Velvet Negroni

Velvet Negroni's Jeremy Nutzman creates kaleidoscopic jams and stark reveries that blur the boundaries between R&B, rap, rock, and electronic music. Whether imbuing his songs with surprising juxtapositions and haunting distances on 2019's Neon Brown or emphasizing the exhilarating spontaneity of his music on 2023's Bulli, Nutzman always brings a fresh perspective to familiar sounds. Born and raised in Minnesota, Nutzman (who is Black) was adopted into a white evangelical family at a young age. His mother, a fundamentalist missionary, had him spend hours practicing classical p...