Wolves & Sheep “Crossroads” NPR Tiny Desk Contest Submission

by Tyler Durdin | Mar 13, 2022 | Behind The Music, Classic Rock Concept Albums, Concept Albums, Grey Expectations, Hip Hop Concept Albums, Hip Hop Tribute to Pink Floyd, Music, NPR Tiny Desk, Wolves & Sheep

This is our fourth NPR Music Tiny Desk contest submission in a row, and I hope you have as much fun viewing it as we did performing.

I want to thank everyone who showed up on Sunday to make this happen. You all #crushedit and I’m so proud of every one of you. Beth Kille you are an absolute pleasure to work with and I’m blessed to have you as a friend! Thank you for engineering and mixing this track. It sounds amazing!

This version of “Crossroads” is a modified version of the song “Crossroads Part 1” which will appear on Volume 2 of our classic rock concept album / hip hop concept album Grey Expectations.

CREDITS

Rap Vocals (order of app.): Soodonim, Tyler Durdin
Lead Vocals: Beth Kille
Backing Vocals: Kit Whitacre, Jen Farley
Acoustic Guitar: Beth Kille
Electric Guitar: Kit Whitacre
Drums: Tony Kille
Bass: Justin Watts
Shakers: Corey Dean, Tyler Durdin
Engineered and Mixed by: Beth Kille
Song written by: Tyler Durdin
Rap Lyrics written by: Tyler Durdin, Soodonim
Video Edited by Tyler Durdin (Nathan Adamus)
Shot by Tyler Durdin, James Horton Jr., Beth Kille
Produced by Tyler Durdin for Wolves & Sheep Productions

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