Interview: Jacob Collier (Part 1)

[@danielthrasher]

"Here lemme just demonstrate for you by singing the exact scales/pitches as you would hear them played on a piano."

[@schmuelandbeo]

Daniel Thrasher you’re great man! Love your content :) Check out our ‘music’ if you have time- it’s a piss take ;)

[@instinctbrosgaming9699]

Accurate description

[@RSPikachuAlpha]

1.1K likes, somehow stupidly little comments

[@mr.skeltal8687]

When he did that first scale i couldn’t believe the range he has, especially just off the cuff like that! What a voice!

[@prismaticmantis5992]

While there is music playing in the background LOL

[@AdamNeely]

Seriously next level shit. The bar has been raised.

[@elijahherrell6282]

gauntlet thrown.

[@RIOTedm]

Agreed

[@ajadrew]

Great to hear from Rick Beato saying you'll be on his channel soon..:-))

[@ManelRuivo]

HAHAHA now the world knows the bomb has been planted.

[@GlennHiltonRobertson]

Awesome!

[@MarcusVeltri]

The editing in this video helps so much and is extremely well done.

[@ploopybear]

Good luck on learning these concepts, favorite KZbinr!

[@markopolo2224]

u

[@agni1675]

Marcus Veltri Ohas zoozooo

[@suntzu5562]

fancy i should see you here

[@raicyceprine8953]

How come well-known pianist are commenting here😂

[@sdoom1101]

jacob; you know the *doo daa dee doo deeeeee da do dee doo* june; ooh yeah yeah the uhm *doo daa dee doooo da dee dado* jacob; yeah exactly and it's way more fun to end in a *doo daa dee daa dee doo dee da*

[@musicheals8389]

sdoom HAHAHHHAHAHA

[@Nature-Body-and-Soul]

🤗😂😂

[@andrewlaurance498]

Hahaahahah..

[@kanknw]

You nail it haha

[@tsg_frank]

*the One that goes beep boop*

[@nfijef]

It's so rare these days that the interviewer is so knowledgeable. Well done, thank you.

[@JeiShian]

this interviewer is a beast himself. He has produced many transcriptions of Jacob Collier's music.

[@christianmorenocova]

June was a MM student at the Jacobs School at Indiana at the time of this video and is currently working towards his DMA at the University of North Texas!

[@ignacioclerici5341]

@@christianmorenocova what is MM and DMA?

[@jeremyhwang4593]

@@ignacioclerici5341 Master of music, doctor of musical arts

[@ignacioclerici5341]

@@jeremyhwang4593 thanks

[@benet7026]

Actually pretty proud of myself that I understood about 5% of what was said

[@spacejazz6272]

benet parker thats 3.5% more then I understood

[@karlpoppins]

That's approximately 95% less than what a musically educated person would understand.

[@benet7026]

I have 3 grade 8s and am off to study music at university x

[@karlpoppins]

Oh, are you? Then it makes sense that you understood only 5%. When you get your PhD you'll understand all of it.

[@benet7026]

Not sure what your beef is... It's not that deep... Congrats on your PhD, i'm sure your thesis was fascinating and not at all pretentious x

[@LOLO3000]

"Your usage of minor ninth is different from every other musician" Best love declaration ever.

[@ChiickenTM]

You just made my night lol

[@tableham]

Shorouk lol he sounded to in awe when he said it

[@thehiddenyogi8557]

Many musicians use minor 9nth in many different ways depending only on how they like the sound. The problem here is that there is a tribe of musicians who studied in school and were taught that there was only one proper way that such chords were used before. Which is of course false. You could say, maybe but not absolutely, that his use of minor 9th chords is different than the way it is taught in school that is the 'proper' way musicians have done it. But it is absolutely true that Richard Wright of Pink Floyd was not the first person to use the minor 9th chord in a different way than Berklee college of music teaches in the song "Breathe" off the album "Dark Side of the Moon" but he was way before Jacob Collier.

[@aliecat1999]

DMA Lewis christ youre pretentious

[@darklock6148]

I didnt understand this though, wss he saying because he places the ninth as a lower voice in the chord? Because I do that, as do many r&b and hip hop artists. How is his usage different?

[@AimeeNolte]

I don't think anyone has ever conducted a more meaningful musical interview. You weren't even sitting down and chairs. He had to go soon. There was music playing in the background. And yet somehow, the universe just came together and expanded all at the same time for me. Thank you, Joon

[@MrMusicGuy]

@ludwig amadeus nah it's december bro

[@strabisamus5428]

no thank you Amy

[@hezekiahdaggett2179]

Aimeee!!!

