For Event Planners
LOVE & MUSIC — Press Kit
Everything your team needs to evaluate, plan and present a LOVE & MUSIC performance by DeSean Kirkland.
Sizzle Reel
Complete Performance Videos
Short Biography
DeSean Kirkland is an award-winning vocalist, pianist, composer, and concert producer and the creator of LOVE & MUSIC — a premium live experience combining world-class musicianship, familiar favorites, original music, storytelling and audience connection.
Full Biography
Classically trained and raised in gospel, R&B, and jazz, DeSean Kirkland has performed for luxury hotels, destination weddings, corporate events, premier restaurants, private celebrations, and audiences across multiple cities. His signature production, LOVE & MUSIC, scales from intimate solo piano to a full-band theatrical concert with horns, strings, lighting and staging — always built around the same idea: people may forget what they heard, but they remember what they felt.
Professional Photographs
Production Configurations
- LOVE & MUSIC — Intimate — Piano, vocals, storytelling. 1 performer. 60–75 minutes.
- LOVE & MUSIC — Live — Piano, vocals, rhythm section, background singers. 4–6 performers. 75–90 minutes.
- LOVE & MUSIC — Full Experience — Full band, background vocalists, horns, strings, lighting, visuals, staging, DJ entertainment and hosting. 8–14 performers.
Sample Program
- Overture — solo piano welcome as guests are seated
- Set I — timeless standards and soulful favorites
- Story break — the LOVE & MUSIC story, with audience interaction
- Set II — original music and signature arrangements
- Feature moment — personalized song or dedication for the host
- Finale — full-production closer and encore
Technical Rider
- Grand piano (preferred) or 88-key weighted stage keyboard with stand and bench
- Professional PA appropriate to room size, with front-of-house engineer
- 2 wireless handheld microphones, 1 piano mic pair or DI
- Stage monitors: 2 mixes minimum (Intimate), up to 6 (Full Experience)
- Stage lighting with warm front wash and adjustable dimming
- Load-in access, secure green room, and soundcheck window of 90 minutes
Stage Plot
- Downstage center: DeSean at piano, angled to audience
- Stage left: background vocalists (Live / Full)
- Stage right: guitar and keys (Full)
- Upstage center: drums on riser (Live / Full)
- Upstage right: bass · Upstage left: horns and strings (Full)
Venue & Event Credits
- Amas Musical Theatre Studio — New York, NY
- Private luxury residences — Orlando, FL
- Private venue — Atlanta, GA
- Jacksonville, FL — full band production
- Luxury hotels, resorts and premier restaurants
- Destination weddings and private celebrations
Testimonials
“10 out of 10. Highly recommend.”
Jasmine & Andre · Atlanta
“The atmosphere was incredible — it felt like another world.”
Maya R. · Orlando
“We genuinely wanted the show to be longer.”
Devon & Imani · Jacksonville
“He didn't just play — he set a mood.”
Sophia L. · New York