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==Early life==
==Early life==
DeTiger was born in New York City and was raised in [[NoHo, Manhattan]],<ref name=myny>{{Cite news | url=https://vmagazine.com/article/my-new-york-blu-detiger/ | title=MY NEW YORK: BLU DETIGER | first1=Kala | last1=Herh | first2=Sam | last2=Tracy | work=[[V (American magazine)|V]] | date=December 10, 2021}}</ref><ref name=excels>{{cite news | last=Akdag | first=Yas | title=Blu DeTiger excels at Music Hall of Williamsburg | url=https://nyunews.com/09/08/arts/music/blu-detiger-review/ | work=[[Washington Square News]] | date=September 8, 2021}}</ref> the daughter of visual artist Jonny DeTiger. Her older brother Rex suggested the name Blu when she was born, and her parents agreed.<ref name=excels/><ref>{{cite news | title=Meet Blu DeTiger, TikTok's favourite bassist | url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/meet-blu-detiger-tiktoks-favourite-bassist-kn9p3c6cr | last=Potton | first=Ed | work=[[The Sunday Times]] | date=March 9, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | title=Blu DeTiger - Leader of the female bassist army | url=https://metalmagazine.eu/en/post/interview/blu-detiger | last=Smit | first=Emma | work=[[Metal (magazine)|Metal]]}}</ref> She started playing [[bass guitar]] at the age of seven, inspired by Rex, who played drums, and she was enrolled in [[School of Rock (company)|School of Rock]] until the age of 13.<ref name=excels/><ref>{{cite news | title=Blu DeTiger Strengthens Creative Clarity on New EP, "How Did We Get Here?" | url=https://americansongwriter.com/blu-detiger-strengthens-creative-clarity-on-new-ep-how-did-we-get-here/ | last=Uitti | first=Jacob | work=[[American Songwriter]] | date=March 1, 2021}}</ref> Through that program, she played at [[CBGB]] at the age of seven.<ref name=myny/> Until she was 14 years old, her family spent summers in [[Ibiza]], which exposed her to DJs and [[house music]].<ref name=ibiza/> She was also influenced by [[funk music|funk]] and [[disco music]], and in her early teens, she learned [[Slapping (music)|slapping]].<ref name=myny/> Throughout middle school and high school at the [[Dalton School]], DeTiger played in bands with students who were usually older than she.<ref name=forbes>{{cite web | url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/blu-detiger/ | title=Blu DeTiger | website=[[Forbes]]}}</ref><ref name=amny>{{cite news | title=New York City's Blu DeTiger talks new single, beginnings in music and finding success on TikTok | url=https://www.amny.com/news/new-york-citys-blu-detiger-talks-new-single-beginnings-in-music-and-finding-success-on-tiktok/ | last=Davenport | first=Emily | work=[[AM New York Metro]] | date=September 23, 2020}}</ref>
DeTiger was born in New York City and was raised in [[NoHo, Manhattan]],<ref name=myny>{{Cite news | url=https://vmagazine.com/article/my-new-york-blu-detiger/ | title=MY NEW YORK: BLU DETIGER | first1=Kala | last1=Herh | first2=Sam | last2=Tracy | work=[[V (American magazine)|V]] | date=December 10, 2021}}</ref><ref name=excels>{{cite news | last=Akdag | first=Yas | title=Blu DeTiger excels at Music Hall of Williamsburg | url=https://nyunews.com/09/08/arts/music/blu-detiger-review/ | work=[[Washington Square News]] | date=September 8, 2021}}</ref> the daughter of visual artist Jonny DeTiger. Her older brother Rex suggested the name Blu when she was born, and her parents agreed.<ref name=excels/><ref>{{cite news | title=Meet Blu DeTiger, TikTok's favourite bassist | url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/meet-blu-detiger-tiktoks-favourite-bassist-kn9p3c6cr | last=Potton | first=Ed | work=[[The Sunday Times]] | date=March 9, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | title=Blu DeTiger - Leader of the female bassist army | url=https://metalmagazine.eu/en/post/interview/blu-detiger | last=Smit | first=Emma | work=[[Metal (magazine)|Metal]]}}</ref> She started playing [[bass guitar]] at the age of seven, inspired by Rex, who played drums, and she was enrolled in [[School of Rock (company)|School of Rock]] until the age of 13.<ref name=excels/><ref>{{cite news | title=Blu DeTiger Strengthens Creative Clarity on New EP, "How Did We Get Here?" | url=https://americansongwriter.com/blu-detiger-strengthens-creative-clarity-on-new-ep-how-did-we-get-here/ | last=Uitti | first=Jacob | work=[[American Songwriter]] | date=March 1, 2021}}</ref> Through that program, she played at [[CBGB]] at the age of seven.<ref name=myny/> Until she was 14 years old, her family spent summers in [[Ibiza]], which exposed her to DJs and [[house music]].<ref name=ibiza/> She was also influenced by [[funk music|funk]] and [[disco music]], and in her early teens, she learned [[Slapping (music)|slapping]].<ref name=myny/> Throughout middle school and high school at the [[Dalton School]], DeTiger played in bands with students who were usually older than her.<ref name=forbes>{{cite web | url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/blu-detiger/ | title=Blu DeTiger | website=[[Forbes]]}}</ref><ref name=amny>{{cite news | title=New York City's Blu DeTiger talks new single, beginnings in music and finding success on TikTok | url=https://www.amny.com/news/new-york-citys-blu-detiger-talks-new-single-beginnings-in-music-and-finding-success-on-tiktok/ | last=Davenport | first=Emily | work=[[AM New York Metro]] | date=September 23, 2020}}</ref>


