Jacob Collier: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

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  • čas přidán 8. 07. 2020
  • The Tiny Desk is working from home for the foreseeable future. Introducing NPR Music's Tiny Desk (home) concerts, bringing you performances from across the country and the world. It's the same spirit - stripped-down sets, an intimate setting - just a different space.
    July 9, 2020 | Colin Marshall -- Polymath musician Jacob Collier has been championing this style of one-man-band music videos since 2012, singing every note and playing every instrument. His cover of Stevie Wonder's "Don't You Worry 'Bout a Thing"earned him a devout CZcams following at the age of 19, and he hasn't slowed down since. The London wunderkind owns four Grammy Awards already, including two at the age of 22 in 2017, and his evolution as a bandleader has been evident in his live performances ( like when he came to NPR for a Tiny Desk concert last year). Now 25, and with nearly a decade of experience producing every aspect of his own music from his home, Collier is uniquely positioned to crank out his best work from quarantine. In this video, each of the four parts was recorded in a single take. Pay close attention ; it's easy to get tripped up inside Jacob's head as he arranges this Rubik's Cube of a video production, which feels both like a magic trick and a no-strings-attached bedroom session.
    Since the pandemic hit hard in March, Collier has been hustling in his Internet-famous room. He's played duets over Instagram Live with the likes of Chris Martin, JoJo and Daniel Caesar, recorded a song in his bathroom, and he's in the middle of releasing his ambitious four-volume record, Djesse. The last song in this video is the premiere of his new single "He Won't Hold You," which will appear on Vol. 3, due out later this year.
    SET LIST
    "All I Need"
    "Time Alone With You"
    "He Won't Hold You"
    MUSICIANS
    Jacob Collier: vocals, keyboard, guitar, bass, drums
    CREDITS
    Video By: Jacob Collier; Video Co-producer: Ben Bloomberg; Audio By: Jacob Collier; Additional Mixing: Ben Bloomberg; Producer: Colin Marshall; Audio Mastering Engineer: Josh Rogosin; Video Producer: Morgan Noelle Smith; Associate Producer: Bobby Carter; Executive Producer: Lauren Onkey; Senior VP, Programming: Anya Grundmann
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  • @nprmusic
    @nprmusic  Před 3 měsíci +21

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  • @lianaflores
    @lianaflores Před 4 lety +9681

    Jacob and the Colliers

  • @jacobcollier
    @jacobcollier Před 4 lety +29918

    Thank you so much for having me!!! :-)

  • @Bepartofmynovel
    @Bepartofmynovel Před rokem +3147

    it's so rare to see a band where all members are equally talented.

  • @graycrom
    @graycrom Před 3 lety +1463

    the really cool thing about Jacob is that we haven't seen his best work yet. he's young, still learning about himself and what he wants to say.

    • @bellad5968
      @bellad5968 Před 3 lety +23

      that's so true🥺if he's this good now imagine how incredible he's gonna be in like 20 years

    • @palacerevolution2000
      @palacerevolution2000 Před 2 lety +28

      Exactly. This has been my main comment on him. It's like Mozart writing an opera at age 10; an astonishing feat. And great music. But at this age you just haven't physically lived enough to gain certain experiences. (I just realized e.g that at age 10 Mozart had not even entered puberty.). But the stellar sense of harmony, melody, rhythm, the ear, - all that is in place. JC will only get better. graycrom, have you seen the performance of JC with Snarky Puppy doing 'Don't You Know'?

    • @renanalcantara8856
      @renanalcantara8856 Před 2 lety +2

      Or things might go downhill from here. Nah don't think so

    • @antonmicah
      @antonmicah Před 2 lety +9

      I, on the other hand, suspect that he will only perfect his musical talent, but will never have anything to say. I admire him for his technique but he doesn't give me any emotion.

    • @lwellman9862
      @lwellman9862 Před 2 lety +2

      @olio sutela that's what it is! That's why i can't quite get into him

  • @NorwegianUke
    @NorwegianUke Před 3 lety +3250

    I can see that each of them have their own grammy.

    • @kayliemoncada3460
      @kayliemoncada3460 Před 3 lety +29

      this is the best comment on this website

    • @youtuba6711
      @youtuba6711 Před 3 lety

      It did just happen! For at least two of them ahah

    • @andrewhemsworth8115
      @andrewhemsworth8115 Před 3 lety +1

      Wait, there's 4 Grammy's on the Rhode, there's 4 of them in the room. Theory confirmed!!!

    • @pawlo1914
      @pawlo1914 Před 3 lety

      And their own granny! Swiss Uke

    • @ongzz
      @ongzz Před 3 lety +2

      add one more to the list 👀

  • @metacob
    @metacob Před 3 lety +4929

    If there's ever a galactic music competition, earth should send this guy

    • @marissamclain1464
      @marissamclain1464 Před 3 lety +28

      YES

    • @terryhalco1021
      @terryhalco1021 Před 3 lety +43

      Along with a cloned J. S. Bach.

    • @miggoy734
      @miggoy734 Před 3 lety +220

      SHOW ME WHAT YOU’VE GOT

    • @joeyihly
      @joeyihly Před 3 lety +107

      This is not only one of the funniest comments i have ever seen, its also probably the best way to describe Jacob Collier. Like if someone asked about who Jacob Collier is, you'd respond with this comment. lol

    • @nathan-ou2oq
      @nathan-ou2oq Před 3 lety +60

      nah, he'd get disqualified for his inhuman abilities

  • @jakubszwedfilms
    @jakubszwedfilms Před 2 lety +472

    These guys should start a band. They sound pretty good together.

  • @feecee89
    @feecee89 Před 3 lety +2412

    I’m a professional musician - studied classical music at college and all that, so I’ll make an educated judgement here. All I can say is: it’s unfair how talented you are.

    • @hurtnar
      @hurtnar Před 3 lety +88

      actually it is not. because he could also be talented and being an investment banker doing no music at all. the miracle is, that people are born with that gift, and actually be aware of it!

    • @tigeechan2040
      @tigeechan2040 Před 2 lety +169

      @@hurtnar And … have the opportunities to nurture and develop those “inborn” abilities. Education, a loving home, hierarchy of needs met.
      I wonder how many potentially brilliant children never got a chance because their circumstances failed them; poverty, war, unsupportive parents, no parents.

