Noah Schnacky LIVE in the QYK Performance Theater!
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00:00Thank you guys so much, even though I forced it a little bit.
00:28It's good to be with you. My name's Noah Schnacki, and I'll tell you a little bit about myself before I play some of my songs.
00:35So I was born in Minnesota, moved to Florida when I was really young.
00:39And when I say really young, I mean like really young, because my parents were at college in Minnesota, and they moved right back down to Florida.
00:46But music goes way back in my blood.
00:49My grandpa was in a rock band, and he passed that down to my dad.
00:53My dad was in a country band, and growing up, country music was always in the house.
00:58We were always listening to country radio in the car, singing it at the top of our lungs.
01:02And like, it was even in the household.
01:04Like, I can remember times, I can remember times as like a little kid where I was like 10 years old, and my dad would walk into my room.
01:11And I didn't have an alarm clock growing up.
01:14I had a dad who would come into my room, take a guitar off my wall.
01:18I don't even know why I had guitars at the time, because I didn't play them.
01:23But I guess my mom didn't want him to clutter up their room, so he'd put them in mine.
01:26He'd grab a guitar off the wall, he'd put a foot up on my bed, and he'd play an old Kenny Chesney song in the morning to wake me up.
01:33And I can remember, it sounded like an alarm clock to me.
01:36But with my head underneath the pillow, trying to drown out the noise, trying to sleep in, I can remember like secretly listening to the stories that he'd tell me.
01:48Like, ordinary, no, really don't think so, not a love, that's true.
01:51And I was like, man, who's he talking about?
01:54And I can remember, that was the first time I ever really connected with country music.
01:59And I really fell in love with it.
02:01And really connected with what I believe is the core of country music, which is connecting with people.
02:05And I took that with me.
02:07And so when I was like 13 years old, we started going to Nashville and recording our early stuff.
02:11Because that's what you do when you want to be a Nashville artist.
02:13You start going back and forth and recording your stuff on Music Row.
02:17And thankfully, I'm not playing any of that stuff for you today.
02:21Because it was rough.
02:22I remember my first song was called, it was called Selena.
02:26And it was about Selena Gomez.
02:30Oh, yeah.
02:31It was like, hey, hey, hey, Selena.
02:36Hey, hey, I'm trying to meet you.
02:40It was something.
02:43And so I kept going back and forth.
02:45And thankfully, I got a little bit better.
02:46And when I was 17 years old, that was the first time I ever really felt like I had to make a major decision.
02:52When it came to music.
02:53Because I was going to college and it was either I chased the traditional education route or I decided to really go for it in this music thing.
03:01And I sat down.
03:04I kind of weighed the odds and made the decision to really go for music.
03:07And so I took the next four years from 17 to 21 and did anything in my power I could to make that dream into reality.
03:14And from what that looked like for me, it was like, like when I was 17, one of the things I did was like I made these cards that said, you're amazing, we should talk.
03:22And they had my name on them and my social media.
03:25And I'd go to like Staples whenever they were having a deal.
03:27And I would get like 3,000 of these things for like 20 bucks.
03:31And then I'd go to like events, concerts, and just hand them out by the thousands.
03:35And then I'd go home and try to connect with those people.
03:37Or I'd play anywhere and everywhere people were willing to listen to my music.
03:41Because people really matter to me.
03:42So I always thought it was really inspiring that people would go home and look at a cover that I posted, post a comment or a like, and wanted to get involved with what I was passionate about.
03:53So I always wanted to return the favor as much as I could.
03:57So I did that for four years.
03:59And at 21, we figured it was about time we released our first song.
04:03So on my 21st birthday, we released my first independent release, which was Hello Beautiful.
04:08And what happened next absolutely blew me away.
04:12It had a million streams in eight days with no huge marketing campaign behind it, just us releasing it organically.
04:22And now here we sit a year and a half later with 75 million streams off of our two independent releases.
04:28And what's really cool about it to me, what's really special is that that song, Hello Beautiful, wasn't some like manufactured hit I was trying to get and like make something out of.
04:37It was a real story to me.
04:39Like it was my story.
04:40And it was how I wanted to, my music to be heard.
04:44It was the same stuff that draws me back right to my roots, like the Kenny Chesney stories, because it was a story of its own.
