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Since 2011, Cantor has worked on multiple viral projects, including songs and corresponding viral videos, posted

on his SoundCloud and YouTube pages.[6] In 2012, he released the comedy songs "Christian Bale Is at Your
Party" and "Shia LaBeouf" (also known as "Actual Cannibal Shia LaBeouf").[6] In the song "Shia LaBeouf", Cantor
narrates a story about the actor Shia LaBeouf as a cannibalistic serial killer.[5] Cantor posted a demo of the song
to his SoundCloud page, from which it spread virally.[5]
On July 1, 2014, Cantor posted a video titled "29 Celebrity Impressions, 1 Original Song", in which he and Tally
Hall member Andrew Horowitz performed Cantor's song "Perfect" in 29 different celebrity impressions. A week
later, he released a making-of video, demonstrating that the act was a hoax done through audio and video editing,
and in fact featured 11 different impressionists.[8][9] As of November 2015, the video has 13 million views, and the
corresponding explanation video has 1.5 million views.
On October 21, 2014, Cantor posted a video titled "'Shia LaBeouf' – Live", the music video to his 2012 song of the
same name. The video is a mockup of a live concert, featuring numerous dancers and performers, primarily
the Gay Men's Chorus of Los Angeles, the West Los Angeles Children's Choir, and the Argus Quartet. At the end
of the video, the actor Shia LaBeouf is seen applauding the performance.[3][4][5] Cantor has stated that the video
took four months to organize and one day to shoot, and that it was worked on by 161 people, including Cantor's
former musical collaborators Zubin Sedghi and Zach Krasman.[4] As of February 2018, the video has over 53
million views.

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