Blu DeTiger
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Born | New York City, U.S. | February 22, 1998
Genres | Indie pop |
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Years active | 2016–present |
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Website | www |
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Followers | 1.4 million |
Likes | 24 million |
Last updated: June 13, 2024 |
Blu DeTiger (born February 22, 1998)[3][4] is an American singer and bass guitarist based in New York City.[5] She has released one EP, How Did We Get Here? (2021) and one studio album, All I Ever Want Is Everything (2024).
Early life
[edit]DeTiger was born in New York City and grew up in NoHo, Manhattan,[6][7] the daughter of visual artist Jonny DeTiger. Her older brother Rex suggested the name 'Blu' when she was born and her parents went along with it.[7][8][9] She started playing bass guitar at 7 years old, inspired by her brother Rex, who played drums, and she was enrolled in School of Rock from age 7 to 13.[7][10] Through that program, she played at CBGB at age 7.[6] Until she was 14 years old, her family spent summers in Ibiza, which exposed her to DJs and house music.[2] She was also influenced by funk music and disco music and, when she was 13 or 14, she learned slapping.[6] Throughout middle school and high school at the Dalton School, DeTiger played in bands with kids generally older than her.[11][12]
DeTiger attended New York University Tisch School of the Arts for two and a half years, including a year at the Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music, before dropping out to tour and promote her music.[13] She was mentored by Steven Wolf. As a student, she DJ'd at clubs in Manhattan, playing disco, house and funk where she would simultaneously improvise playing bass lines over the songs.[12][14][15]
Career
[edit]Along with her brother, in 2018, DeTiger was a touring member of Kitten on their tour with Blue October.[16][17]
DeTiger released her debut single "In My Head" on January 23, 2019.[14] It was produced by The Knocks, and she subsequently toured with them.[18][14] In 2019 and early 2020, DeTiger toured as a bassist with Caroline Polachek and FLETCHER.[19] During the COVID-19 lockdowns, she posted her bass cover versions of songs by Prince, Janet Jackson, Russ, and Megan Thee Stallion on TikTok, which became viral videos.[20][21][22] As a bass player Blu has performed with Dominic Fike, Caroline Polachek, Chromeo, Bleachers, and Fletcher to name a few.[23]
Her debut EP How Did We Get Here? was released on March 5, 2021, on ALT:Vision records, with production help from her brother.[24][17][13] She contributed bass to the Bleachers single "Stop Making This Hurt", released in May 2021.[25]
She was featured on one of four covers of the August 2021 issue of Bass Player, which described her as the “future of bass”.[26][27] That month, her song "Go Bad" was released on the soundtrack for the Netflix film He's All That.[28] In September 2021, Fender collaborated with DeTiger to launch a new line of bass guitars for the Fender Player Plus series and named her an official Fender Next Player.[29] The following month, DeTiger signed with Capitol Records.[30] She subsequently released her debut "Blondes" with Capitol.[31]
On January 15, 2022, DeTiger made her national TV debut on Saturday Night Live, accompanying Bleachers on bass.[32] She featured in the 2022 film Olivia Rodrigo: Driving Home 2 U that March.[33] In the summer of 2022, DeTiger headlined a European tour and performed at festivals such as Bonnaroo, Electric Forest, Lightning in a Bottle, Hangout, and the Governors Ball.[34][35] She toured North America in November 2022.[4] DeTiger was listed in the music category for the 2023 edition of Forbes 30 Under 30.[11] Her first studio album, All I Ever Want Is Everything was released in March 2024.[36] Chappell Roan co-wrote the song "Hey You" on the album,[37] which also includes collaborations with Uffie,[38] Mallrat,[39] Mayer Hawthorne,[40] and Alexander 23.[40] Blu Toured the album in 2024 and played several festivals including Lollapalooza.[41]
DeTiger has opened for artists such as Sabrina Carpenter, Charlie Puth, ODESZA, SOFI TUKKER, Bleachers, Chromeo, and Jungle.[42][43][44][45][46][47]
Discography
[edit]Studio albums
[edit]Title | Album details |
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All I Ever Want Is Everything[36] |
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Extended plays
[edit]Title | Album details |
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How Did We Get Here? |
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Singles
[edit]Title | Year | Album |
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"In My Head" | 2019 | non-album singles |
"Mad Love" | ||
"Tangerine" | ||
"Figure It Out" | 2020 | How Did We Get Here? |
"Cotton Candy Lemonade" | ||
"Vintage" | 2021 | |
"Blondes" | non-album single | |
"Hot Crush Lover" | 2022 | non-album single |
"Crash Course" (with Biig Piig) | ||
"Elevator" | ||
"Cut Me Down" (with Mallrat)[48] |
2023 | All I Ever Want Is Everything |
"Dangerous Game"[49] | 2024 | |
"Kiss"[49] |
Filmography
[edit]Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2019 | I'm with the Band: Nasty Cherry | Herself | 4 episodes[50] |
2022 | Olivia Rodrigo: driving home 2 u | Herself |
References
[edit]- ^ "Blu DeTiger". Bandcamp.