    • @elismycat
      @elismycat Před 2 lety +42

      @@tigeechan2040 true| He was born into a familiy of musiscians so his inate talent was nurtured and educated...he was born "speaking" music.

    • @polyo4038
      @polyo4038 Před 2 lety +11

      A.K.A privileged.

    • @LucasPMiranda
      @LucasPMiranda Před 2 lety +7

      @@polyo4038 omg, shut up.

  • @liamthomas4644
    @liamthomas4644 Před 4 lety +3197

    Bassist: Jacob Collier
    Keys: Jacob Collier
    Drums: Jacob Collier
    Vocals: Jacob Collier
    Snacks: Mama Suzie Collier.

    • @achenarmyst2156
      @achenarmyst2156 Před 4 lety +32

      Kudos to the Mums, Collier and Cole...... 💙

    • @uisce2005
      @uisce2005 Před 4 lety +50

      He even used his Grammys as percussion instruments at one point.

    • @timevans6670
      @timevans6670 Před 4 lety +37

      But what about the greatest snack of all, Jacob himself? 🥺

    •  Před 4 lety +41

      melodica: Jacob Collier
      arrangements: Jacob Collier
      sound production: Jacob Collier
      video production: Jacob Collier
      art-director: Jacob Collier
      staff: Jacob Collier
      etc: Jacob Collier

    • @davemarks8832
      @davemarks8832 Před 4 lety +3

      Not to mention Jacob on rav drum!

  • @markjameldc1520
    @markjameldc1520 Před 3 lety +5948

    the four grammys on his keyboard is such a flex

    • @chinhhoang6304
      @chinhhoang6304 Před 3 lety +219

      5 now lol

    • @jas_bataille
      @jas_bataille Před 3 lety +342

      I think he requested each one of them to be tuned to a specific note

    • @FrancoCorrea
      @FrancoCorrea Před 3 lety +51

      It is still HALF of what he deserves

    • @malakia98
      @malakia98 Před 3 lety +33

      literally just notice them.. 😂

    • @joshuaharmening7750
      @joshuaharmening7750 Před 3 lety +230

      Did you catch where he "dings" one at the 0:36 mark? That's a flex. Just another instrument. Haha.

  • @TheOwensillars
    @TheOwensillars Před 3 lety +901

    Jacob Collier: your favourite musician’s favourite musician.

    • @snakes7303
      @snakes7303 Před 3 lety +8

      Very true

    • @jeremysamuelson9922
      @jeremysamuelson9922 Před 3 lety +20

      Or your favorite musician if you are a musician.

    • @sypwer
      @sypwer Před 2 lety +4

      No i think my favorite musicians favorite musician might be stevie wonder(just guessing, since he said he was his biggest fan)

    • @ethanghoura5551
      @ethanghoura5551 Před 2 lety +10

      Absolutely not, collier may be talented but his music just isn’t that influential

    • @briansloss23
      @briansloss23 Před 2 lety +17

      @@ethanghoura5551 He is influential to Herbie Hancock, Stevie Wonder, Quincy Jones, etc… also… he has four Grammys? 😂 It’s ok if you don’t like his music, and not everyone will, but the dude is undeniably influential and is many musician’s favorite musican. I had a professor at my university break down some of his harmonies in 2014 when jacob was only 19 years old. Dude influences a lot of people.

  • @YoPaulieMusic
    @YoPaulieMusic Před 3 lety +610

    I don't think enough people have an appreciation of just how freaking incredible this production is. Jacob created a 16 minute music video with multiple tunes, all incredibly complex from a harmonic and rhythmic perspective, yet he a) has no sheet music to guide him, and b) he recorded it four times in order to create this final project. We are not worthy... ;) It's all in his head!!!

    • @Ikbeneengeit
      @Ikbeneengeit Před rokem +13

      Did he create each individual part in a continuous take of all the songs? That's insane.

    • @billmccomb4629
      @billmccomb4629 Před rokem +7

      Agreed agreed. Even just knowing when each Jacob should speak or start playing is difficult enough. The man is a master craftsman and well as musical genius.

    • @mogglie
      @mogglie Před 9 měsíci +5

      Agree. It’s amazing. But I do think quite a lot of it is in a click system in his headphones.

    • @FitzpatrickSD
      @FitzpatrickSD Před 9 měsíci +7

      @@Ikbeneengeit I was asking myself the same thing. The way around it if I was thinking like my non musically inclined self would be to record the unedited version of each position, but then record separate audio and just play the perfect version of the audio for each instument/vocal. You see the constant footage for each version of him, but the audio has no mistakes. But we are dealing with a savant, so I imagine it was filmed in 4 successive takes of (video is 16:12 long) approximately 1 hour, 4 minutes and 48 seconds of perfection

    • @Dil_Moran
      @Dil_Moran Před 7 měsíci +2

      ​@@mogglieI'd be surprised if he didn't have cues along with the click. But its Jacob Collier we're taking about here, could be 16 mins of improv

  • @wizkida981015
    @wizkida981015 Před 4 lety +1587

    The fact that there's four of them actually explains so much.

    • @youtubeuserdan4017
      @youtubeuserdan4017 Před 3 lety +27

      Is it because there are four volumes of Djesse?

    • @csmarkham
      @csmarkham Před 3 lety +2

      youtubeuserdan 🤔😊

    • @rifqimatondang
      @rifqimatondang Před 3 lety +11

      its because of the four grammy he has

    • @unfortunatelygnarly
      @unfortunatelygnarly Před 3 lety

      thats not possible, its just video editing dude.

    • @javanfrench
      @javanfrench Před 3 lety +81

      @@unfortunatelygnarly nah, that's not true. I've seen them in concert and I can confirm there's four of them.

  • @MauroRoldao
    @MauroRoldao Před 3 lety +1944

    This is how the only smart kid from the group feels doing ''group'' work

  • @davidgpeterson
    @davidgpeterson Před 3 lety +188

    10:34. He Wont Hold You is simply staggering. I havent been moved by a song like this in literally decades. Sometimes I cant get a song out of my head, but in this case I cant get this song out of me...like all of me. Period. Speechless.

