I'm going to reveal a well-kept secret
today hey sweet insomniacs tingle lovers
and everybody else welcome back
it's ASMR Zeitgeist. I hope you're all
doing really really well. Tonight's video
is going to be a bit different as you
can probably tell because I am filming
from my living room for the very first
time and the reason for that is that I
wanted to create a more laid-back
atmosphere because tonight I am doing
the 25 questions ASMR tag, initiated
by the wonderful and talented Gibi thank
you so much Gibi for tagging me, that really
is a cool thing to be part of that and I
am supposed to tag 5 people as well so
I'm tacking Paris ASMR, ASMR magic, Tirar
A Deguello,
Whispersred ASMR
Niteshift ASMR
I'm sorry just in case these people are
got already tagged by other ASMR artists
but I simply don't know. Let's get into
the questions. When was the first time
you experienced ASMR? I was very
little, it's a very early memory probably
five four maybe six I don't know and I
guess it's quite a lame story because
like many many people I got my first ASMR experience at the hair salon and I
remember sitting there waiting for my
haircut and somewhere in the background
the blow-dryer and I just zoned out
somehow and that amazed me because it
wasn't a particular extraordinary
situation I was just sitting there but I
I was able to recall this feeling ever
since and yeah that was the first time I
got tingles. When was the first time you
watched ASMR on YouTube? That was back
in 2013. I read an online article about ASMR and I was immediately fascinated
and the article led to a video from
Maria aka Gentlewhispering and the
title was "Oh such a good 3d sound"
What's your favorite unintentional ASMR
video? I have to say there's no such
thing I can't remember a video
which wasn't intentional ASMR that I
got tingles from I sure watched Bob Ross
before I knew what ASMR is so that's
maybe the the closest that I got to an
ASMR experience. I didn't get
tingles though it I just found it
relaxing... oh and I have to make a
confession and it may gross out some of
you. I sometimes watch Dr. pimple popper
and the way she talks to those pimples
basically can be quite tingle inducing
as well so check out dr. pimple popper
name the last five ASMR artists that you
watched so I have to go into my history
wait a second
oh how do I get there I always forget that
okay I watched vortex ASMR with the most unpredictable ASMR
there are a lot of other
videos... I watched ASMR magic as well
sponge mic no talking squishing and
brushing that was really nice. ASMR
magic is one of my favorites by the way.
I also watched  German teacher
from my lovely  German
colleague fast ASMR. Then I watched of
course Gentlewhispering with "personal
trigger tips"
that was four I guess, right?
And Karuna Satori with an hilarious
video named beauty guru apology
roleplay, that was really cute. What's
your favorite is our trigger to listen
to? That's quite simple because it's
whispering or the voice in general and
that can be a male or a female voice I
don't care
it just has to be appealing for me in
one way or another and yeah it may
surprise you because I do a lot of no
talking content but I every time I watch
ASMR there has to be some
whispering involved so yeah that's my
favorite trigger. What's your least
favorite trigger to listen to? My least
favorite trigger to listen to is a quite
controversial trigger... you know it
already..
its mouth sounds, ear eating and eating
sounds in general that's not very
appealing to me. It can be nice sometimes
when it's done by the right person and
by that I mean a person that I find
attractive...  it can be sexy
but then it's not ASMR anymore... for me at
least. For a lot of people it is. Well, you
do you boo... if that's the saying I don't
know.
Do you use ASMR to relax or fall asleep?
I use it for both
I basically use ASMR in all kind of
situations.. like when I do my paperwork,
when I cook, when I take a walk around
the block and certainly when I go to bed
and I want to fall asleep. What's
your bedtime routine? My bedtime routine
certainly is nothing special.
Usually I have a late night snack I have
to say which is a bad bad habit and then
I brush my teeth and I go to bed.
Sometimes I read a book sometimes I'm on
YouTube of course watch some ASMR
videos, which I do most of the time I
have to say and I also quite often
listen to a science podcast which is
really interesting but also very boring
and it helps me sleep so nothing special.
What's your favorite trigger to do and
do it. My favorite trigger to do is quite
special a few weeks ago I released a
video called
"ASMR experimental spa" in which I had a
big container filled with Orbeez and I
placed the binaural microphone in the
middle of that and I was digging around
in these Orbeez
that sound was so good and so exquisite
and it was so therapeutic and relaxing
to dig around in these Orbeez that
probably is my favorite trigger to do at
the moment. What's your least favorite
trigger to do? I love watching role plays
and I don't know if that counts as a
trigger but I myself feel rather
uncomfortable when I do role plays
because I think I'm a rather wooden actor, you know. I can play
zeitgeist more or less but I can't play
any character I feel rather
uncomfortable. But that always is a
challenge and I want to do some more
role plays in the future so we'll see.
How long does it take you to make a
video? I don't know exactly but I guess I
hold the record for working the longest
on my videos although I I recently saw a
live stream by the amazingly talented
good night moon ASMR where she
talked about the process of making a
video and she needs up to two weeks to
make one of her role plays which you can
tell by the end result. Her role plays
are stunning amazing. That's what I need
as well for some videos up to two weeks
and to break down to work hours I'd say
from 40 to 60 work hours
at least, per video. Have you ever gotten
tingles from your own videos? Well that
can happen in the editing process when a
sound turns out to be really good, but I
don't sit down and watch my videos
intentionally to get tingles or to
relax.
So I already answered the next question
which is: Do you watch your own videos? No
I don't. I get back to them just to see
what I can improve or maybe as you know
I sometimes do compilations of older
videos. But I just rewatch them
work-related - so to speak. what software
do you use to edit? I use Adobe Premiere
Pro. I already had this program before
because I I had the adobe creative suit
from my work as a graphic designer so I
had access to that. I can't compare it to
any other program it's the only editing
software I've ever worked with, but from
what I've heard it's the the golden
standard so to speak for editing
software. What time of the day do you
film? Today's shoot is quite an exception
because I film at 8:30 p.m. in the
evening and usually I have to wait until
2:00 a.m. in the morning to avoid any
background noises so in case you're here
today.
some background noise occasionally that's why
yeah 2:00 a.m.
in the morning and then until 5:00 a.m.
6:00 a.m. that I'm quite exhausted as
you can probably guess. What's your
favorite video that you've made? That's
hard to say, I usually like my very
recent videos so I thought my funkopop
video was quite cool, I like that. I also
like my video which I talked about
before, my experimental spa which was
quite a success and I'm pretty grateful
for that. I don't like my older videos I
see a lot of flaws there, because it's always a process of improvement so to speak
Have one of your videos had an unexpected negative fan reaction?
Well it wasn't unexpected I have to say
I don't know if you remember but one and
a half years ago or maybe a year ago I
don't know exactly
there was a questionable trend in the
community I'm talking about banana
eating videos. I made banana eating video parody I have to add and in that video the
banana didn't even get near my mouth I
have to say in defense
But the thumbnail suggested otherwise
and it's my most disliked video to this
day, but that's okay.
What video of yours do you think didn't
get the love it deserved I have to say
that all my videos even the banana video
got a lot of love and support and I'm
really grateful for that.
I have the feeling no matter what I do
the majority of my viewers is really
supportive and they let me experiment
and try new things and thank you guys
that's it means a lot I really
appreciate it.
Maybe I can rephrase that question into:
What of your videos didn't get the
attention it deserved? I was a bit
disappointed that my funkopop video
didn't have as much views as the other
videos but it got a lot of love.. So thank
you for that. What something the audience
doesn't know about the behind the scenes
of your channel? I'm going to reveal a
well-kept secret today you maybe see it
in an upcoming video anyway because
there's a short snippet if you pay
attention where I wear my glasses.
I am very nearsighted
I'm practically blind and behind the
scenes I wear my glasses but never on
camera because my glasses are really
thick and I hate them.
I occasionally wear contacts in public
but most of the time I wear my glasses.
So, you didn't know that. What's the most
absurd request you received from a fan
..it already makes me smile because
it's really quite absurd... there is this
girl on Instagram writes me frequently
asking for a video from me where I fart,
basically. She even offered me $50 for
that but I didn't take it
and that's quite interesting.. My most
unusual request. Do your family and
friends know you make ASMR videos? My
friends know it from the beginning and
they always were really supportive... my
family though doesn't know to this day
and that may surprise you because
ASMR became a really important part of
my life I guess they would choose this
as a living. I do live off of it at the
moment but it can be over in the wink of
an eye and my parents.. they go the safe way usually.. so that's the reason why maybe
Have you ever been recognized in public?
No, to my own surprise that never
happened. I often talk to other artists
and they get recognized in public all
the time... and it never happened to me so
far which I am thankful for because I'm
quite a shy person I sometimes get weird
glances but I don't know if it's because
they recognize me... no one ever came up to me and said hey Zeitgeist or something
so not yet. What inspires your video
ideas? Mostly watching other
creators content...  that's usually quite
inspiring. What I do,  I often go to the
crafting store or the toy shop and I
watch for unusual items that I could use
in my videos. That's always quite
inspiring just to go in a shop and
intentionally watch for absurd things
that I can make a video with and I also
shop a lot on Amazon and see what I can
find there... so, shopping is my big
inspiration so to speak. Where do you
find yourself spending the most time
online. That's very simple to answer and
you can guess it already. YouTube, that's
where I am most of the time online...
besides YouTube I am frequently on
Instagram and Twitter.
Sometimes on Facebook but I watch
YouTube all day.
I'm addicted... What advice would you give
someone who wanted to make their own ASMR content?
my advice would be of
course just go for it...
if you want to do it, do it.
Don't be afraid the community is really
lovely and welcoming to everyone who
starts out... but I'd recommend you to ask
yourself: what can I contribute to the
ASMR community? Because, you know there
are so many artists out there and the
question is what makes you stand out. So
if you're a marvelous actor you should
do role plays for instance...  if
you have the most soothing voice then
use that primarily... so what's your
strength basically. Okay, sweet
insomniacs and tingle lovers, that's it
for my 25 questions I hope you found it
somewhat entertaining or at least
relaxing and I really hope I see you
next time. Sleep well.. bye
 
