Jacob Collier: A one-man musical phenomenon
Джейкоб Коллье: Музыкальный феномен одного человека
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.
and sing you a song,
for a kind of shelter.
walking down the line."
You feeling good?
Всё хорошо?
singing with me for just one second?
все вместе хотя бы одну минутку?
Could you sing a D?
Можете спеть «Дии»?
That's beautiful. Thank you.
as part of that motion,
is an absolutely extraordinary one.
просто поразителен.
one's emotional frameworks,
эмоциональном пространстве,
to put things into words,
as with many other languages,
как и в других языках,
you know about a language.
как много ты о нём знаешь.
how many words you can say,
you make with this language.
которое тебе дарит этот язык.
this idea as a community,
принять эту идею,
may grow us towards
сблизить и приблизить нас
а не отдалить от неё.
searching for all along.
I'm on my way to my hideaway.
я буду в своём убежище.
do it right, don't look back,
сделайте это, не оглядывайтесь,
all the places I've been
все места, где я побывал,
that you're making me guess
что вынуждаешь меня гадать,
that I wanted to know all along.
познать всё это время.
that makes me complete,
ты наполняешь меня,
that I want you to know I belong.
чтоб ты знала о том, где я.
JC: OK.
ДК: Хорошо.
visualizations we just saw,
мы сейчас увидели,
or something, if that's a word,
если так можно сказать,
that you saw grow,
которое вырастало на глазах:
that it takes low long notes
and then it grows thin, small branches.
вырастают тоненькие веточки.
JC: Yes, indeed.
ДК: Да, точно.
all of that by yourself.
and how did this all evolve?
комната в моём доме
which is, like, over there.
I mean, this is my family home.
filled with musical instruments,
музыкальных инструментов,
to invest in my own imagination,
с моим воображением,
were good things to be building
и строил, было важным
and I think that's such an important idea.
и думаю, это очень важная идея.
my paradise, essentially,
which is called "In My Room,"
«В моей комнате»,
the room on the road,
working on for a couple of years,
на протяжении нескольких лет,
to be inside the circle.
вовлечь в это других.
like the setup in your room, here.
похоже на твою комнату.
It's similar to the room
generate things on the spot
всё создавать на одном месте
and all of the best ideas are all about.
и все лучшие идеи вокруг.
in your room by yourself.
в своей комнате самостоятельно.
We couldn't have done that,
совершенно невозможно
этого нельзя было и представить.
five years ago even.
in the hands of the creator,
record company executive
to you guys who know this already,
хотя вы и так уже всё знаете,
who can sow that seed.
сможет посеять семя.
the torch into the world.
completely on my own
make an album on your own."
сам сделать свой альбом».
and I didn't mind what people thought,
и мне было всё равно, что думали люди,
JC: Thanks, Kelly. Thanks so much.
ДК: Спасибо, Келли! Спасибо большое!
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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