04:51And the fact that people were willing to receive me for who I wanted to be was really special to me.
04:56So that's this first song, Hello Beautiful.
04:58I hope you enjoy it.
04:59I was 18 when we first met.
05:18Couldn't believe how you took my breath in your sweatshirt, your converse.
05:25You didn't even know you were rocking my walk.
05:28Sitting in line trying to get a coffee.
05:32Stealing lost, you turned around and caught me.
05:35I laughed and you smiled.
05:38And we took a chance and stood for a while.
05:42Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh.
05:45I never saw it coming, but, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh.
05:52I had to say something.
05:56Hello, beautiful.
05:59I've never seen you before.
06:03Do you live around here?
06:06What's your name, beautiful?
06:08The way you looked at me.
06:13Girl, it took my breath away.
06:16And I had to introduce myself.
06:19Oh, I had to say.
06:22Hello, beautiful, beautiful.
06:28Hello, beautiful, beautiful.
06:31Oh, oh, oh, oh.
06:33I got your name and I got your number.
06:39We sat for hours talking to each other.
06:42But one night wasn't enough.
06:45We were all in, falling in love.
06:49I tried to see you, but your daddy wouldn't let me know.
06:52He told you you should just forgive me.
06:55But what we had was something so real.
06:59And he didn't know the way we're feeling.
07:01Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh.
07:06So I met you in the dark.
07:09Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh.
07:13Underneath the stars.
07:17Well, hello, beautiful.
07:20It's good to see you again.
07:23I'm glad you found your way down to this riverbed.
07:29Well, no, we don't have long, but I'll take what I can get.
07:36Every moment spent with you is worth the consequence.
07:42Well, hello, beautiful, beautiful.
07:48Hello, beautiful, beautiful.
07:52Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh.
07:55Cause I remember when you called me.
07:58Something in your voice had changed.
08:02You told me you were moving with your dad to another state.
08:08And I'm still waiting by unless you've ever been.
08:11Yeah, I come here every day.
08:14Waiting for that moment when you find your way.
08:19Back to me, and I'll say, hey.
08:28Hello, beautiful.
08:50Hello, beautiful.
08:52Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh.
08:56That's my number one fan right there.
09:08I'm going to do something kind of crazy right now.
09:10Are you guys good with that?
09:11Are you sure you're good with that?
09:14Okay, but you got to promise to answer me honestly, right?
09:17All right?
09:19We got any single people in the house?
09:21Yeah?
09:22Okay, you and me.
09:23All right, we got a couple people.
09:24That's a tricky one, man.
09:31It's so tricky.
09:32I'll tell you, like, one time I asked that question.
09:36And it was like, I said, like, I know I just say single people.
09:39Because one time I said, we got any single ladies in the house?
09:42And a couple people went, woo, right?
09:45On the girls.
09:46And then I was like, we got any single fellas in the house?
09:48And I feel so bad.
09:49This one guy, man.
09:51It was only one guy in, like, a room of, like, 100 people.
09:54And you could literally hear the confidence leave his body as he said, woo.
10:00He was like, woo.
10:05And so now I just say single people.
10:07And, like, I don't know.
10:08It's just fun for me.
10:09Because, like, I'm a huge fan of the idea of love, right?
10:11I've always been a dreamer when it comes to the idea of finding that person you're made for.
10:17And that's kind of where this next song comes from.
10:20It's about that first conversation, you know?
10:22And, like, everybody knows this feeling.
10:23But especially when you're single.
10:24Like, when you walk into a room and you see someone who absolutely takes your breath away.
10:29And you don't know exactly what you're going to say to that person or anything about them.
10:36But you know you've got to say something.
10:38Because if you don't say something in that moment, you're going to regret it the second you leave that place.
10:43It's about not missing the moment and not having what-ifs.
10:48And it's called Maybe We Will.
10:49It was my second independent release.
10:51I hope you enjoy it.
10:53Thank you, ladies, for playing along with me.
10:55That was so fun.
10:59Well, baby, lay that guard down.
11:17Let me get past that smile.
11:20I want to know who you are.
11:23Can we talk for a while?
11:26Yeah, we can laugh the night away.
