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Jacob Collier has been called the “Mozart of Gen Z” by the New York Times. As a teen, his one-man-band performances went viral and led to a cold email from (and friendship with) music legend Quincy Jones – one of many topics he discusses in this episode.

Get Jacob’s album Djesse Vol. 4 here: https://shop.jacobcollier.com/

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(0:00:00) Intro
(0:01:22) Jacob’s early life, learning to sing and play instruments
(0:14:45) What makes a good singer?
(0:19:45) His experience in school
(0:23:45) Going viral on Youtube
(0:30:00) Can anyone be creative?
(0:34:45) Optimism
(0:42:00) Record labels “didn’t know what to do with me”
(0:47:36) What does the future hold for Jacob?
(0:53:45) Djesse Vol 4 and collaborating remotely with big-name artists
(0:57:30) Human choirs

Mentioned in this episode:
• Jacob’s rendition of Pure Imagination -    • Pure Imagination - Jacob Collier   and
• Directing an audience choir Jacob Collier - The Audience Choir (Live at O2 Academy Brixton, London)
• TED Talk -https://www.ted.com/talks/jacob_colli...
• Tiny Desk Concert (2019) -    • Jacob Collier: NPR Music Tiny Desk Co...  

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