Tiny Desk AI: Choose Photo Roles for Your Band

Tiny Desk AI makes a short band performance from one to five photos. The lead singer photo is required; the keyboard player, left backing singer, right backing singer and sax player are optional. Unfilled supporting roles use the template's default cast. The current output is about 15 seconds, vertical 9:16, at 480p, with generated sound. It costs 20 credits per generation.

Choose the photos and roles

1. Open the Tiny Desk AI template and choose to create a video. Use a clear photo of a consenting adult for the lead singer. Do not upload a celebrity, public figure or minor.
2. Add any supporting roles you want to replace: keyboard player, left backing singer, right backing singer or sax player. Each added photo belongs to the role you select; you do not need to fill the slots in order.
3. Check the labels before submitting. For example, a lead and sax photo make a two-photo cast; the keyboard player and both backing singers remain the defaults. With five photos, all five named roles are replaced.
4. Review the 20-credit cost and start generation. Credits are deducted when the job is created. Confirmed generation failures return them automatically; an unresolved job can remain under review until its outcome is resolved. See pricing and the refund policy for the distinction between returned credits and cash refunds.
5. Watch the result before sharing. Check whether each person appears in the intended role, and listen to the generated sound. Cuts, gestures, faces and timing can differ from the reference; exact identity, lip sync and source recording are not guaranteed.

What the published example shows

The Tiny Desk sample and its case notes show an existing five-photo result published on November 3, 2026. Its recorded review found the five photo-defined looks in sampled frames, with an extra saxophone angle and a shorter lead section than the intended four-shot plan. That review did not certify every frame or the content of the audio. The sample is one result, not a success-rate estimate or a promise that a new generation will match it.

Can I use the original song?

Tiny Desk produces sound as part of generation; it does not provide the reference recording as a downloadable soundtrack or promise the original singer's voice. If you choose to add or replace audio when sharing, use a track you have permission to use. For templates that export without sound, see how to add sound to a silent remake.

Product specifications and the sample review above were checked against the catalog and release records on November 3, 2026. The template page and AI disclosure describe the current output and its limits; no new generation was made for this guide.