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Djesse Vol. 4
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00:00 Who is Jacob Collier?
01:33 The Grammy’s and meeting Jacob at YouTube Brandcast
02:42 Being born into this era
05:28 Contributing vs participating on YouTube
12:50 His early success on YouTube
18:15 The relief of feeling seen creatively
20:00 School vs being self-taught
29:45 Meeting Quincy Jones and Herbie Hancock
36:40 Performing in your room vs for an audience
40:06 Does Jacob get nervous?
41:27 Dealing with the “genius” label
46:55 Audience choirs
51:15 His family life
58:25 Being present in the creative process
1:00:26 Dreams are overrated
1:02:38 The primary currency of trust
1:08:45 Creative infinity syndrome
1:11:25 Debating Rick Rubin
1:18:42 Jacob’s videos
1:28:30 A deep dive into Jacob’s creative process
1:43:40 What Djesse Vol. 4 really means
1:54:45 Writing originals vs re-arranging
2:01:17 His magical powers
2:02:47 AI in music
2:14:59 What Jacob watches on YouTube
2:17:10 TikTok vs Universal Music Group
2:20:05 Jacob’s sense of style
2:21:45 An impromptu songwriting exercise
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