Kurt Hugo Schneider (born September 7, 1988) is an American video editor, p… Read Full Bio ↴Kurt Hugo Schneider (born September 7, 1988) is an American video editor, producer, musician, singer and songwriter, whose primary medium is YouTube music videos. He produces music videos for various YouTube musicians, such as Sam Tsui, including the musical medley videos in which Tsui sings as a one-man choir, and Avicii's "Waiting For Love".
Schneider was born in Baltimore, Maryland to Laurie S. Auth, a visual artist, and Michael Schneider, a mathematician. He grew up in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania, a suburb of Philadelphia, where he lived just a street away from Sam Tsui, whom he met while attending middle school. They both later attended Wissahickon High School. He is of German and Austrian descent on his father's side but does not speak German. Schneider has an older sister who is a classical pianist. He graduated as class Valedictorian from Wissahickon, and magna cum laude from Yale University in 2010 with a degree in mathematics and was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa.
Schneider played for Yale's chess team. He currently holds a USCF Elo rating of 2235 and can play multiple games of chess blindfolded simultaneously. He played against Magnus Carlsen at the CES 2014 HRM Chess Tournament, hosted by Nordic Semiconductor in Las Vegas. He is also a self-taught musician.
According to Business Insider and SocialBlade, he is believed to make over a six-figure income from YouTube.
Schneider began collaborating with Tsui while both were in high school and continued while they were at Yale; Schneider matriculated a year before. He produced videos of Tsui singing covers and medleys, and has since made an online musical series (College Musical) and produced original songs.
They garnered wide media attention with a video of a Michael Jackson medley. This video remains the 9th most viewed (more than 34 million) on Schneider's YouTube channel KurtHugoSchneider. This medley is one of several in which Schneider, using video editing, creates the illusion of a one-man a cappella choir, with Tsui covering lead and backing vocals, playing multiple versions of himself. Their medley videos have been described by Time as a combination of Glee and Attack of the Clones. The viral videos led to a few appearances on national television, including The Oprah Winfrey Show and The Ellen DeGeneres Show. On February 3, 2011, Schneider's video of Tsui covering Hold It Against Me, in which Tsui sang and played the piano with Schneider on percussion, was featured on Britney Spears' official website.
The popularity of their videos has encouraged the duo to branch out to other projects. Shooting for an independent film, College Musical: The Movie, based upon their online musical series, has been completed in the summer of 2010 and the film was released September 3, 2014. A series of behind-the-scenes videos for the movie, filmed and narrated by Nick Uhas, has been released on YouTube. Since September 2010, Schneider and Tsui have also begun to release videos of original songs and in May 2013, Sam Tsui's debut original album, "Make It Up", was released.
Schneider has also made music videos in collaboration with other artists. Popular videos include a Miley Cyrus medley sung by Christina Grimmie, a duet between Tsui and Grimmie singing Just a Dream (the most viewed video on 'KurtHugoSchneider', with over a hundred and twenty million views), and a Starcraft-themed parody video, with Husky, of Baby. He has also parodied the infamous "Friday" by Rebecca Black with his variation being known as "Void Rays". He has collaborated with Tiffany Alvord on a Taylor Swift Medley and Matisse on a Medley of Rihanna songs. He has also collaborated with Max Schneider on a number of occasions: for example he directed a Bruno Mars medley for Max Schneider & Victoria Justice, a Maroon 5 Medley and a Christmas Medley. Schneider also co-wrote 'Standing In China' with Max Schneider for Cody Simpson's album Paradise. Schneider was also an associate producer for a musical admissions video for Yale, which features a cast consisting of Tsui and fellow Yale students.
He has also performed a cover of Beauty and the Beat by Justin Bieber with Alex Goot and Chrissy Costanza from Against the Current as well as a cover of Counting Stars by OneRepublic and a cover of Heart Attack by Demi Lovato.
In 2013, Schneider and Coca-Cola created music videos featuring creative covers of two 2013 singles: Calvin Harris' "Feel So Close" and Of Monsters and Men's "Little Talks" for a campaign called "The Sounds of AHH". Commercial edits of the singles premiered on the inaugural episode of season 13 of American Idol on January 14, 2014 on FOX.
In the two new versions, recreated by Schneider, he is shown making the track playing only Coca-Cola bottles, glasses and cans. In addition, "Feels So Close" features the vocals of Sam Tsui whereas on the track "Little Talks", he is accompanied musically by beatboxing cellist Kevin Olusola.