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 withdrawing to tour and promote her music.<ref name=Beyond/> She was mentored by [[Steven Wolf]]. As a student, she occasionally acted as a Manhattan club DJ, playing disco, house and funk and simultaneously improvising bass lines over the music.<ref name=amny/><ref name=Vibe/><ref>{{cite news | title=Blu DeTiger: "I would bring my bass to my DJ sets and improvise over disco, house and funk records. People would go crazy" | url=https://www.guitarworld.com/features/blu-detiger-how-did-we-get-here | work=[[Guitar World]] | date=September 6, 2021}}</ref>
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 withdrawing to tour and promote her music.<ref name=Beyond/> She was mentored by [[Steven Wolf]]. As a student, she occasionally acted as a Manhattan club DJ, playing disco, house and funk and simultaneously improvising bass lines over the music.<ref name=amny/><ref name=Vibe/><ref>{{cite news | title=Blu DeTiger: "I would bring my bass to my DJ sets and improvise over disco, house and funk records. People would go crazy" | url=https://www.guitarworld.com/features/blu-detiger-how-did-we-get-here | work=[[Guitar World]] | date=September 6, 2021}}</ref>


==Career==
==Career==
Along with her brother, in 2018, DeTiger was a touring member of [[Kitten (band)|Kitten]] on their tour with [[Blue October]].<ref>{{cite magazine | title=Kitten Want to Take You Back With Their Nostalgic 'Goodbye Honeymoon Phase' EP | url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/8540413/kitten-interview-goodbye-honeymoon-phase-ep | last=Pace | first=Lilly | magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | date=October 28, 2019}}</ref><ref name=Conversation/>
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DeTiger released her debut single "In My Head" on January 23, 2019.<ref name="Vibe" /> It was produced by [[the Knocks]], and she subsequently toured with them.<ref>{{cite news | title=Take Five with Blu DeTiger: When music vibrates with you | url=https://guitargirlmag.com/interviews/blu-detiger-when-music-vibrates-with-you/ |work=[[Guitar Girl Magazine]] | date=October 21, 2019}}</ref><ref name="Vibe">{{cite magazine | title=Blu DeTiger Catches a Vibe on Debut Single and Video for 'In My Head': Exclusive | url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/8494605/blu-detiger-catches-vibe-debut-single-video-in-my-head/ | last=Kelly | first=Joe | magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | date=January 23, 2019}}</ref> In 2019 and early 2020, DeTiger toured as a bassist with [[Caroline Polachek]] and [[Fletcher (singer)|FLETCHER]].<ref>{{cite news | title=Meet Blu DeTiger, the TikTok-Famous Bass Queen | url=https://www.interviewmagazine.com/music/meet-blu-detiger-figure-it-out-the-tiktok-famous-bass-queen | last=Escalante | first=Shanti | work=[[Interview (magazine)|Interview]] | date=May 5, 2020}}</ref> During the [[COVID-19 lockdowns]], she posted her bass cover versions of songs by [[Prince (musician)|Prince]], [[Janet Jackson]], [[Russ (rapper)|Russ]] and [[Megan Thee Stallion]] on [[TikTok]], which became [[viral video]]s.<ref>{{cite magazine | title=Missing Live Solos? Look on TikTok | url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/musicians-on-tiktok-1056258/ | last=Leight | first=Elias | magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] | date=September 9, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | title=New York's Blu DeTiger Rides Pandemic-Fueled Wave of Interest in Killer Female Basslines | url=https://variety.com/2021/music/news/blu-detiger-female-bassist-tiktok-1234927048/ | last=Amter | first=Charlie | work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] | date=March 11, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | title=Blu DeTiger: New York's achingly cool bass virtuoso | url=https://www.nme.com/blogs/nme-radar/blu-detiger-new-yorks-achingly-cool-bass-virtuoso-2870727 | last=Williams | first=Sophie | work=[[NME]] | date=February 3, 2021}}</ref> Blu has also performed with Dominic Fike, Caroline Polachek, Chromeo, Bleachers and Fletcher.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Blu DeTiger |url=https://first-avenue.com/performer/blu-detiger/ |access-date=2024-08-21 |website=First Avenue |language=en-US}}</ref>

