I just stumbled into a Jacob Collier video last night at 11 PM. It's now 8 : 35 AM and I have watched this genius kid talk about music, play music, teach music, lead music ... he IS music. He thinks in music - not the technical terms of music but literally in a language only few humans have ever understood. I'm not jealous. I'm thankful that God graces mankind, every once in a while with this kind of talent and gift.
from this video i learned 3 things: 1. jacob is a musical genius 2. he's a really cool person too 3. being a drummer in his band looks harder that whiplash
I was so distracted by the music and marveling at the level of creativity that I wish I had, it never even crossed my mind to question why one of the vocalists was wearing a cow costume.
BBrown4 - A couple of people in the chorus are wearing goofy hats with costumes, and others are just very colorful or patterned in their clothing, like Collier, with his signature vibrant colors and wild clothing, all of which makes a great contrast to the black-clad instrumentalists. But, yes, the music is so creative and captivating that you could almost miss all that.
I was triggered by the outfits... I was like 'what's wrong with a fucking tie, it's about the music not your sore-thumb-sticking-out narcissism!' But really I'm just super duper jelly... of everyone in this video...
He said it in the video: "Quincy Jones said Jacob Collier is as gifted as Michael Jackson." Let's hope that he doesn't meet the same fate as MJ. JC should recreate the Jackson 5 but with just him as an acapella group doing all five parts. Long live great music. Bliss.
"I'd rather write words that invite people to understand rather than projecting my understanding to other people." At 18:35. This was a really profound and a great thought. Not because it's something new, but because it expresses the idea that ideologically vague (say f.e. politically neutral or even instrumental) music can be intellectually cultivating.
What he said (in the 18:35 quote) is where - and this is not a new thought but here better expressed - education in general SHOULD be heading, and unreservedly so. The old mentality of prescriptive learning consistently results in people who only regurgitate that with which they have pumped up and the ability to think outside the square remains stunted. So much in the field of learning is still geared up - at simplistic and holistic levels - at churning out factory fodder to keep the wheels of industry churning; if the world cannot collectively get past that kind of thinking, we are truly doomed. This documentary serves as a valedictory metaphor for all those educators who challenge their students to explore their potential and to not limit their expectations. The old expression of "give a man a fish and you feed him for a day - teach him to fish and he will feed himself for a lifetime" is an apt analogy for so much in life - the same underlying text applies just as much to music and other arts. For sure, we all need to learn the basics and develop core skills but, most importantly, remember that they are a means to an end, not an end in and of itself. Leaving all such philosophical issues aside, I feel as mind-blown as everyone else over his abilities; the expression someone used about "he doesn't just play the music, he IS the music" pretty much sums him up. For us mere mortals, the scope of his musical mind is bordering on scary but you can't help wanting to absorb as much as you can. Right now, the future of music looks pretty good to me.
@@bobhoskins9595 There is a meaningful difference when writing any paper or dissertation on any subject, between "words that invite people to understand [the subject]" and "projecting my understanding [of the subject] to other people". The former aims at exploring the given subject, such that whoever reads the paper may come to some understanding of the subject. Meanwhile the latter only serves to deliver your particular understanding of the subject, usually to a teacher/professor, in a particular syntax, using a particular vocabulary based on the field/educational level, and so on. The structure of most formal educational facilities heavily favor and reward the latter approach (at least until the higher echelons), this is a major flaw in our education system, as the latter approach doesn't serve to further our understanding at all.
Oceill That's fine to say, but keep in mind that very repressive governments and societies -- that is, politically hyper-conservative and controlling regimes -- tend to prohibit personal expression in art such as you're seeing with Collier. That even applies to instrumental music which celebrates individuality, like jazz. This is because free thought and expression in general is a threat to the iron fist of a dictatorial society. Artists have throughout history been blocked, harassed, attacked, arrested, and even killed. So don't get too attached to the idea that music like you've watched here is "ideologically vague." As sweet, beautiful, invigorating and nurturing as it seems to us, in the minds of many around the world it can be highly threatening.
@@alanthorpe6835 We can't all be outside-the-box creative thinkers, discarding the past and embracing change. If that happened, we would be truly doomed. It's fine to explore your potential, but you don't really need an educator for that. It's _your_ potential, so _you_ can guide your own exploration. In fact, I propose that there is no better person on the planet to guide one's self-exploration than oneself. I think it's very likely you will misconstrue my point, so allow me provide an anticipatory retort. I didn't say educators were unneeded or unhelpful. I didn't say it would be more effective to leave them out. I didn't say critical thinkers were not important or unnecessary to avoid doom. I **am** challenging your assumption that churning out factory fodder is a kind of doom scenario. I propose that people like Jacob who are formed in such a way as to challenge themselves and explore their potential will do so regardless of their educators. What's most important is that these individuals have a solid understanding of what those who have come before them have created. This is _exactly_ what educators target. Turns out it's optimal for both the factory fodder as well as the creators. Read exactly what I wrote and not what you wish I had wrote so you can attack it. Then check yourself.
"He's kind of playing with this notion of you, the listener, thinking you know where you are. And he'll throw something at you that unmoors it, but without completely divorcing you from the structure that you knew before." Well said!
