***List of Early YouTube Whisper/ASMR artists on from 2009 – 2012***
What is a “YouTube Whisper/ASMR artist”?
YouTube Whisper/ASMR artists are individuals on YouTube who intentionally use ASMR triggers (eg, gentle forms of whispering, speaking, sounds, movements) to induce relaxation and/or brain tingles.
The list below does not include older and current videos which may stimulate ASMR unintentionally like unboxing videos, haul videos, make-up tutorials, and Bob Ross videos if relaxation and/or brain tingles were not the primary goal of those videos.
How is the start date of a YouTube ASMR artist determined?
The start date of an ASMR artist is based on the upload date of their oldest, verifiable whisper/ASMR video. It is not determined using their YouTube “joined” date because they may have started uploading non-whisper/non-ASMR videos on that date.
Also, early ASMR videos can’t be decided by the name of the channel, the title of the video, or the description of the video – because these all can be edited later. Each ASMR video is specifically confirmed by the upload date of a video which contains intentional ASMR triggers.
Notice someone missing?
Just send me a link to their first whisper/ASMR video via asmruniversity@gmail.com
Want the inside scoop from early ASMR artists?
- Interview with WhisperingLife (2009 artist)
- Interview with Mysterious_Goo (2009 artist)
- Interview with Zarbondb (2009 artist)
- Interview with CrisperWhisper (2009/2010 artist)
- Interview with WhisperSparkles (2010 artist)
- Interview with SoftlyGaloshes (2012 artist)
- Interview with massageASMR (2012 artist)
*List of the Early ASMR Artists 2009-2012*
2009:
- WhisperingLife March 26, 2009
- First ASMR artist
- Interview
- Mysterious_Goo (mentioned by WhisperingLife May 2, 2009)
- Zarbondb May 2, 2009
- iwillhelpyousleep May 3, 2009
- Yanghaiying May 23, 2009
- WhisperSister July 1, 2009
- TheWhisperingvoice Jul 17, 2009
- Daedalus102 Aug 9, 2009
- WhisperChills Aug 23, 2009
- Whisperlover1 Aug 28, 2009
- SoothingWhisper Oct 2, 2009
- Whisperingmusic Oct 5, 2009
- teenywhispers Oct 15, 2009
- DanishVlog Nov 27, 2009
2010:
- SnowbunnySerenade Feb 4, 2010
- WaveringWhispers Feb 8, 2010
- ZZYZR Feb 11, 2010
- WhisperingMyth Mar 31, 2010
- PhotosynthASMR Apr 4, 2010
- SuperJulia94 Apr 17, 2010
- WhisperStory Apr 29, 2010
- MissVindicat May 9, 2010
- SnarkyWhispers May 13, 2010
- WhisperFlower May 23, 2010
- MoonFoxASMR May 24, 2010
- Totalrod2 May 27, 2010
- Elelwyn July 2, 2010
- subtlewhispers Jul 15, 2010
- AuroraWhispers July 25, 2010
- CaligayWhispers Aug 12, 2010
- Cogarnach Aug 20, 2010
- MrWhisperingwildly Aug 24, 2010
- TheWhisperingCactus Aug 30, 2010
- WhispersForListeners Sep 4, 2010
- Kiwiwhispers Sep 8, 2010
- WhisperCrystal Sep 9, 2010
- SkogenWhisper Oct 5, 2010
- WhisperMixer Oct 6, 2010
- WhisperDust Oct 10, 2010
- LoLoWhispers Oct 19, 2010
- TheWhisperWinds Oct 19, 2010
- TheMisterWhisper Oct 28, 2010
- TrendyWhispers Oct 26, 2010
- MisterWhispWhisp Oct 30, 2010
- potterwhisper Nov 19, 2010
- Fknnameiwantistaken Nov 9, 2010
- SamWhispering Nov 21, 2010
- dreamerwhispers Dec 1, 2010
- WhisperSparkles Dec 20, 2010
- TexanLatinWhisper Dec 23, 2010
- WhisperSonnet Dec 23, 2010
- ForeverWhispers Dec 28, 2010
- MollyWhisper Dec 30, 2010
2011:
- sodawhisper Jan 6, 2011
- WhisperDoor Jan 7, 2011
