Jacob Collier: A one-man musical phenomenon
Jacob Collier: Un hombre orquesta fenomenal
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.
y avanzando un paso a la vez.
and sing you a song,
y cantarte una canción,
for a kind of shelter.
un tipo de refugio.
walking down the line."
caminando por la línea".
You feeling good?
¿Se sienten bien?
singing with me for just one second?
cantar conmigo por solo un segundo?
Could you sing a D?
¿Podrían cantar un Re?
más fuerte para mí.
That's beautiful. Thank you.
Eso es hermoso. Gracias.
as part of that motion,
debajo de la superficie?
is an absolutely extraordinary one.
es absolutamente extraordinario.
one's emotional frameworks,
por los marcos emocionales de uno,
to put things into words,
de ponerlo en palabras,
as with many other languages,
you know about a language.
how many words you can say,
emocionales que haces con este lenguaje.
you make with this language.
this idea as a community,
esta idea como comunidad,
puede hacernos crecer hacia
may grow us towards
nuestra propia humanidad.
searching for all along.
buscando todo el tiempo.
I'm on my way to my hideaway.
me dirijo a mi escondite.
la dirección del viento,
do it right, don't look back,
hazlo bien, no mires atrás,
all the places I've been
todos los lugares donde he estado
that you're making me guess
que me estás haciendo adivinar
that I wanted to know all along.
saber todo el tiempo.
that makes me complete,
lo que me hace completo,
that I want you to know I belong.
que sepas a que pertenezco.
JC: OK.
JC: Bueno.
visualizations we just saw,
que acabamos de ver,
en tiempo real, ¿verdad?
or something, if that's a word,
o algo así, si es la palabra,
toco los instrumentos
that you saw grow,
por ejemplo, que viste crecer,
that it takes low long notes
que toma notas bajas largas
and then it grows thin, small branches.
y luego crecen ramas finas y pequeñas.
JC: Yes, indeed.
JC: Sí, de hecho.
all of that by yourself.
and how did this all evolve?
cómo evolucionó todo esto?
mágica en mi casa
which is, like, over there.
que está, como, allí.
Representa North London.
I mean, this is my family home.
quiero decir, es mi casa familiar.
filled with musical instruments,
llena de instrumentos musicales,
tenía una familia
to invest in my own imagination,
en mi propia imaginación,
were good things to be building
eran buenas cosas para construir
que esa es una idea tan importante.
and I think that's such an important idea.
my paradise, essentially,
que se llama "In My Room"
which is called "In My Room,"
la habitación en el camino,
the room on the road,
working on for a couple of years,
trabajando por un par de años,
to be inside the circle.
estar dentro del círculo.
like the setup in your room, here.
en tu habitación, aquí.
It's similar to the room
Es similar a la habitación
generate things on the spot
generar cosas en el acto
and all of the best ideas are all about.
la música como todas las mejores ideas.
in your room by yourself.
en tu habitación por ti mismo.
We couldn't have done that,
No podríamos haber hecho eso,
five years ago even.
hace 5 años, incluso.
in the hands of the creator,
estarían de acuerdo
record company executive
de la discográfica
to you guys who know this already,
esto chicos que ya lo saben,
quién puede sembrar esa semilla.
who can sow that seed.
the torch into the world.
que lleva la antorcha al mundo.
completely on my own
make an album on your own."
un álbum por tu cuenta".
and I didn't mind what people thought,
y no me importó lo que la gente pensara,
una bonificación masiva.
JC: Thanks, Kelly. Thanks so much.
JC: Gracias, Kelly. Muchas gracias.
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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