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DeTiger released her debut single "In My Head" on January 23, 2019.<ref name=Vibe/> It was produced by [[the Knocks]], and she subsequently toured with them.<ref>{{cite news | title=Take Five with Blu DeTiger: When music vibrates with you | url=https://guitargirlmag.com/interviews/blu-detiger-when-music-vibrates-with-you/ |work=[[Guitar Girl Magazine]] | date=October 21, 2019}}</ref><ref name=Vibe>{{cite magazine | title=Blu DeTiger Catches a Vibe on Debut Single and Video for 'In My Head': Exclusive | url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/8494605/blu-detiger-catches-vibe-debut-single-video-in-my-head/ | last=Kelly | first=Joe | magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | date=January 23, 2019}}</ref> In 2019 and early 2020, DeTiger toured as a bassist with [[Caroline Polachek]] and [[Fletcher (singer)|FLETCHER]].<ref>{{cite news | title=Meet Blu DeTiger, the TikTok-Famous Bass Queen | url=https://www.interviewmagazine.com/music/meet-blu-detiger-figure-it-out-the-tiktok-famous-bass-queen | last=Escalante | first=Shanti | work=[[Interview (magazine)|Interview]] | date=May 5, 2020}}</ref> During the [[COVID-19 lockdowns]], she posted her bass cover versions of songs by [[Prince (musician)|Prince]], [[Janet Jackson]], [[Russ (rapper)|Russ]] and [[Megan Thee Stallion]] on [[TikTok]], which became [[viral video]]s.<ref>{{cite magazine | title=Missing Live Solos? Look on TikTok | url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/musicians-on-tiktok-1056258/ | last=Leight | first=Elias | magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] | date=September 9, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | title=New York's Blu DeTiger Rides Pandemic-Fueled Wave of Interest in Killer Female Basslines | url=https://variety.com/2021/music/news/blu-detiger-female-bassist-tiktok-1234927048/ | last=Amter | first=Charlie | work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] | date=March 11, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | title=Blu DeTiger: New York's achingly cool bass virtuoso | url=https://www.nme.com/blogs/nme-radar/blu-detiger-new-yorks-achingly-cool-bass-virtuoso-2870727 | last=Williams | first=Sophie | work=[[NME]] | date=February 3, 2021}}</ref> Blu has also performed with Dominic Fike, Caroline Polachek, Chromeo, Bleachers and Fletcher.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Blu DeTiger |url=https://first-avenue.com/performer/blu-detiger/ |access-date=2024-08-21 |website=First Avenue |language=en-US}}</ref>


