In this episode, John catches up with Jacob Collier to talk about how he wrote, recorded and produced his albums Djesse Volumes 1, 2 & 3.With original Logic sessions, demos and heaps of stems in hand, Jacob unravels the wealth of ideas charting the development of each volume’s sonic environment. We hear his approach to getting the right balance between the simple and complex, illustrated with samples constructed from audience recordings, scrapped key changes and demo raps.  Listen to find out about the benefits and burdens of knowledge, creating tongue twister grooves for the brain and how to take music beyond the twelve tones as we know them.Tracks discussed: With The Love In My Heart, Nebaluyo, All I Need LINKS TO EVERYTHING TAPE NOTES https://linktr.ee/tapenotes  Listen to 'Djesse Vol. 1' here.Listen to 'Djesse Vol. 2' here.Listen to 'Djesse Vol. 3' here.'Djesse Vol. 1, 2 & 3' - Hajanga Records, Geffen Records/Decca, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited GEAR MENTIONSKiii 3 SpeakersShure SM7BShure SM58XLN Audio RC-20 PluginXFER Records LFO ToolSpectrasonics OmnisphereNative Instruments BatteryLogic Pro Kontakt OUR GEARhttps://linktr.ee/tapenotes_ourgear  HELP SUPPORT THE SHOWIf you'd like to help support the show you can donate as little or as much as you'd like here, (we really appreciate your contributions :) Donate KEEP UP TO DATEFor behind the scenes photos and the latest updates, make sure to follow us on: Instagram: @tapenotes Twitter: @tapenotes Facebook: @tapenotespodcast  To let us know the artists you’d like to hear, Tweet us, slide into our DMs, send us an email or even a letter. We’d love to hear!  Visit our website to join our mailing list: www.tapenotes.co.uk