@@rachidvanheyningen Nope. Barely anybody I talk to know who Jacob Collier is. Usually just the musicians. Cult following at this time. He does shows in big clubs, but not big venues. That may change. But most pop music listeners ears cannot deal with the scale of what Jacob pulled off with this Moon River.
A modern day Mozart, and that's absolutely not an exaggeration. If you look into a lot of the live master classes and music composition vids he has out, you'll understand what i mean. Another great song for a reaction for him though is All Night Long with Take 6.
Listen to “Hideaway”, it was one of his first highly recognized compositions. He has won several Grammys within the last few years I believe, a truly inspiring individual.
He listened to Take 6 as a young child and you can hear their harmonizations in his work...but, his master classes are where is brilliance shines... his involvement with the audience...his pure joy!!!
That's nice to say but anyone who's the someone of something isn't usually that thing in a technical sense. Beethoven is someone for a completely original reason, this is a re-interpretation, a pleasant one but Beethoven he is NOT.
Almost as much as I love Jacob Collier I like seeing the reactions of people who see his genius the first time! He brings people to tears. Watch everything he does!
He did all of this himself. All of the voices you hear are just Jacob. He did this long before the pandemic and zoom meetings. He is just brilliant. Things we started doing in 2020 Jacob was doing in 2016/17.
This type of video, where 1 person sings all parts & arrays several versions of himself over the screen, has been around for a long time. Jacob took it to another level. Perhaps the most amazing thing is that he was originally known as an instrumentalist, first on piano, but he can play just about any instrument. He's a musical genius.
Jacob is the Mozart of his generation! He has perfect pitch so he articulates 1/4 tones! He is humble and pays homage at the beginning to his idols like Quincy, Herbie Hancock, Take Six etc. Jacob won a Grammy for this to add to his other four! Listen to his early work Stevie Wonder!
5:45 the best thing is that he hadn't done this during quarantine but in 2017, so it's not a „covid project” , it's just Jacob Collier and his genius!!!
The reason he sounds like an arcapella singer and right on the note is because he has perfect pitch down to the microtone, he also harmonises perfectly in the harmonic series in this song since he isn't bound by the slightly skew tuning that makes a piano work. It just sounds right in a way that few songs do
You really got to do more on Jacob, he can transport you to a different dimension in another universe, go through his musical journey from the oldest to the newest you won't be disappointed.
Jacob recorded over 8000 vocal tracks for this piece without auto tune and nothing pre written . This is just the tip of a gigantic iceberg of the amazing talent of Jacob Collier. The only person that can out to him is himself. He also produced the video by the way
He definitely edited the pitch in some vocals. That's not to take away from his genius, he'll admit this himself. He might pitch a vocal up or down a few cents if he thinks it's slightly out of tune.
@@silashannesarson5934 Have you watched the videos where he's singing free form explaining modes and later on somebody charts them and follows him with a piano and he's note for note perfect. So personally I doubt it that he pitches up or down even a percent or so. Except with the possibility of bass notes.just my opinion
Jacob is part of a welcome wave of musicians and artists reimagining old favourites such as Moon River and how music is done nowadays. He is a multi Grammy and BAFTA winner. Truly a musical wunderkind. his streams during the pandemic were crucial to me and I'm sure lots of other people who missed live music so much. Thank you for playing this. Jacob never fails to cheer me.
Ok… about the intro… Jacob sent an email to approximately 50-100 musician friends asking them to send back a file of them singing the word “Moon”… among them Quincy Jones, Herbie Hancock and the the late David Crosby. JC then took the returned files and arranged them in Logic and what you see is the end result of more meticulous work by Jacob. Jacob Collier is a multi-grammy award winning composer/arranger/multi-instrumentalist/producer/genius. Every tune you see of his will have a similar effect. Check out the video he made that got Quincy Jones’ attention: JC’s cover of “Don’t You Worry ‘bout a Thing”.
