A one-man musical phenomenon | Jacob Collier 

Did he also win the sharp 13th prize?

@@georgevanderbyl7519 I'm sure he did

Let’s hope he didn’t win the flat fifth prize. Tough one to sing that

Minor upset

Yet he rejected the 9th flat price, seems that he's in a good place

Grimm Joke 😂😂😂

Earl de Darkwood strikes again!

I think he 's in mission on the earth... WOW!!!

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

He's probably from Sirius like Stockhausen and Sun Ra haha

I totally agree.. I have seen "him" 4 times LIVE just to make sure it was NOT a robot. I am still not sure.

and the most hilarious comment award goes to...

sandy120 he is a genius

sandy120 I pity the blade runner that's going to have to retire him when his kind goes rogue.

I wasn't sure either, but I had never seen him on an actual drum kit till this video, and that's the only time I've seen him appear as human lol

It actually kinda is, cause that setup on the stage is what his room at home is equipped like.

underrated comment. Thanks for making me laugh

Pretty much

If you knew anything about this man, you’d know that it is his normal “at home” look.

indeed

it's consistent HAHAHA

😂

And u can tell that hes a shaman

Dude haha

Like NF, all the GOATS

Underrated lol nice

I thought that of Led Zeppelin, but have attended several of their concerts where what seemed to be massive improv was actually very minor improv in every carefully scripted / charted musical number. Point being that Jason is capable of both scripting and improv, but I think he leans to tight charting with little windows for improv. If you like Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue, watch a few vids of it being performed. Most performances are straight off the sheet music, including performances by a couple of Jazz Greats. But there are tiny windows for improv and a number of artists take it. Can't remember her name but a very cute barely adult woman from Eastern Europe did the best/most improv I've seen on RU-vid. Then there's Chick Corea, who improved over half of the piece when he performed it here with the Portlandia Symphony. Sadly there was no recording.

He probably can, most drummers are pretty good dancers. That rhythm flows through them.

@@stevesalt9005 I am a drummer and I can assure you the rhythm doesn't flow through me :-)

I wouldn't say dancing is musical... He can certainly follow a rhythm perfectly well, I mean the guy does crazy jazz tempos, but dancing is an entirely different thing to music... It's more of an acrobatic art that happens to be rhythmic, rather than something musical even though it is used with music.

I consider He plays so very complex and inspiring but not any better then the heartfelt Tones of a child or fascinated rhytmic expressions of anyone else. If it hits it fits.

Theatre of Itches ... Ive yet to see anyone capable of doing what he does

Lmfao 😂

If this is a common thing, I'm sure your skills are top notch since you've been through the ringer

Omg this was way too funny 🤣

We see what you did there

I think he got now real Theorie of harmony. He just got the perfect ear and incredible creativity

It will be called "21st century harmony" hahaha

Make it 100 copies

@@Devesh0201 i think the sheer power in one copy would destroy it upon completion you'll NEED 50 (also yes please i need that book in my life)

Perfect pitch, a music professor at a world class music institute for a mom and playing all your life helps

@@Nils3OWN Yup... that's what "living embodiment of music" implies, buddy. He has lived music his entire life to the point that he almost is music and creates it.

@@Nils3OWN Absolute pitch, not perfect pitch. It's like the Super Saiyan version of Perfect pitch 😭😱

@@joashbritto Perfect pitch still isn't absolute, regardless of how precise it is due to the limitations of ear geometry and neurology

@@Nils3OWN I wasn't talking about perfect pitch. Absolute pitch is different from perfect pitch. Look it up

I went to see him in November 2017. The audience ranged from late teens to 60's. The room was awestruck for the whole concert. Lots of what would regard themselves as sensible mature people left in tears at the end without quite understanding why. The performance was so fundamentally affecting. Life changing stuff. Watch some of his live concert stuff, like this ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-ywcqultfYaM.html

nathan ,same here man,his voice too, like he splits a tone using diff maths. im speechless right now, steve vai is closest comparison moden day i can think of that even comes close, hes a composer too who understands emotion and joy, but this kid, dang like hes almost divine.

Nathan H bink beats did this

and in 5/4 too…

she used to work at my school :)

@@controlpro438 fr ?

Matcamp25 he’s just so happy

Just imagining what kind of talent he will have when he reaches that age is absurd

There is solid scientific evidence that those with perfect pitch loose it as they age. Nearly everyone looses their perfect pitch. I would say that as he ages, his knowledge will increase but talent in hearing and harmonising so effortlessly will decrease, and he will need to relearn how to detect intervals, chords, notes ect with relative pitch.

