A one-man musical phenomenon | Jacob Collier
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- Опубліковано 6 лют 2018
- Jacob Collier is a one-man band and force of nature. In a dynamic, colorful performance, he recreates the magical room at his home in London where he produces music, performing three songs in which he sings every part and plays every instrument -- accompanied by kaleidoscopic visuals that take cues from the music and grow in real time.
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jacob won the first prize, the third and the fifth above it
Did he also win the sharp 13th prize?
@@georgevanderbyl7519 I'm sure he did
Let’s hope he didn’t win the flat fifth prize. Tough one to sing that
Minor upset
Yet he rejected the 9th flat price, seems that he's in a good place
i like to think those are his pyjamas and this is just his morning routine
It actually kinda is, cause that setup on the stage is what his room at home is equipped like.
underrated comment. Thanks for making me laugh
Pretty much
If you knew anything about this man, you’d know that it is his normal “at home” look.
indeed
A distant galaxy is missing a musician....
Grimm Joke 😂😂😂
Earl de Darkwood strikes again!
I think he 's in mission on the earth... WOW!!!
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
He's probably from Sirius like Stockhausen and Sun Ra haha
i refuse to believe this is a real person and not some sort of experimental jazz robot that escaped the factory
I totally agree.. I have seen "him" 4 times LIVE just to make sure it was NOT a robot. I am still not sure.
and the most hilarious comment award goes to...
sandy120 he is a genius
sandy120 I pity the blade runner that's going to have to retire him when his kind goes rogue.
I wasn't sure either, but I had never seen him on an actual drum kit till this video, and that's the only time I've seen him appear as human lol
The only thing that's more impressive than Jacob's musical knowledge, is his excessively large shirts
it's consistent HAHAHA
😂
And u can tell that hes a shaman
Dude haha
Like NF, all the GOATS
Honestly wouldn't be surprised if he improvised the entire Ted talk
Underrated lol nice
I thought that of Led Zeppelin, but have attended several of their concerts where what seemed to be massive improv was actually very minor improv in every carefully scripted / charted musical number.
Point being that Jason is capable of both scripting and improv, but I think he leans to tight charting with little windows for improv.
If you like Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue, watch a few vids of it being performed. Most performances are straight off the sheet music, including performances by a couple of Jazz Greats. But there are tiny windows for improv and a number of artists take it. Can't remember her name but a very cute barely adult woman from Eastern Europe did the best/most improv I've seen on UA-cam. Then there's Chick Corea, who improved over half of the piece when he performed it here with the Portlandia Symphony. Sadly there was no recording.
I feel like this guy is the living embodiment of music. He just seems like he has an innate understanding of everything about it.
Perfect pitch, a music professor at a world class music institute for a mom and playing all your life helps
@@Nils3OWN Yup... that's what "living embodiment of music" implies, buddy. He has lived music his entire life to the point that he almost is music and creates it.
@@Nils3OWN Absolute pitch, not perfect pitch. It's like the Super Saiyan version of Perfect pitch 😭😱
@@joashbritto Perfect pitch still isn't absolute, regardless of how precise it is due to the limitations of ear geometry and neurology
@@Nils3OWN I wasn't talking about perfect pitch. Absolute pitch is different from perfect pitch. Look it up
This is how I feel when I’m the only barista in the shop during the daily rush
Lmfao 😂
If this is a common thing, I'm sure your skills are top notch since you've been through the ringer
Omg this was way too funny 🤣
I think I finally found something Jacob Collier can't do musically. There is a chance, albeit small, that he can't dance. Now I feel better.
He probably can, most drummers are pretty good dancers. That rhythm flows through them.
@@stevesalt9005 I am a drummer and I can assure you the rhythm doesn't flow through me :-)
I wouldn't say dancing is musical... He can certainly follow a rhythm perfectly well, I mean the guy does crazy jazz tempos, but dancing is an entirely different thing to music... It's more of an acrobatic art that happens to be rhythmic, rather than something musical even though it is used with music.