Schneider was born in Baltimore, Maryland to Laurie S. Auth, a visual artist, and Michael Schneider, a mathematician. He grew up in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania, a suburb of Philadelphia, where he lived just a street away from Sam Tsui, whom he met while attending middle school. They both later attended Wissahickon High School. He is of German and Austrian descent on his father's side but does not speak German. Schneider has an older sister who is a classical pianist. He graduated as class Valedictorian from Wissahickon, and magna cum laude from Yale University in 2010 with a degree in mathematics and was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa.
Schneider played for Yale's chess team. He currently holds a USCF Elo rating of 2235 and can play multiple games of chess blindfolded simultaneously. He played against Magnus Carlsen at the CES 2014 HRM Chess Tournament, hosted by Nordic Semiconductor in Las Vegas. He is also a self-taught musician.
According to Business Insider and SocialBlade, he is believed to make over a six-figure income from YouTube.
Schneider began collaborating with Tsui while both were in high school and continued while they were at Yale; Schneider matriculated a year before. He produced videos of Tsui singing covers and medleys, and has since made an online musical series (College Musical) and produced original songs.
They garnered wide media attention with a video of a Michael Jackson medley. This video remains the 9th most viewed (more than 34 million) on Schneider's YouTube channel KurtHugoSchneider. This medley is one of several in which Schneider, using video editing, creates the illusion of a one-man a cappella choir, with Tsui covering lead and backing vocals, playing multiple versions of himself. Their medley videos have been described by Time as a combination of Glee and Attack of the Clones. The viral videos led to a few appearances on national television, including The Oprah Winfrey Show and The Ellen DeGeneres Show. On February 3, 2011, Schneider's video of Tsui covering Hold It Against Me, in which Tsui sang and played the piano with Schneider on percussion, was featured on Britney Spears' official website.
The popularity of their videos has encouraged the duo to branch out to other projects. Shooting for an independent film, College Musical: The Movie, based upon their online musical series, has been completed in the summer of 2010 and the film was released September 3, 2014. A series of behind-the-scenes videos for the movie, filmed and narrated by Nick Uhas, has been released on YouTube. Since September 2010, Schneider and Tsui have also begun to release videos of original songs and in May 2013, Sam Tsui's debut original album, "Make It Up", was released.
Schneider has also made music videos in collaboration with other artists. Popular videos include a Miley Cyrus medley sung by Christina Grimmie, a duet between Tsui and Grimmie singing Just a Dream (the most viewed video on 'KurtHugoSchneider', with over a hundred and twenty million views), and a Starcraft-themed parody video, with Husky, of Baby. He has also parodied the infamous "Friday" by Rebecca Black with his variation being known as "Void Rays". He has collaborated with Tiffany Alvord on a Taylor Swift Medley and Matisse on a Medley of Rihanna songs. He has also collaborated with Max Schneider on a number of occasions: for example he directed a Bruno Mars medley for Max Schneider & Victoria Justice, a Maroon 5 Medley and a Christmas Medley. Schneider also co-wrote 'Standing In China' with Max Schneider for Cody Simpson's album Paradise. Schneider was also an associate producer for a musical admissions video for Yale, which features a cast consisting of Tsui and fellow Yale students.
He has also performed a cover of Beauty and the Beat by Justin Bieber with Alex Goot and Chrissy Costanza from Against the Current as well as a cover of Counting Stars by OneRepublic and a cover of Heart Attack by Demi Lovato.
In 2013, Schneider and Coca-Cola created music videos featuring creative covers of two 2013 singles: Calvin Harris' "Feel So Close" and Of Monsters and Men's "Little Talks" for a campaign called "The Sounds of AHH". Commercial edits of the singles premiered on the inaugural episode of season 13 of American Idol on January 14, 2014 on FOX.
In the two new versions, recreated by Schneider, he is shown making the track playing only Coca-Cola bottles, glasses and cans. In addition, "Feels So Close" features the vocals of Sam Tsui whereas on the track "Little Talks", he is accompanied musically by beatboxing cellist Kevin Olusola.