@@lukester478 even without perfect pitch his knowledge of intervals and the colors they create are only going to get better

Very sad

Sudip Bishwakarma As far as I know he does everything himself - recording, arranging, mixing and production.

There is no way that in a live setting a musician will (or even should) mix.

Michael McClenaghan Ah in that context... nvm I only that he mixes his own songs, no idea about his live performances.

I've seen him perform and he heaps plenty of acknowledgement towards his engineer.

According to Wikipedia and some other sources he worked together with MIT to create the Harmonizer and Live-Animations

It's SO amazing that yes, it freaks me out, too. So, I cried. Seems the natural response to absolute astonishing beauty. The financial robots of the music biz haven't quite killed all the humanity in music though they methodically have tried for about the last thirty years. Being someone born in the fifties it's been easy to see as the years flew by and the lawyers and accountants took over. Thank God for the few who have stayed true to their visions. Perhaps JC will save humanity.

dont care playboi carti is better

@@troythemakyr I didn’t know I asked. Lol

a lot of us feel exactly as you described. It's so odd.

@@kennywowie I reread this after a year and read “JC” and I can’t decide if you meant Jacob Collier or Jesus Christ. 😂

Make that four as of this year.

@@slcncr make that five xdd

@@Elena-le6mv lol awesome

BB I would hardly say people find his music boring, in fact I think people rather find his music too complex/busy. I myself enjoy how clever it is but I still don't enjoy it like I would other music as it's a bit too unconventional or 'dissonant'

Just because someone’s supremely talented doesn’t mean their music will be universally well-received. I personally don’t enjoy his brand of complex “music for the sake of music” constantly focusing on the means to the expressive end. It feels like I’m listening to the scientific concept of music attempting to channel itself into something accessible - I’m usually more interested in simple, naive, authentic expressions of emotion even if they’re done in an amateur way.

DJizdawikidzt I made this comment a year ago lol, but if I remember correctly, some people had mentioned that they think his music is boring. I’m not saying you have to enjoy it, I just don’t think “boring” is a word I would ever use to describe his music

@@ElmosGirl125 Definitely not boring. My son admits he doesn't like it, but not because it's boring. He says he just doesn't understand it. And I think that's what it is for most people who don't find it enjoyable. For me, though, it's like brain candy. It's stunning.

@@songbird389 Well now with the release of his new song "All I Need," your son might be able to transition from that into his other stuff!

Remember, Quincy Jones picked him up when he was 18

uh what??? can you explain that? It's a fretted guitar.

@@armadaparade2503 I think they're talking about his voice? When he sings softly, there are like 5 pitches in the space of what should be 4 pitches.

@@Caleb-zj9xi yea that has to be it.

@Who needs profile Pictures Really? They have microtonal guitars, Jacobs guitar isnt microtonal, he's singing in microtones at 6.58

@@armadaparade2503 (unrelated to this video but) regardless of frets or not you can always bend a guitar string and produce microtonal pitches depending on how far you bend

I was like what the... how. he is so amazing!!!

Simply amazing

Certainly, but put in the way he placed it, in terms of a logo graphic meaning, the works of Herder and Goethe have established this precedent. Unfortunately, it is heavily neglected today but Jacob is revitalizing it into a different context.

yup and I imagine only a few people really catch what he was trying to say... He's basically saying that there is another literal language we as humans ignore and if we could hear it together our emotions would make alot more sense. The Earth has a frequency and she's singing to us, we just have to listen. Jacob is listening " I love his anology of roots and branches" is truly beautiful and incredibly deep

If i need to understand theories to like it is it really art? or is it just something professional like to do for fun? it's like saying a mathmitical man is the best comidian out there but you have to learn math to laugh at his jokes. I guess he can be the best comidian but he not someone I need to work hard just for.

Nana no you don't need musical theories to like the way it sounds. I was saying that what he is doing isn't just pure random bullshit. Just like an artist who paints , there is a lot of technique and skill, and years of training . Jacob has been studying this all of his young life, considering the fact his mom in his orchestra , no wonder he grew up with all this musical influence. Some people people can appreciate the clashing of notes and chords without knowing a thing about it. As a fellow musician myself studying music ed, I understand the amount of attention to detail it takes to truly produce such complex harmonies and melodies. That's all, its ok if you don't like it at first. I guarenntee if you familiarize yourself with it daily for a couple weeks you'll eventually find it familiar and overall satisfying but I dont think you would have any true reason for doing that.