I consider He plays so very complex and inspiring but not any better then the heartfelt Tones of a child or fascinated rhytmic expressions of anyone else. If it hits it fits.
Theatre of Itches ... Ive yet to see anyone capable of doing what he does
when Jacob writes a book on his theories of harmony I'll buy 50 copies
We see what you did there
I think he got now real Theorie of harmony. He just got the perfect ear and incredible creativity
It will be called "21st century harmony" hahaha
Make it 100 copies
@@Devesh0201 i think the sheer power in one copy would destroy it upon completion you'll NEED 50 (also yes please i need that book in my life)
This man just came onto a stage and did things with a piano, guitar and drumkit that I have literally never seen anyone do before. I'm fucking amazed.
I went to see him in November 2017. The audience ranged from late teens to 60's. The room was awestruck for the whole concert. Lots of what would regard themselves as sensible mature people left in tears at the end without quite understanding why. The performance was so fundamentally affecting. Life changing stuff. Watch some of his live concert stuff, like this ua-cam.com/video/ywcqultfYaM/v-deo.html
nathan ,same here man,his voice too, like he splits a tone using diff maths. im speechless right now, steve vai is closest comparison moden day i can think of that even comes close, hes a composer too who understands emotion and joy, but this kid, dang like hes almost divine.
Nathan H bink beats did this
and in 5/4 too…
Mrs. Collier: Jacob, what instrument would you like to learn to play?
Jacob: Yes
she used to work at my school :)
@@controlpro438 fr ?
you skip 10 secs ahead and he is in a whole different genre/mood.
I would like to know the audio engineer behind. Sure he's getting unappreciated.
Sudip Bishwakarma As far as I know he does everything himself - recording, arranging, mixing and production.
There is no way that in a live setting a musician will (or even should) mix.
Michael McClenaghan Ah in that context... nvm I only that he mixes his own songs, no idea about his live performances.
I've seen him perform and he heaps plenty of acknowledgement towards his engineer.
According to Wikipedia and some other sources he worked together with MIT to create the Harmonizer and Live-Animations
You see, I'm okay with him being so brilliant. It's the fact that he's not some old, gray theory professor that throws me off.
Just imagining what kind of talent he will have when he reaches that age is absurd
There is solid scientific evidence that those with perfect pitch loose it as they age. Nearly everyone looses their perfect pitch. I would say that as he ages, his knowledge will increase but talent in hearing and harmonising so effortlessly will decrease, and he will need to relearn how to detect intervals, chords, notes ect with relative pitch.
@@lukester478 even without perfect pitch his knowledge of intervals and the colors they create are only going to get better
he looks like a child in disneyland when hes playing
Matcamp25 he’s just so happy
12:27 "also thanks to this wonderful ban--- oh."
Very sad
I find his music so chaotically beautiful..... It kind of sets off my anxiety and calms me at the same time. My brain doesn't fully know how to feel about his music. At the moment I want to cry, and I can't decide if it's because it freaks me out or because it was amazing.
edit: he is not wearing shoes......... only socks... This is the life I want to live.
It's SO amazing that yes, it freaks me out, too. So, I cried. Seems the natural response to absolute astonishing beauty. The financial robots of the music biz haven't quite killed all the humanity in music though they methodically have tried for about the last thirty years. Being someone born in the fifties it's been easy to see as the years flew by and the lawyers and accountants took over. Thank God for the few who have stayed true to their visions. Perhaps JC will save humanity.
dont care playboi carti is better
@@troythemakyr I didn’t know I asked. Lol
a lot of us feel exactly as you described. It's so odd.
@@kennywowie I reread this after a year and read “JC” and I can’t decide if you meant Jacob Collier or Jesus Christ. 😂
"Two Grammy's is a master bonus." That's a true musician.
Make that four as of this year.
