Dessa Biography

As a writer Dessa has contributed to the New York Times National Geographic Traveler and literary journals across the United States. As a musician she's recorded critically acclaimed studio albums co-composed for a 100-voice choir collaborated with full orchestras and contributed to The Hamilton Mixtape on the invitation of Lin-Manuel Miranda.
On stage and on the page Dessa's work is driven by an interest in finding unexpected connections -- between heartache and neuroscience aerodynamics and grief or simply between two people who live far away and in disparate circumstances. Her delivery is crafted to balance wit and tenderness intellectual rigor and a poetic sensibility.
Dessa started out in Minneapolis Minnesota as a member of the Doomtree hip-hop crew a tight-knit group known for their explosive live shows innovative sound and fiercely independent business model. For years the seven-member crew shared stages hotel rooms and head colds building an international following one sweaty show at a time. Dessa's work within the collective and as a solo artist earned several entries on the Billboard Top 200 charts (Chime Parts of Speech and All Hands). Alone or with Doomtree she's performed at Lollapalooza Glastonbury SXSW velvet-lined theaters in LA and New York punk venues in Central Europe black box rooms from Tijuana to Beijing and once while standing on a wooden chair in South Africa. According to the LA Times Dessa sounds like no one else and was called a national treasure by NPR's All Songs Considered.

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