Her debut EP ''How Did We Get Here?'' was released on March 5, 2021 on ALT:Vision records, with production help from her brother.<ref>{{cite magazine | title='Bass 101': Blu DeTiger | url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/blu-detiger-bass-101-1137691/ | last=Kreps | first=Daniel | magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] | date=March 5, 2021}}</ref><ref name=Conversation>{{cite news | title=In Conversation: Blu DeTiger | url=https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/features/interviews/blu-detiger-in-conversation | last=Bocci | first=Maria | work=[[The Line of Best Fit]] | date=April 5, 2021}}</ref><ref name=Beyond>{{cite news | title=Bassist Blu DeTiger Is Taking Over TikTok And Beyond In 2020 | url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/music/blu-detiger/blu-detiger-taking-over-tiktok-and-beyond-feature/ | last=Rosenthal | first=Paris | work=[[Paste (magazine)|Paste]] | date=September 15, 2020}}</ref> She contributed bass to the [[Bleachers (band)|Bleachers]]' single "[[Stop Making This Hurt]]", released in May 2021.<ref>{{cite news | title=Five things we learned from our In Conversation video chat with Blu DeTiger | url=https://www.nme.com/en_asia/features/music-interviews/blu-detiger-interview-chromeo-olivia-rodrigo-governors-ball-music-festival-new-york-city-radar-3241172 | last=Mylrea | first=Hannah | work=[[NME]] | date=June 6, 2022}}</ref>
Her debut EP ''How Did We Get Here?'' was released on March 5, 2021 on ALT:Vision records, with production help from her brother.<ref>{{cite magazine | title='Bass 101': Blu DeTiger | url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/blu-detiger-bass-101-1137691/ | last=Kreps | first=Daniel | magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] | date=March 5, 2021}}</ref><ref name=Conversation>{{cite news | title=In Conversation: Blu DeTiger | url=https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/features/interviews/blu-detiger-in-conversation | last=Bocci | first=Maria | work=[[The Line of Best Fit]] | date=April 5, 2021}}</ref><ref name=Beyond>{{cite news | title=Bassist Blu DeTiger Is Taking Over TikTok And Beyond In 2020 | url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/music/blu-detiger/blu-detiger-taking-over-tiktok-and-beyond-feature/ | last=Rosenthal | first=Paris | work=[[Paste (magazine)|Paste]] | date=September 15, 2020}}</ref> She contributed bass to the [[Bleachers (band)|Bleachers]]' single "[[Stop Making This Hurt]]", released in May 2021.<ref>{{cite news | title=Five things we learned from our In Conversation video chat with Blu DeTiger | url=https://www.nme.com/en_asia/features/music-interviews/blu-detiger-interview-chromeo-olivia-rodrigo-governors-ball-music-festival-new-york-city-radar-3241172 | last=Mylrea | first=Hannah | work=[[NME]] | date=June 6, 2022}}</ref>
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On January 15, 2022, DeTiger made her national TV debut on ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'', accompanying [[Bleachers (band)|Bleachers]] on bass.<ref>{{Cite magazine | title='SNL': Watch Bleachers' Jack Antonoff Perform 'How Dare You Want More' with His Dad | url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/snl-watch-jack-antonoff-perform-how-dare-you-want-more-with-his-dad-1285941/ | last=Kaplan | first=Ilana | magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] | date=January 16, 2022}}</ref> She was featured in the 2022 film ''[[Olivia Rodrigo: Driving Home 2 U]]''.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.nme.com/features/music-interviews/blu-detiger-interview-chromeo-olivia-rodrigo-governors-ball-music-festival-new-york-city-radar-3240524 | title=Blu DeTiger: "My sound definitely has some grit and edge to it" | last=Mylrea | first=Hannah | work=[[NME]] | date=6 June 2022}}</ref> 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]].<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwmusic/article/Blu-DeTiger-Announces-Fall-Headline-Tour-20220809 | title=Blu DeTiger Announces Fall Headline Tour | first=Michael | last=Major | work=[[BroadwayWorld]] | date=August 9, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | title=TikTok's bass queen Blu DeTiger is on her way up | url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/music/2022/11/23/blu-detiger-interview/ | last=Solano | first=Sophia | newspaper=[[Washington Post]] | date=November 23, 2022}}</ref> She toured North America in November 2022.<ref name=headline>{{Cite news | url=https://www.metrotimes.com/music/bass-playing-tiktoker-blu-detiger-brings-her-first-headline-tour-to-detroit-31473460 | title=Genre-spanning bass player Blu DeTiger brings her first headline tour to Detroit | first=Lee | last=DeVito | work=[[Metro Times]] | date=November 4, 2022}}</ref> DeTiger was listed in the music category for the 2023 edition of the [[Forbes 30 Under 30|''Forbes'' 30 Under 30]].<ref name=forbes/> Her first studio album, ''All I Ever Want Is Everything'', was released in March 2024.<ref name=bass>{{Cite news | url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/brittanychambers/2024/03/29/from-bass-to-beats-blu-detigers-evolution-and-new-album/ | title=From Bass To Beats: Blu DeTiger's Evolution And New Album | first=Brittany | last=Chambers | work=[[Forbes]] | date=March 29, 2024 | url-access=limited}}</ref> [[Chappell Roan]] cowrote the song "Hey You" on the album,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Richardson |first=Althea Legaspi,Nina Corcoran,Kalia |last2=Legaspi |first2=Althea |last3=Corcoran |first3=Nina |last4=Richardson |first4=Kalia |date=2024-08-03 |title=Stray Kids 'ATE,' SZA and Zedd Drop New Songs at Lollapalooza Day Two |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-live-reviews/sza-stray-kids-zedd-perform-lollapalooza-2024-day-two-1235070419/ |access-date=2024-08-20 |website=Rolling Stone |language=en-US}}</ref> which also includes collaborations with [[Uffie]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Firth |first=Abigail |date=2024-03-01 |title=Blu DeTiger: "I'm creating my own path" |url=https://readdork.com/features/blu-detiger-the-cut-cover-mar24/ |access-date=2024-08-20 |website=Dork |language=en-US}}</ref> [[Mallrat]],<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-10-13 |title=Blu DeTiger Releases New Single “Cut Me Down” (feat. Mallrat) |url=https://bassmagazine.com/blu-detiger-releases-new-single-cut-me-down-feat-mallrat/ |access-date=2024-08-20 |website=Bass Magazine |language=en-US}}</ref> [[Mayer Hawthorne]]<ref name=nme>{{Cite web |last=Duran |first=Anagricel |date=2024-01-30 |title=Blu DeTiger announces debut LP 'All I Ever Want Is Everything' and shares new single 'Dangerous Game' |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/blu-detiger-announces-debut-lp-all-i-ever-want-is-everything-and-shares-new-single-dangerous-game-3579317 |access-date=2024-08-20 |website=NME |language=en-GB}}</ref> and [[Alexander 23]].<ref name=nme/> DeTiger toured for the album in 2024 and played several festivals, including [[Lollapalooza]].<ref>{{Cite web |author=Kalia Richardson, Althea Legaspi, Nina Corcoran |date=2024-08-03 |title=Stray Kids 'ATE,' SZA and Zedd Drop New Songs at Lollapalooza Day Two |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-live-reviews/sza-stray-kids-zedd-perform-lollapalooza-2024-day-two-1235070419/ |access-date=2024-08-20 |website=Rolling Stone |language=en-US}}</ref>
On January 15, 2022, DeTiger made her national TV debut on ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'', accompanying [[Bleachers (band)|Bleachers]] on bass.<ref>{{Cite magazine | title='SNL': Watch Bleachers' Jack Antonoff Perform 'How Dare You Want More' with His Dad | url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/snl-watch-jack-antonoff-perform-how-dare-you-want-more-with-his-dad-1285941/ | last=Kaplan | first=Ilana | magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] | date=January 16, 2022}}</ref> She was featured in the 2022 film ''[[Olivia Rodrigo: Driving Home 2 U]]''.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.nme.com/features/music-interviews/blu-detiger-interview-chromeo-olivia-rodrigo-governors-ball-music-festival-new-york-city-radar-3240524 | title=Blu DeTiger: "My sound definitely has some grit and edge to it" | last=Mylrea | first=Hannah | work=[[NME]] | date=6 June 2022}}</ref> 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]].<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwmusic/article/Blu-DeTiger-Announces-Fall-Headline-Tour-20220809 | title=Blu DeTiger Announces Fall Headline Tour | first=Michael | last=Major | work=[[BroadwayWorld]] | date=August 9, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | title=TikTok's bass queen Blu DeTiger is on her way up | url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/music/2022/11/23/blu-detiger-interview/ | last=Solano | first=Sophia | newspaper=[[Washington Post]] | date=November 23, 2022}}</ref> She toured North America in November 2022.<ref name=headline>{{Cite news | url=https://www.metrotimes.com/music/bass-playing-tiktoker-blu-detiger-brings-her-first-headline-tour-to-detroit-31473460 | title=Genre-spanning bass player Blu DeTiger brings her first headline tour to Detroit | first=Lee | last=DeVito | work=[[Metro Times]] | date=November 4, 2022}}</ref> DeTiger was listed in the music category for the 2023 edition of the [[Forbes 30 Under 30|''Forbes'' 30 Under 30]].<ref name=forbes/> Her first studio album, ''All I Ever Want Is Everything'', was released in March 2024.<ref name=bass>{{Cite news | url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/brittanychambers/2024/03/29/from-bass-to-beats-blu-detigers-evolution-and-new-album/ | title=From Bass To Beats: Blu DeTiger's Evolution And New Album | first=Brittany | last=Chambers | work=[[Forbes]] | date=March 29, 2024 | url-access=limited}}</ref> [[Chappell Roan]] cowrote the song "Hey You" on the album,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Richardson |first=Althea Legaspi,Nina Corcoran,Kalia |last2=Legaspi |first2=Althea |last3=Corcoran |first3=Nina |last4=Richardson |first4=Kalia |date=2024-08-03 |title=Stray Kids 'ATE,' SZA and Zedd Drop New Songs at Lollapalooza Day Two |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-live-reviews/sza-stray-kids-zedd-perform-lollapalooza-2024-day-two-1235070419/ |access-date=2024-08-20 |website=Rolling Stone |language=en-US}}</ref> which also includes collaborations with [[Uffie]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Firth |first=Abigail |date=2024-03-01 |title=Blu DeTiger: "I'm creating my own path" |url=https://readdork.com/features/blu-detiger-the-cut-cover-mar24/ |access-date=2024-08-20 |website=Dork |language=en-US}}</ref> [[Mallrat]],<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-10-13 |title=Blu DeTiger Releases New Single “Cut Me Down” (feat. Mallrat) |url=https://bassmagazine.com/blu-detiger-releases-new-single-cut-me-down-feat-mallrat/ |access-date=2024-08-20 |website=Bass Magazine |language=en-US}}</ref> [[Mayer Hawthorne]]<ref name=nme>{{Cite web |last=Duran |first=Anagricel |date=2024-01-30 |title=Blu DeTiger announces debut LP 'All I Ever Want Is Everything' and shares new single 'Dangerous Game' |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/blu-detiger-announces-debut-lp-all-i-ever-want-is-everything-and-shares-new-single-dangerous-game-3579317 |access-date=2024-08-20 |website=NME |language=en-GB}}</ref> and [[Alexander 23]].<ref name=nme/> DeTiger toured for the album in 2024 and played several festivals, including [[Lollapalooza]].<ref>{{Cite web |author=Kalia Richardson, Althea Legaspi, Nina Corcoran |date=2024-08-03 |title=Stray Kids 'ATE,' SZA and Zedd Drop New Songs at Lollapalooza Day Two |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-live-reviews/sza-stray-kids-zedd-perform-lollapalooza-2024-day-two-1235070419/ |access-date=2024-08-20 |website=Rolling Stone |language=en-US}}</ref>