  • @fernandotanga7877
    @fernandotanga7877 Před 2 lety +34

    The guy on bass is pretty good.
    The vocalists were on point.
    The pianist was killing it
    The drummer was bringing it

  • @DariusKhan
    @DariusKhan Před 3 lety +3859

    I heard they split up due to musical differences. Jacobs' going solo now.

  • @cotswoldpianist
    @cotswoldpianist Před 3 lety +897

    Somehow hearing Jacob refer to himself as ‘we’ feels completely normal and sensible.

  • @nessacristine
    @nessacristine Před 3 lety +299

    I had never heard of Jacob Collier until a few minutes ago when I saw a 2 minute video of him explaining harmonization. I was mind blown. Start searching him on CZcams and come across this gem! Again, mind blown! Now excuse me while I spend the rest of my day off discovering his music!

  • @jazzlehazzle
    @jazzlehazzle Před 8 měsíci +28

    Jacob Collier has now become one of my favorite human beings to ever walk this planet. :D

    • @thewaldfe9763
      @thewaldfe9763 Před 6 měsíci

      One of the four favourite human beings? 😅

  • @natek6845
    @natek6845 Před 3 lety +2724

    can't believe I'm watching this for free.

  • @st.finnikin
    @st.finnikin Před 4 lety +2644

    Aside from the incredible writing and musicianship of these songs. The fact that this video isn’t edited is absolutely mind blowing. This means he did all of this in one take, flawlessly... four times. Even more impressive, remembering the in between conversation. When people do these types of videos where they have multiple versions of themselves, there’s a disconnect between the versions. This actually felt like there where four of him jamming and talking to each other. Very hard to convince and he did it. Didn’t know there could be so much talent in one video. Truly remarkable.

    • @jaredbonshire
      @jaredbonshire Před 4 lety +95

      This time a thousand. I am continually in awe that I live in a time with this genius on the same planet.

    • @tomvesely4008
      @tomvesely4008 Před 4 lety +47

      He's been doing this for years, it shouldn't be a surprise. And then, he's Jacob Collier, is there something he can't do?

    • @Drummer1000George
      @Drummer1000George Před 4 lety +66

      Yeah i'm imagining there are plenty of outtakes on this one to get it right but probably less out takes than most humans would need

    • @cokecl
      @cokecl Před 4 lety +12

      Tom Veselý the ussual videos are not one take. And also he record the audio first and then the video clips.

    • @adrianpoonster
      @adrianpoonster Před 4 lety +66

      ​@@cokecl He definitely did not record audio first and then the video after - he's too good to waste his time like that

  • @dntmp3361
    @dntmp3361 Před rokem +51

    “He Won’t Hold You” is one of the most beautiful harmonizing I’ve ever heard. Bravo

  • @JoshuaWillis89
    @JoshuaWillis89 Před 3 lety +182

    This somehow feels live. I don’t understand how that’s possible

  • @stoicvibesonly
    @stoicvibesonly Před 3 lety +2753

    Heard someone say Jacob Collier has big time "home school energy" and I've never been able to stop giggling about it.

  • @casey7411
    @casey7411 Před 3 lety +2240

    He may be the most successful guy who still lives in his Mom's house in history

  • @kordejones3934
    @kordejones3934 Před rokem +26

    I come back and watch this a few times a year.

  • @pianickname8514
    @pianickname8514 Před 2 lety +45

    7:53 even the drum stick falling out of his hand onto the ground kind of keeps adding an interesting little rythm

    • @GarthMidgley
      @GarthMidgley Před 3 měsíci +4

      Yep. Loved this moment. Dropping the drumstick, picking it up and keeping on rolling with it was such a 'live gig' moment. He rolled with it like a champ, and it makes it all the more amusing and impressive all at once :)

  • @LeoJergovic
    @LeoJergovic Před 4 lety +3517

    not only did he go off on every instrument. He had to do all three songs in one take for each instrument and sing correct harmonies for twenty minutes...

    • @JacobTShipley
      @JacobTShipley Před 4 lety +623

      I think this is a seriously underrated comment. What he's doing is INSANELY difficult (because of course it is Jacob Collier). Like he's clearly not playing along to any track or metronome because even the banter is done in one shot. So he has to keep track of every single instrument and voice's moment that he's playing including all the ones he hasn't yet played. I'm assuming the piano and keys was the first take because that seems to be the easiest one to build off of, but even then there are so many changing rhythms and dead space in that one part that his internal metronome must be absurdly accurate. This is an absolutely astounding feat.

    • @kevinolivares8597
      @kevinolivares8597 Před 4 lety +53

      He’s a genius, underrated af

    • @drummerjosh901
      @drummerjosh901 Před 4 lety +280

      @@kevinolivares8597 I mean, you say underrated, but he does have four Grammys sat on top of his keyboard 😂.

    • @mosstet
      @mosstet Před 4 lety +105

      @@JacobTShipley course hes playing to clicks and cues. Maybe not always though. That doesnt diminish the feat at all.

    • @monz7951
      @monz7951 Před 4 lety +100

      Actually I think at least the drums aren't recorded live with the video. At 9:15 you hear hi hat and kick he doesn't play in the video, so I think he recorded them before/after, fixed stuff etc. In other parts you can hear overdubbed stuff. So yeah don't get me wrong still super cool, but definitely not all live in one take

  • @JacksonFlemings
    @JacksonFlemings Před 3 lety +3708

    Jacob looks like a kid who woke up on Christmas morning, literally any time I see him
    Edit: I was prettyyy toasted when I wrote this comment, surprised to see it got so many likes-

    • @chrisSkordPiano
      @chrisSkordPiano Před 3 lety +6

      Lol true

    • @danielmoura9421
      @danielmoura9421 Před 3 lety +27

      lol he actually played Tiny Tim on A Christmas Carol (from 2004), so I can see a theme

    • @mikiinajijic6763
      @mikiinajijic6763 Před 3 lety +14

      That look is always very attractive in a man. Contrary to popular male ego distortion notions...