[@tehxperience]

this man can really just nail super ultra hyper mega meta lydian off the top of his head randomly

[@JJBerthume]

You just nailed a complex sentence in a hard language with perfect grammar and didn't have to think about it - cause you practiced a lot and also enjoy speaking and do it daily! Music can be the same! 😁

[@edwardssistershands]

This conversation has made me realize that I am an idiot and I've done nothing productive with my life.

[@alaeleo]

I'm very sad because I feel the same. Unfortunately I had serious trouble with my health, and that stopped me for a long long time. I consider myself a gifted person for music, but I was never able to grow with my will and intent. I'm 31, but I don't consider myself a loser, I want to give the Earth something remarkable and useful with my travel in this life. I hope Brother that You will also make something because I'm 1000% sure You can. Learn from others, plant the knowledge seed in Your talent's soil and water it with Your will. A Huge Hug from Italy. Ale

[@hanawana]

alessio cazzaniga that is very beautiful. I hope that you have a good life. Edward’s Sisters’Hands same mate but late’s better than never :)

[@yungflashykid]

We are in this together bro lmao

[@hanawana]

David Itiedu fuck yeah!!

[@niranjan6655]

Same 😂

[@GroovyDominoes]

everyone talking about jacob collier being extremely talented but nobody mentioning how well june lee can even decipher and transcribe all of this both of yall have next level music hearing

[@shanejohns7901]

Jazz is more of a musician's kind of music. But as you would expect, the listener needs to bring some fundamentals to the table when listening. If they cannot bring those fundamentals, Jazz is far less likely to appeal to them. Jacob Collier is what I jokingly call Human 2.0. It's expected that we less-gifted people should need an 'apostle' to help us understand parts of his message. I'm just extremely grateful that he is sharing and teaching and free with his gift. Prodigy? Genius? Call it what you will. There is no doubt in my mind that musically-oriented creative people will know his name 200 years from now, and further.

[@MagnusAnand]

Jacob is so energetic. I love how he explains things, so exciting. He is so humble, he just likes sharing his knowledge. And June, you did an amazing job interviewing him

[@achenarmyst2156]

High Intelligence, incredible talent plus secure attachment with no trace of narcissism = Jacob Collier

[@wizard1370]

So true

[@marcostorrestaboada5502]

JAjajajajajaja "Humble" XD

[@cofi7612]

Marcos Torres Taboada yeah he's definitely super talented and knows a lot, but doesn't come across as humble in the slightest

[@Juxtaposed1Nmotion]

The question asking how did the B chord over the C "make sense" to him, and then saying "not really" when Jacob explains exactly why was totally arrogant. and you could see it flustered JC, that being said JC came back with the best back handed remark ever "I dont know how'd you write that... I suppose I dont have to worry about that but you do!". haha suck it

[@MrMetryco]

He's not just singing the right pitches, he's singing the right pitches while having some other music playing in the background.

[@4N9vxO3WnK]

I mean if you've got perfect pitch it's quite simple

[@zyconnn1675]

@@4N9vxO3WnK no its not lmao

[@twothreeoneoneseventwoonefour5]

@@zyconnn1675 no it is lmao. I can sing you a correct F# in a crowded train station or a rock concert lol

[@zyconnn1675]

@@twothreeoneoneseventwoonefour5 yeah i understand that i dont know hwy i phrased my comment like that i meant you dont need perfect pitch to do that

[@pinkstrad]

the guy who goes "YEAH" at 3:34 cracks me up every time i watch this

[@MusixPro4u]

Just watched it again and had to pause to look for a comment like this :D

[@leannihi6807]

He sounds like that kid from Downtown Coolsville

[@MrThatpersonthatguy]

YEAH! heh

[@Fitzpa14]

I heard the YEAH and immediately went to the comments to see if anyone commented on this. Haha.

[@NahuelPavano]

@@Fitzpa14 same

[@elisheets772]

“Most days I wish I never met you because then I could sleep at night and I wouldn’t have to walk around with the knowledge there was someone like you out there.” -Professor Lambeau, Good Will Hunting

[@walnoemispoyt5604]

Its such a great movie! One of my go to movies when it comes to Matt Damon and Robbin Williams. Its a great shame because he is one of my favourite actors and an iconic movie Bicentennial Man is one of those movies that one should watch. It's on youtube if someone is wondering.

[@yearnpill]

@@walnoemispoyt5604 not to mention it has music from the genius himself Elliott Smith

[@Frogcaramel]

I watched that movie a school yesterday what a coincidence

[@MusicisWin]

This is proof that passion is the key to success.

[@user-uu4tr7kf1z]

Hey man! Love your videos!

[@boogiedownbronx73]

nahhhh TALENT

[@harrygilmour2221]

it's a mixture of both.... but passion is more important. a talented person can waste their talent whereas a passionate person will work until he/she achieves their goals. but when superior talent is combined with an extreme level of passion... you get jacob.

