I've watched a number of Jacob Collier videos now and his magic is clear.
It started for me with this one.
I'm sat here sobbing.
At the sound of a choir.
A choir made of 5,000 untrained singers, otherwise known as an audience. Fans, probably, mostly.
At the end of the sound they make, the music they've just created together, they clap wildly for Jacob. They're the ones who made the sound, but he's the one that (one the spot) turned their sounds into song.
And then got me thinking about the concerts we all go to - and almost every person is singing along, under their breath, or out loud, with each other. It's inevitable for most of us. I have moments where I think it's okay to sing the words out loud (I can't even help it!) and other parts of a song I wouldn't wanna hear anyone singing the words but the artist I came to see.
It's the strength of singing together. Hearing an audience ('choir') of thousands that gives me goosebumps.
And I recognize, at the end of a song that we the audience all sang, we also clap wildly!
As much to thank the artist as to express the energy, the joy we just experienced. A kind of 'we did it!'
I used to sing in a choir. I love choirs. Now I do a lot of singing in the shower and while i'm walking the dog and definitely in my studio with headphones on. 'Cuz no one can hear you that way, right?!
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