    • @EvilMadh8a
      @EvilMadh8a Před 3 lety +3

      facts

    • @bruitdefond
      @bruitdefond Před 3 lety +7

      This is an absolutely perfect description.

  • @davidgpeterson
    @davidgpeterson Před 3 lety +12

    My God. Honestly. The pants alone are amazing. Dude’s a genius.

  • @K_J_Coleman_Composer
    @K_J_Coleman_Composer Před 2 lety +24

    "I never was misunderstood, baby, since the day you met me" I honestly teared up a bit here. Don't know why, never done that before.

    • @phyllispetras3369
      @phyllispetras3369 Před 2 lety +4

      I understand!!!!!This is a remarkable song. I sent it to everybody I have ever heard of! Shine on!!!Shine on!!!

  • @croup007
    @croup007 Před 4 lety +936

    *No editing has been made to this video; Jacob's just figured out how to duplicate himself in real-time

  • @MultiKombo
    @MultiKombo Před 4 lety +901

    1st tour: Solo
    2nd tour: With a band of friends
    Next tour: *Duplicates himself*

    • @children0fthegrave
      @children0fthegrave Před 4 lety +9

      Would be so cool if he could do holograms at a show and every song he switches instruments

    • @angel-hf2yo
      @angel-hf2yo Před 4 lety +9

      Does a Logic breakdown at home while on tour

    • @AndyChamberlainMusic
      @AndyChamberlainMusic Před 4 lety +5

      1st tour was all about duplicating himself

    • @jpal8365
      @jpal8365 Před 3 lety

      Andy Chamberlain Music But this time in 3D

    • @hyxost3997
      @hyxost3997 Před 3 lety +1

      Matt Smith he literally did that

  • @pilotadegat1357
    @pilotadegat1357 Před 2 lety +8

    I love the fact that the Jacob on the floor denies everything the Jacob on the piano says. these details make it even better

  • @igorsenayoutube
    @igorsenayoutube Před 2 měsíci +5

    This video alone should win all the awards. He makes it look easy but this is incredible.

  • @stevenreyes7152
    @stevenreyes7152 Před 4 lety +737

    Being Jacob is like wanting to be yourself.

    • @shanom
      @shanom Před 4 lety +7

      A beautiful thing

    • @kingspaz111
      @kingspaz111 Před 4 lety +1

      Well said

    • @55jemmz5
      @55jemmz5 Před 4 lety +2

      What does this mean?

    • @gonzalo5832
      @gonzalo5832 Před 4 lety +12

      @@55jemmz5it means not being afraid to be different and following the norms set by others, but do something YOU think is music... no standards here :)

    • @RD-jr8nv
      @RD-jr8nv Před 4 lety +6

      If you want to be an a-sexual music virtuoso

  • @sidharthbendi
    @sidharthbendi Před 4 lety +626

    He mastered the shadow clone jutsu like he mastered every instrument ever.

    • @jacemusica
      @jacemusica Před 4 lety +1

      Well, soon he'll be kage above all kages. Ahahaha

    • @GhanaianBliss
      @GhanaianBliss Před 3 lety +1

      Kage bunshin no jutsu!

    • @christianpetrozza
      @christianpetrozza Před 3 lety +1

      if jacob was an anime character he would have every power. he would also keep getting better every day

    • @Nestir9009
      @Nestir9009 Před 3 lety +6

      thats how he mastered all instruments. Made a shadow clone for each instrument, and began his journey to become hokage of the sound village

  • @gmcevoy
    @gmcevoy Před 2 lety +85

    While I am here trying to figure out how to make a decent sound with a triangle, Jacob multiplies himself and jams on every single instrument in the picture. Even his voice sounds like polished mahogany. Legend. I am pretty sure he can see music. That's how good he is. Thank you for making the world a better place, young man!

  • @jeanblack1295
    @jeanblack1295 Před 3 lety +20

    this version of "He won't hold you" is still my favorite one.

  • @FolowtheLeder
    @FolowtheLeder Před 4 lety +132

    He is just casually flexing his four grammys like they mean nothing. I love this man.

  • @viceshark
    @viceshark Před 4 lety +537

    I like how “sassy floor-Jacob” is mocking the other Jacobs.

  • @omiaranha108
    @omiaranha108 Před 2 lety +153

    0:00 - All I Need
    4:29 - Time Alone With You
    10:34 - He Wont Hold You

  • @Dankflamio
    @Dankflamio Před 3 lety +25

    That hit really hard when all the jacobs started fading away and he was left in his room alone. Excellent art in what was such a hard time. Thank you NPR and Jacob!

  • @sharp_swf
    @sharp_swf Před 4 lety +781

    Would not doubt that he has actually cloned himself. Hes just that good

    • @Proghead88
      @Proghead88 Před 4 lety +5

      For real. He has the technology and brain power.

    • @e_cl06
      @e_cl06 Před 4 lety +1

      If youre just that good you’d have the ability to Clone yourself

    • @PHILKaJo
      @PHILKaJo Před 4 lety +1

      Man of M U L T I P L E Gifts/Talents

    • @rtdundrgrnd
      @rtdundrgrnd Před 4 lety +1

      it's his prestige

    • @constantinlozinschi7449
      @constantinlozinschi7449 Před 4 lety +1

      Not true

  • @burgos582
    @burgos582 Před 4 lety +343

    Legend says there's nothing playing in those headphones. He timed the whole thing by himself.

  • @BondcreAtion
    @BondcreAtion Před rokem +35

    Jacob is a Sound Engineer/Producer's dream, but they will never know.

  • @tonepot2339
    @tonepot2339 Před 2 lety +15

    They have great chemistry together

  • @NS10Fan
    @NS10Fan Před 4 lety +573

    I love how this dude dresses like a funky weird wizard's apprentice in an old 90s point and click adventure

  • @victorsixtythree
    @victorsixtythree Před 4 lety +654

    I feel bad for whoever's scheduled for the next Tiny Desk Home Concert...

    • @globalsoundconcerts
      @globalsoundconcerts Před 4 lety +100

      It’s Tom Misch and Yussef Dayes- we good!

    • @minimatranscribe8788
      @minimatranscribe8788 Před 4 lety +5

      @@globalsoundconcerts The legend sound engineer!!!!!

