The TikToker going viral for sounding just like a car | mrcarsounds DexertoTikTok star \u2018mrcarsounds\u2019 is famous for his uncanny ability to sound exactly like a wide variety of vehicles \u2014 and he wants to take his talents to major video games. Quite a few people can brag about having a secret talent, but TikTok star Greg Gevojanyan\u2019s special ability is nothing short of jaw-dropping. Rather than being able to juggle or do a handstand, Gevojanyan \u2014 known online as \u2018mrcarsounds\u2019 \u2014 can sound like just about any car, truck, or motorcycle on the market. We spoke with the internet star in an exclusive interview, where he took us through his process of imitating the sounds of supercars and how his secret talent made him unusually famous. Click here to watch the full interview. TikTok celebrity sounds exactly like a car 22-year-old Greg Gevojanyan boasts over 4 million followers on TikTok, where he uploads videos of himself imitating the noises of a variety of vehicles. To help make his imitations sound more realistic, the influencer will often employ tools like a paper towel roll, a crushed soda can, or even a sign for a men\u2019s bathroom. His imitations are so spot-on that they often leave viewers completely gobsmacked, garnering hundreds of thousands and even millions of views per upload. According to Greg, he\u2019s making $100,000 a year just from his videos on social media. Greg says that he was inspired to start his TikTok account after one of his friends went viral trying to break the world record for coke and mentos. After uploading his video imitating car sound, he said the upload racked up over 300K views \u201covernight\u201d \u2014 and it\u2019s been off to the races ever since then. Perfect pitch helps mrcarsounds achieve perfect auto imitations Greg says that his special talent is largely owed to his background in music\u2026 in particular, the fact that he possesses \u2018perfect pitch.\u2019 Greg is also able to produce multiple notes at one time, allowing him to reproduce the harmonics of a car engine with stunning accuracy. \u201cI\u2019m a musician at heart,\u201d he told us. \u201cI was sitting in band class in sixth grade. Mrs. Kim\u2026 said Greg, you have an ability called \u2018perfect pitch.\u2019 You can identify sounds from hearing them.\u201d \u201cThere is, of course, a lot of practice involved. The fundamentals of it come from basics in music theory and understanding sound harmonics. If I hear a car go by, I can hear the interval, which is comprised of two or more notes, and try to replicate that same sound with my mouth.\u201d A childhood \u201cobsessed with cars\u201d leads to internet fame Greg says he was \u201cvery obsessed with cars\u201d as a child, claiming his entire room was always covered in an expansive collection of Hot Wheels figures. \u201cThe reason why I love cars \u2014 it\u2019s like eating mom\u2019s cooking,\u201d he said. \u201cIt makes you feel safe. I grew up with Hot Wheels, I grew up in my dad\u2019s shop. I grew up with this car \u2014 it was my first car. I got this car when I was 10 years old. It gives me the same nostalgic feeling.\u201d Greg is so obsessed with cars that he\u2019ll even go to Fast and Furious-style car meets with other enthusiasts. In fact, Greg went viral at one such meetup for taking over a microphone and imitating the sounds of cars at the event. Mrcarsounds wants to lend his voice to racing games like Forza But Greg wants to do more with his skills than be famous online. In fact, Greg says he hopes to lend his voice to sound effects in major video games like the Forza series, saying he\u2019s already \u201chad some surface-level conversation with the Forza team.\u201d \u201cWorking with Gran Turismo, even for fun, or putting my voice in the games for DLC,\u201d are the goals he has for the future, calling his particular skill set \u201cautomotive voice acting.\u201d Thanks to his talents, Greg has accrued over 4 million followers \u2014 almost twice the amount of people in his home country, Armenia. It\u2019s clear that there\u2019s a huge audience for his content\u2026 and perhaps there\u2019ll be even bigger opportunities for him to<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The TikToker going viral for sounding just like a car | mrcarsounds DexertoTikTok star \u2018mrcarsounds\u2019 is famous for his uncanny ability to sound exactly like a wide variety of vehicles \u2014 and he wants to take his talents to major video games. Quite a few people can brag about having a secret talent, but TikTok […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-60385","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60385","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=60385"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60385\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=60385"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=60385"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=60385"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}