On September 10, 2024, DeTiger announced that [https://www.fender.com/en-US/electric-basses/jazz-bass/limited-player-plus-x-blu-detiger-jazz-bass/0149410376.html Fender] would produce her signature Player Plus Jazz Bass,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Duran |first=Anagricel |date=2024-09-10 |title=Blu DeTiger announces signature Fender bass guitar |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/blu-detiger-announces-signature-fender-bass-guitar-3792352 |access-date=2024-10-07 |website=NME |language=en-GB}}</ref> making her the first woman and youngest musician to have a Fender bass issued with her signature.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Baltin |first=Steve |title=Fender And Blu DeTiger Launch Exciting New Signature Bass |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/stevebaltin/2024/09/15/fender-and-blu-detiger-launch-exciting-new-signature-bass/ |access-date=2024-10-07 |website=Forbes |language=en}}</ref>
On September 10, 2024, DeTiger announced that Fender would produce her signature Player Plus Jazz Bass,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Duran |first=Anagricel |date=2024-09-10 |title=Blu DeTiger announces signature Fender bass guitar |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/blu-detiger-announces-signature-fender-bass-guitar-3792352 |access-date=2024-10-07 |website=NME |language=en-GB}}</ref> making her the first woman and youngest musician to have a Fender bass issued with her signature.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Baltin |first=Steve |title=Fender And Blu DeTiger Launch Exciting New Signature Bass |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/stevebaltin/2024/09/15/fender-and-blu-detiger-launch-exciting-new-signature-bass/ |access-date=2024-10-07 |website=Forbes |language=en}}</ref>


