“The thing about entering the Contest…”

Hear from our winner, plus join us On The Road

View this email online “The thing about entering the Contest for me is that it was never about winning, ever,” said our humble 2022 Contest winner Alisa Amador in an interview with WBUR last week. “It was about being part of a community.” (A pretty great one, if we do say so ourselves.) “‘Contest’ feels like a funny word,” Alisa added, “when it really feels so much more about music community, and building community, and connecting people with each other and inspiring each other and reminding each other that we exist during this pandemic."  Last week, Alisa also spoke with NPR All Things Considered host Mary Louise Kelly about why she decided to submit to the Contest for a fifth time, the struggles of being an independent musician and how winning the Contest has felt like an “intervention from the universe.” Alisa’s Tiny Desk concert, which is the first performance behind Bob’s Desk this year (and only the second since March 2020), will be here soon — so stay tuned. Newsletter continues after sponsor message And to keep the celebration rolling, we’re kicking off the first stop of our Tiny Desk Contest On The Road tour in Washington, D.C. this evening! We hope to see some of you tonight for the sold-out show featuring 2022 Contest entrants Outerloop and Everyday Everybody, 2021 Contest winner NEFFY and, of course, Alisa. If you’d like to join us on the road, there are still tickets available for our stops in Atlanta, Seattle and Los Angeles (and admission to our New York show at the BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! Festival is free). From the Desk, NPR’s Tiny Desk Contest team P.S. Check out some NPR Member stations’ favorite local entries, featuring artists in North Carolina, Washington, D.C., Florida and California.  Listen to your local NPR station. Visit NPR.org to hear live radio from WBEZ (edit station). What do you think of today's email? We'd love to hear your thoughts, questions and feedback: tinydeskcontest@npr.org Interested in connecting with music-lovers and music-makers across the Contest community? Join our Tiny Desk Contest Community Facebook Group! Need a new playlist? Follow NPR Music on Spotify and Apple Music! Looking for more great content? Check out all of our newsletter offerings — including Music, Books, Pop Culture and more! You received this message because you're subscribed to Tiny Desk Contest emails. This email was sent by National Public Radio, Inc., 1111 North Capitol Street NE, Washington, DC 20002 Unsubscribe  |  Privacy Policy