Searching For Ben Lee: What happened after his TwoSetViolin roast?
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- Опубліковано 22 чер 2024
- Everyone asks who is Ben Lee and why is he so sacrilegious, but nobody ever asks how is Ben Lee?
On the two-year anniversary of TwoSetViolin's infamous smackdown that propelled him into a wider audience and most importantly, on Ben Lee's 40th birthday, I wanted to investigate who the person was behind the $1.5 million dollar Swarovski crystal electric violin. Why did he go for such a world record? How did his career with his rock band Fuse turn out? What is he doing now? Join me in my research into the speedy boi himself.
0:00 Introduction
2:07 Goofing Around
7:06 A Deeper Dive
11:12 The Mystery Thickens...
15:53 Revelations
18:48 What is he doing now?
20:35 Outro
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happy birthday ben
Just Another Ling Ling Wannabe 😃
Butterfly effect
@@mysterioushawk2171 You mean bumblebee effect, right?
wait a violist can live 40 years? he can't even play in tune!
another human being, blyat ikr
If u investigate slowly , u can investigate quickly.
True words
Yeah but is it allowd
😂😂😂😂😂
😂😂😂😂
Amaaaazing discovery
i wish eddy and brett would react to this
Yo it has to happen :,,,)))
this!
YES they have to react to this someone pls get this on lingling40hrs
& 2setviolin reaching out to Ben to make a collaboration !!
@@BENDANZHU it would be purely amazing
TWO YEARS?! stop or i'll cry
RIGHT it feels like it was just yesterday that they made that video
And on Ben's birthday. Ouch.
@@jksbananamilk ikr
Five now…
Nice research u have here, i'm impressed. Just random thought, if twoset and Ben Lee had ever met what would they do hmmmm
If they ever meet again, I'd honestly want them to have a podcast-style conversation where they clear up any misunderstandings, talk about the infamous world record video, and discuss the similarities and differences between classical violin and rock electric violin as well as the public's outlook on the genres (stereotypes that classical is boring, rock is sacrilegious, etc.). It would be nice to hear them have a friendly chat!
Twoset podcast special with Ben Lee? Interesting!
Here’s an insight of what twoset did when they met Ben Lee : my.w.tt/4S83dHbIM9
@@JustAnotherLingLingWannabe that's one great idea!
violin lesson LOL
The Ben Lee redemption arc was a plot twist of 2020 I did not see coming
Ohh what episode of Twoset anime is that?
Episode 40
lmao yesss
@@galacticpegasus2477 catch me spending way to much time coming up with a plot arc for the Twoset manga lol
@@ellyhooker2718 Episode 40 is a limited edition episode to those who practice! Ling Ling will ingrain what happens in the episode into your brain because it is too complicated to be explained with words and pictures XD
Ben Lee's back must be hurting from carrying Linzi and their band
@LaFleur I knew it
Its all coming together....
I never noticed it from the start.....
He's like the guy in CoD that carries the team who already knew they lost.
I never got the vibe that Ben Lee was really all that bad of a dude. After all, he tried to play along with TwoSet's roast, and didn't go after them. It would take a lot of class not to be at least somewhat offended by what they did.
The setup makes perfect sense to me. As a musician I know I have sometimes ended up in situations where I wasn't totally comfortable but I somehow got convinced to do it because of various circumstances. If you watch that interview one thing that's really clear is that Ben isn't totally comfortable there. Maybe he's really happier as a producer than a live performer. I wish him the best.
Nobody convinced him to have a huge ego :L
@@rosseatsleepjdm I don't see him as having a huge ego, but I could be wrong, as I don't know him personally
@@rosseatsleepjdm It was an act though, I don't think he did it because of his ego. Maybe he was being pressured by his band manager to get Fuse publicity.
i didnt really care bcs 2set roast everything that is 18 year old hat exist i love them lamai
He’s manipulative. You saw him dodge all the questions, with that fake smile. He was obviously upset, he didn’t show it because he’s manipulative
Quick summary of what Ben does now: (he teaches me piano), so hes got a wife and two primary school kids, he teaches piano, violin, viola and more probably. He’s a great person and very enthusiastic about music!