- Belgianwhispers Jan 8, 2011
- WhisperingAnthem Jan 13, 2011
- SOUNDsculptures Jan 16, 2011
- MimiWinex Jan 25, 2011
- WhisperDeeply Feb 7, 2011
- InnateWhisper Feb 12, 2011
- TheWhisperingWizard Feb 16, 2011
- SlowWhispers Mar 2, 2011
- Easywhisperer Mar 29, 2011
- OmniWhisper Apr 4, 2011
- Keavy29 Apr 8, 2011
- WhisperingTF Apr 8, 2011
- JennieWhispers Apr 28, 2011
- IdleWhispers May 1, 2011
- BedtimeWhispers May 4, 2011
- Whisperinstoryteller May 7, 2011
- SpacemanJay May 12, 2011
- WhisperingCanadian May 12, 2011
- Whisperinginblue May 18, 2011
- WaywardWhispers May 21, 2011
- WhisperStar88 May 24, 2011
- WhisperCrystal May 24, 2011
- GentleWhispering ASMR June 3, 2011
- EvyWhispers Jun 3, 2011
- SavannahsVoice ASMR June 4,2011
- Jellymae91June 10, 2011
- WhisperHub July 12, 2011
- whispersweetie June 17, 2011
- VisualSounds1 ASMR June 19, 2011
- VioletsVoice June 29, 2011
- Amalzd Aug 3, 2011
- Kennylpj Aug 10, 2011
- TwitterWhisper Aug 24, 2011
- barbielion Aug 11, 2011
- whispermewell Sep 4, 2011
- TheRoseWhisper Sep 4, 2011
- Dingdingdongoohlala Sept 5, 2011
- randomsarahgrace Sep 7, 2011
- ASMRlove Sep 25, 2011
- TheWhisperboy Sep 19, 2011
- Dingdingdongoohlala Sept 5, 2011
- ThePrincessWhispers Oct 1, 2011
- Ms80it Oct 6, 2011
- nyasmr Oct 31, 2011
- VeniVidiVulpes Oct 12, 2011
- Sarah C LaBrie Oct 26, 2011
- Ephemeral Rift Nov 10, 2011
- asmr didibandy Nov 15, 2011
- WhisperingBlogger Nov 17, 2011
- grungenerd Nov 19, 2011
- whisperphonetics Nov 23, 2011
- LizzyM87 Nov 28, 2011
- Pigsbum53 ASMR Dec 2, 2011
- OmegaASMR Dec 6, 2011
- WhisperingHands4You Dec 10, 2011
- MalASMR Dec 10, 2011
- Fluesterschmeterling Dec 12, 2011
- GiantPinkPirateships Dec 17, 2011
- Mitzy Whispers Dec 22, 2011
- RelaxingASMR Dec 30, 2011
2012:
- Relaxingsounds92 Jan 3, 2012
- LovelySoundz Jan 8, 2012
- Amishanti Jan 15, 2012
- Gothickwhispers Jan 19, 2012
- FredsVoice ASMR Jan 23, 2012
- SarahWhispers1 ASMR Jan 30, 2012
- SerafiniAGaunt Feb 3, 2012
- Sweetseductiveasmr Feb 6, 2012
- TheWaterwhispers Feb 8, 2012
- InnateWhisper Feb 12, 2011
- Wonderwhisper08 Feb 13, 2012
- Marsha Ferrari Feb 18, 2012
- WhispersUnicorn Feb 24, 2012
- jaxwhispers Mar 1, 2012
- brokenwhispering Mar 4, 2012
- ASMR Catalyst Mar 9, 2012
- lovelen18 Mar 16, 2012
- iggy18 Mar 22, 2012
- AnarchyASMR March 22, 2012
- QueenOfSerene ASMR March 23, 2012
- TheOneLilium ASMR April 27, 2012
- CalmingEscape May 1, 2012
- AnaheimWhispers May 1, 2012
- EschewChaos ASMR May 7, 2012
- TimeOutASMR May 10, 2012
- Shiversivegotem May 13, 2012
- Becca Dee ASMR May 22, 2012
- Softlygaloshes June 6, 2012
- Accidentallygraceful June 7, 2012
- Whisperingbuddha1 June 8, 2012
- Matilde Whispers Jun 8, 2012
- TrixiWhispers Jul 8, 2012
- MacWhispers Jun 12, 2012
- WillowsWhisper June 21, 2012
- MrJellyring Jun 25, 2012
- DollyWhispers July 5, 2012
- xOMelissOx July 9, 2012
- ASMRvelous July 15, 2012
- softsoundwhispers July 16, 2012
- Tony Bomboni ASMR July 20,2012
- Ariel ASMR Mermaid Aug 2, 2012
- WhisperingMarine Aug 4, 2012
- WhisperCrunch Aug 18, 2012
- lml03647 Sep 1, 2012
- Asmrkitten Sept 6, 2012
- ASMRtingle Sept 14, 2012,
- Heather Feather ASMR Sept 20,2012
- Created and popularized “sk” trigger sound
- First “sk” video: Feb 17, 2013
- Origin story of “sk”: Dec 13, 2013
- “sk” later evolves into a new meaning?