[@JLongTom]

Passion is certainly a good predictor of success. But we admire Jacob's passion because it reflects the underlying richness of his musical perceptions. Working hard and fomenting passion might get you comparable objective 'success', but you won't be having such transcendentally beautiful experiences while doing it. You need a gift for that (although there's no doubt such gifts can be wasted).

[@grabbarnaeldorado]

...and being born in London to highly musical parents and retaining perfect pitch.

[@Theosis78]

So this is what it looks like when people with perfect pitch talk to each other... 👀

[@unclemamad8023]

ahahahahah, another planet

[@msullivan92]

Neither of them have perfect pitch I dont think

[@unclemamad8023]

@@msullivan92 they can sing the note out of nowhere, without any reference, so, yea

[@unclemamad8023]

@@HugoHellmansChannel I'm confused, so if u practice relative pitch enough you can remember the notes pitch and sing it out of thin air? cool

[@gilbertwalker3222]

@@HugoHellmansChannel He's stated numerous times in interviews and in this series of interviews in fact, that both he and his mother possess perfect pitch. His mother would ask him how certain notes felt in order to develop his perfect pitch.

[@mattsmith894]

I'll bookmark this under my "Things that make me feel stupid folder"

[@foursevnnn]

The deeper I get into music theory the more I discover that it’s just a sonic form of math.

[@xFliox]

Maybe math is just written music

[@foursevnnn]

DDier no I don’t think so

[@stephenbeck7222]

The Ancient Greek scholars understood that music and the study of harmony was the natural application of arithmetic (and similarly astronomy as the application of geometry). Medieval scholars coined these four subjects the Quadrivium, the second level of education on the way to becoming a Doctor (philosopher/theologian).

[@GrumpyStormtrooper]

music came before math. math is just a way to interpret and quantify what's around us, not something that actually exists. music is greater than math for me.

[@fabx725]

Yeah when mans starting talking about reflecting about the x-axis i was like i did NOT click on this video to do math😂

[@blaugereskrooge3521]

They're literally conversing in music wtf

[@TheStuF]

as can you, it really is easy :)

[@jonandersen6512]

you should watch the video about him teaching people different levels of harmony, he and herbie hancock just sit there playing chords and going "yeah"

[@maximvasilleyvich6060]

Yeah this isn't for lay people. If you have a solid understanding of music theory you can appreciate their conversation

[@ingwerschorle_]

"wow" ~ June Lee

[@josetieneoro]

they're singing in music. it's so metapinguistic lol

[@MusicGodAndMyLaptop]

I don't sing off key. I practice microtonality.

[@terepanjaitan]

Svante Wahlqvist musical nerds jokes😂

[@TheOutZZ]

Everybody can sing. Of course I'm talking about microtonal keys. No seriously, most people can sing, but just not in key.

[@warrenmusic]

LOL

[@corystajduhar]

Good one!

[@achenarmyst2156]

Nice one. But probably no one who sings out of tune ever progresses to the knowledge of microtonality. 😁

[@satchmohoward3671]

Jacob speaks music like he speaks English. Amazing.

[@TheOutZZ]

"I'm fluent in music."

[@vmdp8790]

Oh shit yes

[@duncanjones7310]

it's been said that we improvise how we think so that'd make sense

[@DianeOfori]

Lol, I know right

[@theaddictofgaming9174]

Confusingly?

I feel like a kid entering a room where adults talk between each other. Fantastic job with questions and editing.

[@achenarmyst2156]

Rather I feel like an adult entering a room where kids talk to each other. If you don’t know what I mean read Janusz Korczak.

[@codyburgess7034]

This is insane the perfect pitch is nuts

[@KaoRrRr1]

Actually, not much to do with perfect pitch. To express those kind of notions, the relationship between the notes is much more important than the actual note you're playing/singing. Thay's why we speak here of a really advanced "relative pitch" more than anything else. Check this out. It goes more in depth than what i could in a single comment kzbin.info/www/bejne/pHWcq5eXjrueapo

[@exscape]

@@KaoRrRr1 Jacob has crazy perfect pitch, though. In another video he sings an A at 440 Hz followed by one at 432 Hz, and both are spot on. He had no external reference.

[@ayooobro]

@@KaoRrRr1 He had no reference though and could sing the notes he was looking for, not just in perfect intervals but perfect tune that matches with the piano added in post-production. This has a lot to do with perfect pitch.

[@enodd_felix12]

@@exscape u either have perfect pitch or u don't ...u cant have crazy perfect pitch

[@exscape]

@@enodd_felix12 Are you saying everyone that can tell a B apart from a Db without a reference could sing 432 Hz without a reference? That's just silly. Some people can hear simple notes, some can pick out 7 simultaneous notes in a complex chords in a second or two.