    • @anice5005
      @anice5005 Před 4 lety +2

      Knowing that Tom and Youssef are next nearly made me cry fr, this channel is just too good

  • @oliverpresta651
    @oliverpresta651 Před 3 lety +58

    Love watching Jacob play with himself

  • @brycecollar6985
    @brycecollar6985 Před rokem +24

    its crazy how they even put multiple
    of him in the reflection

  • @nohop5735
    @nohop5735 Před 4 lety +650

    So nobody's gonna talk about how he played his own Grammy as an instrument at 0:36?

    • @snooby8156
      @snooby8156 Před 4 lety +7

      good catch hahah

    • @jchoggan
      @jchoggan Před 4 lety +7

      I completely missed that the first 3 times I watched it...

    • @pandapaul
      @pandapaul Před 4 lety +37

      @Ryan Ward I thought the grammy was making the bell noise not the water drip.

    • @bossHogOG
      @bossHogOG Před 4 lety

      Somebody already did

    • @sillysquirrel9979
      @sillysquirrel9979 Před 4 lety +4

      Casual thing to Jacob

  • @arleyantes9321
    @arleyantes9321 Před 3 lety +7400

    It's 2 am now. I'm gonna get married at 10 am. I can't sleep. Wish me luck, guys.

    • @CharlesRievone
      @CharlesRievone Před 3 lety +425

      Great choice of video to watch before your day. Hope you had a great wedding. 👌

    • @dudebro5543
      @dudebro5543 Před 3 lety +86

      Hope you had good time!

    • @siaceto
      @siaceto Před 3 lety +57

      Congrats!

    • @emmvold
      @emmvold Před 3 lety +45

      If you need luck wished then maybe it’s not the right choice 😂 I wish someone had told me that before I got married!

    • @hectorvazquez1027
      @hectorvazquez1027 Před 3 lety +26

      congrats how did it go?

  • @rdscrafflewaffle7330
    @rdscrafflewaffle7330 Před 3 lety +20

    he should be classified as a band category in google

  • @jacksontaylor5476
    @jacksontaylor5476 Před 2 lety +13

    just wanted to say that that song 'he won't hold you' really hit me in the feels, thanks

  • @nsldsfv1202
    @nsldsfv1202 Před 3 lety +686

    imagine being so good that flicking one of your four grammys as percussion actually just comes across as cute and fun and not arrogant. Never loose your spark Jacob. You're magic

    • @Alic4444
      @Alic4444 Před 3 lety +8

      I hope he looses his spark even more often! But never loses his spark :)

    • @Aze876
      @Aze876 Před 3 lety +7

      @@Alic4444 I see what you did there lol. English grammar ftw :D

    • @AlwaysLoisLane
      @AlwaysLoisLane Před 3 lety +1

      I totally didn't see this, when was it?

    • @Aze876
      @Aze876 Před 3 lety +4

      @@AlwaysLoisLane 0:36 😁

    • @AlwaysLoisLane
      @AlwaysLoisLane Před 3 lety +1

      Aw, thanks,@@Aze876! That's really cool!

  • @ItsDextrin
    @ItsDextrin Před 4 lety +1671

    The guy in the back kinda looks like the guy on the left

  • @AsherIsbrucker
    @AsherIsbrucker Před rokem +12

    These harmonies make me feel like a warm bowl of soup on a cold winter day.

  • @daniloballo
    @daniloballo Před rokem +32

    Jacob is the future, and he's not the only, luckily. I deeply love his hyper natural instinct with music and how to use it to join people together and commit them into unbelievable performances. He's a true genius.

    • @RainbowSunshineRain
      @RainbowSunshineRain Před rokem +2

      What other talents of the future would you recommend? I’m on discovery mode :-)

    • @daniloballo
      @daniloballo Před rokem +1

      @@RainbowSunshineRain there are many more... well, some of them play one instrument only, but they have all the future in front of them to do amazing things.

  • @mrtjblake9
    @mrtjblake9 Před 4 lety +68

    Introducing the most innovative musician/video editor/director. No way this man sat through 4 sets of the same performance with perfect timing on ALL songs, jokes, transitions. No way. And then looked at the himself when they were talking.

    • @boarderking133
      @boarderking133 Před 4 lety

      The previous tracks are in his headphones , not that difficult

    • @demmersify
      @demmersify Před 4 lety +6

      @@boarderking133 Yes, but the first track would have to already consider what was going to occur in the future tracks. There are no sheet music or scripts. Put it like this: Imagine he was doing a stand-up comedy routine, with himself as the audience. And the audience were heckling him and he's responding to that. He would have to keep time to something that hasn't happened.

    • @JXter_
      @JXter_ Před 4 lety +1

      Jacob has shown his editing innovations in several other videos, but this video was most definitely created with the assistance of Ben Bloomberg. They both posted about the room mics on Instagram, Ben probably helped with setting the clicks and cues.

    • @mrtjblake9
      @mrtjblake9 Před 4 lety +1

      I know was able to do it. But that he was able to think of all of this and the perform it. Imagine getting to the third song on the last take and dropping a stick or hitting a wrong note (probably impossible for Jacob tho). Just amazed at his precision in timing.

  • @seanrichardson3485
    @seanrichardson3485 Před 4 lety +112

    He won't hold you is absolutely breathtaking

  • @DARRBEV
    @DARRBEV Před rokem +12

    Just found Jacob today from a recommendation and am just blown away.
    This is about my 6th vid now and just proves his genius.
    The only person I can compare him to In outright talent is prince, only Jocob is a new generation.
    At his age doing this?
    He could be our generations Mozart.

  • @JdramaMedia_UGC
    @JdramaMedia_UGC Před 2 lety +2

    Show Me What You Got!
    Earth: we present Jacob Collier

  • @kubowiczbuilders9597
    @kubowiczbuilders9597 Před 4 lety +492

    drum stick drop at 7:50 makes me think its still possible he's a human being

    • @JamesOKlippel
      @JamesOKlippel Před 3 lety +55

      the recovery tho

    • @philliphouse4339
      @philliphouse4339 Před 3 lety +20

      Didn't even notice that! As a drummer that recovery made me laugh out loud!