Wow he’s your piano teacher! How’s he doing?
What does he think about two-set?
@Mia-nd2bw Im curious too, what does he think about TwosetViolin now?
This video was fun and informative and I'm glad it came from such a great and 'acclaiemd' channel
thnak u 4 ur appcreiatoin
ben lee was my violin teacher from when i was 7 till 11... im so glad he's managed to redeem himself :D
Wow that’s actually kinda cool I guess =)
Wow.
WoAh! What was he like?
Nice!
Did he teach you Flight of the Bumblebee ?
If you can joke slowly you can joke quickly
Great investigative piece! I wish everyone was so thorough with their research.
Have you tried contacting Ben Lee to ask him about the impact of the tsv bumblebee video on his life? This could also be an interesting follow-up.
Ahh that would be such a good idea! But 1. Talking to celebrities makes me chicken and I am but a peasant and 2. I don't really want to bother Ben, even though he's publicly "fine" with the joke I'm sure this has been a subject of harassment for years and I don't want to dwell on the negative impacts of the video
@@JustAnotherLingLingWannabe With this video, you are bringing a refreshing new point of view into the otherwise rather one-dimensional portrayal of Ben Lee. Since his name is now firmly connected with the bumblebee roast, I could imagine that he might be interested in telling his story himself for a change, who knows ...
@@JustAnotherLingLingWannabe dude you're a freaking angel
this was hella wholesome thank you
and i love how even now you're not wanting to upset him
@@JustAnotherLingLingWannabe Just remember that they are just peasants as well. They just happen to be peasants with an intermittent audience. 😉
@@TwoSetPlaylists Another plus side is that if he does respond to a request like that, we can get a glimpse on what sort of impact it had on him based on his reply.
Happy birthday 'Sacrilegious'!
Because if you can play it slowly you can play it quickly..
So I was interested too who Ben was after TwoSet's video and I went to deep dive into inet and ended up in his insta account and saw few posts about TwoSet video and decided to check who he follows on insta, there were many people I didn't know but then I saw that he follows Hillary Hann so I kept scrolling and that's when I got really surprised cuz he also follows TwoSet Violin account!🙈🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣💁♀️🙆♀️I was like, oh sooo, it was kinda "If you can't fight it join it" moment.💁♀️😂😂😂😂😎
Maybe Twoset video was really a wake up call for him to find his true musicianship back (or whatever you call it). Good thing he is at a better place now.
@@ajchandra7735 maybe, who knows?! The whole "fastest violin shreding record thing" was a cringe...and yet he took part in it and not only that but was soo proud of it, as I said, looking through his account I noticed he had many post about his such called "achievement". So it means he was proud of it enough to post so much.😅 To be honest it is hard to understand what he really capable of in terms of playing violin since all we saw was shameless, sacrilegious, out of tune shredding on that ridiculously expensive, five string abominable electra-viola....so yeahhh ...there were not many expectations after that...💁♀️🤷♀️
@@r.g.36 Yeah, cause regardless whether Twoset roasted him or not, it was still free publicity for him (or his band), especially after Twoset's video went viral. I didn't even know who Ben Lee was until I watched Twoset. His band was not that big or well-known either. Bad publicity is still publicity after all.
@@ajchandra7735 agreed he probably took advantage of it even though they were roasting him and pointing out his prof. mistakes.....I guess any kinda attention will do for him then...I also had no idea who sacrilegious boi was😂😂😂😂😂
If ya can't beat em, greet em.
Came for the comedy, but I honestly appreciate the positivity towards the end. People do get bullied or harassed for being a meme or joke on the internet (e.g. Rebecca Black) and even though the interview was definitely off, it's nice to see he's doing well and cool things.
Tl;dw: the band they were in , Fuse, seems to have fizzled out. Ben picked himself back up and dropped the sacrilegious elements. He grew out his hair and focuses on composing/recorded performances on a real violin. His bandmate however still hasn't gotten over it.
