ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Jacob Collier - Musician, artist
In his videos and performances, Jacob Collier sings every part, plays every instrument and visualizes every component with a captivating vision.

Why you should listen

Jacob Collier is nothing short of prodigious. A two-time Grammy-winning singer, arranger, composer and multi-instrumentalist, he combines everything from jazz and a cappella to folk, electronic and classical music. In 2014, he was discovered by the legendary producer Quincy Jones. Shortly after, Collier began working on his audio-visual live performance vehicle designed and built by Ben Bloomberg at the MIT Media Lab.

Since his first video in 2011, Collier has amassed hundreds of thousands of international followers and more than 15 million YouTube views, which includes his astounding cover of Stevie Wonder's "Don't You Worry 'Bout a Thing." In July 2016, Collier released his chart-topping debut album, In My Room, which he solely recorded, performed and produced by himself. Most recently, he has toured his unique one-man show to more than 150 locations around the world; helped to score the newest Dreamworks release with Hans Zimmer; is currently collaborating on Herbie Hancock's upcoming album; and shares his vast knowledge of music theory with everyone from Wired Magazine to universities across the globe.

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Jacob Collier: A one-man musical phenomenon

Jacob Collier: 单人乐队的视听盛宴

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Jacob Collier自我组建了单人乐队。色彩缤纷，动感十足的演出，他在伦敦的家中创作并重新定义了魔幻之屋，演唱两首歌的每一个音节，演奏每一门乐器 -- 通过取之于音乐并扎根于生活的色斑斑斓的视觉体验来完成
- Musician, artist
In his videos and performances, Jacob Collier sings every part, plays every instrument and visualizes every component with a captivating vision. Full bio