    • @Florin358
      @Florin358 Před 3 lety +50

      i want to believe he recorded the drums before the bass take and bass jacob is giving drums jacob a casual "nice recovery man" look at 7:58

    • @ImperialMindMusic
      @ImperialMindMusic Před 3 lety +15

      It’s not how you drop stick, it’s how you pick stick up again

    • @celineosiemo
      @celineosiemo Před 3 lety +1

      omg i didn’t even see that 😳🙈

  • @marilynweldin6506
    @marilynweldin6506 Před 4 lety +378

    When I listen to his music, I know that I'm witnessing a really nice human being who doesn't show an ounce of narcissism or self-absorption who just happens to be gifted and skilled like a super-natural being.

    • @achenarmyst2156
      @achenarmyst2156 Před 3 lety +11

      There is a small line between self-confidence and narcissism. And Jacob manages to never transgress it. (Because he isn‘t capable of)

    • @klop123rt
      @klop123rt Před 3 lety +6

      a true narcissist wouldn't let you see that about them lol. Some of the most talented and compassionate people are geniuses at appealing towards others though there are different levels due to intellect but yeah man you get my point. I am not saying jacob is a narcissist just letting you know

    • @Jongui_
      @Jongui_ Před 3 lety +2

      You read my mind. Jacob is undoubtedly one of the finest musicians this generetion will see

    • @RayyanKhanRayyanKhan
      @RayyanKhanRayyanKhan Před 3 lety +4

      I wouldn't say he is gifted - rather he worked hard and really honed his craft through an unsatiable desire to learn. I would say the craving to learn and improve yourself like Jacob does is the real 'gift'. We could all be Colliers but we lack motivation which is sad

    • @zackkassner3374
      @zackkassner3374 Před 3 lety +2

      @@RayyanKhanRayyanKhan no. Most people even with his work ethic couldn’t reach a level like this.

  • @isaaccharamuga3698
    @isaaccharamuga3698 Před rokem +40

    0:34 I know this man did not just play a grammy

  • @PCGeines
    @PCGeines Před 3 lety +18

    We are really blessed living in a time where some of the greatest geniuses in each area can freely explore all their potential due to almost no concerns about equipments or basic human needs (food, medicine, security, etc.).
    We could enjoy the most of it if we only admire them and stop thinking we never could match their abilities.

  • @whatfutility7623
    @whatfutility7623 Před 4 lety +855

    At 7:52 Drummer Collier drops his drumstick, and a few seconds later Bass Collier looks at him. If that was staged that was pure wit. If it wasn't that was pure wit.

    • @carsonnichols7428
      @carsonnichols7428 Před 3 lety +66

      He probably recorded the drums first and after he made the mistake he decided to throw in the look

    •  Před 3 lety +19

      What Futility the bass seems to be the last record. Is which speaks over the other in the pause ( he knows how much time has to wait)

    • @DobBylan_
      @DobBylan_ Před 3 lety +15

      He just happened to turn his head to that direction.

    • @peelsbanana1626
      @peelsbanana1626 Před 3 lety +6

      @@DobBylan_ yeah looked like he wasnt looking at the drummer just the general direction

    • @lukedavidknowles9946
      @lukedavidknowles9946 Před 3 lety +5

      you can tell in which order he recorded by the ''my name is jacob collier'' part. the bass came before drums, so it i'm sorry to inform you, all it was was wit. groovy wit.

  • @markprater1
    @markprater1 Před 4 lety +325

    I'm so impressed with how his songwriting has evolved. This is some of the most soulful writing in the game, and he's using his technical proficiency to support the songs rather than overpowering them with 'look at how good I can play'.
    Maturing exponentially...
    ...only JC!

    • @achenarmyst2156
      @achenarmyst2156 Před 3 lety +2

      Well said. 👏

    • @DHawkBeats
      @DHawkBeats Před 3 lety +4

      mark prater I agree so much, that’s the major improvement between now and Djesse volume 2. In 2 he’s kind of just flexing his musical skills and doing everything to the extreme, whereas now he’s simply making incredible music!

    • @tand0r
      @tand0r Před 3 lety +7

      @@DHawkBeats I think that's more of a thing in In My Room and maybe in vol. 1 but I felt vol. 2 was really subdued when it had to be, and the grand stuff was justified and kept coherent mood with ups and downs in the album. I mean yeah Moon River was extreme but it was definitely good extreme.

    • @alexbougiemusic
      @alexbougiemusic Před 3 lety +3

      I think you’re confusing ego with imagination. We’ve all gone through the days where we were all just so excited about different sounds that we just put it all in there.

    • @lainarte
      @lainarte Před 3 lety +1

      ...only Jesus Christ!

  • @token_2345
    @token_2345 Před 2 lety +8

    I love when Jacob plays with all of his brothers!

  • @lukeheidmusic
    @lukeheidmusic Před 4 lety +332

    I love how the four best musicians alive collaborated in one song

    • @TheAleBecker
      @TheAleBecker Před 4 lety +15

      I just hope they don't spread the virus to each other, it would be a shame to lose any of them

    • @hawkpeterson
      @hawkpeterson Před 4 lety +6

      Not to distract from the genius but i was the 69th like on this conment

  • @DutcherSnedeker
    @DutcherSnedeker Před 4 lety +326

    There are now like 4 versions of "All I Need" with 3 of them being recorded and videoed since quarantine haha

    • @nathanielatkin304
      @nathanielatkin304 Před 4 lety +20

      5 versions:
      studio version
      Jimmy Kimmel bathroom
      tiny desk
      jools Holland
      BBC acoustic version

    • @frappejim6152
      @frappejim6152 Před 4 lety +2

      he record all of that at the same day haha, he's fcking jacob fcking collier

    • @ahahahahahhahahahahahahaha9731
      @ahahahahahhahahahahahahaha9731 Před 4 lety +1

      @@nathanielatkin304Also an alternate snippet of it he posted on Instagram before the doorbell interrupted

    • @joshpipe7755
      @joshpipe7755 Před 4 lety

      Do you have a link to the BBC acoustic version?

    • @aaroncromwell
      @aaroncromwell Před 4 lety +1

      And every one of them being excellent and equally re-listenable. Just facts.