I vaguely know Ben from way back. (He was sacreligious before sacreligious was a twoset meme, and in different genres.) 'His bandmate however still hasn't gotten over it.' Was she pissed?
Hey man you shouldn’t condescend all electric violins as “not real-“ sure his diamond encrusted whatever was tacky as hell but there are a lot of amazing violinists who play electric (and play better than the majority of Twoset fans making fun of electric I should add) They deserve respect
Does it bother anyone else that the meme is "If you can play it slowly you can play it quickly," while the original quote from the interview was "If you can play *something* slowly you can play it quickly"? No, just me?
Ahh, the classic "Luke, I am your father" vs. "No, I am your father" 🤣
not really but im super bothered by people saying slow and fast instead of slowly and quickly
@@es-gf1rd yes me too
Mandela effect in action
It bothers me more that since day 1, Twoset and the fans have been ignoring that the whole quote was "WITH PRACTICE, if you can play something slowly you can play it quickly". So in a way, he was actually right. They definitely didn't bag him out based on that quote only, but everyone misinterpreted the shit out of what he said just because they left out a crucial part.
The Adobe Flash Player pains me. By the end of December 2020, the Flash Player is dead. RIP Fuse website.
I applaud your extensive research in the internet about the band Fuse. Pretty good for a Literature Review. Thanks for giving us this angle... really.
my childhood has been shot dead now
It's not. Newer version don't support them anymore. Just use an old version
Plot twist: Ben Lee is actually one of the producers for Twosets also, sacrificing himself again to be one of the hottest topic on Twosets.
Can we just appreciate that he is now playing an ACTUAL violin?
Whats wrong with using electric violin
@@AbsoluteAbsurd Nothing is wrong with it. People generally just approve of the traditional more because of the association with history, skill, quality of sound, etc. For example, you'd usually expect a professional pianist to play on a grand piano and not an electric one, despite there being some pretty good ones out there now (Not the best example, but hopefully you get the idea)
Chloe van Oeveren fair enough
Electric violins ARE violins, its a sub category.
Lol electric violins are sacrilegious cause they can correct your playing, even when youre out of tune, it still sounds good whereas an acoustic violin requires more effort to produce great sounds and actual music :DDDD
There's always another side to the story and so I thank you for shedding light on it. The research was quite good too. Overall loved the vid 😉
My guess is BBC had a role in his bumblebee guiness world record moment, They are known to tell their guests to exaggerate stuffs after all. 🤔
Yea they are got interviewed locally by the BBC years back and they made me embellish the story to make it seem less mundane, wouldn't surprise me if they borderline gave this guy a script.
Lets be real, I think "fuse" is just there to advertise those "electric violins"😂😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣
After what they did to Egg Fried Rice, why am I not surprised that it was BBC ?
I hope Twoset and Ben Lee will have the nice Uncle Roger and Auntie Hersha moment, becoming BFF lol
LAMENTABLE!
... (jk ur awesome)
Not for Ben Lee
*S A C R E L I G I O U S*
Will lamentable ever become a proper meme
I think that Ben Lee is talented, he should have just prepared more for that Guinness world record
Also the person interviewing him was at a complete loss
Interviewer knew he was full of ish...... He literally can't play it that fast either.
oof, I appreciate you taking the time to do some investigating on this. It was fun to hear a new perspective on that video
"I wasn't old enough to have used MySpace and i'm legally an adult" Lol lost it there!
Came here for the memes, learned something much better. I loved seeing a new perspective on Ben, and actually feel a ton of respect and empathy for him. TwoSet should definitely see this, you did an aMaZiNg job! Thank you ❤️
Aww what a lighthearted video. I'm glad he's doing okay. Its scary when someone became a meme world kinda forgot that they are human with feeling too
TLDNW: this video makes the assumption that there’s some big corporation (that lacks a marketing and web/IT team) that pushed Ben into doing his stunt.
that one researcher that says
"The reason why Linzi has a lot more follower is because of
SIMPS"
I always thought that he was an actual very talented musician
But that interview (world record) was the gate for a lot of memes lmaooo
He’s cool
This is so well-made, well researched, and enjoyable to watch!!! I hope TwoSet and Ben see this tbh
Your kindness was such in a high level doing ALL this research to show Ben by another point of view but the sacrilegious Bumblebee one. I felt good watching this video hahha thanks!
