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Tiny desk AI

Upload one photo, or two for a duo. Tiny Desk AI makes a 12s office-desk concert video at 720p, instrumental only, for 2 credits.

2 credits · 720p · 12s

Sample video

An office-desk concert trend clip: the band swaying behind the desk, the close-up high note, the sax solo, and the final note together with a fist in the air. Your video is made from your own photos with the You or Duo prompts below.

Band playing a desk concert in a cramped office with packed bookshelves, TikTok trend clipSample video

Demo: TikTok @theburnerfromhe11 (original All-Loss Tiny Desk parody; AI-made, not affiliated with NPR). This demo is a real trend clip, not a video this site generated. 2.7M plays.

18+ only. Not affiliated with NPR: this is a generic office-desk concert, with no broadcaster branding or logos. The generated clip has no vocals: an original funk and soul instrumental only, with no singing, no lyrics, and no known song.

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Mode

12 seconds · 720p · 2 credits. Duo mode: photo 1 is the lead singer, photo 2 is the sax player.

Step 1 · Upload your photo

2 credits are charged when you generate. Failed video jobs are refunded.

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Where the office-desk concert trend came from

An AI parody of an office-desk concert posted on 18 October 2026 passed 2M views in a week. Sports-account versions followed, putting their own casts behind the same worn wooden desk, and tiny desk ai rose in search interest in late October 2026.

The look: a lead singer at a microphone before a cramped office desk, bookshelves packed behind, a small invented band swaying along, a laugh mid-line, and a final note with a fist in the air. Your generated clip keeps that staging with instrumental music only; it has no vocals.

How to make it in 3 steps

  1. 1. Upload your photo

    One photo for You, or two separate photos for Duo. The first photo is the lead singer, the second is the sax player.

  2. 2. Choose You or Duo

    You keeps one person as the lead singer. Duo adds a sax player beside the desk. Larger bands are not supported: the generator has two photo slots at most.

  3. 3. Generate · 2 credits

    Credits are charged when you generate. Wan 3.0 (wan3.0-video) makes a 12s, 720p clip, instrumental only. Resolution is always sent as 720P.

What it looks like

You: you stand at a microphone in front of a worn wooden office desk in a cramped office, bookshelves and desk clutter behind you, an invented band of office workers behind the desk. The shot opens wide, moves close for the high note and the laugh, and ends on the final note with your fist in the air.

Duo: the sax player stands close beside the desk, and the camera turns to them for a short solo before returning wide for the final note together. Faces, hair, and outfits stay exactly as in the two photos.

Which photo works best

Use a sharp waist-up photo, facing the camera, head and shoulders clear, in good light. The prompt keeps your face, hair, outfit, colors, and accessories exactly, and only changes the scene around you.

Any background works, because the scene gets replaced with the cramped office. For a duo, upload two separate photos — not one photo of both people together. Use your own photos only, no celebrities and no real performers.

Prompts

Also on the prompts page. The You pair is the default; Duo swaps in the two-person prompts.

You · Internal first-frame prompt

Use the uploaded photo as the base. Keep the person's face, hair, skin tone, body shape, outfit, colors, fabrics, and accessories exactly as in the photo. Do not swap or blend in another person's features, and do not make the person look like a celebrity or a real performer. Place the person as the lead singer standing at a microphone in front of a worn wooden office desk in a cramped office, one hand on the mic stand, mouth open mid-note, eyes closed in feeling. Behind the desk, invent a small band of plain office workers with a guitar, a bass, and a keyboard, all in everyday clothes, faces turned toward the singer. Bookshelves packed with books, stacked papers, a desk lamp, and coffee mugs fill the background, with no readable text and no logos anywhere. Warm afternoon light through a small window, waist-up framing, 35mm lens, warm natural grade, photorealistic, not CGI. Vertical 9:16. Exactly one uploaded person, no text, no logos.

You · Video · 12s

One continuous take with no cuts in a cramped office. Keep the lead singer's face, hair, and outfit exactly as in the still image, and keep the invented bandmates as separate people behind the desk. The shot opens wide on the whole band swaying gently behind the worn wooden desk as the singer leans into the microphone. It moves close as the singer hits a high note, breaks into a laugh mid-line, and keeps going with a grin. The camera holds on the singer's face for the final note, then pulls back as the singer lifts one fist in the air and the band plays the last chord together. Bookshelves and desk clutter stay in the background throughout. Audio: an original funk and soul instrumental only, warm guitar, bass, keys, and drums, with no singing, no lyrics, no vocals of any kind, and no known song. No dialogue, no text, no logos.

