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PBS News Hour - Segments

How 'Miles the Music Kid' became an internet sensation

PBS News Hour - Segments

PBS NewsHour

Daily News, News

4.11K Ratings

🗓️ 23 August 2024

⏱️ 5 minutes

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Summary

Eight-year-old Miles Bonham and his music production videos are striking a chord with millions of social media followers around the world. William Brangham reports for our arts and culture series, CANVAS. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

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And finally tonight to close out the week a gifted young talent you might have seen online

0:06.3

Yeah, his name is Miles the Music Kid that's what he's known as and his videos are striking a chord with audiences around the world.

0:14.0

William Bringham has the story for our arts and culture series, Canvas.

0:18.0

Get a new audio track.

0:23.0

8 year old Miles Bonham, a 4 foot music producing phenom.

0:29.0

Transposing it down 12 son of tones.

0:31.0

Seemingly can do it all.

0:33.0

A hit you left away from you as if this never existed.

0:40.0

At first, I might just want to make music not really have an idea and then it's like oh

0:46.8

Okay, this is cool

0:51.2

Miles has become an internet sensation.

0:54.0

Millions of followers watch along as he puts his spin on other songs

0:59.0

or creates his own, the best of which he calls fangers.

1:03.0

He started at age four on a little guitar

1:08.0

and soon progressed to the piano.

1:14.0

His parents,

1:20.0

his parents, neither of whom are professional musicians, started sharing clips of him online.

1:26.2

And before they knew it, Miles was producing full multi-track songs, complete with drums,

1:32.4

bass and vocals, using high-end recording software.

1:36.0

That's just who he is. He's just, it runs through a music is how he expresses himself

1:41.8

and it's just a huge passion of his.

1:46.0

His songs go through many many permutations and Miles says only about one in 10 achieved

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