Four years after delivering their critically acclaimed debut album, keyboardist-drummer duo Domi & JD Beck return with sophomore set Who Asked? The pair, who have famously worked with big hitters Thundercat and Anderson Paak, are renowned for the skittish, breathless, high-octane and hard-to-pigeonhole nature of their signature sound, which label Blue Note has dubbed "70s fusion for the TikTok generation". Both Domi and Beck are hugely talented players, able to deliver high-octane solos and rhythms while incorporating elements of jazz, r&b, 'soft pop' (as Blue Note puts it) and elements more associated with electronic music. The results, far more finely crafted than their public persona suggests, are rarely less than mind-blowing.
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DOMi LOUiNA – keyboards, celesta, vocals, songwriter, composer, arranger, vocal arranger, orchestrator, sound designer, lyricist, conductor, producer, recording engineer, mixing engineer, art director (tracks 1-15)
JD BECK – drums, vocals, songwriter, composer, arranger, vocal arranger, orchestrator, sound designer, lyricist, conductor, producer, recording engineer, mixing engineer, art director (tracks 1-15)
Noé Degalle – composer, arranger, orchestrator (tracks 8, 13, 15)
Zach Hill – sound design (tracks 2-12 & 14)
Anderson .Paak – lyrics (track 2)
Additional instruments by:
Sierra Schmelzer
Luca Ortolani
Andrea Caputo
Bence Bubreg
Alex Rosales Garcia
Dylan Skye Hart
Leah Zeager
Production & Technical
Daniel McNeil – additional recording engineer
Samuel Porter – additional recording engineer
Pete Min – additional recording engineer
Jhai "Jha" Lazo – mixing engineer
Mike Bozzi – mastering engineer
Artwork & Visuals
Tebilah De Castro – director of photography
Winston Studios – set designer
McKay Felt – art director, typographer, illustrator & graphic designer
Jared Rosenthal – colorist
Alexander Perez – retoucher
Recording & Studio Credits
Vocals, drums and keyboards recorded at DOMi & JD BECK's home studio in Dallas, TX
Celesta recorded at Lucy's Meat Market in Los Angeles, CA
Orchestra recorded at DSS in Los Angeles, CA
Sounds designed at Zach Hill's home studio in Los Angeles, CA
Mixed at Barham Studio in Los Angeles, CA
Mastered at Bernie Grundman Mastering in Los Angeles, CA