Jacob Collier: A one-man musical phenomenon
Jacob Collier: Um fenômeno musical audiovisual de um só homem
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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alguma paz de espírito ♪
and walkin' it one step at a time.
um passo de cada vez ♪
and sing you a song,
e cantar uma canção com você ♪
Para onde devemos ir? ♪
for a kind of shelter.
procurando algum abrigo ♪
walking down the line."
andando por toda a parte" ♪
You feeling good?
singing with me for just one second?
de cantar um pouco comigo?
Could you sing a D?
Poderiam cantar um ré?
That's beautiful. Thank you.
coisas movendo abaixo da superfície?
as part of that motion,
é absolutamente extraordinária.
is an absolutely extraordinary one.
pelo emocional de alguém,
one's emotional frameworks,
to put things into words,
com muitas outras linguagens,
as with many other languages,
você sabe sobre uma linguagem,
you know about a language.
how many words you can say,
ou expressões você conhece.
emocionais feitas com essa linguagem.
you make with this language.
essa ideia como comunidade,
this idea as a community,
à nossa própria humanidade
may grow us towards
aonde você queira ir ♪
searching for all along.
procurando todo o tempo ♪
I'm on my way to my hideaway.
estou a caminho do meu refúgio ♪
para a qual o vento possa soprar ♪
do it right, don't look back,
vou fazer direito, não olhar para trás ♪
all the places I've been
todos os lugares em que estive ♪
that you're making me guess
que está me fazendo adivinhar ♪
that I wanted to know all along.
conhecer o tempo todo ♪
that makes me complete,
que me faz completo ♪
that I want you to know I belong.
que quero que saiba que eu pertenço ♪
JC: OK.
JC: Está bem.
visualizations we just saw,
estava acontecendo em tempo real, não é?
or something, if that's a word,
ou algo assim, se essa é uma palavra,
que você viu crescer
that you saw grow,
que pega as notas longas e baixas
that it takes low long notes
and then it grows thin, small branches.
e desenvolve ramos pequenos e finos.
meio que sopra o vento contra a árvore.
JC: Yes, indeed.
JC: Sim, é verdade.
all of that by yourself.
and how did this all evolve?
e como tudo isso evoluiu?
ao norte de Londres, que é, tipo, ali.
which is, like, over there.
I mean, this is my family home.
é minha casa de família.
filled with musical instruments,
cheio de instrumentos musicais,
to invest in my own imagination,
na minha imaginação.
were good things to be building
e acho que é uma ideia muito importante.
and I think that's such an important idea.
paraíso, essencialmente.
my paradise, essentially,
chamado "In My Room",
which is called "In My Room,"
na estrada, o que é uma ideia estranha,
the room on the road,
há alguns anos para fazer acontecer,
working on for a couple of years,
to be inside the circle.
estar dentro do círculo.
like the setup in your room, here.
como a instalação em seu quarto.
It's similar to the room
generate things on the spot
coisas no local e ser espontâneo,
quanto todas as melhores ideias.
and all of the best ideas are all about.
in your room by yourself.
fez em seu quarto.
We couldn't have done that,
five years ago even.
in the hands of the creator,
como tenho certeza de que concordam,
da gravadora, o chefão ou algo assim.
record company executive
dizendo o que vocês já sabem:
to you guys who know this already,
pode plantar essa semente.
who can sow that seed.
the torch into the world.
completely on my own
você deveria fazer seu próprio álbum".
make an album on your own."
para o que os outros achavam,
and I didn't mind what people thought,
JC: Thanks, Kelly. Thanks so much.
JC: Obrigado, Kelly. Muito obrigado.
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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