A wonderful reaction, thanks. Please do react to more Jacob. Jacob was first discovered by the amazing UA-cam videos he put out as a teenager. People who understood what he was doing were blown away. The opening scene in "Moon River" contains friends who he contacted and asked to send him them singing-I think-a C. There are many well known musicians in that opening including Herbie Hancock, Steve Vai, Chris Martin, Quincy Jones, Graham Nash, his Mom (a respected classical violinist and conductor) you get the idea. The arc of Jacob's music is constantly evolving as he evolves but whatever he ends up doing could only have been done by him. I noticed a couple of other commenters mention "All Night Long" and I would also heartily recommend that as well worthy of a reaction. It too is epic-though in an entirely different way-it never fails to put a smile on my face and it would be a delight to see you do a reaction to that. Thanks again for this quality, thoughtful effort.
This would get an A+ in the Inter-Galactic Music Conservatory for Gods, if such an institution existed, or a Grammy - which it did. Now admittedly, I don't know most of the people in the opening, but some of them are: Quincy Jones, Herbie Hancock, Hans Zimmer, Steve Vai, Chris Martin (Coldplay), David Crosby, Suzie Collier (his mother). They weren't "sent" to this project. They are actually in his close circle - he just asked them and they were more than happy to take part.
Just found your content man (via the Lingus reaction). Great personality for reactions! And, importantly, a great mic! Would love to see you check out Jacob's stuff from Djesse 3, including "Time Alone with You" with Daniel Caesar, "All I Need" with Mahalia and Ty Dolla Sign, "In too Deep" with Kiana Lede, and "Running Outta Love" with Tori Kelly. The whole album really is absolutely killing.
You simply can't recognize the pure genius of this one if a kind masterpiece, you're like miles away. A school project? This dude has won a Grammy for this ^^ He brings harmonies I haven't heard in my entire life after about 10 years of professional singing and you sit there well that's nice... don't know what to say or express how disappointed I am from this reaction...
"Is he an a-cappella singer? Let me know in the comments" Jacob, shredding piano, bass, wind instruments and inventing new stuff for Yamaha: "Well, yes"
The opening “Moons” were all submitted by his friends ranging from Steve Vai to Quincy Jones to his own Mom. Once the song starts it’s 5,000 separate tracks of Jacob harmonizing with himself. There are some negative harmonies and serious music theory genius going on. It’s a masterpiece. The only note that isn’t him is one high C from his sister. The Logic Session breakdown of him recording this is epic too as he explains the entire thing. Check out his insane playing capabilities too. Try All Of My Heart Live In Toronto on for size. I was there. It was bonkers!!!
Jacob Collier is the most musically exciting person around. The colour he brings to his arrangements is incredible some of his early stuff is also worth listening to for me the piece I like the road not taken.
Jacob is the first one. I also noticed Herbie Hancock, Quincy Jones, Cory Henry, JoJo, Tank, Tori Kelly, Claude McKnight, Charlie Puth, Avery Wilson, Hans Zimmer, and Ty Dolla $ign.
If this was a school project he gets an A+. LOL That was a great line. Jacob teaches MASTER classes at world renowned music schools like Berkeley. Its always great to see people discovering this musical genius of our century.
There is a 90+ minute video where he explains the logic session for the creation of this video.... its almost as astounding as the song itself. There is also a transcription one that shows the ridiculous chord structures and shifting pitch centers he uses throughout. He's definitely a musical genius.
Some great explainer vids also, about his use of microtones and other weird harmony stuff - fascinating even to the only-slightly-musically-knowledgeable 🥰
"I don't know if this was like...for school or something...." LOLOL That response made me fall off my chair laughing hysterically because 1) Jacob does look like a high school student and....2) No "student" in the entire world has the musical chops to conceive and execute a vocal arrangement of this quality.
Great reaction! Remember how you reacted to Cory Henry playing Billie Jean recently? Guess who performed with him playing the piano? Hint. It was Jacob Collier ;)
If you care to hear Mr. Collier in a straight up jam, sample the stuff he did with Snarky Puppy, “Don't you know” is the most enjoyable for me. He's won Grammys and all that, but his creativity is just something I admire. I have a Steinway sitting in my living room and after listening to Jacob I was considering pushing out the second story window and just give up.
Great reaction. There’s too much to say about Jacob Collier in just a few sentences. I would recommend though that you react to him with Snarky Puppy doing a song called Don’t You Know - outstanding musicianship all round.