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(Singing唱歌) I was walking步行 down the line线,
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（歌唱）我正沿着这条路
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trying试 to find some peace和平 of mind心神.
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试着去找些灵魂的宁静
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Then I saw you.
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然后我发现了你
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You were takin'塔金 it slow慢
and walkin'走 it one step步 at a time.
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你走的太慢了，每次只迈出一步
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I said, "Listen, stranger陌生人,
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我说：“嘿，陌生人
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I'm feeling感觉 low低 now.
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我现在感觉到心情低落
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I don't know which哪一个 way to go."
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不知道该去往何方”
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I said, "If you're lost丢失 now,
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我说：“如果你迷路了
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maybe I could help you along沿
and sing唱 you a song歌曲,
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也许我可以帮你，顺便附赠一首歌
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and move移动 you on and on and on."
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助你继续前行，前行，前行”
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Singing唱歌 down the line线.
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沿着这道路歌唱
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Where shall应 we go? Where shall应 we go?
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我们要去往何方？何方？
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She said, "I'm looking
for a kind类 of shelter庇护.
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她说：“我在寻求一个庇护之地
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A place地点 for me to call my own拥有.
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一个属于我自己的地方
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I've been walking步行 all night long,
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即便行走了一整夜
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but I don't know where to call my home."
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还是找不到那个叫家的地方”
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"The only way to find that place地点
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“找到那去处唯一的办法就是
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is close关 to where my heart心 is.
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靠近我的真心
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I know I'm gonna get there,
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虽然我知道我终将到达那里
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but I've got to keep on
walking步行 down the line线."
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但我仍然要沿着这条道走下去”
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Down the line线.
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沿着这条路
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Down the line线.
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沿着这条路
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Thank you so much.
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谢谢大家
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(Applause掌声)
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（鼓掌）
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How's怎么样 everybody每个人 feeling感觉 today今天?
You feeling感觉 good?
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大家今天感觉如何？心情舒畅吗？
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(Cheers干杯)
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（欢呼）
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Fantastic奇妙. Would everybody每个人 mind心神
singing唱歌 with me for just one second第二?
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非常好.可以邀请大家为我添些旋律吗？
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Could you sing唱 something?
Could you sing唱 a D?
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可以吗，大家可以唱 “D” 吗？
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Sing唱 "Ooh哦."
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或者唱“Ooh”
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(Audience听众 humsHUMS)
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（观众哼唱）
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Oh -- louder响 for me, louder响 for me.
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Oh -- 声音大一些，歌唱的声音再大一些
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(Singing唱歌) Oh.
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（唱）Oh
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Now, please, if you could sing唱,
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现在，如果可以的话，请唱
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"Oh oh oh."
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“Oh Oh Oh”
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Audience听众: Oh oh oh.
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观众：Oh Oh Oh
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Jacob雅各 Collier煤船: Whoa哇 oh oh.
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Jacob Collier:Whoa oh oh
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Audience听众: Whoa哇 oh oh.
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观众：Whoa oh oh
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JCJC: Sing唱, "Whoa哇 oh."
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JC:唱，“Whoa oh”
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Audience听众: Whoa哇 oh.
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观众：Whoa oh
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JCJC: Oh oh oh.
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JC：Oh oh oh
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Audience听众: Oh oh oh.
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观众：Oh oh oh
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JCJC: Sing唱, "Whoa哇 oh oh."
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JC：唱，“Whoa oh oh”
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Audience听众: Whoa哇 oh oh.
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观众：Whoa oh oh
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JCJC: Sing唱, "Whoa哇 oh oh."
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JC：唱，“Whoa oh oh”
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Audience听众: Whoa哇 oh oh.
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观众：Whoa oh oh
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JCJC: Whoa哇 oh oh.
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JC：唱，“Whoa oh oh”
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Audience听众: Whoa哇 oh oh.
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观众：Oh oh oh
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JCJC: Sing唱, "Whoa哇 oh oh."
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JC：唱，“Whoa oh oh”
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Audience听众: Whoa哇 oh oh.
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观众：Oh oh oh
05:28
Thank you so much.
That's beautiful美丽. Thank you.
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谢谢大家，非常完美，谢谢
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(Applause掌声)
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（鼓掌）
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Thank you.
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谢谢
05:33
So do you feel that motion运动?
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所以大家感受到这旋律了吗？
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Do you feel yourself你自己
as part部分 of that motion运动,
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感觉到作为旋律的一部分了吗？
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things moving移动 underneath下 the surface表面?
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在表面下移动的旋律
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So the language语言 of musical音乐 harmony和谐
is an absolutely绝对 extraordinary非凡 one.
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所以音乐协调的语言是非常特别的
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It's a way of navigating导航
one's那些 emotional情绪化 frameworks构架,
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通过它可以畅游一个人的情绪空间
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but without无 the need
to put things into words话,
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而不需要任何言语上的表达
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and I think that,
as with many许多 other languages语言,
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我认为，就像其他语言一样
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it doesn't matter物 how much
you know about a language语言.
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对一门语言了解多少无关紧要
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It doesn't matter物
how many许多 words话 you can say,
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能够演讲多少单词
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how many许多 phrases短语 you know.
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多少语句都没有关系
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What matters事项 is the emotional情绪化 choices选择
you make with this language语言.
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但最为重要的是在语言中情绪的选择