I really love the investigative type of video! Yeah definitely do more if you're willing to! It's definitely important to know that we can't judge someone off of one performance and now the backstory.
This was brilliant, thanks for your work on this!
I'm actually so happy with the newest videos on his IG! He's playing on an actual wooden violin AND with intonation! Like, nevermind what he did because we all make mistakes but he seems to be now doing music, doing something meaningful. Anyway, awesome video, thanks!
Amazing video and research! Anyone else believe that the Bumblebee incident helped him gain his own independence as a musician? I mean, his whole association with FUSE seemed to end afterwards, he's had non-FUSE gigs and he's produced music, even for the PS5. Maybe the Bumblebee video helped him out in the end?
True, i thought the same. In the end, he developed himself
Dang this was actually really well-made, and answered questions I didn't even know I had! Great job on the thorough research, I would love to see twoset react to this!
Nice job. I watched the original TwoSet Violin video,but I knew nothing about Ben Lee save what TSV showed. Your video was informative and entertaining. Keep it up and we'll all be able to say we knew him when. . . .
Someone get this to Brett and Eddy
Honestly, I think it's weird that we're all wondering where Ben is at the same time XD
Aw I'm so happy to see the end. Damn he's also looking hot now.
This is what you call character development...
I knew that he is a good guy and I don't think he was serious in the interview. Thanks for all these researches 💕
This was great. You did some really good research here. I've sometimes thought about how they tore apart Ben Lee and while his performance was pretty bad, I still always felt uncomfortable that they'd roasted a person they didn't know.
I did feel that lack of social media presence by the band just shows that maybe their heart wasn't in it or their comms are kind of rubbish. All iNtEreStiNg things to think about ;)
P.s. you've got yourself another subscriber :)
P.p.s. Happy 40th birthday to Ben!
2018 TwoSet: Sacrilegious
2020 TwoSet: Lamentable!
this was incredibly well-researched, funny, yet still graceful in critique!!! im really impressed. sometimes we forget that ben is still a person who lives his life in a context we may know nothing about. thanks for sharing!
Thank you for spending time to do the researching and show us more sides of ben lee. it feels so good to see him much normal and like a real musician now. i hope eddy and brett can see he changed, they would be so happy for him
good job on the investigation and thanks so much for the video! We all needed some closure here 😁
Please continue this series!!!
Definitely a turnaround for my impression of Ben. Thank you
Hey, thanks for a great video! Looking forward to your Vov Dylan episode!
I like this video and category. I’d be happy to see more. Keep up the great work!
This was so good, fantastic research :)
Absolutely love this channel, may the best of success come your way!~
THE WAY I LOST IT WHEN YOU SAID "their 2010 album is out nOw" hAJSBSHSBSHSHSHSHSBSHSBSSHSBSBSBB
Fastest I've ever subscribed to a channel! This is really well thought out and researched material, looking forward to more!
I loved this so much and I’m so glad to have watched this!!!
i loved the video!!! one thing i would have liked to see (but maybe others wouldn't) is some financial info about the jeweler and the company that made the violin(s); and how could they afford such expensive instruments.
This is really good! 👍👍
Randomly came across this. Super entertaining! Obviously your investigation and conclusions are limited (as you point out at the top), but I genuinely appreciate that you chose to portray Ben positively and not endlessly roast him. The world needs more kindness like this. Way to go.
This made my day 😂 Thank you for this video :)
The entertainment industry is ruthless, it seems. Glad to see he seems to be doing well.
this was genuinely interesting. thank you.
THIS IS HILARIOUS LMAO
Hope for more content :)
This really shows the importance of how events are portrayed through media can really affect the representation. Great research!
I've always felt bad for Ben Lee. Can you post this on Ling Ling 40 Hours so that everyone and TSV can see?