People in the beginning range from people like his mom to Quincy Jones, Steve Vai , and so many other great musicians. He won one of his Grammy’s for this. I believe he is up to 3 Grammy wins now.
Not really "world famous"? A musical genius and a musician's musician - but this hasn't translated into fame (or fortune) for him. He certainly has his fans, but even here in the UK most people haven't heard of him.
Personally I would substitute enthralled for hypnotized. Hypnotize makes it seem like we were made to think we experienced something. This video was a genuine demonstration of genius. Nothing hypnotized about it.
This is a thrill, to watch a musician discover Jacob Collier. Please react to lots more of this mind-boggling young jazz artist. Magic. He's not just a vocalist but plays about every instrument known. You might enjoy this one next: ua-cam.com/video/KC3GrzoQG9U/v-deo.html
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"If it was a school project, he should get an A+"
Jacob, holding 5 Grammies: "Thank you, man, really appreciate"
hahahah laught so hard, just the image holding the grammies
This guy has multiple Grammy's yet almost nobody asides from music nerds know about him
No he is quite famous actually.
nah bruh he's in the mainstream already xD
@@rachidvanheyningen Nope. Barely anybody I talk to know who Jacob Collier is. Usually just the musicians. Cult following at this time. He does shows in big clubs, but not big venues. That may change. But most pop music listeners ears cannot deal with the scale of what Jacob pulled off with this Moon River.
Jacob's won 5 Grammy's and has been nominated 7 times.
No body presumes their Grammys.
And to be clear... Jacob did this before the pandemic...
Jacob Collier is on another musical level right now. Composer, singer, multi-instrumentalist, with a musical mind that is almost alien
Basically Mozart.
@@segmentsAndCurves minus the memorable original tunes.
@@sinatra222 Fair enough.
@@sinatra222 If you say so, I cant seem to get his songs out of my head, so maybe it's just a matter of taste.
Too jazzy?
You should give "All Night Long" a reaction. Jacob definitely flexes his musicianship in that one
Yes!!!
YESSSSSSS!
Absolutely!!
Doubling that!
Yess and also with the love in my heart
This won a Grammy
"If this was a school project, he definitely gets an A+."
And a Grammy, yeah. LOL.
haha, it's not a school project. dude won a grammy for it. he's a once in a century talent.
A modern day Mozart, and that's absolutely not an exaggeration. If you look into a lot of the live master classes and music composition vids he has out, you'll understand what i mean. Another great song for a reaction for him though is All Night Long with Take 6.
I honestly think he is more of a modern day Bach, he's beyond perfecting a craft, he is exploring so much new territory.
100% was going to recommend this to! Such a great song!
Didn't Quincy Jones compare him to Stravinsky?
@@AdamDray A little bit far fetched I think.
This guy is not a composer wtf are you insane people talking about?
Jacob Collier is the most harmonically diverse individual in the world.
It's not just harmonies though, is it? - you could say the most musically diverse.
Listen to “Hideaway”, it was one of his first highly recognized compositions. He has won several Grammys within the last few years I believe, a truly inspiring individual.
MORE COLLIER STUFF!!!! YOU’VE BARELY TOUCHED THE SURFACE
He merely touched the upper atmosphere xD
He listened to Take 6 as a young child and you can hear their harmonizations in his work...but, his master classes are where is brilliance shines... his involvement with the audience...his pure joy!!!
The music he makes is awesome, but the guy himself is just inspirational bar none, the joy he has for music is so infectious
The last minute of the video & song always brings tears to my eyes... It is truly divine. 🙏💖
I cry every damned time.
Actually, Moon River was done BEFORE the pandemic was even beginning, which makes this work of art even more impressive.
His A+ was a Grammy for best arrangement, at the moment he has 5 Grammys. The way that I can describe him is as the 21 century Beethoven.
That's nice to say but anyone who's the someone of something isn't usually that thing in a technical sense. Beethoven is someone for a completely original reason, this is a re-interpretation, a pleasant one but Beethoven he is NOT.
Another vote for checking out his cover of All Night Long - you won't be disappointed!!
