Who Created Rush E? The Creators Behind the Viral Song

The Genesis of “Rush E”: Inside the Internet’s Most Infamous “Impossible” Piano Meme

If you have spent any time on YouTube, TikTok, or gaming spaces over the last few years, chances are you have crossed paths with “Rush E.” Characterized by its breakneck speed, chaotic note clusters, and a melody built entirely around the alphabetical meme letter “E”, the track has cemented itself as a modern internet phenomenon.

But who is actually behind this monstrously difficult digital composition?

Meet Sheet Music Boss

“Rush E” was created by Sheet Music Boss, a YouTube-focused music duo consisting of Australian composers and pianists Andrew Wrangell and Samuel Dickenson.

Wrangell and Dickenson first met while studying composition at university. Bonded by a shared background in classical piano and a love for pop culture and video games, they launched Sheet Music Boss to publish creative piano tutorials, meme-inspired arrangements, and MIDI visualizations.

The Precursor: “Rush B”

To understand how “Rush E” came to be, you have to look at its predecessor, “Rush B.”

Sheet Music Boss initially gained traction by experimenting with musical styles, including adapting popular video game tunes into high-energy Russian folk motifs. This led to “Rush B,” a title inspired by the famous Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) gaming meme where players frantically yell at their teammates to rush a specific map location. That piece leaned heavily into the musical note “B” while playing on Russian stereotypes.

The Birth of “Rush E”

Following the success of “Rush B,” Wrangell and Dickenson looked toward another major internet trend: the deep-fried, absurd Lord Farquaad/Markiplier “E” meme that was circulating online at the time.

Wanting to capitalize on the sheer ridiculousness of the letter, they constructed a piece built around it. Andrew Wrangell designed the initial MIDI layout and core audio structure, incorporating the rhythmic motif of the letter “E”, while Samuel Dickenson helped finalize, engrave, and polish the sheet music and visual presentation.

Released in 2018, “Rush E” was intentionally designed to look and sound completely over-the-top. At its climax, the composition requires more simultaneous notes than a human pianist has fingers—rendering it physically impossible to play by a single person under normal conditions.

From Niche MIDI Video to Global Phenomenon

Initially, “Rush E” started like many of Sheet Music Boss’s other uploads: a fun, quirky video for their subscriber base. However, the internet had other plans.

• The Meme Takeover: Users across the globe began reacting to the “impossible” sheet music video.
• The Covers and Challenges: Pianists, animators, and content creators started making parodies, trying to play it with robotic hands, or arranging it for ever-more-ridiculous instruments.
• Mainstream Crossovers: High-profile creators like engineer and YouTuber Mark Rober eventually incorporated the track into their content, driving millions of new listeners to the piece.

What started as a quick, lighthearted joke between two Australian musicians evolved into a defining piece of 21st-century internet culture—proving that sometimes, absurdity and brilliant composition are a winning combination.

If you want to see how the creators put it together and listen to the original track, check out Sheet Music Boss’s Rush E YouTube video. This video provides the definitive, original visualization of the chaotic MIDI composition that started the entire phenomenon.
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