea coz after watching this I feel so Inspired but I wouldn't know what to make it sound like

[@XTNDEADPLAY]

Pointe Shoe World get FL studio

[@ketsia7386]

You make it sound like whatever you can imagine. It’s all about creativity 😊

[@gustavossilvas]

Awesome video! I've never seen how a producer makes a music. Simply genius!

[@AROSofficial]

I like he sticked to what he envisioned.

[@acharich]

💯

[@Ikbenelbers]

These videos are amazing; love it!

[@marclopez8270]

you need to do more like this, these videos are amazing!!!! love it

[@the_descendent2278]

young metro young metro young metro

[@Albert-xl3nx]

Joseph Fisher metro boomin want some more nigga . Then it's like crazy 808s like boom boom boom and it's like high hats titititititititititi. That's how every metro beat is.

[@bhishekthakur1331]

​@@Albert-xl3nx yeah but Metro Boomin make it boom..

[@bensharkey]

I wish I could work with you on my album. You're awesome!

[@tjdwyer465]

How about the making of either swang or real chill

[@IndyVisuals]

Amazing videos. keep em coming

[@ripopgodazippa9109]

Boi-1da, J Dilla and Mike WiLL Made-It?! :OOO

[@Vacated204]

I rly don't see the J Dilla influence on this record lmao

[@mikejohnno]

👽MrHalcyonmusic👽 lmao its bullshit

[@marcuswudz]

👽MrHalcyonmusic👽 J Dilla also used drums in his productions quite often!

[@ckwnce9603]

Perhaps the lack of quantization was inspired by Dilla... just a thought.

[@acharich]

Ckwnce 💭💭💭

[@tomysricalde4912]

Man you are a genius!🔥

[@worshond-gv8ck]

I swear on me nan : I haven't heard this song prior to today

[@purplesdiamonds]

The song is legit so easy lol, it’s amazing how far it got

[@costinvaly1]

that's the secret tho. amateurs overproduce and overcomplicate things which a regular listener can't digest as easily.

[@purplesdiamonds]

@@costinvaly1 i mean i wouldnt say that, i mean look at skrillex and porter robinsons projects, there music still stands now more than ever

[@Rolipsomusic]

I´m interested in the criing sound in the background when the song starts :) Someone knows if there is a sample pack for this kind of samples?

[@LeifCoffield]

criing?

[@tano0oj]

you mean marimba?

[@diegorive7410]

its a vocal shot with reverb and some formant

[@BeatsByClover]

giving producers a name in the game fuck yeah

[@tibor1022]

Make more of these!!! 🙏

[@nikasyraaf2028]

I LIKE THIS KIND IF VIDEO !!!!

[@vncntmusic]

the question is
where did he get those samples from. that brass is massive

[@PeetaGrifffin]

He looks like Steve Angello and AN21's brother seriously

[@junkdnareviews2515]

I bloody love GarageBand. It’s free! Get yourself a midi control or irig to plug a guitar/bass in and your away

[@faizolmai5844]

More of these videos . Genius

[@TONAH]

don't let Genius fake you with their fake hype, the record was over 80 tracks and not 18 total. And I agree, they should get the producers and writers for Marshmello on here!!

[@allroundlad]

TONAH How do you know that? You're literally overriding the producer's word with no proof or credit.

[@kaysick9032]

allroundlad go on the Future Music Magazine channel and find the video where he explains the full track, its a hour long.

[@TONAH]

by clicking on the suggested video on the right in the Future Music channel, where he breaks down all the complex busses and layering. I wasn't overriding his credit, I was just pointing how genius likes to fake hype the sheeple. Just look at the video for yourself. It's easier to fake you guys with a mix down than the actual track

[@TONAH]

thanks bro.

[@acharich]

lol I guess because Genius puts out much shorter vids, they needed it simplified..

[@Spartenbeast117]

Didn't they already make this ?

