Domi and JD Beck
{{Short description|French-American jazz duo}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Domi & JD Beck
| image = Domi and JD Beck at History (cropped).jpg
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| caption = DOMi & JD BECK performing in 2023
| origin = Dallas, Texas, United States
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| years_active = {{Start date|2018}}–present
| label = {{hlist|Blue Note|Apeshit}}
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| website = {{URL|https://domiandjdbeck.com/}}
| current_members = * Domi
- JD Beck
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Domi and JD Beck (stylized as DOMi & JD BECK) are a jazz duo consisting of French keyboardist Domi Louna and American drummer JD Beck.{{Cite web |last=Funktasy |date=2025-01-07 |title=Top 10 Seminal Male-Female Duos of the 21st Century |url=https://www.funktasy.com/pop-music/top-10-male-female-duos/ |access-date=2025-01-27 |website=Funktasy |language=en-US}} The two met in 2018 and have since worked with Thundercat, Anderson .Paak, Herbie Hancock, Eric Andre, Ariana Grande, Earl Sweatshirt, Bruno Mars and many more. They released their first single, "Smile", and debut album, Not Tight, as a duo in 2022.{{cite web |last1=Spinelli |first1=Adrian |title=On The Up: The Artists To Watch In May 2022 |url=https://uproxx.com/music/on-the-up-artists-to-watch-may-2022/ |website=UPROXX|date=2 May 2022 }} They received two Grammy Award nominations in 2022, for Best New Artist and Best Contemporary Instrumental Album for Not Tight.{{cite web |last1=Lee |first1=Taila |title=2023 GRAMMY Nominations: See The Complete Nominees List |url=https://www.grammy.com/news/2023-grammy-nominations-complete-winners-nominees-list |website=GRAMMYs |access-date=11 December 2022 |date=15 November 2022}}
Background
Domi Louna (born Domitille Degalle) is originally from France{{cite news |last=Adam |first=Thilo |title=Nerds sind jetzt Helden |language=German |newspaper=Die Zeit |date=March 6, 2021 |url=https://www.zeit.de/2021/10/jazz-domi-jd-beck-digitalisierung-musik-zukunft-nerds |access-date=April 7, 2022}} and began playing piano, keyboard, and drums at age 3.{{cite news |last=Hicks |first=Tyler |title=Dallas Teens JD Beck and Domi Talk About Being Called 'Prodigies' and Playing with Anderson .Paak |work=Dallas Observer |date=November 26, 2019 |url=https://www.dallasobserver.com/music/dallas-teen-musicians-jd-beck-and-domis-combined-talent-earns-them-a-collaboration-with-anderson-paak-11805292 |access-date=April 7, 2022}}{{cite news |last=Rüth |first=Steffen |title=Domi und JD Beck bringen dem Jazz neue Töne bei – und nebenbei auch einen ganz neuen Look |language=German |work=Vogue |date=August 11, 2021 |url=https://www.vogue.de/kultur/artikel/domi-jd-beck-jazz-musik-tipp |access-date=April 7, 2022}} She was enrolled in the Conservatoire de Nancy at age five to study jazz and classical music,{{cite web |title=De Nancy aux States pour une ancienne élève du Conservatoire régional |url=https://www.ici-c-nancy.fr/musique/item/11460-de-nancy-aux-states-pour-une-ancienne-eleve-du-conservatoire-regional.html |website=ici-c-nancy |author1=Ici-c-Nancy }} and later studied at both the Conservatoire de Paris and the Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts after moving to the United States.{{cite news |last=Bradley |first=Ryan |title=Who Are These Kids, and What Are They Doing to Jazz? |newspaper=The New York Times |date=March 10, 2021 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/03/10/magazine/jd-beck-domi.html |access-date=April 7, 2022}} Her videos performing original works later gained the notice of several prominent jazz and hip-hop musicians, such as Anderson .Paak, Louis Cole, and Thundercat, who have worked with her in several music projects and performances.{{Cite web|last=Delhaye|first=Eric|date=2019-03-26|title=The Domi Rocket: Ready for Takeoff|url=https://qwest.tv/media/the-domi-rocket-ready-for-takeoff/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200721140755/https://qwest.tv/media/the-domi-rocket-ready-for-takeoff/|archive-date=2020-07-21|access-date=2021-01-14|website=Qwest TV}}
JD Beck grew up near Dallas, Texas. He began playing piano at age 5 and switched to drums at age 9. At around 10, he began playing gigs with and receiving mentorship from Cleon Edwards (of Erykah Badu's band), Robert "Sput" Searight, and soul musician Jon Bap. In 2021, he began playing in Mac DeMarco's touring band, possibly leading the way to their collaboration on Not Tight.{{According to whom|date=February 2025}}
Both Domi Louna and JD Beck have been described as child prodigies.