- DonnaASMR Sept 25, 2012
- Ricky Odriosola ASMR Oct 3, 2012
- kel115 Oct 3, 2012
- Invisibletingles Oct 5, 2012
- Asmrbebexo Oct 14, 2012
- DopyBunny Oct 13, 2012
- VivBeyer1111 Oct 23, 2012
- ThoseTingles Oct 24, 2012
- Th3HazySea Oct 25, 2012
- JubileeWhispers Oct 31, 2012
- ASMRrequests Nov 19, 2012
- ASMRByDesign Nov 20, 2012
- DreamASMR Nov 21, 2012
- Flypowerish Nov 28, 2012
- TheWhisperCorner ASMR Dec 1, 2012
- Neonindiegirl Dec 4, 2012
- ocalymaASMR Dec 5, 2012
- First cranial nerve exam roleplay? Dec 19, 2012
- Princess Isabel ASMR Dec 4, 2012
- NeonIndieGirl Dec 4, 2012
- MassageASMR Dec 9, 2012
- MissWhisperingMe Dec 15, 2012
- BlackMaleASMR Dec 21, 2012
- quietexperiment Dec 22, 2012
- MissMeridianASMR Dec 26, 2012
- WhisperingQuetzal Dec 29, 2012
- Whispering Heart Dec 29, 2012
Additional Early ASMR Artists
The following are ASMR channels that existed in 2009-2011 but verification is limited because their channel, all their videos, or their videos preceding 2012 are currently removed, inaccessible, or hidden.
- Bruce Forsyth
- Caaath1000ASMR (New channel)
- Carefulwhispering
- Crisperwhisper (Interview)
- Cutebunny922 (2012 reference; New channel)
- EnchantingWhisper
- GayWhisperGuy
- iWhisperKindly
- LiliumCandidum27 (Became theOneLilium?)
- RandomWhispers
- Samboras4star
- Semperwhisper
- SoftShadowe
- SuperWhisperGirl
- SusurrusWhisper
- Swisswhispers
- TheDeafeningWhisper
- TheRhymeWhisper
- TheWhisperingWaves
- WanderingWhisper
- WhisperMeGently
- Whispersalt
- WhisperSwede
- WhispererRose
- WhisperingConscience
- Whisperingsprite
- WhisperingTrace
Initial Resources:
- EthFeather (ASMR subreddit member)
- Shared a list of early ASMR artists on July 10 2014 in response to a thread titled, “What is the very first intentional asmr video published on Youtube?”
- OmniWhisper ASMR (YouTube channel)
- Posted list of artists on May 26, 2011 video titled, “OmniWhisper SHOUT-OUTS! & Response – WhisperCrystal”
- WhisperCrystal (YouTube channel)
- Video posted Sept 9 2010 mentions many whisper channels. Julianna Alabado (see info below) watched this video and added several more artists to the lists above.
Curators and Contributors:
- Dr Craig Richard (Primary Curator)
- Compiled initial list of artists, general dates, and links (from above resources) and also added additional artists.
- Julianna Alabado (2019 Assistant Curator)
- Student at BASIS Charter School Tucson North, Arizona. Documented early ASMR artists as part of Senior Research Project.
- Confirmed, sorted, and updated most of the initial artists on these lists with the specific date of their first ASMR video.
- Further discovered and added an additional 60 early channels with the assistance of https://deepyoutube.com/
- Sarah Levering (2018 Assistant Curator)
- ASMR video enthusiast since 2011 and D.M.A. Candidate at Shenandoah University, Virginia.
- Reviewed over 60 of the initial YouTube channels on these lists to confirm links.
- Additional Assistance
- Softshadowe – informed me about their early channel (1st video: fall 2009 estimated, added to Additional Early Artists list)
- Jay (ASMRctica ASMR) – suggested TheCornerWhisper ASMR (1st video: Dec 1, 2012)
- Emil – suggested WhisperDust (1st video: Oct 10, 2010)
- Michelle – suggested SOUNDsculptures (1st video: Jan 16, 2011)
- Aquiles – suggested VisualSounds1 ASMR (1st video: June 19, 2011)