2:00 Interviewer: Jacob, you’re one of the most creative artists in modern music, here at MIT, hub for the world’s sharpest intellectuals. What do you have to say about your experience so far? Jacob: These guys think about stuff
27:49 the way he swings the snare giving that groove on the drum is actually a Dilla signature, Jacob talked about how he's inspired a lot by hip hop ! He does an excellent job at blending elements from different music eras/genres together it's mind blowing
And that’s incredibly hard to communicate, the blending of straight and swung feels, within a bar. I am blessed with a great musical ear, and I can see Jacob realizing how hard it is to communicate that feel, as he shows him. It’s extremely intricate feel. It’s what J Dilla mastered by forgoing massive quantization.
I don't believe it's possible to watch this and not be incredibly heartened that there are people like this in the world. Broadly, massively exceptional individuals who simply boggle your mind at how utterly brilliant they are, but perhaps more significantly that they are not one to waste or squander their gifts. Jacob's drive and talent seems innate and embedded in the entirety of his person; it is visceral yet oddly casual. He just does it, yet is wildly possessed by his purpose. There is essentially nothing he cannot do in the realm of music and almost certainly well beyond that. A joy to watch and simply be caught up along with everyone else in the jet stream of his truly once-in-a-lifetime talent.
Watching this I suddenly realized that the title “Hideaway” is actually the musical theme of the arrangement. He establishes the “hideaway” in the first verse, and as things become more chaotic, the listener is grounded in the introductory motif, acting as a “hideaway” from all the complexity in the onslaught of polytonal and polyrhythmic explosions later on
all the great comments about jacob are certainly deserved, ut i’d like to give a shout out to the great video production here. nice work by that team. great camera work at the live event and the foresight to set up the informal bits all through the process so as to be able to put this together later. :)
Jacob Collier is making music theory accessible to the unwashed masses. Even experts (for example the Head of Music at Harvard University) have said they cannot understand Jacob's music. He knew that a hoover was making note G at 2 years old. We can only stare (and listen) in wonder as Jacob Collier unleashes his furious and unbridled creative genius upon us all. Bliss.
It's kind of depressing to me as a musician because Jacob's mixing of an extremely intellectual and an extremely emotional approach to music is exactly what I want to achieve and I know I will never achieve it in the same way he does.
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there's more than one branch in the tree and you may find you achieve that but just in your own way, or in a way you never expected, keep pushing for it my dude
I think we need to put that statement in context. He was surrounded by music, so the enviroment "forced" him into a direction. He might not have been told to pratice, but the environment "told" him stay with music. If you give a child space then give him a phone, then he'll be excellent in playing games, without being told anything.
that is why i felt compelled to clip that quote. one doesn't have to be told to practice when music is in the fabric of the environment. it becomes one's language.
@@nhatnamtrinh5017 strongly agree with this. I hear this so often and it is always out of context. My thinking is that asking kids to practice is essential. It is easy to give up because things do get hard sometimes. It is easier to give up especially when there are no consequences. But the idea is to make it fun enough that they power through the hard bits because they enjoy learning. Learning does not need to be forced with a heavy hand. Learning can be guided. Jacob talks about giving kids the right questions and guiding them rather than pushing them to learn specific things from somewhere. That is exactly what learning should be like.
@@Sweet-Vermouth And I think creativity in a field comes in 2 ways. One comes naturally, one comes from being very good in the craft. Jacob belongs to the former, but most, I think, belongs to the latter. For most of us, the creativity comes after the skills have been honed, which requires discipline. And love for something is the same. It can come naturally, or it can come with time after initial rejection.
what an awesome experience - not only Jacob but the whole MIT environment - i love his comment on people at MIT - celebrating the introvert - think inward first - think up and down and into the other realms of things - strikes a chord
Total chills! Hideaway is one of the greatest pieces of contemporary music I've ever heard: filled with thrilling harmonic and rhythmic surprises and details, yet always making sense and staying heart-felt as it evolves. And Jacob Collier? True genius. Stay long enough to hear him talk about how his mother introduced him to Music!
He speaks music. He thinks music. I think for him, playing is speaking. We just can't understand it because our language cant convey the same meaning that music can. This man is a legend and I aspire to have his level of understanding in my own interests whatever they turn out to mold into
Jesus .... This is the most inspiring thing I've ever saw period, just this kind of easy going laid back attitude that lifts everybody up and makes the mind dive into this place where it feels there is love at the center of the human potential. Very amazing, very glad I just started binge watching Jacob I could not be more thrilled to know this guy exists.
"You don't hear the math of it when you're listening to the song. You just suddenly become unmoored in this kind of dream-like state. And yet you still hear the slow pulse from the original part of the song. He's kind of playing with this notion of you the listener thinking you know where you are and he throws something right at you that unmoors it, but without completely divorsing you from the structure that you knew before. It's just a revelation, it's amazing. And all of this is happening, you know, in what at the beginning seem to be a simple four-chord pop song. This is kinda what our lives are like. It's that we try to reduce them, so we can get through the day, but the stuff going on, that if we just pay attention to it. Is beautiful, inspiring, frightening and he's kind of encapsulating all of this in a five or six minute song that appear to be a pop-ballad in the beginning" Damn. a 6 minute song made you think about life that's what Jacob does.
OmmyyyGgggg just now happily sadly not earlier just discovered this phenomenal human being gracing our highest heart mind spirit soul consciousness on mother planet earth ... Omm mani padme hung Hrih ... xoxoxomm omm 😂❤😂🎉😂❤🎉🎉
"It makes me think that there's real divinity in the world". How great is that somebody says this about you. What a closing to an amazing video! Oh, and that rendition of Blackbird!