TheOldCNOnline I don't care for his teqnique. it's not the sound my ears hear. I hated cheap pop music but I listened to it long enough that it became familier. it still isn't great.

TheOldCNOnline do you like dance? sometimes it's great. sometimes it's just people doing the hardest movement they can do. I can tell they are unique in their field. I just don't care for their dance.

TheOldCNOnline settle down. He's obviously amazing.

I don't find him quirky. He's just straight up good

Of course it's easy to do so, if you're deaf! His brilliance is immediately obvious.

YEAH IF YOU CANT USE YOUR EARS, COME ON!

Hi Pablo, I totally agree that this guy was born in the lucky one percent. I have lived in the poorest areas of the Philippines and Indonesia. There are people with just as much talent as this guy but they use paint tins, plastic buckets, glass bottles to get their message across. The only difference is that they haven't been on Ted

Then more reasons to rejoice in technology and progress, making music and reaching an audience is becoming easier and easier for the average person, hopefully it reaches the globe so we can fully benefit from everyone's creativity.

He has the perfect pitch

you are the world

@@liverrot Thank you for noticing this. I have exhibited multiple talents in my youth, but alas in a place where no one needs to be progressive, and I've been struggling for decades just to not have to waste 100% of my time on mere survival, and lived through 3 wars and that many complete failures of economy. And absolutely nobody needs my musical, graphical, programming, or epistemological* talents and I almost don't have any life because of it. Yet lucky people get applauded all over the world, but I really can't be cynical about it, I'm at least glad that someone made it, so maybe it'll be better for someone like me in the future. (* yeah it gets complex when you read too fast, and already know too much.) I am 39 and haven't reached that level yet where I can freely emancipate my gifts without having to worry constantly or without having other people sabotage my efforts and deny me the opportunities to be creative. I feel that this is my last push if I ever want to give myself to the world, but in the process I've learnt that I have to do everything by myself. And Jacob is definitely an inspiration in this sense. It's not only that no one wants to help, I am actively inhibited in making the world a better place. For years I've been thinking it's the part of the world I live in. No it's not just that, it's global, and here it's just that I'm surrounded with a greater percentage of people that are primitive or feel threatened. Compare this to someone like Jacob, he's just what happens when you merge uninhibited talent with equal opportunities. Starting from my parents who didn't let me have my room but instead forced me to work for labor exploiters since I was 19. Their life decisions devastated my life in my 20's. So, in a sense, I've inherited their bad choices, though I cannot blame them, their backs were already broken by a burdening society. And nowadays, I can't even have a passport for reasons that are so mindboggling, I can't even begin to describe. In a nutshell, because I don't have a real estate to call my own because of my parents' life decisions, I can't have passport as well. On the other hand, who would want me anyway? What should I write on my CV, that I'm extremely talented? Yeah right. I have dozens of projects behind me, and still no money, and after a while all those projects are either dead or dropped. So good luck with having to work for the others, just to be able to pay rent, as we can't sell our personal experience, just consensual achievements. So thanks world! You certainly know how to ramp up the contrast. Well at least I'm going to fight over this inequality if I ever make it in life.

You dont have to know what 7/4 is to groove to Sticks and Stones. You dont even have to play an instrument to understand the idea that one's emotional framework is understood and navigated by the language the person is thinking with, scientists and mathematicians surely relate. Nothing about this performance was pretentious, it was cool and engaging on every level. He gets to wear socks and baggy colorful pants and talk about his childhood room.

And musical parents.

There is absolutely an inborn talent. You cannot create a Jacob Collier on purpose.

And probably a mutant brain. He is more musical than 99% of professional musicians out there. A conservative figure.

Hardwork is not the first thing I would list. He's a prodigy. A musical genius. A modern day Mozart. That's an inate ability not something developed through practice. Everyone at Berklee school of music is talented and hard-working but you don't know any of their names.

Just like Mozart you mean?! This sort of natural talent comes along once every fifty years....

felt that so hard

Or how to be motivated

You crushed yourself... nothing to do with him.