@@slcncr make that five xdd
@@Elena-le6mv lol awesome
His speaking voice is so smooth! :0 It's like he's singing all the time :0
5:38 Anyone noticed that Jacob outlined a deeply human philosophical framework in just 30 seconds. 🙏
I was like what the... how. he is so amazing!!!
Simply amazing
Certainly, but put in the way he placed it, in terms of a logo graphic meaning, the works of Herder and Goethe have established this precedent. Unfortunately, it is heavily neglected today but Jacob is revitalizing it into a different context.
yup and I imagine only a few people really catch what he was trying to say... He's basically saying that there is another literal language we as humans ignore and if we could hear it together our emotions would make alot more sense.
The Earth has a frequency and she's singing to us, we just have to listen. Jacob is listening " I love his anology of roots and branches" is truly beautiful and incredibly deep
6:58 that's a microtonal riff. Like, you can't fit that many chromatic notes into a minor 3rd. Man, what a nutter. Amazing!
uh what??? can you explain that? It's a fretted guitar.
@@armadaparade2503 I think they're talking about his voice? When he sings softly, there are like 5 pitches in the space of what should be 4 pitches.
@@Caleb-zj9xi yea that has to be it.
@Who needs profile Pictures Really? They have microtonal guitars, Jacobs guitar isnt microtonal, he's singing in microtones at 6.58
@@armadaparade2503 (unrelated to this video but) regardless of frets or not you can always bend a guitar string and produce microtonal pitches depending on how far you bend
I actually genuinely enjoy Jacob’s music, and it blows my mind that people would ever find his music boring. We’re just too accustomed to simple, instantly & easily rewarding pop music.
BB I would hardly say people find his music boring, in fact I think people rather find his music too complex/busy. I myself enjoy how clever it is but I still don't enjoy it like I would other music as it's a bit too unconventional or 'dissonant'
Just because someone’s supremely talented doesn’t mean their music will be universally well-received. I personally don’t enjoy his brand of complex “music for the sake of music” constantly focusing on the means to the expressive end. It feels like I’m listening to the scientific concept of music attempting to channel itself into something accessible - I’m usually more interested in simple, naive, authentic expressions of emotion even if they’re done in an amateur way.
DJizdawikidzt I made this comment a year ago lol, but if I remember correctly, some people had mentioned that they think his music is boring. I’m not saying you have to enjoy it, I just don’t think “boring” is a word I would ever use to describe his music
@@ElmosGirl125 Definitely not boring. My son admits he doesn't like it, but not because it's boring. He says he just doesn't understand it. And I think that's what it is for most people who don't find it enjoyable. For me, though, it's like brain candy. It's stunning.
@@songbird389 Well now with the release of his new song "All I Need," your son might be able to transition from that into his other stuff!
"The language of musical Harmony is an absolutely extraordinary one, it's a way of navigating ones emotional frameworks but without the need to put things into words"
As a bit of a musician myself, I'm vacillating between awe and depression
Jacob Collier’s music may not really be my favorite style/taste of music, but everyone must recognize and acknowledge the great volumes of musical talent encapsulated in this singular human being... Truly a brilliant emerging musical genius of our time.
I'm agnostic but I just had a spiritual experience from watching this video
It's easy to discard this and him just for how quirky this style is, but he is truly brilliant.
I don't find him quirky. He's just straight up good
Of course it's easy to do so, if you're deaf! His brilliance is immediately obvious.
YEAH IF YOU CANT USE YOUR EARS, COME ON!
what a mad lad
as he's a genius one instrument is not enough to fulfill his ideas. It'll be interesting to see where he goes. He gives master classes at MIT at 22 years old hello 22 who else has ever done that at that age? Accepter as equal by teachers and the likes of Hernie Hancock
Remember, Quincy Jones picked him up when he was 18
It's September 2021 and I've only just discovered Jacob Collier. I've never been so angry with myself.
this guy is a product of hardwork & talent
And musical parents.
