Assured. Inventive. Cool. These are three phrases that describe Destin Conrad as he makes his Tiny Desk debut, reworking our workplace into his personal model of a jazz membership. Contemporary off his first Grammy nomination, the singer-songwriter arrived able to show precisely why it was earned. Conrad weaves songs from his alt-R&B album, LOVE ON DIGITAL, with tracks from his alt-jazz undertaking, wHIMSY, to construct another universe rooted solely in intention.
The set takes off with the managed stress of “wHIP,” giving area for a trumpet solo from Keyon Harrold earlier than effortlessly easing into “wASH U AWAY.” Subsequent, Conrad introduces Vanisha Gould for the playful duet, “A Lonely Detective.” He then reimagines songs from LOVE ON DIGITAL in methods we have by no means heard earlier than, together with a moody, seductive flip as his chain-smoking alter-ego, “MR. E.” That leads us seamlessly into the nice and cozy, mild groove of “SO NICE.” As Conrad concludes along with his charming minimize, “KISSING IN PUBLIC,” it is clear that he is an artist absolutely in charge of his universe, inviting anybody fortunate sufficient to look at to step inside it with him.
SET LIST
- “wHIP”
- “wASH U AWAY”
- “A Lonely Detective”
- “LOVE!”
- “IN THE AIR”
- “MR. E”
- “SO NICE”
- “KISSING IN PUBLIC”
MUSICIANS
- Destin Conrad: vocals
- Slimwav: percussion, music director
- Mack Keane: piano, background vocals
- Maxwell Hunter: guitar
- Louie Lastic: bass
- Daniel Venz: drums
- Dan Foster: saxophone
- Keyon Harrold: trumpet
- Astyn Turr: background vocals
- Vanisha Gould: background vocals
TINY DESK TEAM
- Producer: Alanté Serene
- Director/Editor: Joshua Bryant
- Audio Technical Director: Josephine Nyounai
- Host/Collection Producer: Bobby Carter
- Videographers: Joshua Bryant, Maia Stern, Mitra I. Arthur
- Audio Engineer: Tiffany Vera Castro
- Manufacturing Assistants: Dhanika Pineda, Dora Levite
- Tiny Desk Workforce: Kara Body, Josh Newell
- Collection Editor: Lars Gotrich
- Govt Producer: Suraya Mohamed
- Govt Director: Sonali Mehta
- Collection Creators: Bob Boilen, Stephen Thompson, Robin Hilton