Seriously, I'm still recovering

This is the problem with this new generation self hate because they think less of what they see. Be thankful be greatful for this moment of 15min. Value instead comparing your differences

Christian Enmon amazing

He actually does. Jacob is very easily spotted by his use of unusual time signatures, vocal harmonisers, and obviously complex harmony. In fact his singing style itself to me sounds very unique.

I'd say his sound is mostly similar to many Modern Jazz musicians. Think Herbie Hancock, Chick Corea, or some newer groups like Snarky Puppy.

I would say that's the very definition of everyone's "style." lol A mish mash of everything they've loved put into what they make.

human lenguages are too poor to describe this man in words jajaajajaj

His style is MUSIC

BradHamptonMusic don’t mistake countless hours of practice for a gift. It’s passion and persistence in his art that shines through here.

@@alasdairogilvie3895 tbf tho this level of skill can only be achieved by natural talent

Euan Mangan I don’t believe in natural talent, just hard work and a nurturing environment. The latter being very important

@@alasdairogilvie3895 while Jacob has obviously put in more effort than we could even think of, it probably does come easier to him. Natural talent is a thing, but only shows if you work hard.

@@gavinwise9935 This. Natural talent is 100% real, it's just exaggerated so often in casual conversation. However, what Jacob has supersedes ordinary natural talent (IMO). He's a prodigy and the sad truth is that unless you've been in love with, and playing an instrument since you were 3-4 years old, no amount of hard work can help you catch up to/overtake him. Hard work and dedication can get you real close but there's an undeniable advantage to being a child prodigy who's ALSO put in more hours than most people can even dream of.

Jack Oliver have u seen any of his other stuff? He definitely has a lot more melodic and emotional things out there

This half sounds like something that belongs on r/iamverysmart.

minshwan tang kinda lol but maybe cause I've been watching too much SorrowTV

If you check out his meta music theory q&a's you'll be hooked hahaha

I don't see his style as way out there

That's about right: just a sort of calm flat "Yeah, Jacob, you're doin' it pretty good." But I can't just leave it at that. I gotta add something about Snarky Puppy: it is really incredible to see how on top of his own set of incredible skills and creative abilities he also has a totally far out ability to lead and bring out the best in a huge diverse crew of vastly capable freaks working together. Just a lovely thing to see!

Wow he's nearly as good as Ed Sheeren

Voice leading

I'm in the same boat. As I got into more and more complex jazz, I found most music to be "bland". That's when I ran into Jacob Collier, Becca Stevens, Hiatus Kaiyote, Snarky Puppy, Jordan Rakei, etc. The beauty of a service like Spotify and "Spotify Weekly" is that depending on what you listen to, it recommends other artists/songs with similar tastes and styles. I've run into more good music over the last year than I have in my entire life. Pop music sucks, not because it' bad, but because it isn't interesting. It's boring and repetitive. This... this is not. This is different, and it makes you actually listen to the song multiple times to hear everything in it. I like that about it. It's interesting.

Jankel Garcia this guy just knows how to find you if only just for a split second which is the length of our attention span

Feel you.

Eric Dutton dope mish mash of ideas

This comment was very delicious for my eyes to read. Thank you kind sir.

hahaahah accurate

I LOVE this comment! Thank you for bestowing me with the gift of laughter.

Eric Dutton how did you get Bon iver in there I don't know 🤔 🤣

Yesssss

nah there is a such thing as to much'

thank you for introducing me to Reggie Watts

Throw Bobby McFerrin in that mix and you will get the best jam session ever.

Agreed

I know this comment is super late, but please check out a song he wrote called "In the Real Early Morning." It's solo vocals with a synth accompaniment, and a few extra touches here and there, no eight part harmonies. And it's heartbreakingly beautiful. My favorite of his by far.

@@nicholaswhitewood537 that really discounts simplicity in music, though. You're saying that music and art is to be judged by its seriousness and complexity. Give something like Lux Aurumque a listen; that's a piece that's not insanely complex but is still one of the greatest musical compositions of all time.

people feel uncomfortable around a genius, they are scared of different and new, and stuff that is way over their capabilities

Or, you know, people have different tastes in music...

I don't see any haters

Henrique Cepulveda dude did u just compared him to beethoven?

Why not? Both geniuses, both pushing the limits of their era, obviously different kind of musicians with different musical compositions, but geniuses none the less, right? I think that a comparison doesn't mean their equal in any sense, but that they've changed the perception of music in a similar manner? That's just my opinion, and it's worth what it's worth...