Jacob Collier is a gift to this world. He is one of the most generous musicians ever, and we are so, so lucky to share time with on this earth.He gives all that is within him to the universal language of music, sharing it with everyone. Wow.
He can actually play every single note on every single instrument, including vocal chords, he can sing like a choir boy to an established soul singer, there really is nothing he cannot do
Seriously, I'm rendered speechless when I listen and watch this young man. At his age, he is already oozing with talent that I have rarely seen in my lifetime. I can only imagine what's to come. The depth of his knowledge; abilities as a multidisciplinary artist, and how he can move effortlessly between genres - funky AF one minute and the next I feel as I have been magically transported to another dimension with his sweet renderings, intricate rhythms and lush harmonies- wow...all of it absolutely sublime. Thank you for this video and bringing us your gifts Jacob Collier. You are the epitome of down to earth creative fire and inspiration. Axios! ( Worthy in Greek)
@@leftenanalim no, no she didn’t. she was laughing because she thought he screwed up by going too flat too quickly in his chord progression and then realized “oh shit he’s 4 steps ahead of me” and readjusted accordingly
i'm just so glad I got to witness a legend in my generation. in the future he would be one of the greatest musicians of all time born in this generation. and that sends chills down my spine. I wish we would never take him for granted even though he's still young.
"This is kind of what our lives are like. Is that we try to reduce them, so that we can get through the day, but there's stuff going on that if we just pay attention to it, is beautiful, inspiring, frightening..." This makes so much sense. Well said.
'you dont hear the math of it, when you hear the song' - how perfectly put. Unmoored - but still rocking in the groove and enjoying it :) so clever and wonderful. and liberating!! beautiful.
I have to admit, i was in tears by the end. Jacob is just a phenomenal genius and person. He has so much to offer and i cant wait. Much love and Peace.
I never thought I would be able to see how music as a concept will look as a person. This man not only is a musical genius, but in addition to that he doesn't come across as a person who is in any way "bound". Just like music, he's liberating.
Henry Winkler, of all people re-tweeted one of Jacob's audience chorus videos. I have never been so impressed with a musician so quickly in my life. Thanks Fonzie!
My appreciation for Jacob’s talent knows no bounds.....I am so concerned that his sensitivity will be his undoing if those close to him don’t protect him emotionally and physically from himself and others. Just love isn’t ever really enough. This is a crazy world , and those of us born with a creative gift or genius , need people around us that make us take good care of ourselves. Do that for this incredible gift that is Jacob Collier. He is, and will then continue to be , a healing conduit in our time. How lucky we are to have him dancing with us.
"This must be what Quincy Jones felt when he first encountered Stevie Wonder or Michael Jackson, here is someone who has really really deep musical resources, he's marshaling this at a young age, he has phenomenal performance skills, arranging skills, composition skills... it's just incredible that all this exists in a single person" Musical Director at MIT about Jacob Collier 28:57
watching Jacob compose is incredible. He will undoubtedly be compared to the greats, mozart, chopin, bach, etc. in 200 years. our generations greatest musical mind
I don't even know if I like Jacob Collier's music but I haven't been able to stop watching videos of him for the past few weeks. I feel like I'm about to fall in love with his music because I somehow just can't stop listening.
*Jacob hears & see's music totally different from anyone I've ever seen/heard. He understands every single part of a note. It's like he sees a note in 32 parts & breaks them apart, putting them back together with another part of another note. He's a modern day genius. I can't wait to hear everything he creates. I want to listen & understand like he does. I know music is a language, but if that's so.. he is music. It's so hard to put into words & I doubt anyone understands what I'm trying to say. I guess this is what you write, when you're speechless & have so much to say at once.* *I'm so grateful to have discovered him, so I can continue to be truly inspired by him for many years to come. There's literally no better way to spend this quarantine our world is experiencing getting to know this young man. Suddenly, I'm not dreading it & am actually excited to have the time to slow down & learn more than I've ever known about music.*
That is an amazing piece of work, MIT...thanks for funding this. An insight into Collier I've not seen elsewhere and a really great watch (fourth time and counting). Thanks for bringing the singing.
Imagine having the joyful privilege of being a part of that. Such moments can be life-changing for young musicians. Inspirational and reinvigorating; like jet-fuel to their imagination and creativity. They will remember that performance for the rest of their lives, and it will influence their work in untold ways. 30+ years from now, we'll see interviews from these students where they wax poetic about this experience and the impact it had on their work. Also, what an amazing professor to arrange this for his students!
While there are widely varying opinions here, I will add fuel to the conversation by saying that when I simply here him speak about his upbringing and his connection with his Mother, he's a seriously grounded person. And who on the big stage in 2023 can compose things of such magnitude?
This puts a smile and tear on all of us I guess, specially musicians, Jacob makes and plays music with his soul, really beautiful. Notice how he put smile on mostly of young people he give speech to, he is a true inspiring.
This HAS to come back, we cannot let them take this away from us. Music is among other good things very VERY good for your health. And the energy that especially a live group with a live audience creates is heavenly, divine. Our lives elixir. Much Love ❤️
Imagine when people didn’t have Internet and someone in a village thought that they are the next best thing without knowing of Jacob Collier. Jacob brings you down to earth REAL quick
Who is this monstrous talent? First I’ve ever heard of him and I’m richer for it. Dude’s got perfect pitch and rhythm. He’s a talented percussionist that can play multiple instruments. I’m flabbergasted.
