Jacob Collier: A one-man musical phenomenon
Jacob Collier: Un phénomène musical en solo
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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Je marchais le long de la route,
and walkin' it one step at a time.
faisais un pas à la fois.
and sing you a song,
et te chanter une chanson,
Où devrions-nous aller ?
for a kind of shelter.
walking down the line."
le long de la route. »
You feeling good?
singing with me for just one second?
juste pour une seconde ?
Chanter un ré ?
Could you sing a D?
si vous pouvez chanter,
That's beautiful. Thank you.
as part of that motion,
musicale est extraordinaire.
is an absolutely extraordinary one.
de naviguer sa palette d'émotions.
one's emotional frameworks,
to put things into words,
avec beaucoup d'autres langues,
as with many other languages,
you know about a language.
how many words you can say,
les choix émotionnels
you make with this language.
cette idée en tant que communauté,
this idea as a community,
nous faire évoluer dans le temps
may grow us towards
de notre humanité.
searching for all along.
je suis en route vers mon refuge.
I'm on my way to my hideaway.
où je pourrai aller
do it right, don't look back,
fais-le bien, sans te retourner,
all the places I've been
tous les lieux où j'ai été,
that you're making me guess
que tu me fais croire
that I wanted to know all along.
toujours voulu connaitre.
that makes me complete,
qui me complète.
that I want you to know I belong.
que tu sois celle à qui j'appartiens.
JC: OK.
JC : OK.
visualizations we just saw,
n'est-ce pas ?
ou quelque chose, s'il s'agit d'un mot,
or something, if that's a word,
je joue les instruments
that you saw grow,
que vous avez vu pousser,
that it takes low long notes
des notes basses et longues
longues et épaisses,
and then it grows thin, small branches.
et tranquilles, peu importe,
des branches fines et petites.
JC: Yes, indeed.
JC : Oui, en effet.
all of that by yourself.
and how did this all evolve?
which is, like, over there.
I mean, this is my family home.
Enfin, c'est la maison de famille.
filled with musical instruments,
remplie d’instruments de musique.
mon imagination,
to invest in my own imagination,
ce que j'ai construit,
were good things to be building
and I think that's such an important idea.
une idée très importante.
my paradise, essentially,
appelé « Dans ma chambre »,
which is called "In My Room,"
ma chambre en tournée.
the room on the road,
pendant quelques années
working on for a couple of years,
to be inside the circle.
d’être à l’intérieur du cercle.
like the setup in your room, here.
comme dans ta chambre ici.
It's similar to the room
C'est similaire à ma chambre
generate things on the spot
dans l'instant et être spontané,
de la musique et de toute bonne idée.
and all of the best ideas are all about.
in your room by yourself.
tout seul dans ta chambre.
On n'aurait pas pu faire cela,
We couldn't have done that,
il y a cinq ans seulement.
five years ago even.
in the hands of the creator,
aux mains du créateur,
record company executive
maison de disques
to you guys who know this already,
peut planter cette graine.
who can sow that seed.
qui apporte la lumière au monde.
the torch into the world.
complétement seul
completely on my own
que quelqu'un me dise :
make an album on your own."
and I didn't mind what people thought,
JC : Merci Kelly. Merci beaucoup.
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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