Maps
Kurt Hugo Schneider Lyrics
We have lyrics for 'Maps' by these artists:
ADA Pack up, I'm straight, Enough, Oh say, say, say, Oh…
Adobo I ain’t even know right where we’re going I ain’t seen…
Alex Goot I miss the taste of the sweet life I miss the…
Alyson Stoner & MAX I don't like what I'm running from I don't really think…
Arcade Fire Pack up I'm straight Enough Oh, say say say Oh, say say …
Benjamin Francis Leftwich I named a star for you I named a star after…
Beth Malone Make this part look rugged, mmm, Allegheny Plateau. This dar…
Bleek I'm falling weight-less through space, just like Iv'e been d…
Cardnl Oh and baby I know you're gonna be away for…
Christopher Norman Bruised and broken my heart is young Still give my love…
Colin Caroline Pack up I′m straight Enough Oh, say say say Oh, say say say …
Corey Gray I miss the taste of a sweeter life I miss the…
Dept. Of Good and Evil Aye ah Aye ah Aye ah Yeah Fokey ona beat Fokey Fokey ona bea…
Duke Special Pack up, I'm straight enough Oh, say, say, say Oh, say, sa…
Falling Up One last hour before this place is on fire Losing all…
Fitz This ancient rock I sit upon has worn and weathered…
Freya Ridings Pack up I'm straight Enough Oh, say, say, say Oh, say, say, …
Ghosts on T.V. I miss the taste of a sweeter life I miss the…
Handsome Ghost Pack up, I'm straight enough Oh say, say, say Oh say, say,…
Hey Ocean! You drew a map so we'd remember All the places that…
High-tails ゆっくりと走るこの道 何かが生まれかけてるんだ それを伝えたいよ 君へと伝えたいんだ 毎日見上げる空の 青さも季節ごと…
Jana Pochop When we land on this earth We begin by counting upwards Til…
Joey Blunt I miss the taste of a sweeter life I miss the…
Julie Fader It’s buried away Somewhere far into A recess of your mind …
Keane I see I'm a long, long way from where I…
KIDZ BOP Kids I miss the taste of the sweet life I miss the…
KITCHEN - The Front Bottoms There is a map in my room On the wall of…
Kurt Hugo i miss the conversation better place oh baby, why you run aw…
Lesley Roy I'm gonna let go of the armor Let up the power…
Let's Get It No, I don't wanna be in love anymore Cuz I don't…
Lian Ray So long, the beautiful sins Oh, my impossible twin There is …
LIVING ROOM - Yeah Yeah Yeahs Pack up I'm straight Enough Oh say, say, say Oh say, say, s…
Macy Pack up I'm straight Enough Oh, say say say Oh, say say say …
Macy Gray Pack up I'm straight Enough Oh, say say say Oh, say say …
Madilyn Bailey I miss the taste of a sweeter life I miss the…
Mallory Knox Sitting in a cafe, Staring at the walls Listening to love …
Maroon 5 I miss the taste of a sweeter life I miss the…
Maroon 5 :: Teh-Music.Com :: Through the rough n' tumble jingle jangle mess that is…
Maroon 5 (2014) I miss the taste of the sweet life I miss the…
Maroon 5 - Maps I miss the taste of a sweeter life I miss the…
Maroon 5 Big Sean I miss the taste of the sweet life I miss the…
Maroon 5 feat. Big Sean I miss the taste of a sweeter life I miss the…
Maroon 5 ft Big Sean I miss the taste of the sweet life I miss the…
Maroon 5 Ft J Balvin I miss the taste of a sweeter life I miss the…
Maroon 5 [ BaharMusic.Com ] I miss the taste of the sweet life I miss the…
Maroon 5/Big Sean I miss the taste of a sweeter life I miss the…
MAROON 5/SEBASTIAN WIBE I miss the taste of the sweet life I miss the…
Maroon 5; Maroon 5 I miss the taste of a sweeter life I miss the…
Max & Alyson Stoner I don't like what I'm running from I don't really think…
Megan Bonnell i miss the taste of a sweet life i miss…
Mixtapes You don't know why I say these things, but it's…
nanawolfy Am I even saying it right Aka Me Last Entertainment Wolfy Th…
New Model Army Some set sail to conquer, some set sail to discover Some…
OYLS Follow me You don't have to follow me You don't have to…
Panda Su I miss the taste of the sweeter life I miss the…
Peter Broderick you settled down in the wrong place pack up your bags…
Psymun feat. Chester Watson I was still there when you left me girl why…
Quiet Arrows Draw the map and chart the course Go by sea or…
Rapids! Your mama said, "clean out your head boy, don't lay nothing…
Redhead Express I miss the taste of a sweeter life I miss the…
Rogue Wave Pack up, I'm straight enough Oh say, say, say Oh say, say,…
Samia Pack up I'm straight Enough Oh say, say, say Oh say, say, sa…