Every time I listen to his stuff I am totally blessed and scared at the same time. Blessed because his music is just so beautiful on the surface. Scared because I will never be able to understand his music in its whole debt. But this video and especially the comments made me understand his music in more detail. The more I listen to Jacob's music the more I have the feeling that just listening to his music is like being part of his journey and teaches you over and over again.
Exactly! Every melody of his is so complex and unorthodoxical yet very familiar. His musical intelligence is way beyond most can understand. His such an inspiration.
This was another brilliant clip showcasing Jacob's insane talent and exuberant performance skills! I am at present consuming every JC bit on TH-cam in preparation for his concert in Paradiso, Amsterdam, this July - can't wait!!
I know the word “genius” and “superhuman” are thrown around quite easily, but JC is truly both. His talent is both inspirational and intimidating. Brilliant.
I cannot believe what has just happened. The best 34:39 minutes of my life. The emotions put into this, I felt them all. I relate to every sound I heard. Wow!! Jacob Collier, first time hearing of you and Man, you're everything I want in my playlist from now on.
Jacob Collier, the once-in-a-couple-of-generations embodiment of music that will make people in the future jealous of us for sharing our years with him on this planet... they'll be amazed and awestruck of all the things he came up with and how he inspired the world of music around AND inside of him.
I just stumbled into a Jacob Collier video last night at 11 PM. It's now 8 : 35 AM and I have watched this genius kid talk about music, play music, teach music, lead music ... he IS music. He thinks in music - not the technical terms of music but literally in a language only few humans have ever understood. I'm not jealous. I'm thankful that God graces mankind, every once in a while with this kind of talent and gift.
@dylan foley so he beat a god who doesn't exist? nice
@dylan foley - settle down mate and stop getting triggered
@dylan foley it is innate. This talent people are born with, it's in the DNA. of course they can foster it but they can't create it.
absolutely !!!!
its God dude!!!! lol////////// its the only explanation for such beauty....
from this video i learned 3 things:
1. jacob is a musical genius
2. he's a really cool person too
3. being a drummer in his band looks harder that whiplash
Even clapping in this rhythm is itself complicated
? your ears are broken this is 100% terrible. Take it from someone who passed on Julliard
@@davidwilks4123 *uuu i passed on Julliard, people will definitely respect me more when i swing my Dick around. Hahaha this guy
@@davidwilks4123 Lol haters are going to hate, re-examine your opinions if none agrees with you.
@@seth9466 Why would I want to agree with poor uneducated Trumper insurrectionist anti-vax RepubliQan Nazis?
I was so distracted by the music and marveling at the level of creativity that I wish I had, it never even crossed my mind to question why one of the vocalists was wearing a cow costume.
whahahahah That came to my Mind lol
Because in his real music video when he plays the cow bell he wears a cow shirt.
BBrown4 - A couple of people in the chorus are wearing goofy hats with costumes, and others are just very colorful or patterned in their clothing, like Collier, with his signature vibrant colors and wild clothing, all of which makes a great contrast to the black-clad instrumentalists. But, yes, the music is so creative and captivating that you could almost miss all that.
How lucky I wasn't having a sip of coffee when I read that. lol
I was triggered by the outfits... I was like 'what's wrong with a fucking tie, it's about the music not your sore-thumb-sticking-out narcissism!'
But really I'm just super duper jelly... of everyone in this video...
He's so humble too, it's like music is the diva and he's just his most faithful servant.
As the artist should be! Attentive to his art and not to the posterity or reception of the art.
Spot on
Such a perfect way of phrasing it. He is the vessel for the music and lets it flow through him at its own will.
So so so true, crazy what he's done with his limited resources and time... crazy
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I just want to say Thank You, MIT, for putting this up for everyone to see. Man, what a ride. Thank you!
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He said it in the video: "Quincy Jones said Jacob Collier is as gifted as Michael Jackson." Let's hope that he doesn't meet the same fate as MJ. JC should recreate the Jackson 5 but with just him as an acapella group doing all five parts. Long live great music. Bliss.
21:56 the happiest conductor I've ever seen
"I'd rather write words that invite people to understand rather than projecting my understanding to other people." At 18:35.
This was a really profound and a great thought. Not because it's something new, but because it expresses the idea that ideologically vague (say f.e. politically neutral or even instrumental) music can be intellectually cultivating.
dylan foley "Not because it's something new"
What he said (in the 18:35 quote) is where - and this is not a new thought but here better expressed - education in general SHOULD be heading, and unreservedly so. The old mentality of prescriptive learning consistently results in people who only regurgitate that with which they have pumped up and the ability to think outside the square remains stunted. So much in the field of learning is still geared up - at simplistic and holistic levels - at churning out factory fodder to keep the wheels of industry churning; if the world cannot collectively get past that kind of thinking, we are truly doomed.
This documentary serves as a valedictory metaphor for all those educators who challenge their students to explore their potential and to not limit their expectations.
The old expression of "give a man a fish and you feed him for a day - teach him to fish and he will feed himself for a lifetime" is an apt analogy for so much in life - the same underlying text applies just as much to music and other arts. For sure, we all need to learn the basics and develop core skills but, most importantly, remember that they are a means to an end, not an end in and of itself.
