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John Michael Howell builds a pop backing band in Minecraft

His July Short turns note blocks and redstone into a complete arrangement, then puts his voice over the top.

Why this story? The video is running at 108,653 views a day, 5 times its usual pace (21,529).

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Hay bales, pistons and redstone are John Michael Howell's studio equipment here. In "Making Music In Minecraft," he builds a backing track inside the game, testing each layer before stepping up to the microphone.

The July Short is getting a fresh burst of attention, adding roughly 109,000 views in a day, five times its usual daily pace. That lift comes while viewing across his channel is close to its normal level: this particular Minecraft session is having an unusually busy day.

Howell starts with a high-pitched melody, then adds a lower line with a delayed response. He sketches the percussion with his voice before constructing its in-game counterpart. Finally, there's one gap left. "That's perfect. Now we just need the bass, and I think we're done," he says.

The finished arrangement begins at 00:44, when the building demonstration becomes a vocal performance about a warrior fighting for love. The contrast is the hook: blocky machinery underneath an earnest pop vocal.

Viewers turn that combination into a running joke about naming Minecraft as your instrument. Others focus on the redstone circuitry, saying the build makes them want to learn it themselves. It's familiar territory for Howell, whose most-watched Short is another Minecraft music-making session from 2024.

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What viewers say

  • "What instrument do you play?" Him: "Minecraft"
  • Almost makes me wanna try learning red stone contraptions and it’s amazing how easy you make it look
    @sapphirered_12See it on YouTube
  • Man, if only this song could be longer.
    @PLxNP_ReimaginedSee it on YouTube
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  • Dang dude, anything with red stone boggles my brain. MUCH kudos to your work
    @CometstarlightSee it on YouTube
  • The amount of talent you need to write the lyrics, make the melody and the beat, then to sing it and make it sound good AND THEN make it on Minecraft is absolutely insane! I love this!
  • This songs always peak but I love it in Minecraft the most ngl
    @SkullMaster-r9b3pSee it on YouTube

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The facts
Subscribers
1,940,000 ▲ 20,000 this week
Channel views, last 7 days
15,919,315
Channel views, pace per day
1,358,304 (on a normal day: 1,326,394)
Video published
July 23, 2026
Video views so far
1,149,241 (93 days online)
Video views, pace per day
108,653 (on a normal day: 21,529)

The numbers

The July Short's daily viewing has accelerated much more sharply than viewing across Howell's channel.

views per day, this video
typical day
21,529
now
108,653
subscribers
1,940,000
▲ 20,000 in the last 7 days
total views
753,957,767
views per day
1,358,304
typical day: 1,326,394
the video
views
1,149,241
likes
50,646
comments
1,461
days online
93
subscribers: this channel and similar channels
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2,400,000
doddleoddle
1,960,000
RAYE
1,930,000
MALINDA
1,770,000
ParryGripp
1,670,000
As of October 24, 2026 · Data source: Trari Social News, Trari Traffic Trends and Ranking Platform, Google YouTube
Subscriber, view, like and comment counts are YouTube's. Rates, usual days, rankings, comparisons and categories are Trari's own calculations.
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