[@worshond-gv8ck]

Yeah. They deleted it for some reason last week

[@IronWillyChatha]

Shoutout to mike dean 3:20

[@GinoG]

I want this flute :D

[@lucasguzman8125]

Do illenium please!!

[@JordanTelezino]

great series thank you

[@afriendofsammy]

when he said mike dean i got happy

[@Jatakfilur]

Sam Baxter same

[@dirkvlietmans595]

He should make a deephouse track of the beat at 1:05 🤘🏼🔥

[@dirkvlietmans595]

Yeah mate! I totally agree

[@dirkvlietmans595]

Dirk vlietmans , thanks dude

[@dirkvlietmans595]

I should go out more

[@simoneferrarese4794]

wtf

[@icekurimu1688]

Simone Ferrarese xD

[@wennessa94]

This is really cool to watch!

[@alstyron]

MORE!

[@lorenzosunga4879]

This is Sick!❤️😱🙏🏻

[@VeryVirta]

more videos like this!

[@amparocribas7792]

This song is a masterpiece ✨ I'm a fan!!! 💕

[@100PerCentVerified]

Love this guy

[@noviaema3993]

Great talent

[@estam549]

Genius indeed

[@meneerkaas8434]

Oh hey another genius 😁😜

[@rrgert4]

if those tracks are actually are recorded through midi and not just bounced clips, then wow..

[@angelo201156]

AWESOME PROJECT

[@melleboii8285]

Please get Martin Garrix here

[@srulilipschitz2479]

What are the effects used to make the brass sound like that?? Great video!

[@KimAndrew70x7]

Genius indeed!

[@aaroscabrera]

Im your 900th K subscriber!

[@rodrigofraga1318]

Could you do the making of The Reason Why - JP Cooper ft. Stefflon Don, Banx & Ranx

[@RIXXIMUSIC]

so freakin genius..

[@kevinkhocebu]

Makes me more interested to edit songs

[@FranR00]

He's a genius

[@itsBoo]

Flumee please

[@joksis_03]

Nice studio

[@JacoboSanchez]

Jonas Blue "Mama" Please

[@DanThaGamer]

Need more hip hop songs

[@Elechouse993]

Snare roll comes from house dj I believe . I never heard Mike will do that

[@tomasmartin1526]

masterpiece

[@sanctipaprichio]

he told about that song for one hour on Future Music Magazine :3

[@mattyplays250]

Makes it look easy then I jump on logic and..... nothing.

[@slxsher4340]

Wow he doesn't use FL or Ableton and he plays everything

[@mafrazamjah]

Didn't know Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain produced music wtf

[@HansElsiwaOfficial]

nice

[@Alex-sm4wi]

I dont believe for one second he doesn't use the piano roll. Any tiny errors will be corrected and any out of time notes will be quantised.

[@Alex-sm4wi]

im sure he is a great musician and everything, but his MIDI keyboard is too short to record the full range of, for example, the piano parts, which suggests that he does use the piano roll for some things

[@msdenise1234567]

Cool!

[@OnumLCT]

3:43 It's so annoying when they cut right before the drop

[@acharich]

I love this track, so this is really fascinating to see, and good to hear him acknowledging the afrobeat influences too.. 💥🔥💥 - @Acharich

[@juantelle1]

0.2 db nice mix dude

[@alpacacrew7878]

3:43 14 reasons why

[@sphin_x363]

Genius 👍👏💯

[@crumblardo7267]

my boyyyyyyyy using garageband

[@MrSMFC1877]

Crumblardo logic

[@kvri-beats]

Genius teach a lot of producers who with me?

[@popo0342]

he reminds me of that guy from Step Up revolution

[@lewhueywen2005]

Anyone know what was that blue box that he connects with his MacBook?

[@jaybeeochoa5857]

good job :)

[@gavingilson4666]

Do thelabcook plug walk!

[@Stvrk]

Why does he make everything an audio file instead of MIDI?

[@johnycastor5098]

Saves cpu usage and easier to chop probably

[@acharich]

Probably not the actual project file..