Career
Domi and JD Beck first met at the 2018 NAMM Show, kept in contact and met again a month later at Erykah Badu's birthday party. They then started playing and writing music together. In 2019, they appeared as backing musicians for acts like Thundercat and Anderson .Paak, and toured with progressive rock band Chon.{{cite news |last=Kenelty |first=Greg |title=Chon Announces Summer U.S. Tour With Domi & JD Beck |work=Metal Injection |date=April 9, 2019 |url=https://metalinjection.net/tour-dates/chon-announces-summer-u-s-tour-with-domi-jd-beck |access-date=April 7, 2022}} The duo began receiving attention after posting videos of their performances online. In November 2020, they appeared live alongside Thundercat and Ariana Grande at the virtual Adult Swim Festival playing Thundercat's "Them Changes".{{cite news |last=O'Brien |first=Andrew |title=Thundercat Recruits Ariana Grande, JD Beck, Domi For "Them Changes" At Adult Swim Festival [Watch] |work=Live for Live Music |date=November 15, 2020 |url=https://liveforlivemusic.com/news/thundercat-ariana-grande-jd-beck-domi-them-changes-adult-swim-festival-watch/ |access-date=April 7, 2022}} In 2021, Domi and JD Beck co-wrote the song "Skate" by the Anderson .Paak and Bruno Mars collaboration, Silk Sonic.{{cite news |last=Broerman |first=Michael |title=Silk Sonic Rolls On With Second-Ever Single, "Skate" [Watch] |work=Live for Live Music |date=July 30, 2021 |url=https://liveforlivemusic.com/news/silk-sonic-second-ever-single-skate/ |access-date=April 7, 2022}}
In April 2022, Domi and JD Beck released "Smile", the first single from their debut album after signing with Anderson .Paak's label Apeshit partnering with Blue Note Records.{{cite web |last1=Chinen |first1=Nate |title=Domi & JD Beck, "Smile" |url=https://www.npr.org/sections/now-playing/2022/04/29/1095451180/domi-jd-beck-smile |website=NPR |date=29 April 2022 |access-date=2 May 2022}}{{Cite web |title=Domi & JD Beck |url=https://www.bluenote.com/artist/domi-jd-beck/ |access-date=2022-08-25 |website=Blue Note Records}} On July 18, 2022, the duo appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live! to perform their single "Take a Chance" with Anderson .Paak.{{cite web | url=https://liveforlivemusic.com/news/domi-jd-beck-anderson-paak-take-a-chance-kimmel/ | title=Domi & JD Beck Make Late-Night TV Debut with Help from Anderson .Paak on 'Kimmel' [Watch] | date=19 July 2022 }} On July 29, 2022, the duo released their debut studio album, Not Tight. The album features Thundercat, Mac Demarco, Anderson .Paak, Herbie Hancock, Snoop Dogg, Busta Rhymes, and Kurt Rosenwinkel.{{cite magazine |last1=Smith |first1=Thomas |title=Domi & JD Beck – Not Tight review: all-star jazz debut from Anderson .Paak's prodigies |magazine=NME |date=28 July 2022 |url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/album/domi-jd-beck-not-tight-review-anderson-paak-jazz-radar-3278887 |access-date=31 July 2022}} Not Tight was met with critical acclaim. At Metacritic, the album received an average score of 82, based on 5 reviews.{{cite web |title=Not Tight by Domi & JD Beck |url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/not-tight/domi-jd-beck |website=Metacritic}} The album has been nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Instrumental Album.{{Cite web |date=2022-11-15 |title=Grammy Awards 2023: The Full List of Nominees |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/15/arts/music/grammys-nominee-list-2023.html |access-date=2022-11-17 |website=The New York Times}}
On August 10, 2022, the duo performed an NPR Tiny Desk Concert.{{Cite news |last=Carter |first=Bobby |date=2022-08-10 |title=Domi & JD Beck: Tiny Desk Concert |language=en |work=NPR |url=https://www.npr.org/2022/08/10/1116353580/domi-jd-beck-tiny-desk-concert |access-date=2022-09-25}} On November 30, the duo performed their track "Two Shrimps" alongside Mac DeMarco on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.{{Cite news |last=Bloom |first=Madison |date=December 1, 2022 |title=Watch Mac DeMarco Join Domi & JD Beck to Perform "Two Shrimps" on Fallon |work=Pitchfork |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/watch-mac-demarco-join-domi-and-jd-beck-to-perform-two-shrimps-on-fallon/ |access-date=February 6, 2023}}
Discography
=Studio albums=
Charts
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|+ Chart performance for Not Tight !scope="col"|Chart (2022) !scope="col"|Peak |
| {{album chart|BillboardContemporaryJazz|1|artist=Domi & JD Beck|rowheader=true|access-date=9 August 2022|refname=BillboardContemporaryJazz}} |
References
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External links
- [https://domiandjdbeck.com/ Official website]
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