  • @evala13
    @evala13 Před 2 lety +6

    I keep going back to this. The healing power of this concert is magical.

  • @ianzempel
    @ianzempel Před 3 lety +5

    I JUST noticed the panning in this. My God, the attention to detail...

  • @martingondra7254
    @martingondra7254 Před 4 lety +164

    NPR producer: This is a four person job
    Jacob: got it...

  • @oneworldmusicpodcast2369
    @oneworldmusicpodcast2369 Před 4 lety +215

    If everyone was Jacob Collier, there would only be peace and harmony.

    • @dedicht8014
      @dedicht8014 Před 4 lety +42

      Definitely a lot of harmony

    • @DominikDale
      @DominikDale Před 4 lety +30

      And negative harmony

    • @rrocktoo
      @rrocktoo Před 4 lety +3

      We would also have interstellar travel and flying cars. History would record him developing the relevant technologies at lunchtime, on a Tuesday, whilst enjoying a cup of tea.

    • @junatan25
      @junatan25 Před 4 lety +7

      And everyone will have perfect pitch

  • @blatman
    @blatman Před 2 lety +4

    I've said this since I first heard about/saw this guy LIVE several times a few years ago: He's truly the FIRST Musician who's effectively, musically & creatively synthesised the past 60 years of Music into a very personal, unique and compelling style. A TRUE Original who's "stolen" from everyone while continuing to make it happen! I LOVE this guy!

  • @mikeaylwardjr
    @mikeaylwardjr Před 8 měsíci +3

    3 years later and this continues to be my all time favourite video on all of CZcams

  • @MolotovSandvich97
    @MolotovSandvich97 Před 4 lety +346

    He's becoming too powerful. Jacob Collier is reproducing mitosis-style and soon all of us normal musicians will be replaced by the hivemind. We are doomed, but it's an apocalypse I gladly welcome

  • @starrybenchstudios
    @starrybenchstudios Před 4 lety +414

    I have the feeling that this will be his most popular video yet. The illusion of 4 Jacobs is so strong that that the comments are jokingly gonna be like “it IS 4 Jacobs”, because it’s THAT good. It really DOES feel like there are 4 Jacobs in front in the camera. He pulls off the feeling of a live concert while it be pre-recorded. It demonstrates both his musical and video-editing abilities (and above all, patience) in one vid. I really think this is the performance that has captured the entirety of his skill that EVERYONE can understand. This is the video I would show to anyone who is unaware of him, which, thankfully, is getting increasingly difficult.

    • @CB_ChaosLove
      @CB_ChaosLove Před 4 lety +2

      there really is something special going on in that brain!!

    • @tooonji
      @tooonji Před 4 lety +2

      "which, thankfully, is getting increasingly difficult" - but not in my country, in the Russia! )) Поэтому я покажу его всем ))

    • @alvinbattle82
      @alvinbattle82 Před 4 lety +4

      Incredible artist that boy is....He is definitely up there in my favorite artist list

    • @Ermude10
      @Ermude10 Před 4 lety +5

      Not just musical and video-editing abilities, but also planning abilities (although that might not seem as cool). I'm pretty sure he's already recorded each track, and then muting the one he's recording video for so that he can be in complete sync with the other tracks. Basically, I think he recorded this concert 8 times (4 times audio only). I could be wrong though, he probably has a bunch of tricks that he's learnt over the years.

    • @agropsychonaut
      @agropsychonaut Před 4 lety

      i believe its two jacobs and two twins...

  • @kino_4820
    @kino_4820 Před 2 lety +8

    0:35 I love this part and I’m going to keep repeating it

  • @annaymous
    @annaymous Před 2 lety +3

    I LOVE HIM

  • @Anael272
    @Anael272 Před 4 lety +616

    NPR Music: So Jacob, could you do a tiny desk concert from your home?
    Jacob: Yes
    NPR Music: Cool! What you'll play?
    Jacob: Yes

  • @ethanrutt6844
    @ethanrutt6844 Před 4 lety +420

    why does it actually look like he's jamming and this is completely live and in one take tho

    • @havenhubble
      @havenhubble Před 4 lety +171

      It's a couple things!
      First, the room he has a very consistent lighting set up, so that all the shots will look the same.
      Second, the camera is only in one, very stable, place the whole time, so all the shots are in the same exact place.
      Third, Jacob planned his positioning so there wouldn't be overlap over moving parts of the other shots. It's why Bass Collier has his leg up, so it wouldn't be overlapping with Singing Collier.
      And that's just the pre-production.
      During each of the shots he records to a metronome/a record version of the song. That way the each of the parts are in sync.
      Coming in and out of the shots he made sure to be very careful with not moving anything or touching anything that wasn't part of the current shot.
      After everything was shot in the end, he essentially cut the single long video into 4 parts where it's just each Jacob in position and ready to play.
      Then, he stacks all 4 of those videos together and crops (cutting out the parts of the screen we don't need) so each Jacob lines up perfectly with each other.
      Then, he puts a feathering effect on the edge of each video, you see this if you pay attention to the top of Sing Collier's head when he occasionally bobs his head a bit too far up into Drum Collier's cymbal. You can also kinda see it when Keys Collier flicks his Grammy (huge flex) and his hand kinda disappears for a split second into Drum Collier's Frame.
      The editing is actually one of the easier parts of the process. You have to put in the time in pre-production to make sure all of the shots will look exactly the same, or you're gonna have a bad time. You can't fix everything in post.

    • @faithclarke7721
      @faithclarke7721 Před 4 lety +18

      @@havenhubble thanks for the run down! Im not really a techy video person and i still think its cool when you understand what they did in a video like this.

    • @alfredw.7797
      @alfredw.7797 Před 4 lety +11

      @@havenhubble Great comment! Also take a look at the computer screen at 15.40, when bass Collier fades out

    • @michaelhubert5367
      @michaelhubert5367 Před 4 lety +1

      @@havenhubble vocal and drum part still need some masking tho when they overlap

    • @anguspaterson5713
      @anguspaterson5713 Před 4 lety +7

      It's also pretty possible to guess the order of the recordings - he has to have recorded as keyboard collier first of all, because that's the one introducing the songs. Then probably the drum part with the keys and first vocal part in his headphones, then the bass and 3rd vocal with drums to play to (though drums and bass could be the other way around) and finally lead vocal.