DeTiger has opened for artists such as [[Sabrina Carpenter]], [[Charlie Puth]], [[Odesza|ODESZA]], [[Sofi Tukker|SOFI TUKKER]], [[Bleachers (band)|Bleachers]], [[Chromeo]] and [[Jungle (band)|Jungle.]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Photo Gallery: Sabrina Carpenter + Blu DeTiger at The Anthem |url=https://districtfray.com/articles/photo-gallery-sabrina-carpenter-blu-detiger/ |access-date=2024-08-04 |website=District Fray |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Charlie Puth / Blu DeTiger @ Toyota Music Factory, Irving, TX |url=https://www.mtcmag.com/2023/05/charlie-puth-blu-detiger-toyota-music.html |access-date=2024-08-04 |website=MTC MAG}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=ODESZA w/ Blu DeTiger, Golden Features at Greek Theatre |url=https://dothebay.com/events/2024/6/13/odesza-blu-detiger-golden-features-tickets |access-date=2024-08-04 |website=DoTheBay |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=04/21/2023 – SOFI TUKKER @ RED ROCKS AMPHITHEATRE – MORRISON, COLORADO |url=https://303magazine.com/gallery/04-21-2023-sofi-tukker-red-rocks-amphitheatre-morrison-colorado/ |access-date=2024-08-04 |website=303 Magazine |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Timms |first=Tabitha |date=2022-02-01 |title=News: Bleachers Announce Their 2022 Tour |url=https://newnoisemagazine.com/news-bleachers-announce-their-2022-tour/ |access-date=2024-08-04 |website=New Noise Magazine |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-06-09 |title=Funk On The Rocks 2022 - Chromeo Bring The Funk Back To The Legendary Red Rocks Amphitheater |url=https://magneticmag.com/2022/06/funk-on-the-rocks-2022-chromeo-bring-the-funk-back-to-the-legendary-red-rocks-amphitheater/ |access-date=2024-08-04 |website=magneticmag.com |language=en-US}}</ref>
DeTiger has opened for artists such as [[Sabrina Carpenter]], [[Charlie Puth]], [[Odesza|ODESZA]], [[Sofi Tukker|SOFI TUKKER]], [[Bleachers (band)|Bleachers]], [[Chromeo]] and [[Jungle (band)|Jungle.]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Photo Gallery: Sabrina Carpenter + Blu DeTiger at The Anthem |url=https://districtfray.com/articles/photo-gallery-sabrina-carpenter-blu-detiger/ |access-date=2024-08-04 |website=District Fray |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Charlie Puth / Blu DeTiger @ Toyota Music Factory, Irving, TX |url=https://www.mtcmag.com/2023/05/charlie-puth-blu-detiger-toyota-music.html |access-date=2024-08-04 |website=MTC MAG}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=ODESZA w/ Blu DeTiger, Golden Features at Greek Theatre |url=https://dothebay.com/events/2024/6/13/odesza-blu-detiger-golden-features-tickets |access-date=2024-08-04 |website=DoTheBay |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=04/21/2023 – SOFI TUKKER @ RED ROCKS AMPHITHEATRE – MORRISON, COLORADO |url=https://303magazine.com/gallery/04-21-2023-sofi-tukker-red-rocks-amphitheatre-morrison-colorado/ |access-date=2024-08-04 |website=303 Magazine |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Timms |first=Tabitha |date=2022-02-01 |title=News: Bleachers Announce Their 2022 Tour |url=https://newnoisemagazine.com/news-bleachers-announce-their-2022-tour/ |access-date=2024-08-04 |website=New Noise Magazine |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-06-09 |title=Funk On The Rocks 2022 - Chromeo Bring The Funk Back To The Legendary Red Rocks Amphitheater |url=https://magneticmag.com/2022/06/funk-on-the-rocks-2022-chromeo-bring-the-funk-back-to-the-legendary-red-rocks-amphitheater/ |access-date=2024-08-04 |website=magneticmag.com |language=en-US}}</ref>

