Jacob Collier, vocals, instruments, engineering, production I grew up as one of the YouTube generation, with the idea that you could create your own fanbase by making videos. So when I was about 17, I filmed myself in our family back room doing Stevie Wonder covers like Isn’t She Lovely, made up of six layered vocal parts sung by different versions of me, or Don’t You Worry ’Bout a Thing, where I played various instruments. When I uploaded these videos, somehow one found its way to Quincy Jones, Michael Jackson’s producer, who sent an email: “Hey man, what’s going on with these chords? I need to have a word with you.” I was absolutely amazed, but we started talking on Skype and having incredible conversations. He signed me to his label and became a sort of mentor. As a child, I used to listen to artists such as Joni Mitchell, Michael Jackson or Stevie Wonder and try to count the instruments or analyse what worked, which was really useful when I started creating my own …