Leaving all such philosophical issues aside, I feel as mind-blown as everyone else over his abilities; the expression someone used about "he doesn't just play the music, he IS the music" pretty much sums him up. For us mere mortals, the scope of his musical mind is bordering on scary but you can't help wanting to absorb as much as you can. Right now, the future of music looks pretty good to me.
@@bobhoskins9595 There is a meaningful difference when writing any paper or dissertation on any subject, between "words that invite people to understand [the subject]" and "projecting my understanding [of the subject] to other people". The former aims at exploring the given subject, such that whoever reads the paper may come to some understanding of the subject. Meanwhile the latter only serves to deliver your particular understanding of the subject, usually to a teacher/professor, in a particular syntax, using a particular vocabulary based on the field/educational level, and so on.
The structure of most formal educational facilities heavily favor and reward the latter approach (at least until the higher echelons), this is a major flaw in our education system, as the latter approach doesn't serve to further our understanding at all.
Oceill
That's fine to say, but keep in mind that very repressive governments and societies -- that is, politically hyper-conservative and controlling regimes -- tend to prohibit personal expression in art such as you're seeing with Collier. That even applies to instrumental music which celebrates individuality, like jazz. This is because free thought and expression in general is a threat to the iron fist of a dictatorial society. Artists have throughout history been blocked, harassed, attacked, arrested, and even killed. So don't get too attached to the idea that music like you've watched here is "ideologically vague." As sweet, beautiful, invigorating and nurturing as it seems to us, in the minds of many around the world it can be highly threatening.
@@alanthorpe6835 We can't all be outside-the-box creative thinkers, discarding the past and embracing change. If that happened, we would be truly doomed. It's fine to explore your potential, but you don't really need an educator for that. It's _your_ potential, so _you_ can guide your own exploration. In fact, I propose that there is no better person on the planet to guide one's self-exploration than oneself.
I think it's very likely you will misconstrue my point, so allow me provide an anticipatory retort. I didn't say educators were unneeded or unhelpful. I didn't say it would be more effective to leave them out. I didn't say critical thinkers were not important or unnecessary to avoid doom. I **am** challenging your assumption that churning out factory fodder is a kind of doom scenario. I propose that people like Jacob who are formed in such a way as to challenge themselves and explore their potential will do so regardless of their educators. What's most important is that these individuals have a solid understanding of what those who have come before them have created. This is _exactly_ what educators target. Turns out it's optimal for both the factory fodder as well as the creators.
Read exactly what I wrote and not what you wish I had wrote so you can attack it. Then check yourself.
"He's kind of playing with this notion of you, the listener, thinking you know where you are. And he'll throw something at you that unmoors it, but without completely divorcing you from the structure that you knew before."
Well said!
At 21:42 the percussionist is thinking "since when was the tambourine so bloody hard!".
Ahahah I just noticed that!!
The fact that there is unreleased footage of Jacob Collier is borderline criminal
2:00
Interviewer: Jacob, you’re one of the most creative artists in modern music, here at MIT, hub for the world’s sharpest intellectuals. What do you have to say about your experience so far?
Jacob: These guys think about stuff
i gotta say, don’t think i’ve ever seen a more joyful conductor. he was FEELING that groove
14:49 Jacob even types a computer in time
I shooketheed
SAMPLE IT!!!
BRO that's gr8 😂
I just had the same realization at seeing that clip, then found this comment. Definitely a rhythm to the clickety-clack.
27:49 the way he swings the snare giving that groove on the drum is actually a Dilla signature, Jacob talked about how he's inspired a lot by hip hop ! He does an excellent job at blending elements from different music eras/genres together it's mind blowing
And that’s incredibly hard to communicate, the blending of straight and swung feels, within a bar. I am blessed with a great musical ear, and I can see Jacob realizing how hard it is to communicate that feel, as he shows him. It’s extremely intricate feel. It’s what J Dilla mastered by forgoing massive quantization.
I don't believe it's possible to watch this and not be incredibly heartened that there are people like this in the world. Broadly, massively exceptional individuals who simply boggle your mind at how utterly brilliant they are, but perhaps more significantly that they are not one to waste or squander their gifts. Jacob's drive and talent seems innate and embedded in the entirety of his person; it is visceral yet oddly casual. He just does it, yet is wildly possessed by his purpose. There is essentially nothing he cannot do in the realm of music and almost certainly well beyond that. A joy to watch and simply be caught up along with everyone else in the jet stream of his truly once-in-a-lifetime talent.
AND SOOOO INCREDIBLY HUMBLE..............
Watching this I suddenly realized that the title “Hideaway” is actually the musical theme of the arrangement. He establishes the “hideaway” in the first verse, and as things become more chaotic, the listener is grounded in the introductory motif, acting as a “hideaway” from all the complexity in the onslaught of polytonal and polyrhythmic explosions later on
Every time I listen to his songs I find a new, different meaning in them- it’s truly insane!
What would the honorable mullah nassr eddin say?
Wow great insight!
all the great comments about jacob are certainly deserved, ut i’d like to give a shout out to the great video production here. nice work by that team. great camera work at the live event and the foresight to set up the informal bits all through the process so as to be able to put this together later. :)
Jacob Collier is making music theory accessible to the unwashed masses. Even experts (for example the Head of Music at Harvard University) have said they cannot understand Jacob's music. He knew that a hoover was making note G at 2 years old. We can only stare (and listen) in wonder as Jacob Collier unleashes his furious and unbridled creative genius upon us all. Bliss.
