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Adekunle Gold: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert Hotney 4 Streams • 4 years ago

This year, NPR Music is celebrating Black Music Month with an array of brand new Tiny Desk concerts — both from home and from behind our beloved Desk. Together, these artists represent the past, present and future of Black music. This month of carefully curated shows is a celebration of Black artists expressing themselves in ways we've never seen before, and of the Tiny Desk’s unique way of showcasing that talent.

Ashley Pointer | June 2, 2022
Attention passengers: Please make sure your seat belts are fastened and tray tables are stored away as Adekunle Gold is ready for takeoff. The shape of the Nigerian singer-songwriter's Tiny Desk (home) concert mimics a flight pattern sonically and energetically, starting off laid back and ascending to greater heights that'll make you dance and move your feet.

AG's career first picked up steam after the release of his debut single "Sade," a highlife cover of One Direction's "Story of My Life," in 2014; then, he released his debut album Gold in 2016. Three albums later, the Yoruba sensation's sound has evolved from highlife to Afropop.

AG filmed his (home) concert with his band in Los Angeles, inside a retro, faux airport terminal – home of AG Baby Airlines. Opening with "Sinner," a modern take on the Biblical story of King David and Bathsheba, the band's arrangement translates seamlessly live, with AG's smooth vocals complimented by violin and driven by steady, rhythmic drums.

Closing his set with the uptempo and jaunty "Okay," a reliable banger from his record Afro Pop, Vol. 1, AG explains: "It's such an energy giver — the people turn up, and we are about to turn up now." Embarking on his first North American Tour Catch Me If You Can, which has its first stop today in Boston — as noted on the AG Baby Airlines signage — "turn up" is precisely the correct term as AG Baby is letting you know that he may be bringing his signature soulful Afropop to a city near you.

SET LIST
"Sinner"
"Something Different"
"One Woman"
"Okay"

MUSICIANS
Adekunle Gold: vocals
Omar Perrin: keys/MD
Cam Griffin: guitar
Darius Woodley: drums
Clark Sims: bass
Lulu V: violin

CREDITS
Director: Robin Burke
Producer: Kristene Lew, Kat Boyd
Creative Director: Grace Hsiu
Producer: 1983 Creative
Director of Photography: Mikey Van Beuren
Camera Operators: Danny Corey, Kyle Messina
1st AC: Dima Shorin, Garrett Hoffmann
2nd AC: Natasha Abdul
Editors: Wolf De Burgo, Cole Benton
Gaffer: Adam Schaffer
Electric: Wesley Aharoni
Key Grip: Ryan Silver
Audio Engineer: Liz Robson
Assistant Engineer: Anthony Culpepper
Mix Engineer: Bakare Michael
Mix and Master Engineer: Mike Tucci
Truck PA: Herbie Finn Bailey De Vos
Set PA: Patrick Amirbehboody
Management: Elizabeth Sobowale, Ola Fowosere
Extra: Tyler Lazalere, Zoë Montano, Dionte Goodlett

TINY DESK TEAM
Producer: Bobby Carter
Video Producer: Michael Zamora
Audio Mastering: Andie Huether
Animation: Kaz Fantone
Tiny Production Team: Bob Boilen, Josh Rogosin, Joshua Bryant, Maia Stern, Ashley Pointer
VP, Visuals and Music: Keith Jenkins
Senior VP, Programming: Anya Grundmann

#tinydesk #tinydeskconcert #adekunlegold

Endea Owens and The Cookout: Tiny Desk Concert Hotney 6 Streams • 4 years ago

Jazz may not be the first thing that comes to mind when you think of The Juilliard School, but perhaps this series of Tiny Desks will change that. Tiny Desk and Jazz Night in America celebrate the 20th anniversary of Juilliard Jazz with three Tiny Desk concerts featuring performances by current students and alumni of the prestigious institution.

