- Hello.
- Hello.

I'm doing a bit of a different video today because I'm
I'm doing a bit of a different video today because I'm

still pretty tired from Friday.
still pretty tired from Friday.

I know it doesn't seem like a lot.
I know it doesn't seem like a lot.

People tour and do shows bigger than that
People tour and do shows bigger than that

consecutive days for like two months,
consecutive days for like two months,

and I just did one night I'm like, "Who am I?"
and I just did one night I'm like, "Who am I?"

It's something very new for me,
It's something very new for me,

so I'm still kind of
so I'm still kind of

I guess recovering from that.
I guess recovering from that.

It was a lot.
It was a lot.

It was, everyone was, it amazing,
It was, everyone was, it amazing,

but there was so much energy,
but there was so much energy,

everyone was so nice to me.
everyone was so nice to me.

If you didn't know what I'm talking about
If you didn't know what I'm talking about

I had my first headline on the 4th of May
I had my first headline on the 4th of May

and it was soldout, and everyone there was so nice to me.
and it was soldout, and everyone there was so nice to me.

And as soon as I came out everyone was so excited
And as soon as I came out everyone was so excited

and everyone was singing along,
and everyone was singing along,

and I was really nervous beforehand but
and I was really nervous beforehand but

as soon as I got on stage everyone was so kind to me
as soon as I got on stage everyone was so kind to me

and I felt immediately calm
and I felt immediately calm

and comfortable.
and comfortable.

So it was so cool, I'm still exhausted,
So it was so cool, I'm still exhausted,

but I'm very excited, and ready to do it all over again
but I'm very excited, and ready to do it all over again

in Manchester.
in Manchester.

So I don't really have much energy or motivation
So I don't really have much energy or motivation

to make a mail video or work on a song or something
to make a mail video or work on a song or something

'cause I just wanna sleep, and nap, and kiss my cat,
'cause I just wanna sleep, and nap, and kiss my cat,

so this is like a "studio tour".
so this is like a "studio tour".

I don't know if you can really call this a studio
I don't know if you can really call this a studio

it's just the corner of my room,
it's just the corner of my room,

but I've seen a few comments from people who are curious
but I've seen a few comments from people who are curious

about what my setup's like.
about what my setup's like.

It's really very simple, I don't have a lot.
It's really very simple, I don't have a lot.

I think, shhhh, I have the bare minimum of what I would need
I think, shhhh, I have the bare minimum of what I would need

in order to make the kind of music I make,
in order to make the kind of music I make,

but it works for me, so, if anyone's worried like
but it works for me, so, if anyone's worried like

"Aaah, I can't make my own music,
"Aaah, I can't make my own music,

I don't have a million Pounds to buy all this equipment,"
I don't have a million Pounds to buy all this equipment,"

you really don't need anything really big and fancy
you really don't need anything really big and fancy

in order to make good tunes.
in order to make good tunes.

And this isn't even the bare minimum I think.
And this isn't even the bare minimum I think.

You can make some good songs with just voice memos
You can make some good songs with just voice memos

on your phone, and Windows Movie Maker.
on your phone, and Windows Movie Maker.

You could try, I guess.
You could try, I guess.

But yeah so, this is my setup if anyone's interested.
But yeah so, this is my setup if anyone's interested.

I'mma leave the details of everything that I've mentioned
I'mma leave the details of everything that I've mentioned

in the description.
in the description.

Enjoy!
Enjoy!

Hi. Welcome to Cavetown's studio tour.
Hi. Welcome to Cavetown's studio tour.

As you can see here I have two desks.
As you can see here I have two desks.

One is for my laptop basically,
One is for my laptop basically,

and anything I need to write down I've used that
and anything I need to write down I've used that

to lean on it.
to lean on it.

The other one has my speakers and all my equipment
The other one has my speakers and all my equipment

that I don't wanna get in my way.
that I don't wanna get in my way.

Right, let's start with the second one
Right, let's start with the second one

that I mentioned just now.
that I mentioned just now.

This right here is my audio interface.
This right here is my audio interface.

It's a Roland Duo-Captuer EX.
It's a Roland Duo-Captuer EX.

It sounds like a Pokemon card.
It sounds like a Pokemon card.

It has two inputs and I use it record my electric guitar
It has two inputs and I use it record my electric guitar

and base directly into my software.
and base directly into my software.

Also it's very dusty, I'm sorry.
Also it's very dusty, I'm sorry.

This is my midi keyboard and you've seen it in
This is my midi keyboard and you've seen it in

a bunch of videos probably.
a bunch of videos probably.

It has two octaves on the keyboard part
It has two octaves on the keyboard part

and some little pads you can use to do beats.
and some little pads you can use to do beats.

