Ray Mak
I Believe that every Dream can be achieved with Actions, and every Action might come with Consequences. I'm willing to take that because I want Results!
Let me share with you a little on how I started YouTube.
As you are aware, YouTube do have their own censorship security installed whereby certain videos require a certification of your age prior to playing the video. It just happened that I was about to watch something INTERESTING (If you know me, you'll understand this) on YouTube in early October of 2006, I was blocked! Well, in desperation of watching that video on that very moment, I registered myself as a YouTube user. After watching it, there goes 2 years of untouched YouTube account. I did not even remember the existence of my account with YouTube until early 2008.
One fine day in early 2008, I decided to Google myself. I noticed that when I Googled my name, I saw a video of me playing the piano for UMASS 24th Asian Night year 2007 posted by my friend June Chen. Although I was informed by her earlier but, I did not bother to check it out until that day. I was amazed with the positive comments, ratings, and views fetched by that single video, I thought to myself, "Hey, I can play!"
With a humble little Sony DSC-T7 mini digital camera which was half broken and semi-unconscious battery (I used a transparent plastic bag to cover my camera in hope of taking underwater pictures in Maine, The Poor Man's Waterproof Casing), I began recording my songs. In the early days, YouTube kinda started off as a Cloud Storage for me when I was not serious about it. I've broken my very first portable hard drive and lost all my files, pictures, audios, videos, PowerPoint Slides etc. and therefore, Cloud is always a better option. Recording my songs into videos is also very helpful for me as I've never been able to remember any of the songs I've played in the past.
I did my first upload with my cousin's computer in Brooklyn, New York. I lived in Chinatown back in New York City without any phone or internet connection. I had to WarDrive and hack signals from any nearby routers that my computer was able to catch. When there was no signal at my place, I would have to sit out at the nearest park to share the public Wi-Fi upon availability be it rain or shine, freezing winter or blazing summer (Imagine over 1 year period with such condition, that was me back then) Fortunately, I had the opportunity to upload videos when I visit my friends in Boston, Amherst, Arizona, family in California, and also while I was traveling on job or training. Uploading videos on YouTube was as difficult as Adidas (Impossible is Nothing)
With hard work and determination, I am beginning to see some results over time. Although there are many extremely talented people on YouTube, as an amateur musician with zero video-editing knowledge, I feel really blessed and thankful to have your support. In order to please your razor sharp eyes and demanding ears, I am now using the State-of-The-Art Full 1080 High Definition Video Camera to record my videos, from a position where you can even learn to play by just watching me. Thank you very much from the bottom of my heart.
Last, but not least, now that I have shared my story and my little achievement in life. I sincerely pray from the bottom of my heart that I will witness yours too. Although there are some people who are born talented, but raw talent can be defined with the equation below.
Talent = 10,000 hours of hard work + action + determination + family, friends, & fans support + a little luck
You all inspire me as much as I inspire you.
Warmest Regards,
Ray Mak 麥漢傑
YouTube Partner
As you are aware, YouTube do have their own censorship security installed whereby certain videos require a certification of your age prior to playing the video. It just happened that I was about to watch something INTERESTING (If you know me, you'll understand this) on YouTube in early October of 2006, I was blocked! Well, in desperation of watching that video on that very moment, I registered myself as a YouTube user. After watching it, there goes 2 years of untouched YouTube account. I did not even remember the existence of my account with YouTube until early 2008.
One fine day in early 2008, I decided to Google myself. I noticed that when I Googled my name, I saw a video of me playing the piano for UMASS 24th Asian Night year 2007 posted by my friend June Chen. Although I was informed by her earlier but, I did not bother to check it out until that day. I was amazed with the positive comments, ratings, and views fetched by that single video, I thought to myself, "Hey, I can play!"
With a humble little Sony DSC-T7 mini digital camera which was half broken and semi-unconscious battery (I used a transparent plastic bag to cover my camera in hope of taking underwater pictures in Maine, The Poor Man's Waterproof Casing), I began recording my songs. In the early days, YouTube kinda started off as a Cloud Storage for me when I was not serious about it. I've broken my very first portable hard drive and lost all my files, pictures, audios, videos, PowerPoint Slides etc. and therefore, Cloud is always a better option. Recording my songs into videos is also very helpful for me as I've never been able to remember any of the songs I've played in the past.