Nikki Birch | August 29, 2022
Clad in a fringed, royal blue halter suit, bassist Endea Owens and her band The Cookout were all smiles. Although she’s no stranger to the Tiny Desk (playing with Jon Batiste in 2020) Owens was giddy with excitement to perform her own music with fellow Juilliard alumni. She spoke about the importance of using her music to speak for the voiceless, and to build and enrich communities. She’s not all talk either — during the COVID-19 pandemic, the house bassist for The Late Show with Stephen Colbert has hosted community cookouts, playing music for people in Harlem and handing out hundreds of free meals.

The first tune “Where the Nubians Grow” is a head-bobbing groove dedicated to her hometown of Detroit. With “Feel Good,” her fierce intro gives way to a catchy bass line that the band joyfully hopscotches over. Owens then dims the proverbial lights with “Love Cynical” a song that gives ballroom jazz with silky horn lines and a sensuous beat. Before we can get too cozy, the band erupts into “Cycles,” a dizzying showcase for horns and drums.

To close her shows, Owens always asks audiences to participate in affirmations allowing a continuation of the positive vibes. After a brief introduction of “Lift Every Voice and Sing” the band plays “For the People (In dedication to Taleshia Chandler),” another uplifting number. This Tiny Desk energized the whole room, each musician a master of their instrument. Owens joked: “We are all Juilliard alumni, so you can hear it in the sound.”

SET LIST
“Where the Nubians Grow”
“Feel Good”
“Love Cynical”
“Cycles”
“For the People (In dedication to Taleshia Chandler)”

MUSICIANS
Endea Owens: bass
Giveton Gelin: trumpet
Jeffery Miller: trombone
Zoe Obadia: alto saxophone
Lee Pearson: drums
Jonathan Thomas: piano

TINY DESK TEAM
Producer: Nikki Birch
Audio Engineer: Josh Rogosin
Director: Kara Frame
Creative Director: Bob Boilen
Series Producer: Bobby Carter
Editor: Kara Frame
Videographers: Kara Frame, Pierre Kattar, Michael Zamora
Animator: Alanté Serene
Audio Assistant: Natasha Branch
Production Assistants: Jill Britton, Alanté Serene
Tiny Desk Team: Suraya Mohamed, Marissa Lorusso, Hazel Cills, Ashley Pointer, Maia Stern
VP, Visuals and Music: Keith Jenkins
Senior VP, Programming: Anya Grundmann

#tinydesk #nprmusic #endeaowens

Sheku Kanneh-Mason: Tiny Desk Concert Hotney 4 Streams • 4 years ago

Tom Huizenga | November 15, 2022One measure of an artist’s popularity is how long it takes to book them for a Tiny Desk concert. In the case of British cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason, it took about three years. Granted, the pandemic got in the way, but ever since his 2018 breakthrough performance at the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, Duchess of Sussex, he’s been -- needless to say -- in demand. Nearly 2 billion people worldwide saw his royal performance on television. At the Tiny Desk, Kanneh-Mason played for only a handful of NPR staffers, and the performance felt like a direct communication from his luminous cello (built in 1700) to our heartstrings. It was especially true in Kanneh-Mason’s own arrangement of “Myfanwy,” the mournful Welsh folk song the cellist first heard from his grandmother. Accompanying himself with left hand pizzicato, Kanneh-Mason makes his instrument sing like a sad old Welshman with a tear in his eye. Aside from his expressive playing, Kanneh-Mason excels at arranging pop songs for his instrument. “No Woman, No Cry,” one of his calling cards, explores the tender and bittersweet side of the Bob Marley classic. Still only 23, Kanneh-Mason’s stature commands the attention of composers. Last year, the fine young Brit Edmund Finnis wrote a set of solo preludes for Kanneh-Mason. The music reveals the cello’s many voices, from growling urgency to supple soliloquy to full-throated cry. While we can’t guarantee 2 billion views on our platforms, those who do watch this Tiny Desk performance will witness a rising young star who, whether he knows it or not, represents nothing less than the future of classical music.SET LISTBob Marley: “No Woman, No Cry” (arr. Sheku Kanneh-Mason)Edmund Finnis: Preludes I-III for solo celloJoseph Parry: “Myfanwy” (arr. Sheku Kanneh-Mason)MUSICIANSSheku Kanneh-Mason: celloTINY DESK TEAMProducer: Tom HuizengaDirector/Editor: Joshua BryantAudio Engineer: Andie HuetherAudio Mix: Josh RogosinCreative Director: Bob BoilenSeries Producer: Bobby CarterVideographers: Joshua Bryant, Sofia SeidelAudio Assistant: Hannah Copeland Production Assistant: Jill BrittonTiny Desk Team: Suraya Mohamed, Marissa Lorusso, Hazel Cills, Kara Frame, Maia Stern, Ashley PointerVP, Visuals and Music: Keith JenkinsSenior VP, Programming: Anya Grundmann#tinydesk #nprmusic #shekukannehmason