It also has little modulation node and a pitch bend
It also has little modulation node and a pitch bend

and a bunch of buttons, I don't know what they do.
and a bunch of buttons, I don't know what they do.

This is my little amp.
This is my little amp.

It's a Yamaha something, I can't remember what exactly
It's a Yamaha something, I can't remember what exactly

the model is, but it's really good for just playing
the model is, but it's really good for just playing

in your room, and practicing.
in your room, and practicing.

It claims to also be good on stage,
It claims to also be good on stage,

but I've never tried it.
but I've never tried it.

I think this particular amp comes in a few different
I think this particular amp comes in a few different

varieties, you can get one that's more jazzy, one that's
varieties, you can get one that's more jazzy, one that's

more clean, one that's more distorted metal sounds.
more clean, one that's more distorted metal sounds.

This one is the clean one.
This one is the clean one.

So it has a bunch of presets, some of which are
So it has a bunch of presets, some of which are

a bit more distorted, but most of them are just kind of
a bit more distorted, but most of them are just kind of

clean and mellow and I think it sounds pretty good.
clean and mellow and I think it sounds pretty good.

There's also a bunch of effects pre-sets that you can
There's also a bunch of effects pre-sets that you can

play around with, reverb and stuff, it's also really dusty,
play around with, reverb and stuff, it's also really dusty,

I don't understand why I didn't clean up
I don't understand why I didn't clean up

before I filmed this, but,
before I filmed this, but,

you're getting the real, raw Cavetown setup right now,
you're getting the real, raw Cavetown setup right now,

dust an all.
dust an all.

These are my monitors, my dad gave them to me,
These are my monitors, my dad gave them to me,

they're really old and they're not good.
they're really old and they're not good.

I don't know anything about them really.
I don't know anything about them really.

(guitar notes and rumbling)
(guitar notes and rumbling)

This is my badger skull that lives on top of my monitor.
This is my badger skull that lives on top of my monitor.

I don't actually know if it's actually a badger.
I don't actually know if it's actually a badger.

I found it when I was like four,
I found it when I was like four,

and then some guy told me it was a badger.
and then some guy told me it was a badger.

This is my hard drive that lives
This is my hard drive that lives

on top of the other monitor.
on top of the other monitor.

That's it, it's a hard drive.
That's it, it's a hard drive.

That's just about it for that desk,
That's just about it for that desk,

let's move over her to see the other one.
let's move over her to see the other one.

Let's goooo!
Let's goooo!

This is my laptop, it's a Macbook Pro,
This is my laptop, it's a Macbook Pro,

and I just LogicPro 10 to do all of my music.
and I just LogicPro 10 to do all of my music.

This is my microphone, it's an Audio Technica 2020-plus
This is my microphone, it's an Audio Technica 2020-plus

USB microphone; the rubberbands are there because I
USB microphone; the rubberbands are there because I

actually bought the wrong shock mount and it doesn't fit
actually bought the wrong shock mount and it doesn't fit

so I'm just making do with what I have.
so I'm just making do with what I have.

I've used this to record all my vocals and all my guitar,
I've used this to record all my vocals and all my guitar,

anything that's acoustic I record with this guy,
anything that's acoustic I record with this guy,

and he does a very very good job.
and he does a very very good job.

These are my stereo headphones; they're Technics RP-F880.
These are my stereo headphones; they're Technics RP-F880.

These are what I've used since the beginning to mix
These are what I've used since the beginning to mix

and master all of my stuff.
and master all of my stuff.

I think they sound really good, especially since I looked
I think they sound really good, especially since I looked

them up recently and they're super cheap,
them up recently and they're super cheap,

so if you're in the market for some new
so if you're in the market for some new

stereo headphones whatever, I recommend these.
stereo headphones whatever, I recommend these.

They're also very comfortable but I somehow managed to
They're also very comfortable but I somehow managed to

blast out the foam part and the inside.
blast out the foam part and the inside.

But they still sound good an they still work so that's cool
But they still sound good an they still work so that's cool

They also have a rope wire which I'm a big fan of.
They also have a rope wire which I'm a big fan of.

Having a rope wire is really really good 'cause it
Having a rope wire is really really good 'cause it

stops it from bending and breaking and it lasts
stops it from bending and breaking and it lasts

a lot longer so that's a good thing to keep in mind.
a lot longer so that's a good thing to keep in mind.

This is my pot of picks.
This is my pot of picks.

Fig likes to knock them over and play with them at
Fig likes to knock them over and play with them at

like five in the morning.
like five in the morning.