Scott Bradlee Postmodern Jukebox feat. Morgan James I miss taste of the sweet life I miss the conversation I'm…
Scott Bradlee & Postmodern Jukebox Morgan James I miss the taste of a sweeter life I miss the…
Seahaven Pack up I'm straight Enough Oh say, say, say Oh say, say, sa…
SHHE Your love is like an island on a map That I…
Sills & Smith Nine PM is the sweetest time When your head gets heavy Your…
sitinglass I try to change places from places I try to…
Something Corporate Light breaks underneath a heavy door And I try to keep…
Terminal I don't mind if we never make it to where…
The Arcade Fire Pack up I'm straight Enough Oh, say say say Oh, say say …
The Fray Pack up I'm straight Enough Oh say Oh say say…
The Front Bottoms There is a map in my room on the wall…
The Klingers I miss the taste of a sweeter life I miss the…
The Maps Pack Up I've Strayed Enough Oh Say Say Say (x5) (Chorus) W…
The Terminal I don't mind if we never make it to where…
The Yeah yeah yeahs Pack up I'm strayed Enough Oh say say say Oh say say say Oh…
The Yeah Yeah Yeah´s Pack up; I'm straight; Enough; Oh say, say, say; you'll Say,…
To The Sky It's lonely up the tower Up where the moon and the…
Veer Glider I miss the taste of a sweeter life I miss the…
we love a.b.c Map reconstruction I wanna find the pieces of your heart Map…
Yeah Yeah Pack up I'm straight Enough Oh say, say, say Oh say, say, s…
YeahYeahYeahs Pack up I'm strayed Enough Oh say say say Oh say say say Oh…
♫ Maroon 5 I miss the taste of the sweet life I miss the…
Maroon 5 I miss the taste of a sweeter life I miss the…
We have lyrics for these tracks by Kurt Hugo Schneider:
Anywhere With You Is Home I've run around on the beaches of LA Skipped stones by…
Demons When the days are cold And the cards all fold And the…
Don't Let Me Down Crashing, hit a wall Right now I need a miracle Hurry up…
Drag Me Down Crashing, hit a wall Right now I need a miracle Hurry up…
Dusk Till Dawn Not tryna be indie Not tryna be cool Just tryna be in…
Falling In Love Last call at the local pub I wasn't there to look…
I Will Follow You Into The Dark Love of mine Someday you will die But I'll be close behind I…
I'll Think Of You I’ll think of you as I go So when I leave…
Let Me Love You I used to believe we were burnin' on the Edge of…
Lose You To Love Me I used to believe we were burnin' on the Edge of…
Roses There used to be a graying Tower alone on the sea You…
Sorry You gotta go and get angry At all of my honesty You…
Sorry Not Sorry You gotta go and get angry At all of my honesty You…
Stay I do the same thing I told You that I never…
The Other Side In the beginning I never thought it would be you When we…
What Lovers Do Ladies and gentlemen Let me introduce Me Here I come, yeah H…
Where You Are I stare at my reflection in the mirror Why am I…
Who You Are I stare at my reflection in the mirror Why am I…
You Are The Reason I stare at my reflection in the mirror Why am I…
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@scivam6611
I miss the taste of a sweeter life
I miss the conversation
I'm searching for a song tonight
I'm changing all of the stations
I like to think that we had it all
We drew a map to a better place
But on that road I took a fall
Oh baby why did you run away?
I was there for you
In your darkest times
I was there for you
In your darkest night
But I wonder, where were you?
When I was at my worst
Down on my knees
And you said you had my back
So I wonder, where were you?
All the roads you took came back to me
So I'm following the map that leads to you you-you-you-you-you
Ain't nothing I can do
The map that leads to you
Following, following, following to you you-you-you-you-you
Ain't nothing I can do
The map that leads to you
Following, following, following
Tu bien sabes que yo te ando buscando
Aunque en el tiempo pasó aun yo te sigo amando
Tengo un mapa de papel
Y camino sobre él
Donde estés llegaré
No tienes chance para escaparte
Te sigo buscando por cielo y tierra
Razón de ti nadie me da
Pa' toda mi piel ya no hay mapa
Que me conducirá
Esto parece ficción
Hasta en la televisión
Como entender la canción que estoy haciendo
Para encontrarte
Y yo fui quien te acompañó en la oscuridad
Quien nunca falló. Ehh
But I wonder, where were you?