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So I encourage鼓励 us to embrace拥抱
this idea理念 as a community社区,
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所以我建议大家作为一个群体来拥抱这种观点
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which哪一个 is the thing which哪一个 in time
may可能 grow增长 us towards向
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而这种观点也许
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as opposed反对 to away from our own拥有 humanity人性.
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与我们的观点相背而行
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Thank you so much.
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非常感谢大家
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(Applause掌声)
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（鼓掌）
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(Music音乐)
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(Singing唱歌) Take me
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（唱）带着我
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anywhere随地 you want to go.
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去往你想去的地方
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You know that my love is strong强大.
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你知道我的情真意切
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In my hideaway丏.
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在我那藏身之地
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Softly轻轻的,
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轻轻地
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like the calm冷静 that follows如下 storms风暴,
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就像暴风雨后的平静
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Find what I've been
searching搜索 for all along沿.
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寻找那我一直在寻找的
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In my hideaway丏.
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在我那藏身之地
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Even when I close关 my eyes眼睛,
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即便当我闭上双眼
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darling宠儿, if you've gone走了 astray走错,
I'm on my way to my hideaway丏.
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亲爱的，如果你误入歧途，我会前往我那藏身之地
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Touch触摸 me
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就像
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like I've never loved喜爱 before,
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我从未爱过那样，抚摸我
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in the place地点 that I adore崇拜,
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在那心神向往的地方
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in my hideaway丏.
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在我那藏身之地
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I know
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我知道
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whichever任何 way the wind风 may可能 blow打击,
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无论在哪里大风刮向哪个方向
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there will be a place地点 for me to go
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一定会有一个地方我可以前往
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in my hideaway丏.
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在我藏身的地方
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My hideaway丏.
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在我的藏身的地方
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Sticks棒 and stones石头
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树枝和石子
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I won't惯于 hide隐藏 from you no more.
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我再也不能向你隐瞒
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And in time
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同时
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I find what I've been searching搜索 for.
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我会找到那一直在找寻的
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Heard听说 your voice语音
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我听到你的声音
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calling调用 out to me.
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在呼唤着我
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I'm on my way
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我在前往
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to where I can be free自由.
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自由的道路之上
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And if she won't惯于 wait for me,
do it right, don't look back,
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如果她不再等待着我，没关系，不要回头
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keep my heart心 on the future未来.
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让我的真心走在未来的路上
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On the soles鞋底 of my shoes鞋
all the places地方 I've been
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前往那自我认识她以后
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that I've known已知 since以来 I knew知道 her.
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就走过的脚下之路
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'Cause原因 it's you, don't you know
that you're making制造 me guess猜测
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“因为是你，让我认为你就是
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that you're the one for me.
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我生命中的唯一
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That it's you that I guess猜测
that I wanted to know all along沿.
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我猜测我一直想了解的就是你
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Girl女孩, it's you that I want,
that makes品牌 me complete完成,
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姑娘，你就是我想要的，使我完整
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cause原因 you're the one for me.
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因为你就是我生命中的唯一
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It's thanks谢谢 to you that I guess猜测
that I want you to know I belong属于.
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因为你，我想让你知道我的心在哪里
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One, two, three三, four四, five五.
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一，二，三，四，五。
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(Applause掌声)
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Thank you so much. Thank you.
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非常感谢大家，谢谢
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(Applause掌声)
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Thank you.
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谢谢
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Thanks谢谢 so much. Thank you guys.
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非常感谢，谢谢大家
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Kelly黄绿色 StoetzelStoetzel: OK, Jacob雅各. Wow哇.
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Kelly Stoetzel：好的，Jacob 哇哦
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OK, we have some questions问题.
JCJC: OK.
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我们呢有些问题想要问一下 JC：好的
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KSKS: That was spectacular壮观.
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KS：这实在是太惊艳了
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JCJC: Thank you, Kelly黄绿色. Thank you.
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JC：谢谢，Kelly 谢谢你
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KSKS: Those
visualizations可视化 we just saw,
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KS：这些我们所见的
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those were happening事件 in real真实 time, yeah?
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是同步的，是吗？
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JCJC: Yeah, so everything visual视觉
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JC：没错，可见的每一处都
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takes cues线索 from things which哪一个 are audial奥迪亚尔,
or something, if that's a word字,
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从听到的声音或者词汇中获取暗示而形成
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and so everything is real真实 time.
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所以每一处都是同步的
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I cue球杆 the loops循环, I play玩 the instruments仪器
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我打开循环，演奏乐器
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and then the tree树, for example例,
that you saw grow增长,
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然后出现了树，例如，你看到树的生长
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grows成长 in such这样 a way
that it takes low低 long notes笔记
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汲取低而长的音符，
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and grows成长 thick厚 long branches分支机构,
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从而生长粗壮幽长的树枝
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and it takes high高, quiet安静 notes笔记, whatever随你,
and then it grows成长 thin瘦, small小 branches分支机构.
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汲取高而短的音符，便生长纤细幼小的树枝