11:28We could be more than friends.
11:31You never know unless you stay.
11:34Come on, let's take that chance.
11:37Because we might be each other's last first kiss.
11:42And this could be a story we tell our kids.
11:48How a midnight slow dance became a house on the hill.
11:53Well, baby, maybe we won't.
11:56But baby, we will.
11:59Yeah.
11:59Well, baby, don't think about how we might crash and burn off.
12:15Yeah, I could see it in your eyes.
12:18I know we've both been hurt.
12:20And I don't know what to say.
12:23I don't have any lies.
12:25But if I didn't say something, I'd regret it for the rest of my life.
12:32Because we might be each other's last first kiss.
12:37And this could be the story that we tell our kids.
12:42How a midnight slow dance became a house on the hill.
12:47Well, baby, maybe we won't, but maybe we will.
12:53Can we just move?
12:56With your body and your mind to the rhythm of this groove.
13:01Until it's just you and I in this crowded room.
13:05Well, baby, we can take our time to just know that tonight we might be each other's last first kiss.
13:20And this could be the story we tell our kids.
13:26How a midnight slow dance became a house on the hill.
13:32Well, baby, maybe we won't, but maybe we will.
13:37Yeah.
13:37We might just grow old in that house on the hill.
13:43Well, baby, maybe we won't, but maybe we will.
13:51Hey.
13:52Thank you so much.
13:57That's my number one fan right there.
14:02Thank you so much.
14:03That means the world.
14:04Well, that was the first two releases, and I'm, like, super excited to say since then.
14:08Our team has grown so much.
14:11I mean, when we were first producing those two songs, it was me and my dad and a buddy of ours just sitting in a room hoping that we could sound like the people we were listening to on the radio that I looked up to so much at the time.
14:22Like Old Dominion and Brett Eldridge and Thomas Rhett and Florida Georgia Line.
14:26All these incredible artists that have great lyricism and great tracks.
14:30And we were just trying to be somewhere in their stratosphere.
14:34Somewhere up there, right?
14:36And I'm super excited to tell you guys since then, like, a lot of the people that I looked up to as idols in the town and really respected their work have turned around and saw the potential in what we're doing now and want to be a part of that.
14:48People like Shane McAnally, who were a huge part of, like, all of Old Dominion's records and creating the lyricism of that, the melody lines.
14:56And people like Dan Hough, who have produced literally everybody I've ever loved, like Thomas Rhett, Brett, Eldridge.
15:03Like, I could go down the list.
15:05Just incredible people.
15:06And so I'm really excited about this next one I get to show you all because we just finished recording it in the studio with Dan Hough.
15:14And it comes out August, I think August 7th, August 9th.
15:18August 9th it comes out.
15:20That's how fresh it is.
15:21I still don't know the date.
15:23It's called I'll Be The One.
15:25I hope you enjoy it.
15:26Ever since you could remember, girl, you've been waiting on a gentleman to be a steady rock and rock your world, to build your little white house on a little land.
15:55If you want someone to watch and need you, keep you close and never leave.
16:00You'll be my baby and I'll be the...
16:02Oh, I'll be the one that you're calling, talking to your mama all about.
16:07The one you're always with and never want to live without.
16:11I'll be the one who got the one that got away, yeah.
16:15If you let me, baby.
16:17Oh, I'll be the one to hold you up, hold your hand, the one to hold the door.
16:22The one you're holding on, that you've been holding now for.
16:26I'll be the one you're looking at when all the look is done.
16:29If you be my lady, I'll be the one.
16:33Well, tell me if I'm talking out of place, but let me know if I'm right on the money.
16:48I like to think the smile on your face is cause you like the way I call you honey.
16:54You want my jacket, Julie can have it.
16:58You want my love, it's automatic.
17:01I'll be the one that you're calling, talking to your mama all about.
17:06The one you're always with and never want to live without.
17:09I'll be the one who got the one that got away, yeah.
17:13If you let me, baby.
17:15Oh, I'll be the one to hold you up, hold your hand, the one to hold the door.
17:20The one you're holding on, that you've been holding now for.
17:24I'll be the one you're looking at when all the looking's done.
17:28If you be my lady, I'll be the one.
17:32Well, let me be the one.