Almost as much as I love Jacob Collier I like seeing the reactions of people who see his genius the first time! He brings people to tears. Watch everything he does!
Imagine this is a school project and your presentation is up next lmao
He did all of this himself. All of the voices you hear are just Jacob. He did this long before the pandemic and zoom meetings. He is just brilliant. Things we started doing in 2020 Jacob was doing in 2016/17.
This type of video, where 1 person sings all parts & arrays several versions of himself over the screen, has been around for a long time. Jacob took it to another level. Perhaps the most amazing thing is that he was originally known as an instrumentalist, first on piano, but he can play just about any instrument. He's a musical genius.
Jacob is the Mozart of his generation! He has perfect pitch so he articulates 1/4 tones! He is humble and pays homage at the beginning to his idols like Quincy, Herbie Hancock, Take Six etc. Jacob won a Grammy for this to add to his other four! Listen to his early work Stevie Wonder!
check out his tune, Hideaway from the album, In My Room!
Definitely his most beautiful work, right up there with Moonriver.
All Night Long deserves a listen !
5:45 the best thing is that he hadn't done this during quarantine but in 2017, so it's not a „covid project” , it's just Jacob Collier and his genius!!!
This man is a musical genius and the king of harmonies in my opinion .... His runs are so insane ... I think he has won like 5 Grammys so far.
The reason he sounds like an arcapella singer and right on the note is because he has perfect pitch down to the microtone, he also harmonises perfectly in the harmonic series in this song since he isn't bound by the slightly skew tuning that makes a piano work. It just sounds right in a way that few songs do
You really got to do more on Jacob, he can transport you to a different dimension in another universe, go through his musical journey from the oldest to the newest you won't be disappointed.
Jacob recorded over 8000 vocal tracks for this piece without auto tune and nothing pre written . This is just the tip of a gigantic iceberg of the amazing talent of Jacob Collier. The only person that can out to him is himself. He also produced the video by the way
He definitely edited the pitch in some vocals. That's not to take away from his genius, he'll admit this himself. He might pitch a vocal up or down a few cents if he thinks it's slightly out of tune.
@@silashannesarson5934 Have you watched the videos where he's singing free form explaining modes and later on somebody charts them and follows him with a piano and he's note for note perfect. So personally I doubt it that he pitches up or down even a percent or so. Except with the possibility of bass notes.just my opinion
Jacob is part of a welcome wave of musicians and artists reimagining old favourites such as Moon River and how music is done nowadays. He is a multi Grammy and BAFTA winner. Truly a musical wunderkind. his streams during the pandemic were crucial to me and I'm sure lots of other people who missed live music so much.
Thank you for playing this. Jacob never fails to cheer me.
He has a video with a complete breakdown of how he created this track. It's amazing.
And all done in just one week or recording in his home.
Ok… about the intro… Jacob sent an email to approximately 50-100 musician friends asking them to send back a file of them singing the word “Moon”… among them Quincy Jones, Herbie Hancock and the the late David Crosby. JC then took the returned files and arranged them in Logic and what you see is the end result of more meticulous work by Jacob.
Jacob Collier is a multi-grammy award winning composer/arranger/multi-instrumentalist/producer/genius. Every tune you see of his will have a similar effect.
Check out the video he made that got Quincy Jones’ attention: JC’s cover of “Don’t You Worry ‘bout a Thing”.
A wonderful reaction, thanks. Please do react to more Jacob. Jacob was first discovered by the amazing UA-cam videos he put out as a teenager. People who understood what he was doing were blown away. The opening scene in "Moon River" contains friends who he contacted and asked to send him them singing-I think-a C. There are many well known musicians in that opening including Herbie Hancock, Steve Vai, Chris Martin, Quincy Jones, Graham Nash, his Mom (a respected classical violinist and conductor) you get the idea. The arc of Jacob's music is constantly evolving as he evolves but whatever he ends up doing could only have been done by him. I noticed a couple of other commenters mention "All Night Long" and I would also heartily recommend that as well worthy of a reaction. It too is epic-though in an entirely different way-it never fails to put a smile on my face and it would be a delight to see you do a reaction to that. Thanks again for this quality, thoughtful effort.