There is absolutely an inborn talent. You cannot create a Jacob Collier on purpose.
And probably a mutant brain. He is more musical than 99% of professional musicians out there. A conservative figure.
Hardwork is not the first thing I would list. He's a prodigy. A musical genius. A modern day Mozart. That's an inate ability not something developed through practice. Everyone at Berklee school of music is talented and hard-working but you don't know any of their names.
Just like Mozart you mean?! This sort of natural talent comes along once every fifty years....
He has been touring the world with this same setup. Love the wobly rhythm and all the different textures. So happy he got to play on the TED stage! The TED audience doesn't participate often, and they got some of the best lectures about music I've ever heard. Wow. Thank you, Jacob.
You dont have to know what 7/4 is to groove to Sticks and Stones. You dont even have to play an instrument to understand the idea that one's emotional framework is understood and navigated by the language the person is thinking with, scientists and mathematicians surely relate. Nothing about this performance was pretentious, it was cool and engaging on every level. He gets to wear socks and baggy colorful pants and talk about his childhood room.
When he played hideaway, he just instantly puts me to comfort
also that part where he used the audience dang
Christian Enmon amazing
Jacob Collier, the once-in-a-couple-of-generations embodiment of music that will make people in the future jealous of us for sharing our years with him on this planet... they'll be amazed and awestruck of all the things he came up with and how he inspired the world of music around AND inside of him.
"How to completely crush your self-esteem in just 15 minutes and 14 seconds"
felt that so hard
Or how to be motivated
You crushed yourself... nothing to do with him.
Seriously, I'm still recovering
This is the problem with this new generation self hate because they think less of what they see.
Be thankful be greatful for this moment of 15min. Value instead comparing your differences
it makes me so happy when he invites people to make music with him. I’m sure there were people in that audience that haven’t sung with someone since they were kids, he invites everyone to be musicians no matter what and that’s amazing
My g0d - this was just next level incredible!!
I owe my lack of sleep last night to watching 3 more hours of this guy - obviously brilliant, but also incredibly bright and full of beaming, positive energy to share with anyone watching and listening. He’s the type of person that changes the world without even trying. He has honed his gifts to a point that makes strangers like me proud.
This is brilliant.
The world needs more people like this.
Or the people of the world need to be more like this
Peace
Hi Pablo, I totally agree that this guy was born in the lucky one percent. I have lived in the poorest areas of the Philippines and Indonesia. There are people with just as much talent as this guy but they use paint tins, plastic buckets, glass bottles to get their message across. The only difference is that they haven't been on Ted
Then more reasons to rejoice in technology and progress, making music and reaching an audience is becoming easier and easier for the average person, hopefully it reaches the globe so we can fully benefit from everyone's creativity.
He has the perfect pitch
you are the world
@@liverrot Thank you for noticing this. I have exhibited multiple talents in my youth, but alas in a place where no one needs to be progressive, and I've been struggling for decades just to not have to waste 100% of my time on mere survival, and lived through 3 wars and that many complete failures of economy. And absolutely nobody needs my musical, graphical, programming, or epistemological* talents and I almost don't have any life because of it. Yet lucky people get applauded all over the world, but I really can't be cynical about it, I'm at least glad that someone made it, so maybe it'll be better for someone like me in the future.
(* yeah it gets complex when you read too fast, and already know too much.)
I am 39 and haven't reached that level yet where I can freely emancipate my gifts without having to worry constantly or without having other people sabotage my efforts and deny me the opportunities to be creative. I feel that this is my last push if I ever want to give myself to the world, but in the process I've learnt that I have to do everything by myself. And Jacob is definitely an inspiration in this sense.
It's not only that no one wants to help, I am actively inhibited in making the world a better place. For years I've been thinking it's the part of the world I live in. No it's not just that, it's global, and here it's just that I'm surrounded with a greater percentage of people that are primitive or feel threatened. Compare this to someone like Jacob, he's just what happens when you merge uninhibited talent with equal opportunities. Starting from my parents who didn't let me have my room but instead forced me to work for labor exploiters since I was 19. Their life decisions devastated my life in my 20's. So, in a sense, I've inherited their bad choices, though I cannot blame them, their backs were already broken by a burdening society.