THAT WAS 2 YEARS AGO????? Great video! Really enjoyed it
damn that's some impressive research you did there! I could imagine this be for a essay for english haha
but yeah it's nice to see another side of ben lee that isn't associated with his bumblebee performance. i wish him all the best, he surely is a talented musician!
92K VIEWS IN JUST ONE WEEK??
I swear this is going to be the video that makes ur channel more appreciated, just like the OG Ben lee roast did for twoset’s channel
It's refreshing to see this alternative point with concise and relatively well-researched points.
A MA ZING
This was a great video!
Omg this video is priceless
Honestly I think he's better at playing classical violin than the electric. It reveals his talent in it!
Thanks for the video 😊
I super appreciate this video :)
That's excellent research, thanks for offering this perspective on the dude, he seems really cool after all
Great research, I appreciate it! Maybe you can link this video on the subreddit so more people (and possibly TwoSet themselves) can see it?
Awww this is just another reminder not to judge people too quickly. I shouldnt need reminded by this point
Cool. Classical world has a reporter now. Or maybe it's more of a special segment?
Twoset has to see this! Great video, it's good to see another small creator really out there actually trying
I will never get these 20 minutes back..
this vid has some AmAzINg insight🙌🏼 loved it, hope twoset is gonna react to it😭😄
Wow, great vid. Really Changed my mind
That redemption arc made Uncle Iroh proud 🍵 🎻
Love the video! Even with all of the great points in this video, I'm still going to just think, 'Sacrilegious boi' when I hear of Ben Lee, though! lol
That was a great video thank you for enlightening us
What a great video!
I wonder if Alma Deutscher knows about the "insteresting" thing...
I'm sure even if she didn't the Twoset fandom would definitly let her know.
Apparently they removed all comments from that one video where she says it. Makes you wonder what kind of comments would have been made..
I bet that she does. She seems intimately aware of the interview, as evident by her piece "the sixty minutes polka", a modivication on her inprovisation from the interview. To say that she hadn't read the comments before they were disabled seems to be a slim chance to me, but idk
Alma's parents have always been extremely protective. Which is understandable, considering her unusual musical abilities started to show when she was only 2.
She has always been homeschooled, takes lessons from private music teachers. Her father even refused to expose her to operas with tragic plots when she was young, because he was afraid it would traumatise her.
They also limit her performances, only selecting opportunities that they consider the most enjoyable and helpful for her.
She's very sheltered, and honestly, I don't think that's a bad thing. To her parents, the most important is protecting her and ensuring that she has a happy childhood. (This is more than we can say about many prodigies' parents...)
Which is why I genuinely think that, even if people may have told her about this TwoSet video, she hasn't watched it, and she probably didn't read any of the comments under the "60 Minutes" video either. I doubt she even watches UA-cam at all.
In an interview last year (she was 14) she said she didn't have a cell phone and had little interest in social media. She has a computer but mostly uses it to write her compositions.
By the way, the comment section under the video wasn't disabled because of TwoSetters (even if it's true they were A LOT of comments talking about TwoSet).
Three years ago, it was discovered that paedophiles were leaving predatory comments under videos of children, which is why UA-cam ultimately decided to disable the comments on the majority of videos featuring kids, including this one.
@TheCartóon94 it's one thing to make several videos making fun of her. That's as low as it gets in itself. The problem is that twosets cult fans then spend the next 5 years pestering every single comment section with the stupid meme and still do to this day. Not surprised though, twosets whole game is to bully other people, so of course their fans would do the same. Reminds me of trump and his followers.
Gr8 vid!! Interested in learning about more twoset roast victims
Great video!
Awesome video!
This ended up so much more wholesome than I thought
Love the vid! Very informative and well researched. Next you should do Vov Dylan
whoa i see ben lee in a completely different light now... also it was really interesting to see what he's been up to recently, his playing was quite nice, thank you for this very entertaining video !!
Thank you so much for this video! I loved how thorough u were with ur research and also can u make a rundown on twoset and davie’s war plz?? I really wanna hear ur opinion and I LOVE ur channel so much :D
2 years? Wow, it feels like it was yesterday. This meme never gets old, we love you 2Set