Usher: Tiny Desk Concert Hotney 3 Streams • 4 years ago

This year, NPR Music is celebrating Black Music Month with an array of brand new Tiny Desk concerts — both from home and from behind our beloved Desk. Together, these artists represent the past, present and future of Black music. This month of carefully curated shows is a celebration of Black artists expressing themselves in ways we've never seen before, and of the Tiny Desk's unique way of showcasing that talent.

Bobby Carter | June 30, 2022
"We celebrate Black Music Month. This has been Black magic." Truer words may have never been spoken behind the Tiny Desk as R&B goliath Usher caps off our month-long celebration of Black music, highlighting a catalog chock-full of hits spanning 25 years. It's been over two years since NPR headquarters was abuzz with chatter of a legend in the building. After an early morning rehearsal for his set at the Something in the Water Festival in Washington, D.C., he made his way over to deliver an unforgettable performance.

Usher and his band, all dipped in black, set it off with an introduction over a funky horn-laced instrumental reminiscent of a Blaxploitation flick. They keep that groove going right into a reworked version of his 1997 breakout single, "You Make Me Wanna..." Twenty-five years later, Usher sits arguably as the king of R&B. Between 2000 and 2010, there was no debate whatsoever, with his string of records that included the biggest R&B album of the 21st century, Confessions.

What he's done in the vocal booth is only half of his claim to fame. The stage is where he's continued to shine as he prepares for the second leg of his Las Vegas residency. This loose and playful set touches on his many career phases; the crooning, the deeply personal, the club bangers and even the Tik Tok challenges indicate that he could just be reaching his prime. Recently, we've heard plenty of hot takes, wild battles and social media fodder about who sits at the mountaintop in the world of R&B. Usher Raymond has entered the chat.

SET LIST
"You Make Me Wanna..."
"Superstar"
"U Don't Have to Call"
"Nice & Slow"
"Confessions Part II"
"My Way"

MUSICIANS
Usher: vocals
Eric Bellinger: vocals
Vedo: vocals
Dmitry Gorodetsky: bass
Lemar Guillary: trombone
Brandyn Phillips: trumpet
Jay Flat: saxophone
Darek Cobbs: keys
Erick Walls: guitar
Ryan Carr: drums

TINY DESK TEAM
Producer: Bobby Carter
Audio Recording & Mix Engineer: Josh Rogosin
Director: Kara Frame
Editor: Michael Zamora
Series Creator: Bob Boilen
Videographers: Kara Frame, Joshua Bryant, Michael Zamora, Pierre Kattar, Alanté Serene
Production Assistant: Ashley Pointer
Tiny Desk Team: Suraya Mohamed, Marissa Lorusso, Hazel Cills, Jill Britton, Joby Tanseco, Maia Stern
VP, Visuals and Music: Keith Jenkins
Senior VP, Programming: Anya Grundmann

#tinydesk #usher #BMM

SIX The Musical: Tiny Desk Concert Hotney 4 Streams • 4 years ago

Josh Rogosin | Sept. 1, 2022
As soon as the Queens saw the Tiny Desk, their excitement was palpable. After the initial flurry of selfies were snapped, the actors and band completely owned the room — enrapturing the audience of NPR staffers assembled.