And nowadays, I can't even have a passport for reasons that are so mindboggling, I can't even begin to describe. In a nutshell, because I don't have a real estate to call my own because of my parents' life decisions, I can't have passport as well. On the other hand, who would want me anyway? What should I write on my CV, that I'm extremely talented? Yeah right. I have dozens of projects behind me, and still no money, and after a while all those projects are either dead or dropped. So good luck with having to work for the others, just to be able to pay rent, as we can't sell our personal experience, just consensual achievements.
So thanks world! You certainly know how to ramp up the contrast.
Well at least I'm going to fight over this inequality if I ever make it in life.
This is the prefect demonstration of what a musical savant looks like in a live performance. Embrace the privilege viewers.
Truly amazing Jacob! Let me tell you why this is so incredible. Jacobs understanding of jazz music theory and phrasing while being technical is amazing and he is able to produce chords that truly express emotional context. The reason why many of you may not enjoy or appreciate this style and approach is because of how your ears have been trained with mainstream music, meaning basic chord sequences, simple melodies, etc.. And there's nothing wrong with this, as music is a diverse art platform. Many are use to safe and familiar music choices in songs, and there's nothing wrong with that. But to totally disregard Jacob Collier, a multiple grammy winner by the way (if you're someone who basses success off material success) then you would see many professionals view Jacob as incredible. Disregarding him is silly and a loss. Even if you don't think you would like the music he would make I highly suggest you familiarize yourself with his other music to diverse yourself in music culture. He's incredible! Sometimes you need to feel a bit uncomfortable before you truly understand something. What he's doing isn't just random noise but a whole bunch of musical theory, something many musicians who study in college take years to grasp. He's almost like a genius mathematician , because music and sound is essentially math. Each choice is intentional and thought out. What an amazing dude. Please take what I say into account , after a few listens you won't regret :)
If i need to understand theories to like it is it really art? or is it just something professional like to do for fun? it's like saying a mathmitical man is the best comidian out there but you have to learn math to laugh at his jokes.
I guess he can be the best comidian but he not someone I need to work hard just for.
Nana no you don't need musical theories to like the way it sounds. I was saying that what he is doing isn't just pure random bullshit. Just like an artist who paints , there is a lot of technique and skill, and years of training . Jacob has been studying this all of his young life, considering the fact his mom in his orchestra , no wonder he grew up with all this musical influence. Some people people can appreciate the clashing of notes and chords without knowing a thing about it. As a fellow musician myself studying music ed, I understand the amount of attention to detail it takes to truly produce such complex harmonies and melodies. That's all, its ok if you don't like it at first. I guarenntee if you familiarize yourself with it daily for a couple weeks you'll eventually find it familiar and overall satisfying but I dont think you would have any true reason for doing that.
TheOldCNOnline I don't care for his teqnique. it's not the sound my ears hear.
I hated cheap pop music but I listened to it long enough that it became familier. it still isn't great.
TheOldCNOnline do you like dance? sometimes it's great. sometimes it's just people doing the hardest movement they can do. I can tell they are unique in their field. I just don't care for their dance.
TheOldCNOnline settle down. He's obviously amazing.
When the peak of technical expertise meets the exquisiteness of perfect emotional expression.
I don't think you can say he has A STYLE. It's actually many styles blended. I hear elements of everything from jazz to dub step. Putting aside a 3 octave range; this is still the most impressive demonstration of musical talent I've seen in a long time. Beautifully done Jacob!
He actually does. Jacob is very easily spotted by his use of unusual time signatures, vocal harmonisers, and obviously complex harmony. In fact his singing style itself to me sounds very unique.