He also likes to stare at my mouse when it's moving around
He also likes to stare at my mouse when it's moving around

on the screen and sometimes he tries to catch it.
on the screen and sometimes he tries to catch it.

D'you think that's why they called it a mouse?
D'you think that's why they called it a mouse?

'Cause like cats, they catch mice.
'Cause like cats, they catch mice.

This is my pinboard and it has a bunch of pictures and stuff
This is my pinboard and it has a bunch of pictures and stuff

I've collected over the years 'cause I love memories.
I've collected over the years 'cause I love memories.

There's also some paintings that I've done on my wall.
There's also some paintings that I've done on my wall.

This one is of my favorite Animal Crossing character.
This one is of my favorite Animal Crossing character.

This is a box of wires.
This is a box of wires.

This is a bigger box of wires.
This is a bigger box of wires.

I don't know what most of them are for.
I don't know what most of them are for.

This is my sock basket.
This is my sock basket.

This is where I keep my leads.
This is where I keep my leads.

Fig likes to play with those, too.
Fig likes to play with those, too.

These are my pedals and I don't really understand them
These are my pedals and I don't really understand them

but I love them.
but I love them.

Right now I have a looper, reverb, chorus, and a tuner.
Right now I have a looper, reverb, chorus, and a tuner.

This is my cajon and the pedal I have for my cojan
This is my cajon and the pedal I have for my cojan

So I can play it while I'm sitting on it.
So I can play it while I'm sitting on it.

This is the wall where I hang up all my instruments
This is the wall where I hang up all my instruments

(whispers) and my snake.
(whispers) and my snake.

This is one of my four ukuleles and this is my cat (laughs).
This is one of my four ukuleles and this is my cat (laughs).

This is my electro-acoustic guitar and I bought it
This is my electro-acoustic guitar and I bought it

from my friend, actually one of the band members from Ugly.
from my friend, actually one of the band members from Ugly.

I bought it from him.
I bought it from him.

It's pretty good, it needs fixing,
It's pretty good, it needs fixing,

but that was not his fault.
but that was not his fault.

This is my beautiful bass, that I got for my
This is my beautiful bass, that I got for my

16th birthday, I think?
16th birthday, I think?

And this is my beautiful Telecaster,
And this is my beautiful Telecaster,

that my parents managed to pull me out of school
that my parents managed to pull me out of school

to go and pick out.
to go and pick out.

This is my favorite uke, and it's my favorite for the
This is my favorite uke, and it's my favorite for the

sole reason that it has this little fishy guy
sole reason that it has this little fishy guy

on the fretboard.
on the fretboard.

These are my bongos that I rarely use.
These are my bongos that I rarely use.

And that's it, that's the end.
And that's it, that's the end.

Thanks for watching.
Thanks for watching.

I hope that was interesting, or something.
I hope that was interesting, or something.

I'm sorry everything is really dusty and nasty.
I'm sorry everything is really dusty and nasty.

It's not beautiful.
It's not beautiful.

I don't have a beautiful setup.
I don't have a beautiful setup.

It just, everything, it works.
It just, everything, it works.

It doesn't need to be beautiful.
It doesn't need to be beautiful.

Before I go, another big thank you for everyone who came
Before I go, another big thank you for everyone who came

to the show last Friday.
to the show last Friday.

One of the craziest nights of my entire life.
One of the craziest nights of my entire life.

It feels like it happened right now, like a second ago,
It feels like it happened right now, like a second ago,

but also feels like it never happened.
but also feels like it never happened.

I think... I did, I think I did a good job.
I think... I did, I think I did a good job.

I think I did alright.
I think I did alright.

Yeah.
Yeah.

So I'll see you on the 21st in Manchester
So I'll see you on the 21st in Manchester

if you're coming to the Deaf Institute.
if you're coming to the Deaf Institute.

To everyone who's asking if I'm gonna be meeting people
To everyone who's asking if I'm gonna be meeting people

at any of these shows, yes, all of them.
at any of these shows, yes, all of them.

Unfortunately I wanna say sorry about the last show
Unfortunately I wanna say sorry about the last show

in London, we had such a rush at the end because
in London, we had such a rush at the end because

I didn't realize how long it took me to do my set.
I didn't realize how long it took me to do my set.

We had like 10 minutes before we had to get out
We had like 10 minutes before we had to get out

and the security were getting antsy and people wanted
and the security were getting antsy and people wanted

me out and stuff which is really disappointing,
me out and stuff which is really disappointing,

I really wanted to hang out with everyone,
I really wanted to hang out with everyone,

'cause I hate that kind of thing that you have at
'cause I hate that kind of thing that you have at

conventions where it's like you line up for like an
conventions where it's like you line up for like an

hour and then it's like,
hour and then it's like,

"Hi! Take a picture, hug, quick, bye, next person,"
"Hi! Take a picture, hug, quick, bye, next person,"

that's just so fake and awful and stressful for
that's just so fake and awful and stressful for

everyone involved.
everyone involved.