SIX The Musical imagines the six wives of Henry VIII reuniting on stage as real-life popstars. Their "queenspirations" include Beyoncé (for Catherine of Aragon, as played by Khaila Wilcoxon), Miley Cyrus (Anne Boleyn played by Storm Lever), Adele (Jane Seymour played by Jasmine Forsberg), Lizzo (Anna of Cleves played by Olivia Donalson), Britney Spears (Katherine Howard played by Didi Romero) and Celine Dion (Catherine Parr played by Gabriela Carrillo).

SIX premiered in 2017 at the famed Edinburgh Fringe Festival and was written by Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss while students at the University of Cambridge. Since then, the show has become a global sensation — with six productions running concurrently. It won this year's Tony Awards for best original score and best costume design of a musical.

Opening night on Broadway was set for March 12, 2020. Just 90 minutes before curtain, New York theaters were ordered to close due to the pandemic. As the resident theater geek on the team, I pitched SIX for a Tiny Desk (home) concert once the show finally opened in the fall of 2021. Then it was announced that the musical would be at The National Theatre just a few miles from NPR HQ. Luckily, we were all finally back at Bob's diminutive desk recording bands, ready to welcome them. The rest, as they say, is herstory.

SET LIST
"Ex-Wives (Reprise)"
"Heart of Stone"
"Get Down"
"Six"

MUSICIANS
Khaila Wilcoxon: vocals, as Catherine of Aragon
Storm Lever: vocals, as Anne Boleyn
Jasmine Forsberg: vocals, as Jane Seymour
Olivia Donalson: vocals, as Anna of Cleves
Didi Romero: vocals, as Katherine Howard
Gabriela Carrillo: vocals, as Catherine Parr
Jo Ann Daugherty: conductor, keyboard
Valerie Maze: melodica, percussion
Janetta Goines: bass
Rose Laguaña: electric, acoustic guitar
Paige Durr: drums

TINY DESK TEAM
Producer/Audio Engineer: Josh Rogosin
Director: Kara Frame
Series Creator: Bob Boilen
Series Producer: Bobby Carter
Editor: Michael Zamora
Videographers: Kara Frame, Michael Zamora, Pierre Kattar, Joshua Bryant
Production Assistants: Jill Britton, Alanté Serene, Joby Tanseco
Tiny Desk Team: Suraya Mohamed, Marissa Lorusso, Hazel Cills, Ashley Pointer, Maia Stern
VP, Visuals and Music: Keith Jenkins
Senior VP, Programming: Anya Grundmann

Leyla McCalla: Tiny Desk Concert Hotney 4 Streams • 4 years ago

Ann Powers | October 20, 2022
“How much does a memory weigh?” Leyla McCalla sings halfway through her Tiny Desk performance in a voice that feels like it’s floating in water – swimming, drowning, escaping, returning home – as it intertwines with the seaweed lines of Nahum Zdybel’s guitar. That question, from her ballad “Memory Song,” is central to the music she and her band offer in this sparkling, thoughtful set. This music originated within McCalla's theater piece about independent station Radio Haiti, Breaking the Thermometer To Hide the Fever, which she transformed into one of 2022’s most compelling albums. From the driving, danceable call to revolution “Dodinin” to “Nan Fon Bwa,” written by renowned guitarist Frantz Casseus and now a showcase for McCalla’s funky cello work, she and her band — all players deeply immersed in Haiti’s rhythms and songlines — enact a historical journey that honors a nation born in revolution and still fighting, despite unfathomable hardship, today.

