Who is Jay Alvarrez?
What he does
Jay Alvarrez is a social media star and model who has over 5 million followers on Instagram and over 1.1 million subscribers on YouTube. He was born in Oahu, Hawaii on July 5th and is a big surfing enthusiast. He first started getting well known for his Vines, and for pictures he takes on his Instagram, and then, later on, moved on to other social media platforms such as YouTube.
Videos
Videos on Jay’s channel are only uploaded every few months and are always travel vlogs of a trip he went on. The channel was created in 2012, but there were no videos uploaded until 2015. Today, there are only 10 short travel vlogs on his channel, but they all bring in millions of views. His most viewed video, “Jay Alvarrez in California,” has over 28 million video views.
Popularity
Jay is most popular on Instagram, with over 5.9 million followers. He documents his life and vacations on here and posts frequently to keep his followers engaged. His photos each get around half a million likes, and sometimes even more. To interact with his supporters, even more, Jay often comments back to fans on his pictures, follows them, and even does exclusive giveaways with prizes including cameras, editing softwares, vacations, and even cash.
YouTubers like Jay Alvarrez
Matt Komo
What he does
Starting out by posting photos on Instagram, Matt Komo has grown to have over 134,000 subscribers on YouTube, and over 167,000 followers on Instagram. His YouTube channel came soon after his Instagram fame, and he uploads a travel video about every month. Matt also is an aspiring director and has a great love for filmmaking. Like Jay Alvarrez, Matt goes on many vacations and documents the entire time by filming and taking pictures of his trip.
Videos
Matt started his YouTube channel in 2011, and has uploaded on and off since then. Instead of having an upload schedule like many other YouTubers, Matt sees YouTube as a hobby, and only uploads when he feels proud of a video. Similar to Jay Alvarrez, Matt uploads travel vlogs that consist of a vacation he went on. His videos are all well edited, and are a good way to look back and see the places he’s gone.
Popularity
Overall, since Matt Komo has a small channel on YouTube, he isn’t very well known except for in the video editing community. Komo is focusing more on his directing career, than his social media’s at the moment, but new followers are stumbling upon his page daily. His breathtaking photos on Instagram are helping him make a name for himself and drawing people in. He recently did a project for “Chainsmokers,” that is receiving amazing feedback.
Andreas Hem
What he does
22 year old from Norway, Andreas Hem, is yet another filmmaker and photographer who enjoys traveling. Just like Matt Komo, and Jay Alvarrez, he started off on Instagram by posting photos of his day to day life and travels. From there, he started expanding his creativity and started to film more, and upload it to his YouTube channel. Today, his channel has over 100,000 subscribers, and he has a very popular vlog series.
Videos
Along with the other two YouTubers mentioned, Andreas uploads mainly travel vlogs, with a fresh style of editing. Because of his talent in editing, he even does some editing tutorials for software like Adobe Photoshop, and Sony Vegas. His fans are very active on his channel, and most of his videos get around 100,000 views.
Popularity
Andreas Hem is a very talented editor, filmmaker, and photographer, and focuses mainly on his YouTube platform. His Instagram is his second priority and he enjoys documenting his travels more with videography, over taking photos. With over 100,000 subscribers on Youtube, he wants to make sure that his viewers are impressed with his content, and always makes sure that they are edited well before they are uploaded. Next, to Jay Alvarrez, Andreas Hem is one of the most well-known names in this genre of YouTube.
Collaboration
The Youtubers mentioned, Matt Komo, Jay Alvarrez, and Andreas Hem, are all very similar in their content and would create an awesome collaboration. They all enjoy traveling and filming it to upload to their channels. A collaboration could include the three of them going on a vacation and working together to produce amazing content. Andreas Hem is the best editor out of the three and could teach Jay and Matt different editing styles. Many aspiring filmmakers and photographers look up to creators like these who have made a name for themselves and many of the fan bases are combined, so a collaboration would be very exciting for all of their audiences.