Steel Beans plays "Stowaway," drums and all, for Rick Beato

The performance excerpt has drawn a flood of comments about drum fills, vocals and the practical advantages of being your own band.

Channel: Rick Beato Story of October 30, 2026Trari Newsroom

Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 1,416,109 views a day, 6.2 times a normal first day on this channel (229,193).

Steel Beans plays his song “Stowaway” The one man rock band!

Rick Beato points out the extra job: Steel Beans is singing, too. Guitar and drums apparently aren't enough to keep his guest occupied.

In the new Short, Jeremy DeBardi, who performs as Steel Beans, launches into his song "Stowaway." Guitar riffs share space with drum fills, then cowbell and cymbal hits enter while he continues strumming and singing. The performance lasts less than a minute before Beato breaks into applause.

The clip reached roughly 810,000 views in ten hours, running well ahead of Beato's usual Shorts pace. Its comment section is even more conspicuous: already far busier than a typical full first day.

Viewers are picking apart the coordination, especially the move from snare hits straight back to guitar. Others focus on the voice above all that activity, or point out that "Stowaway" is a song to listen to, not merely a demonstration of multitasking. The one-man lineup also supplies a running joke about band breakups, rehearsal attendance and corporate downsizing.

As we reported here, DeBardi's longer studio visit includes performances and conversation about how he developed this setup. This excerpt puts a specific song at the center. Even with several instrumental jobs underway, there's still a lead vocal to deliver.

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The numbers

"Stowaway" is drawing views much faster than Beato's usual Short, with an especially busy comment section.

the video's first day

usual first day here

229,193

this video

1,416,109

subscribers

5,900,000

▲ 20,000 in the last 7 days

total views

2,269,558,879

views per day

934,519

typical day: 1,774,757

the video

views

809,615

likes

41,428

comments

2,100

days online

1

subscribers: this channel and similar channels

Rick Beato

5,900,000

theneedledrop

3,090,000

fantano

2,070,000

Adam Neely

1,830,000

David Bennett Music Theory

1,330,000

Trash Theory

573,000

As of October 30, 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.