Jacob Collier
Artist
Jacob Collier (born August 2 1994) is a singer, multi-instrumentalist, arranger, and composer based in London. He grew up in a family of musicians. After the upload of his arrangement of “Don’t You Worry ‘Bout a Thing” (Stevie Wonder) on YouTube, he was brought to the attention of Quincy Jones for his talent and unique style of arrangement.
In late 2015, he began work on his debut album “In My Room” and released the project on July 1, 2016. Since its release, he has toured internationally on his “One Man Show,” closing on the 18th of December 2017.
In 2017, he won both the Grammy award for Best Arrangement, Instrumental Or A Cappella and Best Arrangement, Instruments And Vocals, for “You and I” and “Flintstones” respectively. He repeated this achievement in 2020, with the songs “Moon River” and “All Night Long” respectively.
He is widely recognized in media and online music theory circles as a musical genius for his one-of-a-kind outlook and the balance of its academic, intellectual and emotional aspects. One popular example of his thoughts on music is an interview he did with June Lee:
