Jacob Collier: A one-man musical phenomenon
Jacob Collier: Hiện tượng mới mang tên "Ban nhạc một người"
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.
and sing you a song,
for a kind of shelter.
walking down the line."
You feeling good?
Các bạn khoẻ chứ?
Chỉ một chút thôi được không?
singing with me for just one second?
Hát giúp tôi nốt Rê được không?
Could you sing a D?
That's beautiful. Thank you.
Thật tuyệt vời. Xin cảm ơn.
as part of that motion,
của chuyển động ấy,
is an absolutely extraordinary one.
one's emotional frameworks,
to put things into words,
as with many other languages,
you know about a language.
của bạn tới đâu không quan trọng.
how many words you can say,
bạn biết bao nhiêu cụm từ,
you make with this language.
sẽ được phát triển.
this idea as a community,
lớn mạnh hơn theo thời gian
may grow us towards
ra khỏi nhân tính.
searching for all along.
I'm on my way to my hideaway.
do it right, don't look back,
all the places I've been
that you're making me guess
that I wanted to know all along.
that makes me complete,
that I want you to know I belong.
JC: OK.
visualizations we just saw,
or something, if that's a word,
that you saw grow,
that it takes low long notes
của những nốt trầm dài
and then it grows thin, small branches.
JC: Yes, indeed.
all of that by yourself.
and how did this all evolve?
và phát triển nó ra sao?
which is, like, over there.
I mean, this is my family home.
filled with musical instruments,
với nhiều nhạc cụ,
luôn ủng hộ sự bay bổng của tôi
to invest in my own imagination,
were good things to be building
đều rất xứng đáng để đầu tư thời gian vào,
and I think that's such an important idea.
my paradise, essentially,
which is called "In My Room,"
the room on the road,
nhưng tôi đã thực hiện nó vài năm nay,
working on for a couple of years,
khi ở trong không gian đó.
to be inside the circle.
like the setup in your room, here.
It's similar to the room
ngay tại đây, ngay lúc này
generate things on the spot
and all of the best ideas are all about.
và cả những ý tưởng tuyệt nhất nữa.
in your room by yourself.
ngay trong căn phòng của mình.
We couldn't have done that,
Chắc chắn chúng tôi không làm được đâu,
five years ago even.
in the hands of the creator,
record company executive
hay ông lớn trong ngành.
to you guys who know this already,
mọi người đã thừa biết,
những ý tưởng tốt,
who can sow that seed.
the torch into the world.
và tôi không hề đợi ai nói rằng,
completely on my own
make an album on your own."
and I didn't mind what people thought,
giải Grammy là phần thưởng hậu hĩnh.
JC: Thanks, Kelly. Thanks so much.
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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