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I highly doubt that Youtube ever will cease to amaze me with the shows of pure talent that are available to watch. Just when I think I’ve seen all of the best new videos, another interesting one come in the “Related Videos” column. I find myself watching that video, then the rest of them by the same artist. In this way, I can find myself unintentionally entertained for three hours on a theoretically simple Website.

The videos I’m most interested in are the Music videos, though Comedy and other categories are equally flooded with skill and style. As a musician, I really appreciate the effort that the artists working from home put into their videos. A lot of comments complain about small mistakes made in a video, but I can guarantee that hours were spent trying to minimize that amount. It’s hard to make a piece of music perfect, in fact it’s impossible. Even if all of the right notes are played, there always can be critique on tone, expression, or the appearances in the video itself.

There are thousands of artists making their first appearances each week, and it’s hard to keep up and not miss out on the talent. For almost 4 years now, Youtube has been up and running. Here are a few of the talented artists that I have been listening to and think you should check out if you haven’t heard them already:

• Kyle Landry – A pianist who I believe is brilliant. He plays completely original flawless pieces, as well as beautifully arranged covers.
• Boyce Avenue – Three brothers, Alejandro, Fabian, and Daniel Manzano, and good friend Stephen Hatker together make covers of popular songs that, in my opinion, often sound better than the original. They don’t have major producers helping them, but they still manage to put together a great sound.
• Bo Burnham – A hilarious musician and comedian, unfortunately, you might want to call some of the lyrics “PG-13″.
• Sungha Jung – A twelve-year-old guitar player. I actually came across him for the first time today and subsequently found myself listening to dozens of his videos. The fact that he’s 12 is surprising but isn’t the reason why I listened to him. His style is unique, and he’s simply a talented musician.