It's kind of depressing to me as a musician because Jacob's mixing of an extremely intellectual and an extremely emotional approach to music is exactly what I want to achieve and I know I will never achieve it in the same way he does.
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there's more than one branch in the tree and you may find you achieve that but just in your own way, or in a way you never expected, keep pushing for it my dude
that's where youre wrong
you shouldnt do it the way he does
do it the way you would
But at the same time he offers hope and inspiration , take your own piece of what hes offering and apply!
Douglas Lawrie Music is not a competition! lol look at it as a way to always have something to work towards.
You know you’re musically brilliant when MIT asks you to live on campus to study what you create.
"the biggest gift i was given as a child was space-i was never told to practice"
I think we need to put that statement in context. He was surrounded by music, so the enviroment "forced" him into a direction. He might not have been told to pratice, but the environment "told" him stay with music. If you give a child space then give him a phone, then he'll be excellent in playing games, without being told anything.
that is why i felt compelled to clip that quote. one doesn't have to be told to practice when music is in the fabric of the environment. it becomes one's language.
@@nhatnamtrinh5017 strongly agree with this. I hear this so often and it is always out of context. My thinking is that asking kids to practice is essential. It is easy to give up because things do get hard sometimes. It is easier to give up especially when there are no consequences. But the idea is to make it fun enough that they power through the hard bits because they enjoy learning. Learning does not need to be forced with a heavy hand. Learning can be guided. Jacob talks about giving kids the right questions and guiding them rather than pushing them to learn specific things from somewhere. That is exactly what learning should be like.
@@Sweet-Vermouth And I think creativity in a field comes in 2 ways. One comes naturally, one comes from being very good in the craft. Jacob belongs to the former, but most, I think, belongs to the latter. For most of us, the creativity comes after the skills have been honed, which requires discipline.
And love for something is the same. It can come naturally, or it can come with time after initial rejection.
I was just searching for the KMS 105 microphone and this came up... somoone in MIT went crazy with the tags.
I'm so glad tho cuz I wouldn't have found it otherwise!!
what an awesome experience - not only Jacob but the whole MIT environment - i love his comment on people at MIT - celebrating the introvert - think inward first - think up and down and into the other realms of things - strikes a chord
Dresscode: Black and white
That one guy: *Cow onesie*
Total chills! Hideaway is one of the greatest pieces of contemporary music I've ever heard: filled with thrilling harmonic and rhythmic surprises and details, yet always making sense and staying heart-felt as it evolves. And Jacob Collier? True genius. Stay long enough to hear him talk about how his mother introduced him to Music!
He speaks music. He thinks music. I think for him, playing is speaking. We just can't understand it because our language cant convey the same meaning that music can. This man is a legend and I aspire to have his level of understanding in my own interests whatever they turn out to mold into
Jesus .... This is the most inspiring thing I've ever saw period, just this kind of easy going laid back attitude that lifts everybody up and makes the mind dive into this place where it feels there is love at the center of the human potential. Very amazing, very glad I just started binge watching Jacob I could not be more thrilled to know this guy exists.
I will never get tired of listening to Jacob speak, hear his music, and seeing him collaborate with everyone in the most organic way possible
"You don't hear the math of it when you're listening to the song.
You just suddenly become unmoored in this kind of dream-like state. And yet you still hear the slow pulse from the original part of the song.
He's kind of playing with this notion of you the listener thinking you know where you are and he throws something right at you that unmoors it, but without completely divorsing you from the structure that you knew before.
It's just a revelation, it's amazing.
And all of this is happening, you know, in what at the beginning seem to be a simple four-chord pop song.
This is kinda what our lives are like.
It's that we try to reduce them, so we can get through the day, but the stuff going on, that if we just pay attention to it. Is beautiful, inspiring, frightening and he's kind of encapsulating all of this in a five or six minute song that appear to be a pop-ballad in the beginning"
Damn. a 6 minute song made you think about life that's what Jacob does.
OmmyyyGgggg just now happily sadly not earlier just discovered this phenomenal human being gracing our highest heart mind spirit soul consciousness on mother planet earth ... Omm mani padme hung Hrih ... xoxoxomm omm 😂❤😂🎉😂❤🎉🎉
"It makes me think that there's real divinity in the world". How great is that somebody says this about you. What a closing to an amazing video! Oh, and that rendition of Blackbird!
This guy is way too talented. One of a kind musician.
What a GREAT addition to have mr. Sharifi discuss the arrangement and the original song structure. Very, very informative. Love it!
How often is an artist so spot on at a live performance? Almost never. It is so satisfying listening to him. His voice is perfection, always.
Jacob Collier is a gift to this world. He is one of the most generous musicians ever, and we are so, so lucky to share time with on this earth.He gives all that is within him to the universal language of music, sharing it with everyone. Wow.
