Jacob Collier: A one-man musical phenomenon
جاکوب کولیر: یک پدیده موسیقی تک نفره
In his videos and performances, Jacob Collier sings every part, plays every instrument and visualizes every component with a captivating vision. Full bio
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and walkin' it one step at a time.
دنبال آن می رفتی.
and sing you a song,
تو آهنگ بخوانم،
for a kind of shelter.
walking down the line."
بدهم".
You feeling good?
singing with me for just one second?
آواز بخوانید؟
Could you sing a D?
That's beautiful. Thank you.
as part of that motion,
و چیزهایی که
is an absolutely extraordinary one.
خارق العاده است.
one's emotional frameworks,
یک شخص است.
to put things into words,
کلمات،
as with many other languages,
از زبان های دیگر،
you know about a language.
می دانید.
how many words you can say,
بگویید،
you make with this language.
زبان می سازید.
this idea as a community,
پذیرش این ایده
may grow us towards
عنوان یک مخالف در
searching for all along.
پیدا کن.
I'm on my way to my hideaway.
هستم.
واقع نشده ام.
پیدا می کنم.
do it right, don't look back,
all the places I've been
بوده اند،
that you're making me guess
این که خیال کنم
that I wanted to know all along.
بشناسم.
that makes me complete,
تکمیل کند.
that I want you to know I belong.
متعلق به تو هستم.
JC: OK.
جاکوب:بسیار خُب.
visualizations we just saw,
or something, if that's a word,
یا چیزهای،اگه خلاصه اش کنیم،
that you saw grow,
that it takes low long notes
پایین می گیرد
and then it grows thin, small branches.
ساقه های نازک و کوچک می رویند.
JC: Yes, indeed.
جاکوب:بله دقیقا
all of that by yourself.
and how did this all evolve?
پیدا کردند؟
which is, like, over there.
I mean, this is my family home.
خانواده من.
filled with musical instruments,
بود بزرگ شدم.
to invest in my own imagination,
گذاری کنم
were good things to be building
ساخته شدن بودند
and I think that's such an important idea.
میکنم،ایده های مهمی بودند.
my paradise, essentially,
which is called "In My Room,"
آن"در اتاق من"هست
the room on the road,
به
working on for a couple of years,
آن کار کرده ام،
to be inside the circle.
like the setup in your room, here.
اتاقت هست.
It's similar to the room
generate things on the spot
را به
and all of the best ideas are all about.
ایده ها تماما درمورد آن هاست.
(جایزه مربوط به هنر و علوم)
in your room by yourself.
اتاقت ساخته ای.
We couldn't have done that,
بدهیم،
five years ago even.
اتفاق بیوفتد
in the hands of the creator,
record company executive
to you guys who know this already,
که از قبل می دانستید،
who can sow that seed.
دانه را بکارد.
the torch into the world.
completely on my own
make an album on your own."
and I didn't mind what people thought,
مردم چه فکری می کنند اهمیت
JC: Thanks, Kelly. Thanks so much.
جاکوب: ممنونم کلی .خیلی متشکرم.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Jacob Collier - Musician, artistIn his videos and performances, Jacob Collier sings every part, plays every instrument and visualizes every component with a captivating vision.
Why you should listen
Jacob Collier is nothing short of prodigious. A two-time Grammy-winning singer, arranger, composer and multi-instrumentalist, he combines everything from jazz and a cappella to folk, electronic and classical music. In 2014, he was discovered by the legendary producer Quincy Jones. Shortly after, Collier began working on his audio-visual live performance vehicle designed and built by Ben Bloomberg at the MIT Media Lab.
Since his first video in 2011, Collier has amassed hundreds of thousands of international followers and more than 15 million YouTube views, which includes his astounding cover of Stevie Wonder's "Don't You Worry 'Bout a Thing." In July 2016, Collier released his chart-topping debut album, In My Room, which he solely recorded, performed and produced by himself. Most recently, he has toured his unique one-man show to more than 150 locations around the world; helped to score the newest Dreamworks release with Hans Zimmer; is currently collaborating on Herbie Hancock's upcoming album; and shares his vast knowledge of music theory with everyone from Wired Magazine to universities across the globe.
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