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Super Slowed-Down Justin Bieber Song Goes Viral

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Today, a miracle of sorts occurred on this old Internets of ours — a young musician created an uber slowed-down version of Justin Bieber’s “U Smile,” and… well… we all kinda did. Smile, that is.

This morning, the song hit the web with the force of so many ambient hurricanes, racking up 177,889 plays and counting on music-sharing platform, Soundcloud. Intrigued by the jam — which sounds like standing on the edge of some majestic cliff in the wilds of Ireland feels — we reached out to the maker of said jam, Nick Pittsinger. Check out the song, as well as our interview with Pittsinger, which includes a bit of controversy, below:

J. BIEBZ – U SMILE 800% SLOWER by Shamantis

Who are you? You know, age, profession, where do you live, etc?
I’m Nick Pittsinger! I’m 20, I live in Tampa, Florida, and I produce music all day, everyday. I’ve recently been signed to Big Electric Management. I’m trying to score a job as a producer/songwriter for a record company at the moment!

Do you like Justin Bieber?
I do! I really do, haha. Even though it’s not a popular answer! I really hope to work with him one day. He’s got a serious voice and he seems like a really great kid.

How did you figure out that the song would sound so good slowed down?
I’m always experimenting with sound. I was listening to that song regularly and thought it’d be a neat idea to explore what it’d sound like slowed down, since the chord progression and melodies are quite nice and would be even nicer slowed down and appreciated.

The result was amazing, and I didn’t even have to add any effects or EQ it. It was perfect from the get go. :) Try it for yourself! Get Paulstretch, a free timestretching program, take any song and slow it down by 8x. I promise you’ll get the same effect.

When did you put it up on Soundcloud?
Last night around 12:30 a.m. EST! The response was unlike anything I could have ever anticipated. I watched the views go from 10 to 50… to 1,000 to 5,000 in an hour. I woke up and it was at 66,000.

How did it get so popular so fast?
I have NO idea! I guess the Internet really hates Bieber and to see him in a new light is quite a revelation of sorts!

Any plans to slow down any more jams?
Maybe! I’m always doing new experiments with sounds. But I can tell you that I’ve started a new meme. I’ve seen a bunch of posts on Reddit already about timestretching Dragonforce and Kylie Minogue!

Which artist do you think this sounds the most like?
A bit of Sigur Ros, Stars of the Lid, Brian Eno… pretty much what everyone is saying!

Another group, the Photon Wave Orchestra, is claiming you stole their song. What’s that all about?
The guy who runs Soundcloud apparently got a bunch of e-mails saying I plagiarized that band and wanted to know my side of the story. I backed it up with proof and nothing happened. It’s still up! Picture proof [that the song didn't go up in April, as the other band claims].

Whoa. Where did that come from?
Someone on Reddit did a little research! I love that site. They have my back for this whole thing. :)

So what happened?
They took my Bieber experiment and claimed it to be their own song, which is not the case. The proof is here. And plus, anyone can take that mp3 of the ambient Bieber and speed it up 8x. It sounds exactly like that link I shared. :)

Oh what a tangled web… We’ve reached out to the Photon Wave Orchestra for comment.


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