17:34Let me be the one, baby.
17:37You make me want to make you happy, make you coffee, make you daddy want to call me son.
17:43If you only let me be your one and only one.
17:47I'll be the one that you're calling, talking to your mama all about.
17:52The one you're always with and never want to live without.
17:55I'll be the one who got the one that got away, yeah.
17:59If you let me, baby.
18:01I'll be the one to hold you up, up, up.
18:04And hold the door, the one you're holding on, that you've been holding now for.
18:10I'll be the one you're looking at when all the looking's done.
18:13If you be my lady, I'll be the one.
18:19Ooh, baby, I'll be the one.
18:22Ooh, yeah.
18:24I'll be the one you're looking at when all the looking's done.
18:28If you be my lady, I'll be the one.
18:34Love you, Julie.
18:45So that was the next one.
18:47You guys, I got one more song I'm super excited about sharing with y'all.
18:51This one's really special to me, especially this morning,
18:53because I walk in and I see these beautiful three little girls
18:56and this little bro right here,
18:57and it reminds me of my three little sisters and myself.
19:01And that's kind of where this next song started for me.
19:04It was all based around the idea of, like, I've watched my parents.
19:08I know the value that a mom and a dad can play
19:12in a life of a little girl or a little dude growing up
19:14and how you guys absolutely shape them
19:17and make them into something so special and so confident.
19:21I wanted to write from a son's perspective all that that means.
19:24When you meet a girl and you have no idea of her background or anything,
19:29but she's just this amazing person,
19:31and you know that there's a background to it.
19:33It takes a village to raise somebody,
19:35and that's where this song started for me.
19:37It's called Meet the Man.
19:38I hope you enjoy it.
19:39I hope you enjoy it.
19:44So let's pray.
19:47Have a great morning.
19:48Whatever you enjoy now,
19:48just a little bit before the question.
19:50I hope you adopt this story.
19:50What should I do?
19:51Do you love it?
19:51She's this very good thing.
19:52I hope you enjoy it.
19:52Do you like it?
19:57And I hope you enjoy it?
19:58I bet he took you every Sunday
20:13I bet he showed you right from wrong
20:22And cheered you on in every home game
20:26I bet he sang a Tim McGraw
20:31Bet he took the time to tell you everything you're worth
20:39Cause girl the way you love me tells me
20:43Someone must have loved you first
20:46I wanna meet the man that made such a beautiful girl
20:50That guy like me didn't ever deserve because a girl like you
20:55One in a million chance
20:58I wanna meet the man that put that grain in your eyes
21:03And that one little dimple on the side of your smile
21:06Let him know how much I'd love to take your hand
21:10I wanna meet the man
21:14Yeah
21:17I wanna meet the man
21:20I bet he hated every boyfriend
21:29He probably tried to scare them all
21:35And girl I bet he kinda broke him
21:42When he wants you leave for prom
21:48Well yeah it's like I already know him
21:53Because of everything you are
21:56I wanna meet the man that made such a beautiful girl
22:00That guy like me didn't ever deserve because a girl like you
22:04I wanna meet the man that made such a beautiful girl like you
22:06I wanna meet the man that put that grain in your eyes
22:11And that one little dimple on the side of your smile
22:15Let him know how much I'd love to take your hand
22:21I wanna meet the man that put that grain in your eyes
22:24I wanna meet the man that made such a wonderful girl like you
22:25I wanna meet the man
22:27I wanna meet the man
22:29I wanna meet the man
22:31Well he's been gone for a little while
22:45But I know he's looking down
22:49One day I'll meet the man that made such a beautiful girl
22:57That a guy like me didn't ever deserve because a girl like you
23:02A one in a million chance
23:05I'm gonna thank him for putting that green in your eyes
23:11And that one little dimple on the side of your smile
23:14Let him know just how grateful that I am
23:18I wanna meet the man
23:22I wanna meet the man
23:28Thank you, guys.
23:38Well, I'd love the opportunity to take a picture with y'all
23:44Shake your hands
23:45I know I tried to do that before
23:46But I didn't get a chance to meet everybody and take a picture
23:48So if you guys wanna do that, we good with that?
23:51All right, let's do it.
23:52All right, let's do it.