McCalla’s parents immigrated to New York as kids, during François Duvalier’s murderous regime. “I’ve been curious about that period in their lives and Haitian history for a long time,” she says, introducing “Fort Dimanche,” which samples an interview conducted by Radio Haiti’s cofounder Michèle Montas about life within the country’s most notoriously brutal prison. The song begins quietly, led by McCalla’s circular banjo lines, then builds a dream of freedom through the rhythms of Markus Schwartz's congas and Pete Olyinciw’s bowed and plucked upright bass. Memory’s shape is latticework, delicate and non-linear, and McCalla’s songs honor its partial revelations with the grace of deep attention.

SET LIST
Dodinin
Memory Song
Fort Dimanche
Nan Fon Bwa

MUSICIANS
Leyla McCalla - vocals, cello, banjo, electric guitar
Pete Olynciw - upright bass
Shawn Myers - drums
Nahum Zdybel - electric guitar
Markus Schwartz - Congas

TINY DESK TEAM
Producer: Bob Boilen
Director/Editor: Joshua Bryant
Audio Engineer: Josh Rogosin
Series Producer: Bobby Carter
Videographers: Kara Frame, Joshua Bryant, Maia Stern
Audio Assistant: Natasha Branch
Production Assistant: Jill Britton
Tiny Desk Team: Suraya Mohamed, Marissa Lorusso, Hazel Cills, Ashley Pointer
VP, Visuals and Music: Keith Jenkins
Senior VP, Programming: Anya Grundmann

#TinyDesk #NPRMusic #LeylaMcCalla

Porter Robinson - Together Live @ Second Sky 2022 (Full Concert 4K60) [Oakland Arena, CA] Hotney 5 Streams • 4 years ago

Thank to Porter Robinson for this incredible show and for putting together one of my favorite festival series! Also, thanks to the band who helped realize this new vision of Nurture! It would've been wonderful to have a live stream or official recording to look back on but... when none exists you gotta make one yourself! (I'm personally glad that "Trying to Feel Alive" is Porter's favorite song he's ever written)

Timestamps
00:00 Intro
00:46 Look at the Sky
06:13 Mirror
12:12 Something Comforting
17:14 Sad Machine (Band Introduction)
19:08 Sad Machine
24:58 Get Your Wish
28:36 Musician
33:17 Porter / Potaromobile Drive-by
34:40 Easy / House Flicker
37:24 The Thrill
39:55 (not sure what the community calls it) Sea of Voices Interlude
42:19 Sea of Voices
43:29 Acknowledgements
44:28 Divinity
49:24 Wind Tempos
51:24 Wind Tempos x Blossom
54:05 "A Hush Came Over the Crowd"
56:11 Wind Tempos (Nurture Live Remix)
01:00:11 Language
01:05:16 Unfold
01:09:40 Porter's favorite song
01:10:15 Trying to Feel Alive
01:14:57 Rika Robinson
01:15:28 Sweet Time
01:17:31 Sweet Time x Fresh Static Snow
01:19:12 Sweet Time (Crowd Lights)
01:19:59 Sweet Time x Shelter
01:21:07 I Love You Too and the Band
01:22:13 Lifelike
01:22:58 Shelter (Campfire)
01:25:01 Shelter
01:28:25 On Ghost Producing Clarity
01:29:50 Clarity (Porter Robinson Remix)
01:36:25 Everything Goes On

Source media: https://drive.google.com/file/....d/19QhCa7QPU0sBHGspt
Audio EQd: TBD

Technical stuff:
Shot @ Oakland Arena, CA October 29, 2022
iPhone 13 Pro Max, "ProMovie" app
ISO 50, 5200K, 0.78 focus, 2x Wide Camera Zoom, Shutter between 60-800

