Jacob Collier: A one-man musical phenomenon
제이콥 콜리어(Jacob Collier): 일인 뮤지컬 천재
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.
옮기던 당신을요.
and sing you a song,
도우며 또 노래도 불러주고,
계속 나아가도록 할게요."
우린 어디를 향해야지?
for a kind of shelter.
"난 쉴 곳을 찾고 있어요.
어디인지 알 수 없어요.
그 길에 가까울 거에요.
walking down the line."
이 길을 따라 걸어야만 해요.
You feeling good?
singing with me for just one second?
여러분과 같이 노래해도 될까요?
Could you sing a D?
D 코드 낼 수 있을까요?
That's beautiful. Thank you.
as part of that motion,
is an absolutely extraordinary one.
언어는 정말 특별한 것입니다
one's emotional frameworks,
탐색하는 방법이죠.
to put things into words,
옮길 필요는 없습니다
as with many other languages,
you know about a language.
중요하지 않다고 생각합니다.
how many words you can say,
있는지는 중요치 않아요
you make with this language.
만들어내는 감정적인 선택입니다
this idea as a community,
하나의 커뮤니티로 받아들이기를 바랍니다
may grow us towards
반대의 방향으로요.
당신은 알고 있죠.
searching for all along.
헤매던 것을 찾을 거예요.
I'm on my way to my hideaway.
나는 깊은 곳으로 가는 길일 거예요.
숨지 않을 거예요.
do it right, don't look back,
뒤돌아보지 않을 거예요.
all the places I've been
내가 갔던 모든 곳들이 있어요.
알 수 있었던 곳들을.
that you're making me guess
that I wanted to know all along.
싶었던 것은 당신이라는 것을
that makes me complete,
당신은 나를 완성시켜요.
that I want you to know I belong.
감사합니다, 여러분.
JC: OK.
제이콥: 네.
고맙습니다.
visualizations we just saw,
이뤄지는 거죠, 그렇죠?
시각적인 것은 모두
or something, if that's a word,
입력 신호를 받아요.
실시간으로 이뤄지는 거죠.
악기를 연주하면,
that you saw grow,
나무 자라나는 것 보셨죠.
that it takes low long notes
낮고 긴 음이 들어올 때는
and then it grows thin, small branches.
가늘고 작은 가지를 뻗는 거죠.
JC: Yes, indeed.
제이콥: 네, 맞아요.
all of that by yourself.
모두 연주하던데요.
and how did this all evolve?
이 모든 게 어떻게 발전해 왔나요?
which is, like, over there.
대표하는 분이군요.
I mean, this is my family home.
가족들과 사는 집을 말하는 건데요.
filled with musical instruments,
방에서 자라났고요,
to invest in my own imagination,
북돋아주었어요.
were good things to be building
단지 제가 만들었다는 이유로,
and I think that's such an important idea.
것 만으로도 충분히 가치 있었어요.
my paradise, essentially,
저의 천국이죠.
which is called "In My Room,"
앨범으로 투어를 돌 때,
the room on the road,
투어를 해볼까 생각을 했어요.
working on for a couple of years,
몇 년간 해온 일이었고
to be inside the circle.
꽤 신나는 경험이에요.
like the setup in your room, here.
여기를 꾸며 놓은 거네요?
It's similar to the room
바로 그곳에서 무언가를
generate things on the spot
and all of the best ideas are all about.
조건이라고 생각하는 것들이죠.
만든 음악으로
in your room by yourself.
We couldn't have done that,
우리는 그럴 수 없는 데다가,
five years ago even.
말도 안 되는 일인데요.
in the hands of the creator,
record company executive
있는 것이 아니라요.
보통 사람인 거예요.
to you guys who know this already,
이미 아는 말을 하고 있지만
who can sow that seed.
좋은 아이디어를 가진 보통 사람이에요.
the torch into the world.
completely on my own
이 앨범을 만들었어요.
스스로 앨범을 만들어봐"
make an album on your own."
and I didn't mind what people thought,
뭐라 생각하든 신경쓰지 않았고
보너스 같은 거예요.
JC: Thanks, Kelly. Thanks so much.
제이콥: 고마워요, 켈리. 감사합니다.
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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