I'd say his sound is mostly similar to many Modern Jazz musicians. Think Herbie Hancock, Chick Corea, or some newer groups like Snarky Puppy.
I would say that's the very definition of everyone's "style." lol A mish mash of everything they've loved put into what they make.
human lenguages are too poor to describe this man in words jajaajajaj
His style is MUSIC
Oh my God. I don't think I've ever had any single piece of music affect me as much as that did. That was incredible. He's a genius.
Jacob Collier is a musical phenomenon. There are incredible song writers, incredible musicians, incredible musical theorists, but no one that I have ever seen before is able to move so effortlessly from instrument to instrument while performing incredibly complex melodies and harmonies... and he's only 22. He's only going to get better.
Our musical future is so bright, and I am looking forward to seeing what comes out of Jacob's head.
Full on prodigy!! Only few have been gifted like this at such a young age. Mozart would be proud!
BradHamptonMusic don’t mistake countless hours of practice for a gift. It’s passion and persistence in his art that shines through here.
@@alasdairogilvie3895 tbf tho this level of skill can only be achieved by natural talent
Euan Mangan I don’t believe in natural talent, just hard work and a nurturing environment. The latter being very important
@@alasdairogilvie3895 while Jacob has obviously put in more effort than we could even think of, it probably does come easier to him. Natural talent is a thing, but only shows if you work hard.
@@gavinwise9935 This. Natural talent is 100% real, it's just exaggerated so often in casual conversation.
However, what Jacob has supersedes ordinary natural talent (IMO).
He's a prodigy and the sad truth is that unless you've been in love with, and playing an instrument since you were 3-4 years old, no amount of hard work can help you catch up to/overtake him.
Hard work and dedication can get you real close but there's an undeniable advantage to being a child prodigy who's ALSO put in more hours than most people can even dream of.
Love that he talks about harmony as a language. So true. Amazing that something as intangible as music has a way of instilling emotions in us.
I had to go back and watch again after he said that the visuals were all procedurally generates based on the pitch / volume of his instruments. So cool. His voice is the wind in the trees, the instruments breath life into their branches. Beautiful
this man works like clasic composer with modern resources , and is genius
@ 9:00 realized anyone who clowned on him hadn’t listened to the whole thing. He’s got a little something for everyone. Guaranfuckennteed. Totally love his enthusiasm. The man is the music.
His joy is infectious! I've officially bought my ticket for the Jacob Collier train. All abooooooard!
jacobs music is like weirdly good. like he uses notes that shouldn’t make sense and rhythms that shouldn’t make sense but somehow he makes them work
Voice leading
Obviously his style is way out there but as a musician I can definitely appreciate what he just did. Really cool
Jack Oliver have u seen any of his other stuff? He definitely has a lot more melodic and emotional things out there
This half sounds like something that belongs on r/iamverysmart.
minshwan tang kinda lol but maybe cause I've been watching too much SorrowTV
If you check out his meta music theory q&a's you'll be hooked hahaha
I don't see his style as way out there
What an absolute treasure for all humanity. Thank God we're alive in his time.
How have I never heard of this guy?
His Harmony took away my physical pain I love his genius
The greatest musician I have ever witnessed, hands down, a phenomenal talent...
Honestly the harmonic genius of a generation
he's such a good musician he can even play the audience
"I didn't care what people thought"
When you listen to his music you know he's telling the truth. If only we could all think that way,
"So, you're 22 years old." "Yes indeed."
Me: *FACEDESK*
22 freakin years old and he's touring the world with his musical interpretations & won 2 grammies!
Well done lad! I was wasting my youth playing DDR on Playstation 1 & 2
It's sad how many judgemental people there are in the world. This dude has unlimited potential and talent, a powerful combination. I love the creativity and complexity of his rhythms and melodies. As a jazz lover, this peaks my interest.
I really like how much jazz influence he put into his music. It affects his choral and instrumental arrangement, too. Something about jazz chords just stimulates my brain to no end.