I hated that, and I never wanted to have to do that,
I hated that, and I never wanted to have to do that,

I'm gonna make sure in the future that we have
I'm gonna make sure in the future that we have

a decent enough time for me to have a quick chat
a decent enough time for me to have a quick chat

with everyone, rather than just being like,
with everyone, rather than just being like,

"picture, bye!".
"picture, bye!".

'Cause it's not just for you to get a picture with me,
'Cause it's not just for you to get a picture with me,

it's for me to meet you as well and get to know you,
it's for me to meet you as well and get to know you,

and I don't really think feel like I managed to do that
and I don't really think feel like I managed to do that

very well at this last gig.
very well at this last gig.

We'll I'm gonna try my very best to make sure we have
We'll I'm gonna try my very best to make sure we have

more time at the end to just hang out, and it's not
more time at the end to just hang out, and it's not

gonna be stressful, okay?
gonna be stressful, okay?

I don't want my gigs to ever be stressful.
I don't want my gigs to ever be stressful.

I hope no one felt stressed on Friday.
I hope no one felt stressed on Friday.

Hopefully it was a good wholesome environment
Hopefully it was a good wholesome environment

and that's what I'm aiming to achieve every time.
and that's what I'm aiming to achieve every time.

Yes, afterwards at these other shows, hopefully I'll
Yes, afterwards at these other shows, hopefully I'll

be at the merch stand, just chatting with people and
be at the merch stand, just chatting with people and

signing things if you want and just having a good time.
signing things if you want and just having a good time.

Just hangin' out.
Just hangin' out.

I don't like to feel more important than you guys. (laughs)
I don't like to feel more important than you guys. (laughs)

'Cause I'm not.
'Cause I'm not.

We're all the same.
We're all the same.

If you follow my Twitter and Instagram you'll know that
If you follow my Twitter and Instagram you'll know that

I had some shows announced in the US for this coming
I had some shows announced in the US for this coming

summer and there was only four, so unfortunately
summer and there was only four, so unfortunately

they all sold out before I even got a chance to mention
they all sold out before I even got a chance to mention

it in a video four everyone, but luckily we've added
it in a video four everyone, but luckily we've added

two more shows, so hopefully those haven't sold out
two more shows, so hopefully those haven't sold out

before I post this video, otherwise I'm gonna be pissed off.
before I post this video, otherwise I'm gonna be pissed off.

They're both on the west coast, because I already had
They're both on the west coast, because I already had

three on the east coast,
three on the east coast,

so we're kinda balancing it out a bit.
so we're kinda balancing it out a bit.

I'm gonna be playing on Thursday the 16th of August
I'm gonna be playing on Thursday the 16th of August

in San Francisco at the Bottom of the Hill.
in San Francisco at the Bottom of the Hill.

I'm not just playing at the bottom of a hill,
I'm not just playing at the bottom of a hill,

the venue is called Bottom of the Hill,
the venue is called Bottom of the Hill,

and it's also at the bottom of a hill,
and it's also at the bottom of a hill,

but I'm not just playing out in a field that's on a hill.
but I'm not just playing out in a field that's on a hill.

So I was already playing in LA at the Moroccan Lounge
So I was already playing in LA at the Moroccan Lounge

on the 24th of August, we've added another one on the
on the 24th of August, we've added another one on the

25th of August, the very next day, the very same place,
25th of August, the very next day, the very same place,

Moroccan Lounge, LA, Cavetown is playing there.
Moroccan Lounge, LA, Cavetown is playing there.

So those two shows, tickets are available right now,
So those two shows, tickets are available right now,

there's a little in the description box,
there's a little in the description box,

and you can click that, hopefully there's still some
and you can click that, hopefully there's still some

available when I post this.
available when I post this.

I'm going to be coming back to the US, don't you worry
I'm going to be coming back to the US, don't you worry

about it, I'm gonna be booking some new shows there
about it, I'm gonna be booking some new shows there

very soon, so keep your eyes peeled, your ears peeled,
very soon, so keep your eyes peeled, your ears peeled,

and your bananas squealed.
and your bananas squealed.

(claps) That's all I have to say.
(claps) That's all I have to say.

Thank you for watching.
Thank you for watching.

Check out my last video, it's an original song,
Check out my last video, it's an original song,

some people might not have gotten the notification.
some people might not have gotten the notification.

Ugh that's it, thanks.
Ugh that's it, thanks.

Goodbye!
Goodbye!