[@antoniwok-lewanowicz2079]

He makes me understand how beethoven could compose deaf

[@adammarshall978]

Well this is a bit terrifying. Never really seen him properly dive into the craziness. Probably because nobody was asking the right questions... nicely done!

[@7thewitness]

Yeah, it's like he has always wanted to be asked those questions.

[@themodernshoe2466]

Agreed. I've heard enough question's like "what was it like growing up for you" in other interviews with Jacob. It's great how young and incredible he is, but I want him to talk more about music theory and what's going on in his brain.

[@27shogun58]

it's true, jacob isn't very good at explaining musical concepts, even though he has an insanely masterful grasp of them

[@zzzdi5770]

I heard more musical truths here than in any musical course over my scholarship, this is mindblowing. Thanks June for the perfect editing, it's much easier to understand. Great job !

[@TheOutZZ]

1 year of self training here and I already knew about this stuff, but I'm not complaining. The _actual use_ of these techniques is far beyond my level of understanding.

[@uTerms]

Zzz Di ii

[@AlexTuble]

You are paying a huge service to this community, my dude! Jacob and you should just write a book or do a podcast where you continually riff on musical theory ideas :3

[@SylarTheBest]

Pillow Strength this is a great idea! You (June) are like the Ricky Gervais to Jacob's Karl Pilkington, you just have to keep asking him question after question and we marvel at the answers :D

[@daviddebonomalta]

Pillow Strength I would definitely pay money for this

[@DaleNorth]

I'm into this idea

[@andbek95]

A podcast is a wonderful idea! That would be SO useful

[@jakeschmitz3650]

Pillow Strength yes! That would be so awesome

[@masensmith4226]

"the primary colours of how people consume music" this guy is a visionary. I only understand a portion of what he says but I could listen to his enthusiasm and passion about Music for hours

[@Rosewtr_]

I’m just now learning about him and his music, this is the first interview I’ve seen of him and I can tell right away he experiences music in a way that blends all the bodily senses... like synesthesia.... he channels music, like it showers over him, ... wow, so beautiful to hear him speak about it, the language he uses to describe it is amazing Thank you!

[@juanf.crespo2639]

However he has said he does not experience synesthesia

[@AlanKey86]

Brilliant interview. Jacob must've been delighted to be asked such insightful and well thought out questions!

[@CyberAcidPlanet]

This video is more worth than 25 years of my life. And OH MY GOD Jacob can sing scales and chords in a perfect pitch! That takes years and years of ear training and he just does it like it's not even hard.

[@conconconcon486]

CyberAcidPlanet not to diminish Jacob's virtuosity, but he does have perfect pitch.

[@thesphericalguy9018]

Of course he has

[@rileymerino6340]

Conor Quinlan that makes SO MUCH MORE SENSE NOW. What a brilliant guy. I was wondering how he could sing all his songs in the correct key perfectly without a backing track or reference. By the way Cyber it doesn't take years... it actually takes the first 10 weeks of your life. Adolescents and adults cannot develop perfect pitch regardless of how many years of experience or how much ear training you have, it's simply impossible. I believe it can be fostered in the first part of your life, but otherwise you can't develop it. Check out Rick Beatos perfect pitch series for more on that!

[@rileymerino6340]

I was just surprised because I don't think I've ever heard anybody address his perfect pitch which is surprising!

[@JohnThelin]

My dad (trombone player) said there's no such thing. He called it tone memory, and claimed that if not kept up, it will go away.

[@Toccobass13]

Only a few of these dudes come around every century or so. For science it's like Newton and Einstein, for music its Beethoven and Mozart. Collier is one of those guys. He sees music from an entirely different dimension. Love the editing too.

[@guerillawhite3083]

too bad he cant make music on that level

[@alextotheroh8071]

Yeah I think he is one of the few actual geniuses alive today. It's amazing.

[@ericluque6573]

super over rated... camon...

[@zivkovicable]

Don't be silly.

[@ernestogarcia3193]

John Coltrane, herbie hancok, Charlie Parker, chick Corea....

[@JusticeConstantine]

That microtonal voice leading just blew my mind.

[@dohpam1ne]

The fact that he'll just hum scales and modes that he's memorized, and do it with PERFECT PITCH, is just freaky. It's like he's got another sense that allows him to interface with music in a way that none of us can.

[@sheryl-6101]

I aspire to understand this conversation one day. Very soon.

[@Anonymous-re9fd]

soooo, did you?

[@ComedyPal667]

@@Anonymous-re9fd I hope so

[@HotRatsAndTheStooges]

I want this but like, 10 hours of this.

[@cameronmalek1569]

this

[@Anjiruu]

HotRatsAndTheStooges he ought to make a masterclass dvd like the ones they used to make us watch in band or orchestra classes

[@Kowgan]

My thoughts exactly! The things we can learn from these guys are endless, and never ever tiring.