Jacob's synesthetic appreciation of music is so remarkable and puts into words what I'm sure many of us feel when taking in a new piece of music. What a blessing that he's bopping about during our lifetimes.
for people who don't know or appreciate who he is and what he does - Jacob is someone who attracts the respect if not outright worship from actual talented musicians. so it's understandable not every mundane soul gets him.
Alot of people are saying that his music has complex theory but lacks feeling, and to that i'll say this: I study harmony and have perfect pitch, i love odd time signatures, and microtones are a very special treat for me, none of this is bragging i promise. The point i'm trying to make is that his music is very appealing to me as someone who absolutely DIGS the world of experimental jazz, just know that his music may not be appealing to you because you think it "lacks feeling", but to someone else who has a very similar view on music as jacob collier, a progressive musician, it can be the most meaningful music that there is. you may be right that his music is too complicated, but he's pushing the musical theory world forward, and i can surely say that everyone across the musical spectrum will benefit because of it.
I'm in the same boat. As I got into more and more complex jazz, I found most music to be "bland". That's when I ran into Jacob Collier, Becca Stevens, Hiatus Kaiyote, Snarky Puppy, Jordan Rakei, etc. The beauty of a service like Spotify and "Spotify Weekly" is that depending on what you listen to, it recommends other artists/songs with similar tastes and styles. I've run into more good music over the last year than I have in my entire life.
Pop music sucks, not because it' bad, but because it isn't interesting. It's boring and repetitive. This... this is not. This is different, and it makes you actually listen to the song multiple times to hear everything in it. I like that about it. It's interesting.
Thank you for sharing your gift, Jacob!
That's about right: just a sort of calm flat "Yeah, Jacob, you're doin' it pretty good."
But I can't just leave it at that. I gotta add something about Snarky Puppy: it is really incredible to see how on top of his own set of incredible skills and creative abilities he also has a totally far out ability to lead and bring out the best in a huge diverse crew of vastly capable freaks working together. Just a lovely thing to see!
Wow he's nearly as good as Ed Sheeren
Hes just plain vibing through all this and i love it
I just love how spontaneous Jacob is with his music (and thoughts)!! It has inspired me in so many ways as a musician (and a human being)
"I just went ahead and made it and I didn't mind what people thought. Two Grammys is a massive bonus."
Since a bunch of folks watching this video aren't too familiar with Jacob's music and have asked, here's a bit about how he does what he does:
There are several videos around where Jacob and Ben explain the process behind the live show. Many of the sounds are sampled in real time and looped. This is mixed in with some pre-sampled loops and pieces (all of which were originally recorded by Jacob).. All of it is mixed together and assembled live by one or two of the sound engineers (Jose Ortega and Ben Bloomberg) who tour with him. People have theorized that he triggers some of it with hand gestures, but that isn't the case apparently, except that in some cases the hand gestures may be gestures to the engineer.
Part of what makes Jacob's performance unique is that the pieces aren't tied to a rigid time line or sequence. This means that no two live shows Jacob does are exactly the same (as with just about every other artist, but other artists aren't working with all of the technology that makes the one-man show possible.) One of Ben's philosophies in developing the technology that Jacob uses is to make the technology be driven, flexible, and changeable in real time by the performer, which is not possible with conventional sampling and looping.
But the technology is only a very tiny piece of what makes Jacob's music so magical. Combine that with great musicianship on a whole bunch of instruments, a five-octave vocal range (he generally doesn't use pitch transposition except for producing multipart harmonies live), excellent compositional and arranging skills, and an unbelievable knowledge of music theory... and you have the combination of pieces that make his work so out-of-this-world.
A collab with Reggie Watts would be legendary
Yesssss
nah there is a such thing as to much'
thank you for introducing me to Reggie Watts
Throw Bobby McFerrin in that mix and you will get the best jam session ever.
