History of... by Bill Wurtz

Bill Wurtz (stylized as bill wurtz) is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and online video creator based in New York City. He is known for his distinctive musical and narrative style which includes deadpan delivery and singing paired with colorful surrealist, psychedelic, and non-sequitur graphics. Wurtz first published his material in 2014, setting up a website and presenting a catalog of music and video that he had recorded since 2002. He uploaded edited versions of his videos on short-form video-sharing website Vine, where he enjoyed initial popularity. Wurtz experienced breakout success from his animated documentaries, history of japan (2016), and history of the entire world, i guess (2017), when they were uploaded to YouTube. He continues to work on music and video projects.