Web Heroes:

The Titans of the internet do stupid stuff for us

Web Heroes

Lasse Gjertsen

The greatest Norweigan export since A Ha, Lasse is a videographer, animator and musician with a trademark skill of creating music videos by drastic editing. His two most popular pieces feature footage of himself beatboxing and cluelessly slapping at drums and piano keys, before the clever editing cuts in to create a tune.

Amateur and Hyperactive have clocked up over 20 million views on YouTube between them (click the links below to watch 'em). His work has led him to direct music videos and TV in Norway as well as internationally.

We flew him to the UK to capture the quintessential sounds of London, which he cut into a tune for us.

Interview with Lasse

Lasse gives some tips for film makers and shows off his stupid tattoo.

Lasse does London

Sirens, buskers, punters, traffic, phones and other sounds from the capital cut and pasted into a tune.

Hyperactive

He can't beatbox, but through the magic of video editing, it looks like he can. This is the video that made Lasse famous.

Amateur

Lots of fast edits turns a dull video of Lasse randomly pounding at a piano and drum kit into something pretty sweet.