Agreed
This is like free-form jazz mixed with experimental music for energizer bunnies on acid. From someone who’s been playing music all his life, I see his raw talent, but I want to hear him do an original creative song in the most simple form he can. There is no need to cloud the mix with 8 harmonies at all times.
I know this comment is super late, but please check out a song he wrote called "In the Real Early Morning." It's solo vocals with a synth accompaniment, and a few extra touches here and there, no eight part harmonies. And it's heartbreakingly beautiful. My favorite of his by far.
@@nicholaswhitewood537 that really discounts simplicity in music, though. You're saying that music and art is to be judged by its seriousness and complexity. Give something like Lux Aurumque a listen; that's a piece that's not insanely complex but is still one of the greatest musical compositions of all time.
This man is oh so clearly a GENIUS! You may not like his music, you may not understand his sound but you CANNOT DENY HIS GENIUS!!!!! His love for music is so damn palpable it almost hurts! Pure expression unrestrained 😭
Way ahead of average. He knows a lot about harmony, rhythm, he sings super well, plays string instruments really well, piano and everything you name it. When he talks about harmony, rhythm or theory in general related to the universe, we can see he’s a great genius of our time. His parents must be super proud!
Took a while for Jacob to grow on me but damn I'm glad he did
I like the way he redirects the applause to his instruments as if they played themselves and he was just conducting them.
Jacob is one of those musicians we will remember for the ages.
a genius Is a person who understands who they are, and what they want, on an understanding deeper than just words
I’m my country ‘music’ is written ‘音楽’, and these letters mean ‘enjoy the sound’
That’s exactly what Jacob represents:)
Interesting.
Yeah it’s really cool how languages like Chinese and Japanese are so descriptive with their words
12:27 when he turns around to thank the band but realises he is the band
I think he genuinely thanked the instruments
@@mimilialife my thoughts exactly
Pascale Ginger genuine humility. “Appreciate the applause, but don’t thank me - thank the instruments”
The music plays him!
What is very impressive too is the sound quality!!
Didn't really know I could love someone this much.
Ori's Stories it’s possible
"One-man musical phenomenon" is a huge understatement.
He is using so many odd jazz chords and rhythms!! He is an overall musical legend! But he uses the jazz chords to create a beautiful soundscape!
I think maybe Jacob has one thing many creative geniuses have: "sinesthesia", one's ability to kind of merge different senses. He might see the colors of his songs and that's why he has the kaleidoscopic images on this! (and it might not even be surprising, I also have sinesthesia and the colors of the images match with what I see/hear)
Always in love with the opening of down the line
This is what happens when you put Bon Iver, Yes, and Tears for Fears in a pot, drop in some Adderall and stir it with sufjan's banjo, and then serve it up with Charlie Parker's saxophone as a ladle
Eric Dutton dope mish mash of ideas
This comment was very delicious for my eyes to read. Thank you kind sir.
hahaahah accurate
I LOVE this comment! Thank you for bestowing me with the gift of laughter.
Eric Dutton how did you get Bon iver in there I don't know 🤔 🤣
A rare gift! Creativity means making something new, not just repeating conventional forms. WOW!
I still come back here to sing with the audience and Jacob
I like his dress
savage
isaac Adam Yes, it suits him well. It‘s as independent as everything he does 😊
"Sticks and stoooooooooooooones, I won't hide from you no more". Don't You Know, my favourite!
Wait, I just read some peoples comments saying that they didn't like this music... I didn't even know it was possible not to absolutely love it! Y'all basics
Jacob is pretty unreal--a magical being-a force of Nature
No one can play Jacob Collier like 15 Jacob Colliers
When ever sb askes me to sing, usually I feel kind of ashamed. But in your case, Jacob, I instantly want to be a part of the music and sing.
At the time it is October 2023 and this man has become a music genius with 5 grammy awards! An unbelievable once in a lifetime musical talent.
Colorful is the perfect way to describe this man and his performance. It's more than just an expression. It's a kind of vibrance that keeps the world afloat.