Jacob Collier, Part 1

Broken Record with Rick Rubin, Malcolm Gladwell, Bruce Headlam and Justin Richmond

Pushkin Industries

Music, Society & Culture

4.5 • 4.2K Ratings

🗓️ 22 November 2022

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Summary

Musical genius and multi-instrumentalist Jacob Collier joins us today for part one of a two-part conversation. In 2011, when Jacob was only 17, he began posting videos to YouTube of himself singing and playing music. His break-out video, a rendition of Stevie Wonder’s “Don’t You Worry ‘Bout a Thing” received millions of views and praise from musical legends like Herbie Hancock, David Crosby, and Quincy Jones.

Since then, he’s gone on to release five albums, including his 2016 self-produced debut In My Room, and this year's Piano Ballads, an 11-track album of improvised piano pieces he played at various shows during a recent tour.

On today’s episode, Bruce Headlam speaks to Jacob Collier about making his latest live album, his creative process, and his musical admiration for Stevie Wonder. Jacob also plays piano throughout the two episodes, and breaks down advanced musical concepts.

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0:00.0	Today is the first of two episodes featuring a musical genius.
0:15.7	Multi-instrumentalist Jacob Collier.
0:18.9	In 2011 when Jacob was only 17, he began posting videos to YouTube of himself singing and
0:24.2	playing music.
0:25.6	They were a massive hit.
0:27.7	His breakout video, A Rendition of Stevie Wonder's Don't You Worry About A Thing, received
0:32.4	millions of views and praise from musical legends like Herbie Hancock, David Crosby, and
0:38.4	even Quincy Jones.
0:40.6	Since then he's gone on to release five albums, including his 2016 debut in my room and
0:46.3	2022's Piano Ballots, an 11 track album of improvised piano pieces he played at various
0:52.4	shows during the recent tour.
0:55.5	Throughout his career Jacob's collaborated with artists like Cizza, Coldplay, Tidalassine,
1:01.1	Tori Kelly, Daniel Caesar, and Herbie.
1:04.1	He's also won five Grammy Awards and is the first UK artist to win a Grammy for each
1:09.7	of his first four albums.
1:12.4	On today's episode Bruce Hedlem speaks with Jacob Collier about the making of his latest
1:16.6	live album, his creative process, and his musical admiration for Stevie Wonder.
1:23.2	Jacob also plays piano throughout the two episodes, illustrating advanced musical concepts.
1:29.6	These conversations with Jacob are the world's most interesting music theory class ever,
1:34.6	a masterclass.
1:38.8	This is Broken Record, liner notes for the digital age, I'm just a measurement.
1:44.1	Before we get into the conversation, here's Jacob Collier's live rendition of Can't Help
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