- ^ a b "Listen to Blu DeTiger's Ibiza & CBGB-Inspired #TBT Mixtape".
- ^ "thank u for the bday wishes on 2.22.22". Instagram.
- ^ a b DeVito, Lee (November 4, 2022). "Genre-spanning bass player Blu DeTiger brings her first headline tour to Detroit". Metro Times.
- ^ Hazlehurst, Beatrice (March 3, 2021). "How Blu DeTiger went from TikTok bassist to full popstar". Vice.
- ^ a b c Herh, Kala; Tracy, Sam (December 10, 2021). "MY NEW YORK: BLU DETIGER". V.
- ^ a b c Akdag, Yas (September 8, 2021). "Blu DeTiger excels at Music Hall of Williamsburg". Washington Square News.
- ^ Potton, Ed (March 9, 2021). "Meet Blu DeTiger, TikTok's favourite bassist". The Sunday Times.
- ^ Smit, Emma. "Blu DeTiger - Leader of the female bassist army". Metal.
- ^ Uitti, Jacob (March 1, 2021). "Blu DeTiger Strengthens Creative Clarity on New EP, "How Did We Get Here?"". American Songwriter.
- ^ a b "Blu DeTiger". Forbes.
- ^ a b Davenport, Emily (September 23, 2020). "New York City's Blu DeTiger talks new single, beginnings in music and finding success on TikTok". AM New York Metro.
- ^ a b Rosenthal, Paris (September 15, 2020). "Bassist Blu DeTiger Is Taking Over TikTok And Beyond In 2020". Paste.
- ^ a b c Kelly, Joe (January 23, 2019). "Blu DeTiger Catches a Vibe on Debut Single and Video for 'In My Head': Exclusive". Billboard.
- ^ "Blu DeTiger: "I would bring my bass to my DJ sets and improvise over disco, house and funk records. People would go crazy"". Guitar World. September 6, 2021.
- ^ Pace, Lilly (October 28, 2019). "Kitten Want to Take You Back With Their Nostalgic 'Goodbye Honeymoon Phase' EP". Billboard.
- ^ a b Bocci, Maria (April 5, 2021). "In Conversation: Blu DeTiger". The Line of Best Fit.
- ^ "Take Five with Blu DeTiger: When music vibrates with you". Guitar Girl Magazine. October 21, 2019.
- ^ Escalante, Shanti (May 5, 2020). "Meet Blu DeTiger, the TikTok-Famous Bass Queen". Interview.
- ^ Leight, Elias (September 9, 2020). "Missing Live Solos? Look on TikTok". Rolling Stone.
- ^ Amter, Charlie (March 11, 2021). "New York's Blu DeTiger Rides Pandemic-Fueled Wave of Interest in Killer Female Basslines". Variety.
- ^ Williams, Sophie (February 3, 2021). "Blu DeTiger: New York's achingly cool bass virtuoso". NME.
- ^ "Blu DeTiger". First Avenue. Retrieved August 21, 2024.
- ^ Kreps, Daniel (March 5, 2021). "'Bass 101': Blu DeTiger". Rolling Stone.
- ^ Mylrea, Hannah (June 6, 2022). "Five things we learned from our In Conversation video chat with Blu DeTiger". NME.
- ^ "Bass Player 411 is out!". Bass Player. July 13, 2021 – via Facebook.
