Jacob Collier: A one-man musical phenomenon
ジェイコブ・コリアー: 一人で起こす視聴覚的バイラルセンセーション
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.
一歩ずつ歩いてた
and sing you a song,
for a kind of shelter.
walking down the line."
You feeling good?
singing with me for just one second?
みんなちょっと僕と歌ってくれるかな?
Could you sing a D?
Dの音出して
That's beautiful. Thank you.
ありがとう
as part of that motion,
is an absolutely extraordinary one.
とても素晴らしいものです
one's emotional frameworks,
to put things into words,
as with many other languages,
you know about a language.
how many words you can say,
知っているかではなく
you make with this language.
乗せるかということだと思います
this idea as a community,
コミュニティとして大切にしたいんです
may grow us towards
歩み寄ることだから
searching for all along.
見つけたんだ
I'm on my way to my hideaway.
僕は隠れ家に行くところだよ
do it right, don't look back,
ただ振り返らない
all the places I've been
君を知ってから色々なところへ
that you're making me guess
that I wanted to know all along.
ずっと思ってたんだ
that makes me complete,
that I want you to know I belong.
僕は君のもの
OK ジェイコブ ワォ
JC: OK.
(コリアー)どうぞ
visualizations we just saw,
or something, if that's a word,
楽器を弾くと
that you saw grow,
木ですが
that it takes low long notes
and then it grows thin, small branches.
細く小さな枝という感じ
JC: Yes, indeed.
(コリアー)そうです
all of that by yourself.
and how did this all evolve?
特別な部屋があるんです
which is, like, over there.
ノース・ロンドンの人たちです
I mean, this is my family home.
僕の実家なんですけど
filled with musical instruments,
楽器だらけです
to invest in my own imagination,
応援してくれて
were good things to be building
いいものだと言ってくれたんです
and I think that's such an important idea.
それは本当に大事な考え方です
my paradise, essentially,
僕の天国のようなもので
which is called "In My Room,"
「僕の部屋で (In My Room)」でした
the room on the road,
working on for a couple of years,
to be inside the circle.
like the setup in your room, here.
あなたの部屋なのね
It's similar to the room
generate things on the spot
and all of the best ideas are all about.
欠かせないことだと思うんです
グラミー賞を2つとったわね
in your room by yourself.
We couldn't have done that,
five years ago even.
無理だったと思うわ
in the hands of the creator,
record company executive
実権を握るのは
to you guys who know this already,
その事を分かってる皆さんに話していますが
who can sow that seed.
その種を蒔ければいいんです
the torch into the world.
アイデアを持ち込むのです
completely on my own
make an album on your own."
and I didn't mind what people thought,
やってしまったんです
すごいボーナスでした
JC: Thanks, Kelly. Thanks so much.
(コリアー)ありがとうございました
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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