Duo · Internal first-frame prompt

Use the two uploaded photos as the base. The first photo is the lead singer, the second photo is the sax player. Keep each person's face, hair, skin tone, body shape, outfit, colors, fabrics, and accessories exactly as in their own photo. Do not blend the two people, do not swap their clothes, and do not make either person look like a celebrity or a real performer. Place the lead singer at a microphone in front of a worn wooden office desk in a cramped office, with the sax player standing close beside the desk holding a saxophone, both facing the camera. Behind them, invent two more plain office workers with a guitar and a keyboard, in everyday clothes. Bookshelves packed with books, stacked papers, a desk lamp, and coffee mugs fill the background, with no readable text and no logos anywhere. Warm afternoon light through a small window, waist-up framing, 35mm lens, warm natural grade, photorealistic, not CGI. Vertical 9:16. Exactly two uploaded people, no text, no logos.

Duo · Video · 12s

One continuous take with no cuts in a cramped office. Keep the lead singer's and the sax player's faces, hair, and outfits exactly as in the still image, and keep the invented bandmates as separate people behind the desk. The shot opens wide on the band swaying gently behind the worn wooden desk as the singer leans into the microphone. It moves close as the singer hits a high note, breaks into a laugh mid-line, and keeps going with a grin. The camera turns to the sax player for a short solo, sax raised and body swaying, then returns wide as singer and sax player land the final note together, the singer lifting one fist in the air. Bookshelves and desk clutter stay in the background throughout. Audio: an original funk and soul instrumental only, warm guitar, bass, keys, drums, and sax, with no singing, no lyrics, no vocals of any kind, and no known song. No dialogue, no text, no logos.

Pricing

Tiny Desk is 2 credits for a 720p, 12 second video, instrumental only. Credits do not expire. There is no subscription.

  • $9.99

    Try

    2 credits

  • $19.99

    Creator

    6 credits

  • $49.99

    Studio

    18 credits

All purchases are final and non-refundable. If a paid Tiny Desk video fails, or is still running after 10 minutes, the 2 credits charged for that video are returned automatically. A finished video is not refunded. For billing errors such as a duplicate charge, email support@knightcatai.com.

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FAQ

Does the generated video have singing or vocals?

No vocals. The generated clip uses an original funk and soul instrumental only, with no singing, no lyrics, and no known song. The singer performs on screen, but the clip itself has no vocals.

Is this affiliated with a broadcaster?

No. This site is not affiliated with NPR, and the page uses no broadcaster branding or logos. Tiny desk ai is the search term for a generic office-desk concert: a singer at a microphone before a worn wooden desk, with a small invented band behind it.

Can I make a larger band with three or five photos?

No. Larger bands are not supported: the generator has two photo slots at most. Choose You for one photo as the lead singer, or Duo for two photos as lead singer and sax player. The rest of the band is invented office workers in the prompts.

How do I make the Tiny Desk video?

Choose You or Duo, then upload one photo for You, or two separate photos for Duo: the first photo is the lead singer and the second is the sax player. Click Generate to spend 2 credits and start the 12 second 720p video. The first frame is prepared during generation.

Where do I get the prompt?

You do not need to write one. The page uses fixed prompts for the internal first frame and the video. You can read the You and Duo prompts in the Prompts section below or on the prompts page.

What photo works best?

Use a sharp waist-up photo, facing the camera, head and shoulders clear, in good light. Your face, hair, and outfit are kept exactly as in the photo. For Duo, upload two separate photos, not one photo of both people together. No readable text or logos should show in the photo.

How long is the Tiny Desk video and how much does it cost?

Every Tiny Desk video is 12 seconds at 720p, instrumental only, with no vocals. It costs 2 credits when you click Generate. Packs: $9.99 for 2 credits, $19.99 for 6 credits, and $49.99 for 18 credits.

Do I need to be 18?

Yes. Photos must be you or adults who agreed. Use photos you own or have permission to use. No celebrity lookalikes and no real performers.

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