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Herbie Hancock has been a massive influence for me. Throughout the years he had produced music with vastly different styles and genre. Through his music I have discover the Fender Rhodes and I utilise the sound of the Rhodes in my own production. Also, Herbie's use of jazz language and his creative improvisations really impresses me and I have learned a lot from transcribing his solos.

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Miles Davis was a massive influence on Herbie Hancock. Herbie joined Miles Davis's quintet at the age of 23 and Miles was a mentor to him. Miles encouraged the young Herbie Hancock to experiment on stage instead of "playing for applause", (Taylor,2022 )which changed Herbie's approach to playing and improvising. In Herbie's own words, Herbie learned "a lot of about listening from Miles" and "turning what happens musically into something of value". (Biro & Fine, 2006)

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Oscar Peterson was considered by Herbie Hancock as his major influence that "formed his roots in jazz piano playing". Herbie described Oscar's "redefined swing for modern jazz pianist for the latter half of the 20th century". (Hancock, n.d.)In Oscar Peterson's documentary "Black + White" Herbie Hancock describes the "joy" that came through Oscar's playing is the reason why Oscar's music has so much "substance". (Avarice, 2020)

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One of Jacob Collier's musical influences. Take 6 introduced the sound of complex harmonisation to Jacob and it is one of Jacob's inspiration for using vocal harmonies. Take 6's songs were on heavy rotation in the Collier household. (BBC,2022) Collier described in Take 6's Spread Love Podcast that he was "floored" when he first heard Take 6's song He never Sleeps and he "had never heard chords used in that way before" (Take 6, 2021)

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Jacob Collier has been a massive influence to me. He inspires me in different ways. I was introduced to a lot of interesting music theory concepts through him, including negative harmony and odd time rhythms. The concept that influenced me the most was that "you can make every note work with every chord" suggested by him during his Qwest Masterclass in Paris (Collier,2020). Also, Jacob Collier's Logic Session breakdowns of his songs sparked my interest about producing and sound design.

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The introduction of Fender Rhodes changes Herbie Hancock's sound palette. Herbie Hancock was first introduced to Fender Rhodes during a recording session with Miles Davis, and at the time Herbie was skeptical and thought the Fender Rhodes was a "toy" until he played it. He instantly liked the sound. (Gluck,2012)Herbie since went on to create albums such Light as a Feather and Sunlight with the Fender Rhodes and it became an important part of his sound.

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Sting is a great inspiration for Jacob Collier. Sting's music was one of the Collier household on heavy rotation. Collier describes Sting as "primary building blocks as a human being" (Collier, 2022)"In the BBC documentary In The Room Where It Happens, Jacob describes that Sting was the first person he ever seen to play bass and sing at the same time and it was "huge" for him. (BBC,2022).

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Discovered Jacob Collier's cover of the Stevie Wonder song "Don't You Worry 'bout a Thing" and was amazed by his talent. He became Jacob's mentor later signed him under his management agency (Doyle, 2019). Through Quincy Jones's connection in the industry, Jacob gained exposure in his early career. For example Quincy booked Jacob a support act spot for Herbie Hancock and Chick Corea in the Montreux Jazz Festival 2015. (BBC,2022) Recognising Jacob's musical creativity, Quincy respected his creativity and left creative autonomy for Jacob to create whatever he wants create, but provide help whenever Jacob needs any. (Mukhtar, 2023)