[@PsychedelicSocialist]

have u seen his berklee masterclass? simivb's links: drive.google.com/uc?id=0B645m12XGvUeUncxWkwzNHpmeWM & drive.google.com/file/d/0B645m12XGvUecFd0TlhKcFZFVUU

[@jackisgangs]

Thanks man!!

[@PeterCleff]

HOW DOES HE KNOW THESE THINGS!!!! HOW DOES HE SING CORDS LIKE THAT??? BEAUTIFUL!!!! actual life goals!

[@the1realanalogman]

I believe there is a common relationship between perfect pitch and eidetic memory.

[@Egoblivion]

By being a genius. Goal #1: Be a genius.

[@toshirobozdogan2207]

@@the1realanalogman dont think of this as a provoking question, im genuinely interrested, but : What does eidetic memory have to do with music?

[@turnercariker7578]

@@toshirobozdogan2207 Well eidetic, by definition, is associated with pictures. But there's no reason in my mind why a similar phenomenon couldn't occur with sound! He seems to recall chords and random sections of songs with perfect accuracy. Maybe when he thinks of a note, scale, or otherwise, he automatically hears a multitude of reference points to pull from? Regardless, a truly wonderful mind, huh?!

[@amkmtf6753]

@@turnercariker7578 it could be possible, that he just practiced and knows the theory, so he knows the notes an can sing because he has perfect pitch

[@Milark]

He’s still so young. What will he do later like wtf

[@emmanuelibus]

Blues.

[@porcaro4ever]

I was thinking that very same thing!

[@MrFerriirawan]

He will get married and have a baby

[@MrFredericF]

@@MrFerriirawan so he will have sex ?

[@ljwester]

MrFredericF no. he will marry with music and his baby will be the personification of music

[@MrPaulOfield]

Hearing how both sing what they got in their minds is freaking me out

[@brendonhester331]

Just wanted to say fantastic job with the editing, it made this so, so much more insightful to someone on as low a level as I am! Enjoy transcribing those microtones ;)

[@Gestalt85]

Immensely seconded! This is a super well put together video.

[@omrijoker]

yeah that little darth vader at the bottom right at just after 0:21 really cracked me up. superb job man

[@pherickniartallagh2813]

so well done

[@bookwormgirl000]

the video really did the interview justice!

[@McbrydeWithaY]

I know nothing.

[@gil-evens]

-and that's the only thing that I know

[@almiraozek1587]

hi jon snow

[@achenarmyst2156]

That‘s pure Socratic wisdom. Cheer up 😊

[@Graceymay74]

I literally know nothing of music theory. most of the terms I had never heard of but I watched all of this and found it fascinating.

[@buaganoid]

It's one thing to hear him talk about his music on an interview, but a COMPLETELY different thing when hearing him talk about the theory behind it. Just amazing

[@Yer_Da_]

The man's a mad scientist of music

[@banigrisson]

Jacob in 40 years: young one, you've come here for me to train you. Take this piece of cloth... go to my car and remember: this is brightening and this is darkening. Brightening, darkening, repeat. Go...

[@ndescruzur4378]

LOL

[@tpickles]

Give this man a TED Talk.

[@EchoHeo]

He did

[@deldia]

He did

[@OsvaldoBayerista]

hi ded

[@Viewsk8]

h de

[@williambruce8839]

he did

[@sidneyrichard5319]

Not even half way through and I had to stop to say THANK YOU to all concerned. As someone who struggled with certain aspects of Russell's Tonal Gravity for years, this has suddenly made some stuff click into place. And that's just the tip of the iceberg of what's here. THIS is the kind of interview people like Jacob should actually be getting more often. You should do some more of these, although I can't suggest any names as apposite as Jacob Collier. Fantastic work, and the post production is AWESOME!

[@rickybor93]

I love how he shows how it works through body language. Lovable enthusiasm, both from the interviewer and Collier

[@christopherlugo8656]

7:33 "I didn't think too much about it, I just sang it." Learn the basic rules, then forget them, kids.

[@amkmtf6753]

True, so true me as a composer spend a lot of time with learning the theory and at the end i just sat there and thoungt nice... And now? Just do it don't worry about theory

[@tamagukimicrowave1333]

As Mark Twain said, "get your facts straight, and then distort the reality"

[@aloysiuskurnia7643]

Well actually it works like "eh I'll sing whatever it sounds good" then other people like "whoa how did you do that?" then he went like "wait how did I did that, again? perhaps theory might help answer why" Theory explains music, not music implements theory.

[@reharm_reality]

He makes music based on emotion. That's why he's so brilliant. He knows a ton and he can do a ton in terms of vocals and instruments and the like, but talent like his can't just be learned. He's both brilliant and feeling. That's why he's so amazing.

