Jacob Collier
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Jacob Collier at his Album Release show at the YouTube Space LA in June of 2016.
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| Birth name | Jacob Moriarty |
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August 2, 1994 North London, England |
| Origin | North London |
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| Years active | 2011–present |
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| Associated acts | Quincy Jones, Snarky Puppy, Becca Stevens, |
| Website | www |
Jacob Collier (born August 2, 1994) is a two-time Grammy-nominated singer, arranger, composer, and multi-instrumentalist based in London, England. He gained recognition in 2011 after his inventive and unique homemade split-screen video covers of popular songs, such as Stevie Wonder's “Don't You Worry 'bout a Thing,” went viral on YouTube. Since then, he has attracted a huge worldwide following and racked up millions of views across a multitude of social media platforms. Collier's distinctive style fuses elements of Jazz, A cappella, Groove, Folk, Trip-hop, Classical music, Brazilian music, Gospel, Soul and Improvisation. In 2014, Collier was discovered by legendary producer, Quincy Jones; he was subsequently signed to Jones's management company and began working on his critically acclaimed one-man, audio-visual live performance vehicle, designed and built at MIT in Boston On July 1st, 2016, Collier released his debut album In My Room (Membran Entertainment Group), which was recorded, arranged, performed and produced entirely by Collier in his home in London.
Collier grew up in North London, England with his parents and two younger sisters. Music has always been a way of life for Collier and his family. His mother, Susan Collier, is a highly respected music teacher, violinist, and conductor at the Royal Academy of Music in London. Susan's father, Derek Collier, was a highly respected violinist, who also taught at the Royal Academy of Music and performed with orchestras around the world. Regarding the role music played within his family, Collier says, “[my sisters] are amazing, we sing Bach chorales together as family – it's just so much fun.”
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