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And then my singing唱歌 voice语音
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我歌唱的声音
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sort分类 of blows打击 wind风 against反对 the tree树.
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就像风一样吹拂过大树
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KSKS: So you're 22 years年份 old旧.
JCJC: Yes, indeed确实.
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KS：所以你今年22岁 JS：没错
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Moderator主席: You played发挥
all of that by yourself你自己.
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主持人：你自己一个人演奏了所有
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How did you get started开始
and how did this all evolve发展?
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你是怎样开始以及怎样爱上它的呢？
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JCJC: I have this magical神奇 room房间 in my house屋
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JC：我在我的房子里搭建了这个魔幻之屋
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in North北 London伦敦,
which哪一个 is, like, over there.
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在伦敦的北边，额，就在那边
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(Cheers干杯)
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（欢呼）
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Thank you. Represent代表 North北 London伦敦.
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谢谢，代表北伦敦，谢谢大家
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And this room房间 --
I mean, this is my family家庭 home.
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这魔幻之屋 -- 我是说，我家人的家园
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I grew成长 up in this room房间
filled填充 with musical音乐 instruments仪器,
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我生长在充满乐器的这间房间下
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but most最 importantly重要的, I had a family家庭
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但最重要的，
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who encouraged鼓励 me
to invest投资 in my own拥有 imagination想像力,
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我的家人对我的鼓励以及对我想象的支持
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and so things I created创建, things I built内置
were good things to be building建造
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所以我所创作的，我所完成的都是很完美的
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just because I was making制造 them,
and I think that's such这样 an important重要 idea理念.
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因为我制作了它们，我认为它们很重要
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But this room房间 was
my paradise天堂, essentially实质上,
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从心底讲，这间房间就是我的天堂
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and when I came来了 to tour游览 my album专辑,
which哪一个 is called叫 "In My Room房间,"
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当我发行我的唱片《In My Room》
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I thought I'd try and tour游览
the room房间 on the road路,
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我想我可以带着我的房间前往更多地方
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and that's quite相当 a strange奇怪 idea理念,
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这确实是个奇特的想法
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but it's something that I've been
working加工 on for a couple一对 of years年份,
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但这也正是我这几年所做的事情
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and it's quite相当 exciting扣人心弦
to be inside内 the circle圈.
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沉迷于此同样也令我激动
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KSKS: So this is really
like the setup建立 in your room房间, here.
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KS：所以在这里的布局就像在你的房间里一样，是嘛？
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JCJC: It kind类 of is.
It's similar类似 to the room房间
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JC：可以这么说，和我的房间非常像
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in the sense感 that I can
generate生成 things on the spot点
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这样我可以在合适的时间点
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and I can be spontaneous自发,
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创作出我要的东西，并自然的完成
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which哪一个 is what I think both都 music音乐
and all of the best最好 ideas思路 are all about.
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既包括了完美的音乐也包括了完美的想法
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KSKS: So you won韩元 two Grammys格莱美 奖
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KS：你曾赢得了两次格莱美奖
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for a record记录 that you made制作
in your room房间 by yourself你自己.
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并创造了个人完成唱片的记录
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And how is that even possible可能?
We couldn't不能 have doneDONE that,
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这怎么可能，我们都未曾想过
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that couldn't不能 have happened发生
five五 years年份 ago前 even.
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这在五年前不可能发生的
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JCJC: It's a brand牌 new新 world世界.
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JC：现在是一个全新的世界
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The power功率 is now
in the hands手 of the creator创造者,
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大家一定会认可
14:33
as I'm sure you guys would agree同意,
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制作权就掌握在创作者的手中
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as opposed反对 to the big大
record记录 company公司 executive行政人员
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相比于大型唱片制作公司
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or the big大 man or something like that.
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或是名人一类的
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It's somebody谁 with a good idea理念.
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只要你有好的想法
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Here I am at TEDTED saying话 this
to you guys who know this already已经,
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我现在站在TED的舞台上对你们大家说
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but it's somebody谁 with a good idea理念
who can sow母猪 that seed种子.
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只要你有好的想法，就能扎根发芽
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That's the person人 who carries携带
the torch火炬 into the world世界.
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就可以把火炬传递到全世界
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And yeah, I made制作 this album专辑
completely全然 on my own拥有
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没错，我自己一个人完成了这个唱片
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and I didn't wait for somebody谁 to say,
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我也不会等着其他人说
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"Hey Jacob雅各, you should
make an album专辑 on your own拥有."
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“嘿 Jacob，你应该自己去制作一个唱片”
14:55
I just went去 ahead先 and made制作 it
and I didn't mind心神 what people thought,
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我就是一直前行然后就做到了，我不在乎其他人会想什么
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and two Grammys格莱美 奖 is a massive大规模的 bonus奖金.
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不过格莱美奖对我来说确实是巨大的奖励
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(Applause掌声)
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KSKS: Thank you so much, Jacob雅各.
JCJC: Thanks谢谢, Kelly黄绿色. Thanks谢谢 so much.
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KS：非常感谢你，Jacob JC：谢谢，Kelly，非常感谢
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(Applause掌声)
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Translated by Zibo Huang
Reviewed by Yulin Li

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ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Jacob Collier - Musician, artist
In his videos and performances, Jacob Collier sings every part, plays every instrument and visualizes every component with a captivating vision.

Why you should listen

Jacob Collier is nothing short of prodigious. A two-time Grammy-winning singer, arranger, composer and multi-instrumentalist, he combines everything from jazz and a cappella to folk, electronic and classical music. In 2014, he was discovered by the legendary producer Quincy Jones. Shortly after, Collier began working on his audio-visual live performance vehicle designed and built by Ben Bloomberg at the MIT Media Lab.

Since his first video in 2011, Collier has amassed hundreds of thousands of international followers and more than 15 million YouTube views, which includes his astounding cover of Stevie Wonder's "Don't You Worry 'Bout a Thing." In July 2016, Collier released his chart-topping debut album, In My Room, which he solely recorded, performed and produced by himself. Most recently, he has toured his unique one-man show to more than 150 locations around the world; helped to score the newest Dreamworks release with Hans Zimmer; is currently collaborating on Herbie Hancock's upcoming album; and shares his vast knowledge of music theory with everyone from Wired Magazine to universities across the globe.

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