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Blu DeTiger
DeTiger performing at Hermosa Beach in 2019
DeTiger performing at Hermosa Beach in 2019
Background information
Born (1998-02-22) February 22, 1998 (age 26)
New York City, U.S.
GenresIndie pop
Occupations
  • Musician
  • singer
  • songwriter
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • bass guitar
  • guitar
Years active2016–present
Labels
Websitewww.bludetiger.com
TikTok information
Page
Followers1.4 million
Likes24 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

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DeTiger was born in New York City and was raised 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 agreed.[7][8][9] She started playing bass guitar at the age of seven, inspired by Rex, who played drums, and she was enrolled in School of Rock until the age of 13.[7][10] Through that program, she played at CBGB at the age of seven.[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 and disco music, and in her early teens, she learned slapping.[6] Throughout middle school and high school at the Dalton School, DeTiger played in bands with students who were usually 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 withdrawing to tour and promote her music.[13] She was mentored by Steven Wolf. As a student, she occasionally acted as a Manhattan club DJ, playing disco, house and funk and simultaneously improvising bass lines over the music.[12][14][15]

Career

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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] Blu has also performed with Dominic Fike, Caroline Polachek, Chromeo, Bleachers and Fletcher.[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] which released her debut, "Blondes".[31]

On January 15, 2022, DeTiger made her national TV debut on Saturday Night Live, accompanying Bleachers on bass.[32] She was featured in the 2022 film Olivia Rodrigo: Driving Home 2 U.[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 the Forbes 30 Under 30.[11] Her first studio album, All I Ever Want Is Everything, was released in March 2024.[36] Chappell Roan cowrote the song "Hey You" on the album,[37] which also includes collaborations with Uffie,[38] Mallrat,[39] Mayer Hawthorne[40] and Alexander 23.[40] DeTiger toured for the album in 2024 and played several festivals, including Lollapalooza.[41]

On September 10, 2024, DeTiger announced that Fender would produce her signature Player Plus Jazz Bass,[42] making her the first woman and youngest musician to have a Fender bass issued with her signature.[43]

DeTiger has opened for artists such as Sabrina Carpenter, Charlie Puth, ODESZA, SOFI TUKKER, Bleachers, Chromeo and Jungle.[44][45][46][47][48][49]

Discography

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Studio albums

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Title Album details
All I Ever Want Is Everything[36]
  • Released: March 29, 2024
  • Label: Capitol Records
  • Formats: LP, digital download

Extended plays

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Title Album details
How Did We Get Here?
  • Released: March 5, 2021
  • Label: ALT:Vision Records
  • Formats: LP, digital download

Singles

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Title Year Album
"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)[50] 		2023 All I Ever Want Is Everything
"Dangerous Game"[51] 2024
"Kiss"[51]

Filmography

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Year Title Role Notes
2019 I'm with the Band: Nasty Cherry Herself 4 episodes[52]
2022 Olivia Rodrigo: Driving Home 2 U Herself