  • @tecnica-de-voz
    @tecnica-de-voz Před 2 lety +3

    Perhaps the only home concert from these series that was recorded in an actual home

  • @agustinaguileraorozco5648
    @agustinaguileraorozco5648 Před 2 lety +19

    Muy bueno. Soy de Chile y la he pasado muy mal en estos días, pero siempre que quiero subirme el ánimo escucho esta joya

  • @teako.reverse
    @teako.reverse Před 4 lety +332

    HE HIT THE GRAMMY FOR PERCUSSION.

    • @Radiance230
      @Radiance230 Před 4 lety +9

      I died and came back twice 😂😂😂

    • @GHRiz
      @GHRiz Před 4 lety +17

      He's been using the Grammys as instruments since back in the IHARMU days, when he only had 2 of them (and yes, they are tuned differently and make different notes! LOL) They're probably all over lots of his other music too, as background noises that just don't make it into the videos.

    • @antoniohatch5170
      @antoniohatch5170 Před 4 lety

      I missed it, what time did this occur

    • @Proghead88
      @Proghead88 Před 4 lety +14

      He's already won a Grammy for a song that had a Grammy as percussion ("All Night Long") 🤣

    • @GHRiz
      @GHRiz Před 4 lety +15

      @@antoniohatch5170 0:32 (for context, actual grammy hit at 35)

  • @JOZZYmusic
    @JOZZYmusic Před 4 lety +122

    I love how the sound of the different Jacobs are actually panned to their position in the room. It makes it easy to tell which Jacob is singing which harmony in headphones. Remarkable attention to detail.

    • @OliveOliFera
      @OliveOliFera Před 3 lety +2

      Thank you for this comment! I'll definitely be using headphones next time I listen to it :D

    • @olawilliams25
      @olawilliams25 Před 3 lety

      A second listening must always be with headphones to truly appreciate what just wowed you! You have to scrutinise, investigate, analyse...Study!

  • @RyanLeong78
    @RyanLeong78 Před 2 lety +18

    What a talented family. I wonder it worked out that they all learned different instruments? Must be a joy creating with your family like this.

  • @andyexperience3831
    @andyexperience3831 Před 2 lety +10

    I found this really rather moving. Clearly an exceptional musician and performer, but the way it concluded, in particular, struck me. Like when you taste something you need to savour, not taint. It left me sat in silence. Wonderful - you have a new fan.

  • @benrubio7667
    @benrubio7667 Před 4 lety +156

    LEGEND!
    At 7:41 he literally looked over at an invisible version of himself to acknowledge the tasty bass lick... There is nobody like Jacob.

    • @samuelmori3026
      @samuelmori3026 Před 4 lety +1

      Lol true! 🤣💯

    • @JamieDoris
      @JamieDoris Před 3 lety +3

      Yep, and bass Jacob turned around to look at Drum Jacob after the latter dropped a stick. This guy is superhuman.

  • @geoffreyhenderson4774
    @geoffreyhenderson4774 Před 4 lety +25

    I love bands where every musician can sing

  • @thebarn60
    @thebarn60 Před 9 měsíci +3

    Tiny desk has gone way above ❤

  • @hcroussette
    @hcroussette Před měsícem +1

    What I'm guessing Jacob thought when he won his first Grammy: cool, a new instrument to play with!

  • @diannelovesyou
    @diannelovesyou Před 4 lety +96

    that quick "one two three four five" just at the beginning of time alone with you
    Jacob's secretly teaching us all to count quintuplets

    • @Paul2hip8
      @Paul2hip8 Před 4 lety +2

      It’s just two through 5 and they are septuplets I believe

    • @nicktaylor1902
      @nicktaylor1902 Před 4 lety +3

      @@Paul2hip8 He says it's a quintuplet swing in the breakdown if i remember right

    • @8PedroFerreira
      @8PedroFerreira Před 4 lety +3

      Paul Rescigno they’re definitely quintuplets

  • @burethugo5787
    @burethugo5787 Před 3 lety +2111

    7:55 Jacob on drums makes stick fall, Jacob on bass just look at him like "man be careful".
    This is just genius, we have no idea how ridiculously skilled you have to be to do a one shoot 16min live session with yourself, including talking in between song, synchronizing every Jacob to play on time, memorizing the whole live set..

    • @robote7679
      @robote7679 Před 3 lety +57

      It is humbling to say the very least.

    • @t1hbal334
      @t1hbal334 Před 3 lety +30

      Man i just realized that im so mind blowed

    • @THomVal
      @THomVal Před 3 lety +8

      Yes, I have an idea ! It's out of this world !!!

    • @maldivirdragonwitch
      @maldivirdragonwitch Před 3 lety +77

      I've been thinking about this from the very beginning of the video and I think I have a good idea: he recorded the keyboards first, then the drums, then the bass and then the vocals. Due to his amazing memory (which we all know he has) he was able to remember what happened in which previous take and reference it later (also letting his future self some room, like the bass player talking before drums).
      This is all that I wish I could do, but would take me waaay too much time and effort that might be better spent elsewhere. :)
      What an intelligent artist. Complete alien.

    • @gvsgaius
      @gvsgaius Před 3 lety +138

      @@maldivirdragonwitch I'm pretty sure he has a 16 minute click-track set up for the whole performance, which he hears through his headphones. The click-track also probably include good cues on when exactly to say specific things, et cetera. It wouldn't surprise me if he even made 4 separate click tracks with demo versions of all the instruments, e.g. when he records the piano he hears the demo version of the drum, bass, hang and the other vocals. That's at least how I would do it and I cannot really think of a different way to do it. Still it's absolutely incredible how tight all of the parts are given that everything has to be single-take, this performance is really really awesome.

  • @thepandanshow
    @thepandanshow Před 22 dny

    i dont think that people realize the difficulty behind this production, literally a genius, no other word can describe jacob

  • @bdstudios6088
    @bdstudios6088 Před 2 lety +3

    Jacob’s music never fails to give me hope and happiness, and that’s what I appreciate about him