He can actually play every single note on every single instrument, including vocal chords, he can sing like a choir boy to an established soul singer, there really is nothing he cannot do
He cant fix my parent's divorce
@@kylekyl8546 HAHAH if he does, send him my way after u
“For this kind of music all you need is” *plays something instantly more complicated than I can play*
watching this young man has me believing we do not make music, rather, we discover something already existing, a piece of eternity
This whole performance made me cry, laugh, get chills and stare in awe... Thank you
Seriously, I'm rendered speechless when I listen and watch this young man. At his age, he is already oozing with talent that I have rarely seen in my lifetime. I can only imagine what's to come. The depth of his knowledge; abilities as a multidisciplinary artist, and how he can move effortlessly between genres - funky AF one minute and the next I feel as I have been magically transported to another dimension with his sweet renderings, intricate rhythms and lush harmonies- wow...all of it absolutely sublime. Thank you for this video and bringing us your gifts Jacob Collier. You are the epitome of down to earth creative fire and inspiration. Axios! ( Worthy in Greek)
You just described it perfectly. It's exactly how I feel when I listen to Jacob's music and can't put to words, but you just did it. Thank you.
Round of applause for Jamshied Sharifi...this arrangement was brilliant.
the guy at the end basically saying jacob is a musical god is the funniest but most accurate description of him I've ever heard
23:45 I love how the violinist in the back frowns and then smiles at the direction Jacob took the chords there
CUTE omg I didn't notice that
Girl caught feelings
@@leftenanalim I caught feelings
@@leftenanalim no, no she didn’t. she was laughing because she thought he screwed up by going too flat too quickly in his chord progression and then realized “oh shit he’s 4 steps ahead of me” and readjusted accordingly
@@roosh2927 thanks for the thorough explanation mit grad
"It's just amazing that all this exists in a single person." Wow!
i'm just so glad I got to witness a legend in my generation. in the future he would be one of the greatest musicians of all time born in this generation. and that sends chills down my spine. I wish we would never take him for granted even though he's still young.
I love at 24:10 the conductor is like visibly in love with the quick riffs Jacob is playing
bro the conductor is useless here. I have no clue what he is doing on stage
"This is kind of what our lives are like. Is that we try to reduce them, so that we can get through the day, but there's stuff going on that if we just pay attention to it, is beautiful, inspiring, frightening..." This makes so much sense. Well said.
21:32 LOL he totally sang his own song wrong. 😂 That confused face is the best.
man i cant stop replaying that part XD
He's human??
Brandon Shelton it's no critique
'you dont hear the math of it, when you hear the song' - how perfectly put. Unmoored - but still rocking in the groove and enjoying it :) so clever and wonderful. and liberating!! beautiful.
this man has never failed a vibe check I *guarantee* you
Watching Jacob Collier is a mixture of jealousy, admiration, joy and confusion!
Ha! So true...
They need to release the full uninterrupted performances at MIT. Too brilliant to be chopped into tiny nuggets of gold.
It's so beautiful seeing how every one is enjoying playing the music so much you can tell they're really feeling it and that's what music is all about
I have to admit, i was in tears by the end. Jacob is just a phenomenal genius and person. He has so much to offer and i cant wait. Much love and Peace.
What an incredible showcase of Jacob's immense talent! He blows me away every time. How is he real though?! Thank you for posting this!
29:08 looks at wound on hand.
Plays on without a worry in the world.
Every musician would actually. Don't want to sound like a hater, I love Jacob!
17:33
Jazz student: "I could be there with the *clap clap*"
Jacob: "ungh tak tak, ungh tak tak"
Jazz student: "ok"
*high five*
I never thought I would be able to see how music as a concept will look as a person. This man not only is a musical genius, but in addition to that he doesn't come across as a person who is in any way "bound". Just like music, he's liberating.
UGH THAT WAS OUTSTANDING
Henry Winkler, of all people re-tweeted one of Jacob's audience chorus videos. I have never been so impressed with a musician so quickly in my life.
Thanks Fonzie!
I am so happy I was introduced to Jacob’s musical mind! Extraordinaire!!!
It is as if the music is the air he breathes.
14:17 damn, that beatboxing in Blackbird gives me some serious chills man.
It's been almost 4 years and i come back everytime for that rendition
My appreciation for Jacob’s talent knows no bounds.....I am so concerned that his sensitivity will be his undoing if those close to him don’t protect him emotionally and physically from himself and others. Just love isn’t ever really enough. This is a crazy world , and those of us born with a creative gift or genius , need people around us that make us take good care of ourselves. Do that for this incredible gift that is Jacob Collier. He is, and will then continue to be , a healing conduit in our time. How lucky we are to have him dancing with us.
Hide Away is a such a beautiful feeling in a song... It's so moving. I cried listening to it here.
Who would to watch a movie based on Jacob's upbringing
They're hopefully filming it already
i would die this is all i want
That would be All I Need (get it?)
I think he's one of the most inspirational and talented musicans ever. I'm so obsessed with his music lately. What a wonderful human being he is!
23:45
That violinist mimicked the exact expression on my face every time I listen to Jacob's music
"This must be what Quincy Jones felt when he first encountered Stevie Wonder or Michael Jackson, here is someone who has really really deep musical resources, he's marshaling this at a young age, he has phenomenal performance skills, arranging skills, composition skills... it's just incredible that all this exists in a single person" Musical Director at MIT about Jacob Collier 28:57
watching Jacob compose is incredible. He will undoubtedly be compared to the greats, mozart, chopin, bach, etc. in 200 years. our generations greatest musical mind
I don't even know if I like Jacob Collier's music but I haven't been able to stop watching videos of him for the past few weeks. I feel like I'm about to fall in love with his music because I somehow just can't stop listening.