I did my first upload with my cousin's computer in Brooklyn, New York. I lived in Chinatown back in New York City without any phone or internet connection. I had to WarDrive and hack signals from any nearby routers that my computer was able to catch. When there was no signal at my place, I would have to sit out at the nearest park to share the public Wi-Fi upon availability be it rain or shine, freezing winter or blazing summer (Imagine over 1 year period with such condition, that was me back then) Fortunately, I had the opportunity to upload videos when I visit my friends in Boston, Amherst, Arizona, family in California, and also while I was traveling on job or training. Uploading videos on YouTube was as difficult as Adidas (Impossible is Nothing)
With hard work and determination, I am beginning to see some results over time. Although there are many extremely talented people on YouTube, as an amateur musician with zero video-editing knowledge, I feel really blessed and thankful to have your support. In order to please your razor sharp eyes and demanding ears, I am now using the State-of-The-Art Full 1080 High Definition Video Camera to record my videos, from a position where you can even learn to play by just watching me. Thank you very much from the bottom of my heart.
Last, but not least, now that I have shared my story and my little achievement in life. I sincerely pray from the bottom of my heart that I will witness yours too. Although there are some people who are born talented, but raw talent can be defined with the equation below.
Talent = 10,000 hours of hard work + action + determination + family, friends, & fans support + a little luck
You all inspire me as much as I inspire you.
Warmest Regards,
Ray Mak 麥漢傑
YouTube Partner
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YouTube Talents
David Sides
The Pioneer of YouTube Pianists.
Will Ting
His future on YouTube is so bright that I need sunglasses to watch his videos. I follow his BlogTV too.
Yoonha Hwang
In Asian standards, he's actually extremely good looking. One of the fastest to release piano covers.
Kylon Powell
Extremely talented pianist who plays music from a different perspective. All his covers sound very original.
Sunny Choi
A very beautiful international piano artist. Not only her musical style is beautiful. Her dresses are incredibly gorgeous as well.
Lukas Moeller
Incredibly talented young pianist. He smiles a lot to the camera. No gay stuff here, but his smile kills.
Max Bergmanis
His covers are incredibly beautiful. His skills? OMG....Oh My....
Mike - his friends call him Marc
I especially love his collabs. Aside from his beautiful covers, all his videos are highly interesting to watch.
Nathan Tanner
He has been playing the piano for over 13 years. His talent, wonderful!!!
Terry Chen
This guy's got skills. The best thing is that he has always got a smiley in his covers. Be sure to check out his blog too after you visit his Channel!
Alex and Hermann
Alex and Hermann's from Germany. Aside from making piano covers of popular songs, they make covers of some Christian songs and yes Tutorials too!
Fouad Tadros
This highly talented pianist from Beirut, Lebanon does beautiful covers on the most popular hits and movies too!! I believe he's currently in The Kingdom of Lesotho.
Carlos Morales
His Piano Skills = Epic!!!!
P. Miller
Speechless....
Adrian Lee
Another extremely talented pianist from Australia.
Kristie Biascan
This girl is extremely good. One word, AWESOME!
Kyle Landry
With a strong classical music background. Kyle's style is amazingly beautiful.
Of course there are a lot more out there! Last but not least....
Ray Mak
I don't know man....... this guy's just......... (Please Comment or Check Out my Channel on this Huge Banner Below)
The Pioneer of YouTube Pianists.
Will Ting
His future on YouTube is so bright that I need sunglasses to watch his videos. I follow his BlogTV too.
Yoonha Hwang
In Asian standards, he's actually extremely good looking. One of the fastest to release piano covers.
Kylon Powell
Extremely talented pianist who plays music from a different perspective. All his covers sound very original.
Sunny Choi
A very beautiful international piano artist. Not only her musical style is beautiful. Her dresses are incredibly gorgeous as well.
Lukas Moeller
Incredibly talented young pianist. He smiles a lot to the camera. No gay stuff here, but his smile kills.
Max Bergmanis
His covers are incredibly beautiful. His skills? OMG....Oh My....
Mike - his friends call him Marc
I especially love his collabs. Aside from his beautiful covers, all his videos are highly interesting to watch.
Nathan Tanner
He has been playing the piano for over 13 years. His talent, wonderful!!!
Terry Chen
This guy's got skills. The best thing is that he has always got a smiley in his covers. Be sure to check out his blog too after you visit his Channel!
Alex and Hermann
Alex and Hermann's from Germany. Aside from making piano covers of popular songs, they make covers of some Christian songs and yes Tutorials too!
Fouad Tadros
This highly talented pianist from Beirut, Lebanon does beautiful covers on the most popular hits and movies too!! I believe he's currently in The Kingdom of Lesotho.
Carlos Morales
His Piano Skills = Epic!!!!
P. Miller
Speechless....
Adrian Lee
Another extremely talented pianist from Australia.
Kristie Biascan
This girl is extremely good. One word, AWESOME!
Kyle Landry
With a strong classical music background. Kyle's style is amazingly beautiful.
Of course there are a lot more out there! Last but not least....
Ray Mak
I don't know man....... this guy's just......... (Please Comment or Check Out my Channel on this Huge Banner Below)
