Many talented musicians use YouTube or buskers as a way to become better known and gain some loyal fans.
The music industry wants to discover them, and the NPR Tiny Desk Contest is a great example of a perfect opportunity for unsigned bands and musicians to be heard. Linda Diaz is one of many interesting contestants in this year’s sixth annual Tiny Desk Contest.
Over the past six years, more than 30,000 artists from across all 50 states have participated in the contest.
Tiny Desk Concerts are a video series of live concerts hosted by NPR Music at the desk of All Songs Considered host Bob Boilen in Washington D.C.
NPR has already had some really big names come to perform at the Tiny Desk including Lizzo, Taylor Swift and Jimmy Eat World. The idea is to bring music from anyone’s desk to NPR’s desk and to discover some great new talent along the way.
With the initial 2020 deadline extended, artists had until April 27th to submit their videos.
The winner is chosen by a panel of seven judges, including the last year’s winner Quinn Christopherson. The winner then gets to play a Tiny Desk concert at NPR and gets interviewed on NPR’s All Things Considered.
Judging by five previous winners, we’re in for another musical treat.
It’s been so since 2015 when Fantastic Negrito won the contest and came to perform at Bob Boilen’s desk.
His song “Lost in a Crowd” told a powerful story of being black and proud of it. After being in a serious car accident and surviving a coma a few years earlier, Negrito came a long way.
The brave man won two Grammy Awards for the Best Contemporary Blues Album.
Gaelynn Lea followed in his footsteps and made wonders as a 2016 winner—and she has since released three solo albums.
As a person who suffers from a congenital disease, Lea wants the world to see that “it’s possible for a musician with a disability to have a full-fledged music career.”
After that, 2017 winner Tank and the Bangas have already recorded two studio albums and three live albums.
After busking the streets of Los Angeles, Naia Izumi, the winner of 2018, is now signed to Sony Masterworks and makes “declarative music.”
The 2019 winner, Quinn Christopherson, surprised the world with an emotional song about the experience of coming out as a transgender man.
Linda hopes to make a difference with her own music too!
As the video begins, this talented young woman sits in a room with five friends.
There is a drummer, a bass player and a keyboardist too. She sits at a desk with a mic stand on a couple of books—and the show is about to begin. Linda’s song turns out to be addictive, powerful, fresh and dreamy.
The performance is smooth, and the way her voice syncs with everyone else’s is incredible.
We’ve asked ourselves where does such a tiny woman has so much voice, but there you have it! Her performance gave off great vibes and blew everyone’s mind.
Judging from this video, Linda is about to get many new fans!
The video was published in March, with still a whole month of submissions left to go.
Either way, we’re glad we’ve discovered another amazing talent. The 11,080 YouTube viewers obviously think the same since most of them filled the comments section with praise and support. These contestants are making their music with the least amount of production possible and they still touch us immensely. That’s what music is all about!
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