Jacob Collier

At 29 years old, Jacob Collier has this physical status:

Career

Collier began posting homemade, multi-instrumental content on YouTube in 2011, including a vocal arrangement of "Pure Imagination" from Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory in 1971, and a multi-instrumental version of Stevie Wonder's "Don't Worry Bout a Thing" from the 1970 film "Don't You Worry" ("Don't You Worry a Thing." Collier's uploads included split-screen, multitrack recordings of him singing each of the arrangement's harmonies. These videos gained traction, with some, such as the aforementioned "Don't Worry 'bout a Thing" cover, receiving millions of views. Quincy Jones, a Collier-born artist who traveled to Montreux Jazz Festival, where they met with Herbie Hancock, was taken note of his appearance.

Around this time, Ben Bloomberg, a PhD student at the MIT Media Lab, contacted Collier about the design and engineering of musical hardware and apps for live performances. He and Collier created a "multimedia live experience" over the next month.

Collier's live performance on tour both Europe and the United States opened in 2015. A circle of musical instruments, as well as six simultaneous looping stations capable of simultaneous playback, were backed by synced real-time 3D video loops and projected onto a screen behind the instruments by Louis Mustill and William Young of Artists and Engineers. Collier's custom-built vocal "Harmonizer" unit, which allowed Collier to perform multi-voice harmonies in real time, was central to the show. The performance appeared at Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club in London. Collier opened for Hancock and Chick Corea at the 2015 Montreux Jazz Festival just a few weeks later.

Beats by Dr. Dre reached out to Collier in July 2015 to provide the music for 'The Game Starts Here' England's Rugby World Cup campaign. Collier produced a cappella version of "Jerusalem" for the commercial, which aired on national television prior to each England match.

Collier began recording In My Room in late 2015 after appearing with WDR Big Band in a concert in Cologne, Germany. He arranged, recorded, and produced the album himself, playing every instrument. He wrote eight of the eleven tunes. He recorded and mixed the album over three months in his family's living room. Bernie Grundman, the master of the project, was released on July 1st, 2016 by the independent record company Membran Entertainment Group. Following the launch of the website, Collier embarked on a one-man world tour, including the 2016 Montreux Jazz Festival.

Collier introduced the "#IHarmU" campaign in Pattiny, where 100 patrons sent him 15-second video clips of melodies that he coordinated with multiple vocal parts with his multi-screen layout and posted to social media in anticipation of the launch. More than 130 melodies and donations have been received by Collier, as well as British jazz artist Jamie Cullum, Ben Folds, Herbie Hancock, and Kevin Olusola, who were able to produce "White Christmas" for them on A Pentatonix Christmas, which received a Contemporary A Cappella Society award.

Collier was on Snarky Puppy's album, Family Dinner – Volume 2 in February 2016. Collier appeared in a Quincy Jones tribute concert at the Royal Albert Hall in London on August 22nd, in which he performed his own orchestral arrangement of his original song "In The Real Early Morning" with the Metropole Orkest, conducted by Jules Buckley, among other things.

Collier performed in December 2016 with 150 students at MIT to create "Imagination Off the Charts," a live concert at Kresge Auditorium that runs alongside orchestral arrangements of his repertoire. This residency was the subject of a documentary film called Imagination Off the Charts, which received a regional Emmy in June 2018.

Collier's best Arrangement, Instrumental, and Vocals for a cover of "Flintstones" won two Grammy Awards in February 2017. One month later, he made his TV debut on The Tavis Smiley Show, a cappella group Take 6. Collier recomposed Samsung's "Over The Horizon" as a new Samsung Galaxy S8/S8+ this year, and was co-producer on two songs from Becca Stevens' album, Regina. Collier was instrumental in the development of DreamWorks' film The Boss Baby, with composer Hans Zimmer. Collier performed with Zimmer and Pharrell Williams at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival the following month. Collier appeared on the daily week's talk show Harry and as a speaker at the annual TED conference in Vancouver, Canada. The album Jazz Loves Disney 2, on which Collier performs a cover of "Under the Sea," was released on November 10th, 2017.

Collier performed internationally for two and a half years (between 1 July 2015 and December 2017, including the Metropole Orkest), while hosting masterclasses and concerts with orchestras and big bands around the world. At the North Sea Jazz Festival, he and Cory Henry appeared together with the Metropole Orkest and Jules Buckley on July 9th. Collier collaborated with American pop/R&B singer Tori Kelly in December 2017 to record a cappella YouTube video cover of the Christmas song "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas."

Collier revealed in December 2017 that the One-Man-Show's last appearance would be in Rome on December 18, 2017. He talked about the possibility of a second album, which will be released in 2018.

Collier was one of the surprise guests at Quincy Jones' 85th birthday party at the Montreux Jazz Club in July 2018.

"Jacob Collier and Friends" performed at the Royal Albert Hall in London on July 19th. Collier appeared with the Metropole Orkest under conductor Jules Buckley, as well as invited Take 6, Sam Amidon, Becca Stevens, and Maalem Gnawa musician Hamid El Kasri.

Collier's new four-volume, 50-song musical project, Djesse, was announced on October 29, 2018. (2018-10-29).

Djesse, Vol., after a one-week residence at MIT, became his first name. 1) On December 8, 2018, Kresge Auditorium premiered live in Kresge Auditorium. The concert featured MIT Festival Jazz Ensemble, MIT Vocal Jazz Ensemble, MIT Concert Choir and Chamber Chorus, Rambax MIT (Senegalese drumming ensemble), mother Suzie Collier and other guests from Boston and Los Angeles.