- ^ "Blu DeTiger: "I would bring my bass to my DJ sets and improvise over disco, house and funk records. People would go crazy"". Guitar World. September 6, 2021.
- ^ Mamo, Heran (August 4, 2021). "Cyn Covers Sixpence None the Richer's 'Kiss Me' for 'He's All That' Soundtrack". Billboard.
- ^ "Fender® Releases New Player Plus Series, Designed To Unite The Next Generation Of Players Shaping The Future Of Guitar" (Press release). PR Newswire. September 14, 2021.
- ^ Panaligan, EJ (November 11, 2021). "The Deals: Blu DeTiger Signs With Capitol; TagMix Reaches Licensing Pact With Warner". Billboard.
- ^ Taylor, Sam (November 12, 2021). "Blu DeTiger has signed to Capitol Records, and dropped her new single 'Blondes'". Dork.
- ^ Kaplan, Ilana (January 16, 2022). "'SNL': Watch Bleachers' Jack Antonoff Perform 'How Dare You Want More' with His Dad". Rolling Stone.
- ^ Mylrea, Hannah (June 6, 2022). "Blu DeTiger: "My sound definitely has some grit and edge to it"". NME.
- ^ Major, Michael (August 9, 2022). "Blu DeTiger Announces Fall Headline Tour". BroadwayWorld.
- ^ Solano, Sophia (November 23, 2022). "TikTok's bass queen Blu DeTiger is on her way up". Washington Post.
- ^ a b Chambers, Brittany (March 29, 2024). "From Bass To Beats: Blu DeTiger's Evolution And New Album". Forbes.
- ^ Richardson, Althea Legaspi,Nina Corcoran,Kalia; Legaspi, Althea; Corcoran, Nina; Richardson, Kalia (August 3, 2024). "Stray Kids 'ATE,' SZA and Zedd Drop New Songs at Lollapalooza Day Two". Rolling Stone. Retrieved August 20, 2024.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Firth, Abigail (March 1, 2024). "Blu DeTiger: "I'm creating my own path"". Dork. Retrieved August 20, 2024.
- ^ "Blu DeTiger Releases New Single "Cut Me Down" (feat. Mallrat)". Bass Magazine. October 13, 2023. Retrieved August 20, 2024.
- ^ a b Duran, Anagricel (January 30, 2024). "Blu DeTiger announces debut LP 'All I Ever Want Is Everything' and shares new single 'Dangerous Game'". NME. Retrieved August 20, 2024.
- ^ Kalia Richardson, Althea Legaspi, Nina Corcoran (August 3, 2024). "Stray Kids 'ATE,' SZA and Zedd Drop New Songs at Lollapalooza Day Two". Rolling Stone. Retrieved August 20, 2024.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Photo Gallery: Sabrina Carpenter + Blu DeTiger at The Anthem". District Fray. Retrieved August 4, 2024.
- ^ "Charlie Puth / Blu DeTiger @ Toyota Music Factory, Irving, TX". MTC MAG. Retrieved August 4, 2024.
- ^ "ODESZA w/ Blu DeTiger, Golden Features at Greek Theatre". DoTheBay. Retrieved August 4, 2024.
- ^ "04/21/2023 – SOFI TUKKER @ RED ROCKS AMPHITHEATRE – MORRISON, COLORADO". 303 Magazine. Retrieved August 4, 2024.
- ^ Timms, Tabitha (February 1, 2022). "News: Bleachers Announce Their 2022 Tour". New Noise Magazine. Retrieved August 4, 2024.
- ^ "Funk On The Rocks 2022 - Chromeo Bring The Funk Back To The Legendary Red Rocks Amphitheater". magneticmag.com. June 9, 2022. Retrieved August 4, 2024.
- ^ "Blu DeTiger Recruits Mallrat For 'Cut Me Down'". Universal Music Group. October 14, 2023.
- ^ a b "Blu DeTiger Returns With New Single And Video 'Kiss'". Universal Music Group. February 27, 2024.
- ^ I'm with the Band: Nasty Cherry, IMDb, November 15, 2019
External links
[edit]Media related to Blu DeTiger at Wikimedia Commons
- Blu DeTiger at AllMusic