You’ve inadvertently gave a reaction video to a musical genius. Other musical experts dissecting this have been flabbergasted at this composition
This would get an A+ in the Inter-Galactic Music Conservatory for Gods, if such an institution existed,
or a Grammy - which it did.
Now admittedly, I don't know most of the people in the opening, but some of them are: Quincy Jones, Herbie Hancock, Hans Zimmer, Steve Vai, Chris Martin (Coldplay), David Crosby, Suzie Collier (his mother).
They weren't "sent" to this project. They are actually in his close circle - he just asked them and they were more than happy to take part.
"Is he an a cappella singer?" Jacob Collier is all the a cappella singers and all the instrument players.
Just found your content man (via the Lingus reaction). Great personality for reactions! And, importantly, a great mic! Would love to see you check out Jacob's stuff from Djesse 3, including "Time Alone with You" with Daniel Caesar, "All I Need" with Mahalia and Ty Dolla Sign, "In too Deep" with Kiana Lede, and "Running Outta Love" with Tori Kelly. The whole album really is absolutely killing.
You simply can't recognize the pure genius of this one if a kind masterpiece, you're like miles away. A school project? This dude has won a Grammy for this ^^ He brings harmonies I haven't heard in my entire life after about 10 years of professional singing and you sit there well that's nice... don't know what to say or express how disappointed I am from this reaction...
this song was released June 2019, no quarantine
"who would have thought this up? i dunno, he did. genious." -every jacob fan
"Is he an a-cappella singer? Let me know in the comments"
Jacob, shredding piano, bass, wind instruments and inventing new stuff for Yamaha: "Well, yes"
Jacob Collier has only scratched the surface of his genius! He’s said the technology hasn’t been invented to allow him to show what’s in his head.
He was this guy BEFORE the Covid pandemic. He did a lot right out of his bedroom.
The opening “Moons” were all submitted by his friends ranging from Steve Vai to Quincy Jones to his own Mom.
Once the song starts it’s 5,000 separate tracks of Jacob harmonizing with himself. There are some negative harmonies and serious music theory genius going on. It’s a masterpiece. The only note that isn’t him is one high C from his sister. The Logic Session breakdown of him recording this is epic too as he explains the entire thing.
Check out his insane playing capabilities too. Try All Of My Heart Live In Toronto on for size. I was there. It was bonkers!!!
I wish you wouldn’t ask for an explanation of the video and then not acknowledge the effort of explaining it to you.
Jacob Collier is the most musically exciting person around. The colour he brings to his arrangements is incredible some of his early stuff is also worth listening to for me the piece I like the road not taken.
He is a professional everything
A capella singer, pianist, guitarist, bassist, and who knows what else.
Yea, so Jacob Collier is the next generation of musical genius. There's been no one of our time to match his work. You should check out more for sure.
What gets me the most is it took him a WEEK to produce 😭 insane
Jacob Collier gets more comments than anyone else I follow - Thats Great
Jacob is the first one. I also noticed Herbie Hancock, Quincy Jones, Cory Henry, JoJo, Tank, Tori Kelly, Claude McKnight, Charlie Puth, Avery Wilson, Hans Zimmer, and Ty Dolla $ign.
If this was a school project he gets an A+. LOL That was a great line. Jacob teaches MASTER classes at world renowned music schools like Berkeley. Its always great to see people discovering this musical genius of our century.
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
@fifovelazquez :
... or watching him go sailing over their heads ... 😉
He's basically a professional EVERYTHING
Take a closer look at the "moons" at the start of the video. You'll see some surprising faces
For example, the CEO of patreon
There is a 90+ minute video where he explains the logic session for the creation of this video.... its almost as astounding as the song itself. There is also a transcription one that shows the ridiculous chord structures and shifting pitch centers he uses throughout. He's definitely a musical genius.
@Sam Yaza and that was just the logic session for the song... the video editing is a whole different story
Some great explainer vids also, about his use of microtones and other weird harmony stuff - fascinating even to the only-slightly-musically-knowledgeable 🥰
"I don't know if this was like...for school or something...." LOLOL That response made me fall off my chair laughing hysterically because 1) Jacob does look like a high school student and....2) No "student" in the entire world has the musical chops to conceive and execute a vocal arrangement of this quality.