That chord at 23:46 threw me off too! I really like her reaction! MIT please put the recording out :)
Love her smile! haha
and that guy in the audience too
Sounded great though.
Me too! I was was just about to comment that but you beat me to it!
What chord is that?
*Jacob hears & see's music totally different from anyone I've ever seen/heard. He understands every single part of a note. It's like he sees a note in 32 parts & breaks them apart, putting them back together with another part of another note. He's a modern day genius. I can't wait to hear everything he creates. I want to listen & understand like he does. I know music is a language, but if that's so.. he is music. It's so hard to put into words & I doubt anyone understands what I'm trying to say. I guess this is what you write, when you're speechless & have so much to say at once.*
*I'm so grateful to have discovered him, so I can continue to be truly inspired by him for many years to come. There's literally no better way to spend this quarantine our world is experiencing getting to know this young man. Suddenly, I'm not dreading it & am actually excited to have the time to slow down & learn more than I've ever known about music.*
this is exactly what i was thinking but couldn’t put it in words
23:51 the violinist’s reaction to the unexpected really jazzy chord he played
That is an amazing piece of work, MIT...thanks for funding this. An insight into Collier I've not seen elsewhere and a really great watch (fourth time and counting). Thanks for bringing the singing.
Jacob's music alwaysakes me tear up.... I can't help it.... it's so beautiful
The fact that music has provided him the ultimate vehicle for expressing his genius is a gift that keeps on giving.
Imagine having the joyful privilege of being a part of that. Such moments can be life-changing for young musicians. Inspirational and reinvigorating; like jet-fuel to their imagination and creativity. They will remember that performance for the rest of their lives, and it will influence their work in untold ways. 30+ years from now, we'll see interviews from these students where they wax poetic about this experience and the impact it had on their work. Also, what an amazing professor to arrange this for his students!
While there are widely varying opinions here, I will add fuel to the conversation by saying that when I simply here him speak about his upbringing and his connection with his Mother, he's a seriously grounded person. And who on the big stage in 2023 can compose things of such magnitude?
Great video, you can tell how much everyone involved in this project respects Jacob, it’s really quite inspiring to hear musicians talk about it.
Bach
Stravisnky
Sting
Earth wind and fire
This puts a smile and tear on all of us I guess, specially musicians, Jacob makes and plays music with his soul, really beautiful. Notice how he put smile on mostly of young people he give speech to, he is a true inspiring.
This HAS to come back, we cannot let them take this away from us. Music is among other good things very VERY good for your health. And the energy that especially a live group with a live audience creates is heavenly, divine. Our lives elixir. Much Love ❤️
I love it. He has a cow in the choir.
Imagine when people didn’t have Internet and someone in a village thought that they are the next best thing without knowing of Jacob Collier. Jacob brings you down to earth REAL quick
I just discovered this music man. More beautiful music in my life. Wonderful
Who is this monstrous talent? First I’ve ever heard of him and I’m richer for it. Dude’s got perfect pitch and rhythm. He’s a talented percussionist that can play multiple instruments. I’m flabbergasted.
Every time I listen to his stuff I am totally blessed and scared at the same time. Blessed because his music is just so beautiful on the surface. Scared because I will never be able to understand his music in its whole debt. But this video and especially the comments made me understand his music in more detail. The more I listen to Jacob's music the more I have the feeling that just listening to his music is like being part of his journey and teaches you over and over again.
+Jan Müller Well said . . . Jacob is easily one of the most accomplished musicians I've ever heard/seen.
Exactly! Every melody of his is so complex and unorthodoxical yet very familiar. His musical intelligence is way beyond most can understand. His such an inspiration.
I want to see this man compose a movie score
I love this video! So much energy.. and, haha a guy doing his show and impressing a hall full of MIT students.. he def got skills
This was another brilliant clip showcasing Jacob's insane talent and exuberant performance skills! I am at present consuming every JC bit on TH-cam in preparation for his concert in Paradiso, Amsterdam, this July - can't wait!!
What a blessing. What an amazing experience for them...I'm glad at least some of us young musicians got the chance to experience Jacob!
I know the word “genius” and “superhuman” are thrown around quite easily, but JC is truly both. His talent is both inspirational and intimidating. Brilliant.
Protect this human at all costs
This makes me euphorically happy... and feel the deepest love and gratefulness!
I haven’t been able to stop listening to him for 4 hours now... he is truly a once-in-a-lifetime level musical genius
This man is solely responsible for what direction my life’s going to go in from now on
Mufasa same
I cannot believe what has just happened. The best 34:39 minutes of my life. The emotions put into this, I felt them all. I relate to every sound I heard. Wow!! Jacob Collier, first time hearing of you and Man, you're everything I want in my playlist from now on.
And today is the day that I discovered Jacob Collier.
So I went to my keyboard to confirm if the vacuum sound he made is actually a G. It was indeed 😂😂 Love this guy
This guy makes beautiful music! Brilliant musical mind and extremely gifted! I thank God for creating people like this to bless us musically.
Over and above all his amazing ability he is simply a wonderful young man. A great example of humility and humanity.
Jacob Collier, the once-in-a-couple-of-generations embodiment of music that will make people in the future jealous of us for sharing our years with him on this planet... they'll be amazed and awestruck of all the things he came up with and how he inspired the world of music around AND inside of him.