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The Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music at NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts is proud to welcome back alumni David Biral (’15) and Denzel Baptiste (’14)—the Grammy-nominated production duo Take A Daytrip—for the Institute’s first-ever homecoming artist residency.
Biral and Baptiste first met as freshmen at the Institute, where they formed Take A Daytrip around a shared vision of “seeing the world through music.” In the years since, they have become one of the most influential young production teams in popular music, creating global hits for Lil Nas X, Juice WRLD, Kid Cudi, Jack Harlow, Travis Scott, Dua Lipa, Miley Cyrus, James Blake, and many others. Their chart-topping singles include The Scotts (Travis Scott and Kid Cudi), Montero (Call Me by Your Name), and Industry Baby (Lil Nas X)—all of which reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Beyond the studio, Take A Daytrip launched their publishing venture, NO IDLE, in partnership with Universal Music Publishing Group in 2022. No Idle is dedicated to empowering emerging artists with entrepreneurial skills, from financial literacy to marketing and fundraising. They have also collaborated with Apple to create Take A Daytrip Producer Packs for GarageBand and Logic Pro, further expanding their impact on the next generation of creators.
Now returning to their alma mater, Biral and Baptiste will serve as Artists-In-Residence for the Fall 2025 semester. Their residency will include student listening and feedback sessions, a production masterclass, a keynote conversation with special guests, and a live performance in The Garage, the Institute’s in-house Brooklyn venue. They join an inspiring tradition of Institute residencies previously held by Pharrell Williams, Swizz Beatz, Julie Greenwald, Kareem Riggins, Dawn Richard, Corinne Bailey Rae, and Joey Bada$$.