"School work"!? Jacob is a good friend to Herbie Hancock.
He said "School project" 😂😂. I honestly laughed when he said that.
Great reaction! Remember how you reacted to Cory Henry playing Billie Jean recently? Guess who performed with him playing the piano?
Hint. It was Jacob Collier ;)
The opening is insane to see all those legends! Jacob is literally a musical entity sent to us from the heavens
Tobe Nwigwe “Fye Fye” 🔥
It’s the definition of a Houston party type of thang. 💯
If you remember, he sat at the grand piano and did some of the background vocals in the Cory Henry “Billy Jean” video you reacted to.
Multiple Grammy winner one of which for this song
If you care to hear Mr. Collier in a straight up jam, sample the stuff he did with Snarky Puppy, “Don't you know” is the most enjoyable for me. He's won Grammys and all that, but his creativity is just something I admire. I have a Steinway sitting in my living room and after listening to Jacob I was considering pushing out the second story window and just give up.
I feel like you would love watching his Logic breakdown sessions.
Might want to hear his collaboration with Snarky Puppy. Jacob is a don
The Collier rabbit hole is deep. Have fun!!
For school LOL 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 Grammy school 😂😂😂😂😂
Dude! He records voices and stuff and makes it into a midi whatever on his keyboard. So he can play voices like a piano.
I believe he did all of the video production, as well. He recorded and mixed the audio, too.
"The Greatest talent of my lifetime" Quincy Jones, "best musician in the world" Chris Martin etc. .......
Those modulations...pure genius
Won a Grammy btw
incredible
welcome to the world of the planet's greatest musician.
here's another Grammy award winner, he has 5 ua-cam.com/video/nspqYGz-Z1s/v-deo.html
He sings accapella but he is a multi instrumentalist.
Agreed on "All Night Long". That will take you down the UA-cam Jacob Collier rabbit hole for sure. "I Wish" is another, if you like horns...
Keyboard is his baby. But he plays pretty everything brilliantly well.
Great reaction. There’s too much to say about Jacob Collier in just a few sentences. I would recommend though that you react to him with Snarky Puppy doing a song called Don’t You Know - outstanding musicianship all round.
People in the beginning range from people like his mom to Quincy Jones, Steve Vai , and so many other great musicians. He won one of his Grammy’s for this. I believe he is up to 3 Grammy wins now.
He has five atm. Two from In My Room and one each from each of his Djesse albums so far.
He's a multi Grammy award winner and world famous composer and singer
Not really "world famous"? A musical genius and a musician's musician - but this hasn't translated into fame (or fortune) for him. He certainly has his fans, but even here in the UK most people haven't heard of him.
@@paulmdt1 world famous only implies international fame
He is a capella everything, it's like a musician god
i believe this was before covid
it was
1:39
Will the real Jacob please stand up...we're gonna have a problem here.
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Defiantly give either Hideaway or All Night Long a jam. You won’t regret it.
A triumph.
I'm waiting for him to dive in and be lost in the sea that is Jacob Collier.
I suggest his #IHARMYOU series. I won't say anymore, so you can react cold but they are such fun.
We all just got hypnotized but he seems like a good kid.
Personally I would substitute enthralled for hypnotized. Hypnotize makes it seem like we were made to think we experienced something. This video was a genuine demonstration of genius. Nothing hypnotized about it.
This is a thrill, to watch a musician discover Jacob Collier. Please react to lots more of this mind-boggling young jazz artist. Magic. He's not just a vocalist but plays about every instrument known. You might enjoy this one next: ua-cam.com/video/KC3GrzoQG9U/v-deo.html
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Please react to Jacob Collier - Hideaway.
MOON RIVER, AUTORES JOHNNY MERCER E HENRY MANCINI, ELEMENTAR. ABRAÇOS CORDIAIS.
The guy is a genius to say the least.
Reminds me of Take 6
"for school" !
Check out Jacob Collier "saviour" the bass is something
He a jazz pianist / singer