Jacob Collier

British multi-instrumentalist, vocalist, producer, and artist. Born: 2 August 1994 in Finchley, North London, UK. Collier incorporates elements from a variety of musical genres (jazz in particular), and often focuses his compositions and arrangements around varying types of harmonization. Among nine total Grammy Award nominations as of November 2021, Collier is the first British artist to receive an award for each of an artist's first four studio albums, winning a total of five to date. He started releasing Youtube videos in the late 2000s, often featuring quarter-note harmonies, soon releasing some tracks on Bandcamp where jazz pianist Herbie Hancock picked up on them, and eventually connecting with world-renowned producer Quincy Jones – both of which helped him launch his career. Later, film music composer/producer Hans Zimmer connected with him, with Collier doing a version of track the "Flintstones" on his debut album "In My Room" (2016). He also began doing a multi-month world tour, performing with Jules Buckley and the Metropole Orchestra and many others across genres for his series of three albums "Djesse" (2018-2020), pronounced "jay cee" after Collier's initials. He has also worked with another of his idols, US vocal harmony group Take 6, who featured with others including his mother Suzie Collier at his own night at "The Proms" annual summer of classical music concerts held at the Royal Albert Hall in London, UK – where they also played footage of his grandfather Derek Collier playing lead orchestra violin at a Proms performance in 1964. Son of classical violinist, conductor, and music teacher Suzie Collier; maternal grandson of violinist and orchestra leader Derek Collier.