[@DanielOlson.Conejo]

Exactly Rose !...Jacob creates music from his heart. At the same time he has a thorough understanding of music ...He is connected to his soul and he has all the tools to execute what he feels ...in real time !...And, on top of that, he is humble and feels like he is your best friend ...Once in a lifetime !!!

[@djdankmemes9257]

I love how Jacob has tied an emotional response to every sound he makes, it's fascinating.

[@warrenmusic]

This is something I wonder about, like does the emotional response/color thing connect with perfect pitch? Because I have a theory about the "average" untrained ear, that it hears pitch content (melody and harmony) as movement, relationships, contrasts. Not as any absolute sharp = bright or flat = dark kind of spectrum, which seems clear as day to him.

[@quickstep2408]

synesthesia

[@virginiatsoi1606]

He is a theory God, and the ones who fully understand him are semi-God. The interviewer who is asking all the right questions and completely on the same page with him the whole time is a double God...

[@InhyeokYeo]

What a great interview. And also, the video editing! The audios helps a lot!!!

[@TheDavidlloydjones]

Right on about the video editing, add-ins, production! Just an overall display of intelligence and sweet taste. 谢谢。

[@nathanaelhahn]

You know what I love about this interview? It seems like Jacob has found someone he can actually vent to. Someone who speaks his language and can keep up. Imagine having no one around regularly to talk to freely about your passion!

[@shodapad07]

Interesting perspective 😊

[@peterhardisty6678]

I love the way Jacob uses his hands for singing

[@tomschaffner9704]

Singers do that.

[@WaghRules]

First I thought this was like a parody or something when he starts talking about Super-Ultra-Hyper-Mega-Meta Lydian..... but then it became fascinating

[@JACSjazz]

I thought the same! haha. Loved the Negative Harmony part!!!

[@nevious1982]

I am expecting him to explain about Ultraman vs Megaman but ... you right it is fascinating even though I don't understand anything he said. Hahaha. How old is he, reading so complex books?

[@novikovPrinciple]

Playing the sample music right as he talks about them? Damn good editing, yo.

[@maxkonyi]

Dude, you're the man! Thank you for this interview, your transcriptions and your generosity. Thank you Jacob for your inspiration, passion and openness. This made me smile!

[@ringoze]

This is like an excited kid talking enthusiastically about lollies and icecream. Find your obsession, and be happy.

[@ericlol1337]

It's when the 2 smartest people in the class are doing a project

[@timojurvelin]

0,75x definitely recommended.

[@lucaschacon8362]

Timo Jurvelin THANK YOU 😂

[@BillyxRansom]

lmfao

[@gbg3663]

L O L

[@josetieneoro]

Some heroes don't wear capes

[@unclemamad8023]

best advice i got since past month

[@DanielRaynaud]

Amazing. It's peeking into the fourth dimension of music.

[@TheOutZZ]

Jacob is one of those five-dimensional beings.

[@ppxeno]

this is some metaphysical level music theory talking

[@ManelRuivo]

i use to say that jacob has a quantic brain. its like he did an absurd amount of math while playing composig and arranging, but its like its easy.

[@sacredxgeometry]

My cousin has a brain like that, I'm so envious of it! He's insanely good at math.

[@evelynwu8226]

(you could say its some super-ultra-hyper-mega-metaphysical music theory talking)

[@FernieCanto]

Honestly? He's talking about pretty basic, commonplace stuff, but making it sound all fancy by talking really fast and with KZbin-friendly geeky terminology ("super-ultra-hyper-mega-meta lydian"? Seriously??). I find that tendency very, very annoying.

[@Roberth911able]

He is talking about something basic in a highly unusual way. It is how sees the basic things that matter, not the basic things themselves. You either haven"t got the more important part, or come from a classical music training background- possibly composing- and have been doing theories for years. If the latter case, however, where are Your creation?

[@slendgamer895]

I feel like Jacob Collier is the Mozart of the 21st century. And seeing him makes me feel like Salieri, except Salieri was also a really good musician... Damn...

[@VickyG212]

Did you just compliment yourself?

[@slendgamer895]

@@VickyG212 No I said that I feel like Salieri form a perspective standpoint, but I also said that Salieri was a great musician, not like me. I didnt want to compliment myself because even if I wanted to, I couldnt because my musical abilities are not even halfway where I would want them to be. I am sorry if it sounded that way. In a nutshell, Jacob is amazing and inspired me to start making music.

