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Weekend Recall | Gallant

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Gaining a GRAMMY Award nomination in the category of “Best Urban Contemporary Album” for his breakout debut _Ology_, [Gallant](https://www.instagram.com/sogallant/) is a continual iconoclast in the R&B world. This gained him recognition on the Top 25 of the _Billboard_ 200 and _Entertainment Weekly’s_ “25 Best Albums of 2016 (So Far)”. _Sweet Insomnia_, his newest release into the music world projects his creative concepts like never before.  Over the weekend the musician took to the Wiltern stage to perform before running off to Downtown Las Vegas for the Life is Beautiful festival… Here is his weekend recall first day of tour— pulled up to the Wiltern around 4:30, ready to plug in and get that soundcheck popping ![first day of tour— pulled up to the Wiltern around 4:30, ready to plug in and get that soundcheck popping](https://assets-global.website-files.com/62ee0bbe0c783a903ecc0ddb/6472ba33b85a752a305fcc82_image-asset.jpeg) first day of tour— pulled up to the Wiltern around 4:30, ready to plug in and get that soundcheck popping all the ppl i put on the guest list start hitting me for VIP instructions— trying my best to hit everyone back and get them sorted, a lot to juggle tho ![all the ppl i put on the guest list start hitting me for VIP instructions— trying my best to hit everyone back and get them sorted, a lot to juggle tho](https://assets-global.website-files.com/62ee0bbe0c783a903ecc0ddb/6472ba33b85a752a305fcc88_image-asset.jpeg) all the ppl i put on the guest list start hitting me for VIP instructions— trying my best to hit everyone back and get them sorted, a lot to juggle tho little confusion between the outputs being sent out from my rig— trying to sort it all out w the venue. ![little confusion between the outputs being sent out from my rig— trying to sort it all out w the venue.](https://assets-global.website-files.com/62ee0bbe0c783a903ecc0ddb/6472ba33b85a752a305fcc85_image-asset.jpeg) little confusion between the outputs being sent out from my rig— trying to sort it all out w the venue. my brother Connor came through to the wiltern— saying what’s up to him before I have to go hit the stage ![my brother Connor came through to the wiltern— saying what’s up to him before I have to go hit the stage](https://assets-global.website-files.com/62ee0bbe0c783a903ecc0ddb/6472ba33b85a752a305fcc6f_image-asset.jpeg) my brother Connor came through to the wiltern— saying what’s up to him before I have to go hit the stage now it’s time to hit the stage ![now it’s time to hit the stage](https://assets-global.website-files.com/62ee0bbe0c783a903ecc0ddb/6472ba33b85a752a305fcc68_FLAUNT%2BMAGAZINE%2BGALLANT%2B-6.jpeg) now it’s time to hit the stage crowd at the Wiltern was dope— hadn’t performed in LA for over a year, felt like i was coming home for real ![crowd at the Wiltern was dope— hadn’t performed in LA for over a year, felt like i was coming home for real](https://assets-global.website-files.com/62ee0bbe0c783a903ecc0ddb/6472ba33b85a752a305fcc75_FLAUNT%2BMAGAZINE%2BGALLANT%2B-1.jpeg) crowd at the Wiltern was dope— hadn’t performed in LA for over a year, felt like i was coming home for real mission 1 complete. playing some super smash bros in my room on the bus on the way to Life Is Beautiful Festival ![mission 1 complete. playing some super smash bros in my room on the bus on the way to Life Is Beautiful Festival](https://assets-global.website-files.com/62ee0bbe0c783a903ecc0ddb/6472ba33b85a752a305fcc7c_FLAUNT%2BMAGAZINE%2BGALLANT%2B-7.jpeg) mission 1 complete. playing some super smash bros in my room on the bus on the way to Life Is Beautiful Festival quick line check day the festival— everything workin great this time, bout to run on stage ![quick line check day the festival— everything workin great this time, bout to run on stage](https://assets-global.website-files.com/62ee0bbe0c783a903ecc0ddb/6472ba33b85a752a305fcc79_FLAUNT%2BMAGAZINE%2BGALLANT%2B-8.jpeg) quick line check day the festival— everything workin great this time, bout to run on stage i step out on stage at life is beautiful— drank like 2 beers backstage not sure what the crowd is gonna be lookin like ![i step out on stage at life is beautiful— drank like 2 beers backstage not sure what the crowd is gonna be lookin like](https://assets-global.website-files.com/62ee0bbe0c783a903ecc0ddb/6472ba33b85a752a305fcc72_image-asset.jpeg) i step out on stage at life is beautiful— drank like 2 beers backstage not sure what the crowd is gonna be lookin like damn, everybody showed up ![damn, everybody showed up](https://assets-global.website-files.com/62ee0bbe0c783a903ecc0ddb/6472ba33b85a752a305fcc6c_image-asset.jpeg) damn, everybody showed up singing ‘weight in gold’ together ![singing ‘weight in gold’ together](https://assets-global.website-files.com/62ee0bbe0c783a903ecc0ddb/6472ba34b85a752a305fcc90_FLAUNT%2BMAGAZINE%2BGALLANT%2B-11.jpeg) singing ‘weight in gold’ together left right after the set back to the hotel— had to record this one ad-lib for this song called panasonic from my new album— wanted to do it with my stage mic but i left a cable i needed back at the crib. so i just record it real quick on my phone an… ![left right after the set back to the hotel— had to record this one ad-lib for this song called panasonic from my new album— wanted to do it with my stage mic but i left a cable i needed back at the crib. so i just record it real quick on my phone an…](https://assets-global.website-files.com/62ee0bbe0c783a903ecc0ddb/6472ba33b85a752a305fcc7f_FLAUNT%2BMAGAZINE%2BGALLANT%2B-12.jpeg) left right after the set back to the hotel— had to record this one ad-lib for this song called panasonic from my new album— wanted to do it with my stage mic but i left a cable i needed back at the crib. so i just record it real quick on my phone and airdrop it into Ableton just barely made the deadline. Sweet Insomnia still coming out on 10/25 👌🏿 ![just barely made the deadline. Sweet Insomnia still coming out on 10/25 👌🏿](https://assets-global.website-files.com/62ee0bbe0c783a903ecc0ddb/6472ba33b85a752a305fcc8d_image-asset.jpeg) just barely made the deadline. Sweet Insomnia still coming out on 10/25 👌🏿