
Episode 147 - Jacob Collier
Sodajerker On Songwriting
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Jacob's Story of Music
Jacob was brought up in a family of musicians and exposed to all kinds of music at a very young age. He attended Purcell School for young musicians in Hertfordshire and also studied jazz piano at the Royal Academy of Music. Using only a sister's iPad and some cheap mics in 2011 he began producing a series of remarkable YouTube showcases which featured multiple Jacobs performing dazzling interpretations of various pop classics. Quincy Jones signed Jacob to his management company in 2014 and became his mentor. Before long he was doing his first ever gig which was opening for Herbie Hancock and Chick Korea at the Mantro Jazz Festival in 2015 debuting his stunning one man show.
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