[@VickyG212]

I just thought it was funny 😅 Jacob is out of this world

[@TonyBurrusX]

This is one of the best interviews I’ve watched, great job man 🙌🏾

[@WernerErkelens]

Been looking forward to your talk with Jacob for a long time. Was not expecting a product this well put together. Thanks for doing this June! :)

[@Tenchio]

Warner Urkelens! didn't expect to see you here. Love your shit

[@Grayham4]

Werner Erkelens lol you're everywhere

[@chioma916]

so...no ones going to comment on how at 6:30 the interviewer riffs PERFECTLY like wow

[@jasinnett]

The amazing thing here is Jacob is answering off the cuff. He didn't know what questions were coming. At least it sounds like that to me. Clearly he's harmonically and theoretically informed. That's obvious in his music. I'll choose to focus on the brilliance of what he knows and his astonishing musical and highly creative ability. Not on the once or twice spots he misspoke...off the cuff. Keep doing what you're doing Jacob.

[@embargokong]

Yeah, I've watched this around 10 times over the last two days. His passion is really inspiring!

[@TRUEEEEET]

"We all know F6..." Man I don't know s**t about what they are talking about but I'm still enjoying it. It's making me smile 😊🤗🤗🤗

[@jishwaaa2029]

True South I’m not completely sure but i think it’s an f chord with a 6th in there

[@themusic6808]

“In your arrangement of You & I which won a Grammy award two days ago...” *......oh I guess so, yeah* He’s so into the conversation and discussing theory he just blows off all his accolades and accomplishments

[@derekpaolo4856]

The stuff he is explaining is for advanced musicians with at least 20 years of Music theory studying. He is 22 right now. I'm 24 and I learned how to play "Let It Be" this morning.

[@zawette]

what are you using to learn music theory etc

[@FB-mw5gv]

Yeah can I ask how does one teach themselves theory? Like what's the best way to learn these days. Can u recommend any books or films? I'm a complete beginner btw

[@diabl2master]

That's a bit of exaggeration.

[@derekpaolo4856]

Davy Ker yes it is hahaha

[@thanospapageorgiou4093]

its never too late!

[@oliverpayne8625]

This is GOLD.

[@NeilABliss]

I have studied music for years...have degrees..yet was completely blown away by a few of the concepts he spoke about. Outstanding.

[@ARSZLB]

whoa...that last thing about microtonal voice leading made WAY more sense to me than i expected it to.

[@LinaStarSoul]

They are monster... 😯👌👌 It's really impressive to see people singing scales and notes perfectly in pitch..👌👌

[@marlonpachosalcedo]

This is mind-blowing. I´ve never been so motivated in my life after seeing this video. Amazing what both of these guys talk about, with such clarity and understanding fully every detail. Im speechless.Thank you!!! btw props for the editing!

[@PaulMatthis]

Holy shit. I think I'm going to have to come back and watch this 800 more times I just have to wait till my face stops melting.

[@quickstep2408]

pro tip: watch this on a laptop in your freezer.

[@chuckkirkpatrick6712]

At 11:25, I shat myself. As a western man, 12 tones are all I can comprehend. I know they exist and I have heard them in Eastern music...those microtones...but hearing a human being SING them with such precision made my brain melt.

[@gregonline6506]

This is mind blowing. You guys are my best reason to keep up my hope for a better future.

[@scottjampa6374]

He's just inventing his own new terms for things like utonality and tacking tetrachords together to shift tonal centers, but his application of all this is damn impressive.

[@MrMusic238]

you should start a podcast, where you do this for 3hrs per interview! It would get a ton of views

[@hansbrackhaus8017]

This is the kind of stuff that just makes me laugh maniacally because it's, at this point in time, so far beyond me that it might as well be magic. Great stuff.

[@finnbarber3189]

Watching brilliant musicians explain something cool, is epic even if you don't have a single clue what they are talking about

[@shendyristandi4946]

I still repeating these interviews to have better understanding of what he'd been played after all.. thank you for the videos

[@rauxh]

"Voicings transcend chords, he/she plays feelings" Jacob Mann The joke became reality.

[@conconconcon486]

Gustavo Rauch holy crap, you're right. Jacob has the ultimate lean back

[@premierepasta1562]

How on Earth is he singing all of those complicated scales!? What sorcery? I realize now it's probably perfect pitch.

[@franciscofragoeiro5229]

An ordinary person with perfect pitch can't do this sorcery, he's a genius

[@TheStuF]

he has an extremely good memory, among other attributes. No sorcery. Mainly it is just practice.

[@katew2677]

Exactly- he spends almost his entire life doing music

[@elliemay1748]

I was wondering too, I have perfect pitch, and I could not do this. With a lot of practice I could. I can’t imagine someone without perfect pitch doing this

[@dynamicdissonance4016]

@@elliemay1748 Someone without perfect pitch coud do this no problem - he might not start with A=440hz - but all the notes after can be perfectly in line with whatever startingpoint he puts. Thats mainly the only difference / a perfect pitch person coud sing it 100% in key - while someone with a good relative woudnt be able to easly if even.