Discussion:
- the Moire effect causing the LED-ness of the presentation to show seems to occur at or above 600 shutter
- you can see me adjusting the exposure from time to time--lights and LED visuals don't expose the same way so a humanly bright light show will still need high exposure to be visible
- audio has NOT been EQ'd like the Madeon Frost set--it's clear that the general public values speed rather than refinement

As always:
Why do I record? I'm an audio person, not here for the visuals. If the artist doesn't have a full audio line-in recording, I gotta make it for myself. If I could have it my way, I'd never attend a single live (electronic) concert. XD

Lil Baby - Live at Wireless Festival, Finsbury Park, London, UK (Jul 10, 2022) HDTV Hotney 9 Streams • 4 years ago

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*** Wireless Festival 2022 line-up: ***

This year the festival has taken on a new approach with seven headliners split between three locations: A$AP Rocky, J. Cole, Tyler, the Creator, Dave, Cardi B, Nicki Minaj, and SZA.

Wireless Festival 2022 has already kicked off with last weekend (July 1 to July 3) seeing tons of exciting performances at London’s Crystal Palace Park. Festival go-ers enjoyed performances from the likes of A$AP Rocky, J.Cole, Doja Cat and Tyler The Creator.

Don’t worry if you missed out of the events at Crystal Palace Park. Wireless is continuing this weekend, with three-day events in London Finsbury Park and Outdoor at the Birmingham NEC across July 8 – July 11.

You can still get tickets too if you want to experience some great live music at Wireless Festival 2022. Check out our ticket section for more information.

Here is a breakdown of the full line-up spread across the three sites – who are you most excited for, let us know!

* Crystal Palace: *

Friday 1 July: Chris Brown, A$AP Rocky, The Kid Laroi, Lil Uzi Vert, Don Toliver, Trippie Redd, Ski Mask The Slump God, Fivio Foreign, Sleepy Hallow, BIA, Rico Nasty, Nardo Wick, Snoochie Shy, Kenny Allstar.

Saturday 2 July: J. Cole, Doja Cat, Playboi Carti, Gunna, Ari Lennox, Potter Payper, Northside Benji, Flo Milli, MS Banks, BAS, Lancey Foux, French The Kid, Tiffany Calver, Swarzy.

Sunday 3 July: Tyler, The Creator, Roddy Ricch, Baby Keem, Kali Uchis, Little Simz, Snoh AAlegra, Ghetts, AG Club, Miraa May, Bakar, Knucks, Sainte, Berwyn, Skiifall, Snoochie Shy, Kenny Allstar.

* Finsbury Park: *

Friday 8 July: Cardi B, Roddy Ricch, Megan Thee Stallion, Burna Boy, Giveon, Mahalia, Arrdee, Omah Lay, Rema, B Young, Enny, Backroad Gee, Ayra Starr, Cuppy, Sian Anderson.

Saturday 9 July: SZA, Summer Walker, Jack Harlow, BLXST,6lack, Jhene Aiko, Lucky Daye, Queen Naija, Yung Bleu, Ace, Nadia Jae.

Sunday 10 July: Niki Minaj, Lil Baby, Lil Durk, Polo G, Lil Tjay, City Girls, Fireboy DML, Skillibeng, Shenseea, Unknown T, A1 X J1, J.I., Babyface Ray, Seani B, Tiffany Calver.

* Birmingham NEC: *

Friday 8 July: Dave, Summer Walker, Gunna, Little Simz, BLXST, Popclan, Fireboy DML, Shenseea, Skillibeng, Unknown T, DJ Target, DJ Edu.

Saturday 9 July: CCardi B, Lil Baby, Burna Boy, Central CEE, Mahalia, Lil Tjay, City Girls, Arrdee, B Young, Remi Burgz, Jeremiah Asiamah.

Sunday 10 July: J.Cole, Roddy Ricch, D-Block Europe, Jack Harlow, Polo G, Moneybagg Yo, Digga D, Potter Payper, Knucks, Enny, Sainte, Background Gee, French The Kid, DJ Target, Sir Spyro.

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