References

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  1. ^ "Blu DeTiger". Bandcamp.
  2. ^ a b "Listen to Blu DeTiger's Ibiza & CBGB-Inspired #TBT Mixtape".
  3. ^ "thank u for the bday wishes on 2.22.22". Instagram.
  4. ^ a b DeVito, Lee (November 4, 2022). "Genre-spanning bass player Blu DeTiger brings her first headline tour to Detroit". Metro Times.
  5. ^ Hazlehurst, Beatrice (March 3, 2021). "How Blu DeTiger went from TikTok bassist to full popstar". Vice.
  6. ^ a b c Herh, Kala; Tracy, Sam (December 10, 2021). "MY NEW YORK: BLU DETIGER". V.
  7. ^ a b c Akdag, Yas (September 8, 2021). "Blu DeTiger excels at Music Hall of Williamsburg". Washington Square News.
  8. ^ Potton, Ed (March 9, 2021). "Meet Blu DeTiger, TikTok's favourite bassist". The Sunday Times.
  9. ^ Smit, Emma. "Blu DeTiger - Leader of the female bassist army". Metal.
  10. ^ Uitti, Jacob (March 1, 2021). "Blu DeTiger Strengthens Creative Clarity on New EP, "How Did We Get Here?"". American Songwriter.
  11. ^ a b "Blu DeTiger". Forbes.
  12. ^ 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.
  13. ^ a b Rosenthal, Paris (September 15, 2020). "Bassist Blu DeTiger Is Taking Over TikTok And Beyond In 2020". Paste.
  14. ^ a b c Kelly, Joe (January 23, 2019). "Blu DeTiger Catches a Vibe on Debut Single and Video for 'In My Head': Exclusive". Billboard.
  15. ^ "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.
  16. ^ Pace, Lilly (October 28, 2019). "Kitten Want to Take You Back With Their Nostalgic 'Goodbye Honeymoon Phase' EP". Billboard.
  17. ^ a b Bocci, Maria (April 5, 2021). "In Conversation: Blu DeTiger". The Line of Best Fit.
  18. ^ "Take Five with Blu DeTiger: When music vibrates with you". Guitar Girl Magazine. October 21, 2019.
  19. ^ Escalante, Shanti (May 5, 2020). "Meet Blu DeTiger, the TikTok-Famous Bass Queen". Interview.
  20. ^ Leight, Elias (September 9, 2020). "Missing Live Solos? Look on TikTok". Rolling Stone.
  21. ^ Amter, Charlie (March 11, 2021). "New York's Blu DeTiger Rides Pandemic-Fueled Wave of Interest in Killer Female Basslines". Variety.
  22. ^ Williams, Sophie (February 3, 2021). "Blu DeTiger: New York's achingly cool bass virtuoso". NME.
  23. ^ "Blu DeTiger". First Avenue. Retrieved August 21, 2024.
  24. ^ Kreps, Daniel (March 5, 2021). "'Bass 101': Blu DeTiger". Rolling Stone.
  25. ^ Mylrea, Hannah (June 6, 2022). "Five things we learned from our In Conversation video chat with Blu DeTiger". NME.
  26. ^ "Bass Player 411 is out!". Bass Player. July 13, 2021 – via Facebook.
  27. ^ "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.
  28. ^ Mamo, Heran (August 4, 2021). "Cyn Covers Sixpence None the Richer's 'Kiss Me' for 'He's All That' Soundtrack". Billboard.
  29. ^ "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.
  30. ^ Panaligan, EJ (November 11, 2021). "The Deals: Blu DeTiger Signs With Capitol; TagMix Reaches Licensing Pact With Warner". Billboard.
  31. ^ Taylor, Sam (November 12, 2021). "Blu DeTiger has signed to Capitol Records, and dropped her new single 'Blondes'". Dork.
  32. ^ Kaplan, Ilana (January 16, 2022). "'SNL': Watch Bleachers' Jack Antonoff Perform 'How Dare You Want More' with His Dad". Rolling Stone.
  33. ^ Mylrea, Hannah (June 6, 2022). "Blu DeTiger: "My sound definitely has some grit and edge to it"". NME.
  34. ^ Major, Michael (August 9, 2022). "Blu DeTiger Announces Fall Headline Tour". BroadwayWorld.
  35. ^ Solano, Sophia (November 23, 2022). "TikTok's bass queen Blu DeTiger is on her way up". Washington Post.
  36. ^ a b Chambers, Brittany (March 29, 2024). "From Bass To Beats: Blu DeTiger's Evolution And New Album". Forbes.
  37. ^ 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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  38. ^ Firth, Abigail (March 1, 2024). "Blu DeTiger: "I'm creating my own path"". Dork. Retrieved August 20, 2024.
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