On November 2, 2018, the first single of the Djesse project, "With The Love in My Heart," was released. In late November, two more singles, "Ocean Wide, Canyon Deep" and "All Night Long," were announced. Djesse Vol. Djesse Vol. On December 7, the 1st complete 1 was released in full. The volume includes collaborations with Voces8, Laura Mvula, Hamid El Kasri, Take 6; Suzie Collier's mother, Suzie Collier. The Metropole Orkest appeared to be on target. In addition to performing and playing various instruments, Collier produced, arranged, and orchestrated the music.

Collier's Djesse World Tour was launched in January 2019 by a group led by Portuguese singer and multi-instrumentalist MARO, bassist Robin Mullarkey, and drummer Christian Euman.

Collier's second single from the album, a remix of The Beatles' song "Here Comes The Sun" in collaboration with Dodie Clark, was released on April 26, 2019. The third Vol. On June 13, a two single was released as a cappella arrangement of "Moon River" by Henry Mancini and Johnny Mercer with over a hundred vocal contributions from family members, mentors, colleagues, and other collaborators. Djesse Vol.'s fourth and final single. On July 5, JoJo's album "It Don't Matter" was released.

Djesse Vol. Vol. On July 19, 2019, Astrig Akseralian's cover art, as well as further musical collaborations with Lianne La Havas, Oumou Sangaré, Chris Thile, Sam Amidon, Kathryn Tickell, Becca Stevens, and MARO were unveiled.

Djesse Vol. 2 - Djesse Vol. Vol. 1 and Vol. The 62nd Annual Grammy Awards for "All Night Longer" were given to 2 of them. "Moon River" and "Take 6)" are two popular examples.

Collier released the first single from Djesse Vol. on November 29, 2019. In collaboration with Daniel Caesar, the time Alone With You" is a film. On December 5, the video premiered on YouTube. It was Collier's most viewed non-live performance video on the internet as of 2022.

Collier appeared on Coldplay's eighth studio album, Everyday Life, in November 2019, providing back vocals for the tracks "Cry, Cry, Cry," "Everyday Life" and "Church."

Collier was supposed to continue touring in 2020 before the tour was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Collier's second single, Djesse Vol. 2, was released on March 25, 2020. "In My Bones" is the 3rd in a series. "All I Want," "He Won't Hold You," and "Running Outta Love" were three other singles that were released later this year, leading to the album's unveiling. Djesse Vol. Vol. On August 14, 2020, 3 was unleashed in full. The album includes collaborations with Jessie Reyez, T-Pain, Kimbra, Tank, and the Bangas, Daniel Caesar, Mahalia, Ty Dolla $ign, Kiana Ledé, Tori Kelly, and Rapsody.

In the weeks leading up to and following Djesse Vol.'s debut, he was active. Collier performed songs from the album on various television and radio shows. On Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Mahalia and Ty Dolla $ign performed; on Jimmy Kimmel Live!; and with Mahalia and Ty Dolla $ign; a live concert of "Running Outta Love" with Tori Kelly; and a three-song set for a Tiny Desk Concert, performed from Collier's home due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Collier and Mahalia appeared on "All I Need" on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on Sunday, January 13th. Collier performed "Sleeping On My Dreams" on The Late Late Show with James Corden on January 26, 2021.

Collier introduced "The Christmas Song" on Friday, "Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire." He published Songs of Jacob Collier, a week later, which includes arrangements for solo piano and vocal interpretation of 19 of his songs. Collier and June Lee arranged it, with editing done by Lee and Nahre Sol.

"The Sun Is In Your Eyes," Collier's voice memo recording of an original song was released on January 1, 2021. In favour of the original phone recording, a studio recording attempt was turned down. On 10 April 2020, a new version of the song appeared on a TED Connects livestream.

Djesse Vol. Djesse Vol. 2021 Grammy Awards Djesse Vol. 3 was nominated for the Best R&B Performance, with Taylor Swift's Folklore being nominated for the Best R&B Showcase; "All I Want" was nominated for the Best R&B Achievement; and "He Won't Wait" was named for the Best Arrangement, Instrumental, and Vocals. Collier became the first British artist to win a Grammy Award for each of his first four albums with this award.

Coldplay and BTS released their single "My Universe," on which Collier appeared as background vocals on September 24th, 2021. On October 4, 2021, the track would debut at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 for the first time. Coldplay's ninth studio album Music of the Spheres features "My Universe." The album also includes the song "Human Heart," which Collier also appears on.

Collier was the subject of Alan Yentob's BBC One television documentary Imagine...Jacob Collier: In the Room Where It Happens.

Jacob Collier's first new song of 2022, "Never Gonna Be Alone," features Lizzy McAlpine on vocals and John Mayer on guitar. Collier said "It refers to my experience of the world as a stunning and fragile place," and that "it has helped me cope with some of the sadness we're all feeling for our pasts and futures in a multitude of ways."

Collier's first live album, Piano Ballads, was released on September 29, 2022 (Live From The Djesse World Tour 2022). While performing on his 2022 tour, Collier largely improved his 11 covers, several of which call for a spontaneous audience choir. Although most songs are attributed to Collier alone, Alita Moses is on the front cover of Dancing Queen and Stian Carstensen's features are included on the back cover of Tennessee Waltz.

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