When I was at my worst
Down on my knees
And you said you had my back
So I wonder, where were you?
All the roads you took came back to me
So I'm following the map that leads to you you-you-you-you-you
Ain't nothing I can do
The map that leads to you
Following, following, following to you you-you-you-you-you
Ain't nothing I can do
The map that leads to you
Following, following, following
Oh I was there for you
Oh In your darkest times
Oh I was there for you
Oh In your darkest night
Oh I was there for you
Oh In your darkest times
Oh I was there for you
Oh In your darkest night
But I wonder, where were you?
When I was at my worst
Down on my knees
And you said you had my back
So I wonder, where were you?
All the roads you took came back to me
So I'm following the map that leads to you you-you-you-you-you
Ain't nothing I can do
The map that leads to you
Following, following, following to you you-you-you-you-you
Ain't nothing I can do
The map that leads to you
Following, following, following
@wilfredomendez9987
I miss the taste of a sweeter life
I miss the conversation
I'm searching for a song tonight
I'm changing all of the stations
I like to think that we had it all
We drew a map to a better place
But on that road I took a fall
Oh, baby, why did you run away?
[Pre-Chorus]
I was there for you
In your darkest times
I was there for you
In your darkest night
[Chorus]
But I wonder, where were you?
When I was at my worst
Down on my knees
And you said you had my back
So I wonder, where were you?
All the roads you took came back to me
So I'm following the map that leads to you
The map that leads to you
Ain't nothing I can do
The map that leads to you
Following, following, following to you
The map that leads to you
Ain't nothing I can do
The map that leads to you
Following, following, following
[Verse 2]
I hear your voice in my sleep at night
Hard to resist temptation
'Cause something strange has come over me
Now, I can't get over you
No, I just can't get over you
[Pre-Chorus]
I was there for you
In your darkest times
I was there for you
In your darkest night
[Chorus]
But I wonder, where were you?
When I was at my worst
Down on my knees
And you said you had my back
So I wonder, where were you?
All the roads you took came back to me
So I'm following the map that leads to you
The map that leads to you
Ain't nothing I can do
The map that leads to you
Following, following, following to you
The map that leads to you
Ain't nothing I can do
The map that leads to you
[Bridge]
Oh, oh, oh, ah
Ooh, oh, oh, ah
Yeah, yeah, yeah, ah
Aha, ah, mmm, ah
Oh, I was there for you
Oh, in your darkest times
Oh, I was there for you
Oh, in your darkest night
Oh, I was there for you
Oh, in your darkest times
Oh, I was there for you
Oh, in your darkest night
[Chorus]
But I wonder, where were you?
When I was at my worst
Down on my knees
And you said you had my back
So I wonder, where were you?
All the roads you took came back to me
So I'm following the map that leads to you
The map that leads to you
Ain't nothing I can do
The map that leads to you
Following, following, following to you
The map that leads to you
Ain't nothing I can do
The map that leads to you
Following, following, following
@kylehanagami
That's it. I'm choreographing to an Max and Alyson cover.
@austindeal3386
It's crazy that I'm subscribed to Kurt, Max, and you and here you are supporting each other. It would be beyond AMAZING if you could get Alyson in your next video. She's one of the best dancers I've ever seen.
P.S I just watched your new video "Sexxx Dreams" and it's amazing as always! Best choreographer ever!
@peachy6295
OMG is this really happening ? _
@aznbunny37
KYLEEEEEEEE. #youtuberssupportingyoutubers
@private440
that would be super amazing. with the talented Max and Alyson. Super cool and beautiful
@samanthalopez3310
YEEESSSS
@dolove8490
I'm sitting here, rewatching this and smiling at how much Kurt must had had to run to be everywhere and then try to act super chill
@bikacaartproductions4163
DoLove 08 at around 2:58 you can see him running behind the fence! So funny
@carprincess
I had to rewatch the video to see all the places Kurt popped up. lol
@binnie3031
I counted 6 or 7