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Smooth McGroove

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Max Gleason, better known online as Smooth McGroove, is an American YouTuber who specialises in recording rearranged acapella renditions of video game soundtracks. Max was born on December 5, 1984. He appears in several videos of himself, ostensibly filming each portion, and frequently includes films of the game being played as well as appearances by his cat Charl and later Angel.


Personal Information


NameMax Gleason
Profile NameSmooth McGroove
DOB (Age) December 5, 1984 (age 37)
DOJ (YouTube)Dec 21st, 2012
Total Videos204
Schedule/StatusMonthly
Net Worth$850,000
NationalityAmerican
ResidenceYukon, Oklahoma


Social media statistics


PlatformFollowers/Subscribers
YouTube 2.71 million
Twitch83,908
Instagram 5,352
Twitter92,299


Career


At the age of eleven, Gleason started playing the drums, which marked the beginning of his musical career. To sustain himself, he ultimately began giving private music lessons. Gleason started making several MIDI tracks in college and publishing them on MySpace, but he never received any attention for them.


“Smooth McGroove - JEREN” is the first video uploaded on Gleason’s channel. He raps about a character named Jeren from the show Game Of Thrones.


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Later, he formed a rock band with a few of his mates and in addition to playing the drums, he also handled audio mixing. After the band disbanded, Gleason made the decision to pursue music further. He started off rapping about video games and then gradually switched to singing a cappella.


Gleason narrated an episode of the video game web series Did You Know Gaming? in 2014 that focused on the F-Zero series. On the “The Gardens” official soundtrack for LittleBigPlanet 3, which was published on November 18, 2014, Gleason performed a cover of “Secret Gardens” from the LittleBigPlanet soundtrack.


He was discussed in Episode 2 of the Reddit podcast Upvoted on January 22, 2015. Gleason described how his musical career got started and how he unexpectedly attracted the attention and viewers that eventually allowed him to pursue music as a full-time profession.


Gleason shut down his Patreon and stopped producing content in 2019 and 2020 while he dealt with personal medical issues. He started producing his acapella covers again in March 2021.


Net Worth


According to various sources, Gleason is worth $850k as of August 2022. Gleason has various sources of earnings. However, he mostly earns from his YouTube channel. According to SocialBlade, he earns $501 - $8K per month and $6K - $96.2K per year.


Personal Life


Gleason was raised in Yukon, Oklahoma, and was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. At the moment, he and his cat Charl reside in Oklahoma City. Information on his family is unknown.


Other Social Media Statistics


Gleason has a massive fan following on several social media platforms. He has a Twitch account and is followed by 83k users. He has over 19k followers on Instagram, where he posts memes, selfies and pictures of places he visits. He has 92k followers on Twitter, where he gets several likes and retweets.


Content on YouTube


Gleason uploads videos monthly on his channel. His videos frequently cross half a million views. He makes acapella covers of various video game themes such as Zelda’s Title Theme, Mario Kart’s Mario Circuit theme and Mega Man 2’s Metal Man theme.


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This video is an acapella cover of the Megalovania theme.


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This video is an acapella cover of Undertale’s Bergentrückung + ASGORE theme.


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Gleason makes an acapella cover of Guile’s theme from Street Fighter 2.


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Gleason makes an acapella cover for Undertale’s Spider Dance theme.


Interesting Facts


  1. Early in 2014, a Starbound patch dubbed "v. Enraged Koala" added a microphone feature with Gleason sounds.
  2. McGroove used to work on a weekly schedule, but he has now decided to do away with it because it has prevented him from taking advantage of other chances, including working with other musicians or businesses.


FAQs


Q. How many albums has Smooth McGroove released?

A. As of August 2022, Gleason has released over 11 albums.


Q. Where is Smooth McGroove from?

A. Max Gleason was born in Yukon, Oklahoma, on December 5, 1984.


Q. What kind of videos does Smooth McGroove make?

A. His content features multiple videos of himself, recording each part, often together by a video of the relevant game being played and the appearance of his cat Charl and later Angel.

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