Jacob Collier: A one-man musical phenomenon
Jacob Collier: L'assolo audio-visivo diventato un fenomeno virale
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.
e camminavi un passo alla volta.
and sing you a song,
e cantarti una canzone,
Dove dovremmo andare?
for a kind of shelter.
una sorta di rifugio.
walking down the line."
verso il futuro."
You feeling good?
Bene?
singing with me for just one second?
solo un secondo?
Could you sing a D?
Un RE?
That's beautiful. Thank you.
E' stato bellissimo. Grazie.
as part of that motion,
sotto la superficie?
is an absolutely extraordinary one.
è assolutamente straordinario.
one's emotional frameworks,
i nostri schemi emotivi,
to put things into words,
di esprimerlo a parole,
as with many other languages,
in molte altre lingue,
you know about a language.
quella lingua.
how many words you can say,
you make with this language.
che facciamo con quella lingua.
this idea as a community,
quest'idea come comunità,
may grow us towards
può avvicinarci
dalla nostra umanità.
searching for all along.
I'm on my way to my hideaway.
sto tornando al mio rifugio.
do it right, don't look back,
non guardare indietro,
all the places I've been
tutti i luoghi in cui sono stato
da quando la conosco.
that you're making me guess
che mi stai facendo pensare
that I wanted to know all along.
per tutto questo tempo.
that makes me complete,
che mi completi,
that I want you to know I belong.
sappia che sono felice.
JC: OK.
JC: Ok
visualizations we just saw,
appena visto,
or something, if that's a word,
che è la parte sonora
inizio a suonare
that you saw grow,
ad esempio,
that it takes low long notes
lunghe e basse
and then it grows thin, small branches.
sono i rami più piccoli e sottili.
contro l'albero.
JC: Yes, indeed.
JC: Esatto.
all of that by yourself.
tutto questo da solo.
and how did this all evolve?
e come si è evoluto tutto ciò?
a casa mia
which is, like, over there.
che è quassù.
I mean, this is my family home.
è nella casa di famiglia.
filled with musical instruments,
piena di strumenti musicali,
to invest in my own imagination,
nella mia immaginazione,
were good things to be building
erano belle cose
and I think that's such an important idea.
e credo che quest'idea sia fondamentale.
my paradise, essentially,
quasi il mio paradiso,
which is called "In My Room,"
con l'album intitolato "Nella mia stanza",
the room on the road,
a portare in tour la stanza,
working on for a couple of years,
da un paio d'anni,
to be inside the circle.
in questa fase.
like the setup in your room, here.
molto alla tua stanza.
It's similar to the room
generate things on the spot
le cose sul momento
and all of the best ideas are all about.
della musica e di tutte le migliori idee.
in your room by yourself.
da solo nella tua stanza.
We couldn't have done that,
Noi non avremmo potuto farlo,
five years ago even.
accaduto cinque anni fa.
in the hands of the creator,
record company executive
case discografiche
to you guys who know this already,
cose che già sapete,
chi ha una buona idea.
who can sow that seed.
la torcia nel mondo.
the torch into the world.
interamente da solo
completely on my own
make an album on your own."
and I didn't mind what people thought,
di ciò che pensava la gente,
JC: Thanks, Kelly. Thanks so much.
JC: Grazie, Kelly. Grazie davvero.
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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