[@Keezy410]

1:47 I love how they actually out "from Europe or Something " on the cover 😂

[@JoltFlyer]

The way, he split up intervals equally brought me tears of joy 🥲

[@ltyoung135]

Love how you included the references on screen to make it easier to understand

[@OlafTaranczewski]

Dear Jacob, dear June, thank you for this really cool lesson! I am almost 40, I studied jazz piano and composition at music academies ... and I still can learn a lot from this. What I like the most about your approach is, you are not only putting a light on the theory of harmonic progressions, but always keep an eye (or ear) on the emotion the harmony creates. And the wider ("meta") picture, where you combine different perspectives to explain why a progression works. but back to emotion: Many books about harmony totally ignore that, but in the end that's the most important part. Please... gather again, in a calm room...and do this again, with more time! I don't think Jacob needs to talk slower, as the graphic notation that you added afterwards really helps to follow Jacob's thoughts! Amazing collaboration, guys! Thank you!

[@robertboyette5169]

This is officially the most incredible thing I have ever seen.

[@bater1abater1a]

Perfect pitch is a gift.

[@kebinity]

Carlos I. Rios saying it as a "gift" is an insult. It's hardwork and practice.

[@wojtas2524]

Kevin Cruto perfect pitch on its own really is a gift

[@brady1964]

Kevin Cruto some people are born with it, for example Charlie Puth, and this guy may have been, not sure though

[@TheOutZZ]

+Brady Bullshite, perfect pitch is not genetically inheritable. Yes, it can be influenced if the parents have perfect pitch, but there's no scientific evidence concerning this. Almost every musician got training on playing in their childhood, so they subconciously can develop perfect pitch. About Jacob: Somewhere he mentioned that he was raised in a musical family and frequently had family events concerning music. And his mother encouraged him to tell her the note of surrounding noises, and even if he was wrong, he was "judged" by the closeness of the target note to the note he said in the circle of fifths, so that's a way to do it.

[@madpistol]

Perfect Pitch is a curse. You don't hear tones... you hear notes just like you would see the on a page. That means, if you have to, on the fly, move the tones to another key, it's extremely difficult. People without PP do not have this issue because their tonal center is variable depending on what they hear. For people with Perfect Pitch, you always hear the same notes. I have Perfect Pitch, and sometimes, I wish I didn't.

[@k2rin6]

770k..... Jacob is so passionate when explaining this and man that is beautiful. The world needs more passionate teacher/speakers

[@rocyang7770]

So inspiring! And really love the piano sound added

[@professorneila2941]

THIS GUY IS LIKE THE ALBERT EINSTEIN OF MUSIC HE IS FUCKING INSANE.

[@katrinajones6349]

Wow wooow such a passionate young man . A super star already

[@mbmillermo]

About "negative harmony" (not a widely-used term), I haven't figured out exactly what it is, but I should point out one important aspect: When we go from a circle of fourths with dominant 7th chords, the tritones *descend* chromatically (with 3rd and 7th swapping places with every step), but when we reflect to the minor 6th chords (or minor 7♭5,, depending on who you ask or on what goes in the bass) then we are in a circle of fifths and the tritones *ascend* chromatically (minor 3rd and major 6th swapping places with every step). I think that's an important difference and part of the reason why the fourths seem darker than the fifths -- they are descending instead of rising. It's easy to hear this in their example. For guitarists (and maybe everyone already knows this except for me): You can finger a dominant 7♭5 chord on the lowest four strings (i.e., frets 5-6-5-6-x-x) and alternate the bass between the two lowest strings while descending chromatically (always playing the tritone on strings 3 and 4) to get the A7, D7, G7 progression (or any circle of fourths with dominant 7th chords). Going in the other direction in the circle of fifths with minor 6th (or minor 7♭5 chords) you do exactly the same kind of thing, but *ascending* chromatically and fingering a diminished chord (i.e., frets 5-6-4-5-x-x). If you start with E♭ in the bass, you get the negative harmony in the video: E♭m6, B♭m6, Fm6.

[@experiment0003]

Oh really? It took me just watching a 5 minutes video to figure it out. Come to find out, I already used it in my music. It just didn't have a name.

[@TheStuF]

I think your "aspect" is not as important as you think. Nice long comment with loads of notes in it though. Negative Harmony is just a name, really.

[@ridermak4111]

Um.....what he said 👌

[@viceshark]

June Lee you are an incredibly talented and skilled musician. I realize the focus is Jacob Collier but you are someone who not only understands but can transcribe what he is saying through your editing. Mainly, I respect your perfect pitch knowledge as well. Thanks for the comprehensive (if not incomprehensible to most of us) video!

[@MandrakeGuy]

hes such a child, so talented... and he has YEARS TO GO!! gl jacob

[@philj.mckenzie6424]

The microtonal thing blew my mind, I never thought of microtones being usable in pop music, it turns out they'll be so sweet