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==Early life==
==Early life==
DeTiger was born in New York City and grew up in [[NoHo, Manhattan]].<ref name=v>{{Cite news | url=https://vmagazine.com/article/my-new-york-blu-detiger/ | title=MY NEW YORK: BLU DETIGER | 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> Her older brother suggested the name 'Blu' when she was born and her parents went along with it; her surname comes from her Dutch father, who is a visual artist.<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 7 years old, inspired by her brother Rex, who played drums, and she was enrolled in [[School of Rock (company)|School of Rock]] from age 7 to 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 age 7.<ref name=v/> 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]] and [[disco music]] and, when she was 13 or 14, she learned [[Slapping (music)|slapping]].<ref name=v/> Throughout middle school and high school, DeTiger played in bands with kids generally older than her.<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 grew up in [[NoHo, Manhattan]].<ref name=v>{{Cite news | url=https://vmagazine.com/article/my-new-york-blu-detiger/ | title=MY NEW YORK: BLU DETIGER | 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> Her older brother suggested the name 'Blu' when she was born and her parents went along with it; her surname comes from her Dutch father, who is a visual artist.<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 7 years old, inspired by her brother Rex, who played drums, and she was enrolled in [[School of Rock (company)|School of Rock]] from age 7 to 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 age 7.<ref name=v/> 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]] and [[disco music]] and, when she was 13 or 14, she learned [[Slapping (music)|slapping]].<ref name=v/> Throughout middle school and high school, DeTiger played in bands with kids generally older than her.<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 [[dropping out]] to tour and promote her music.<ref name=Beyond/> 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.<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 [[dropping out]] to tour and promote her music.<ref name=Beyond/> 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.<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 news | 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 | work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | date=October 28, 2019}}</ref><ref name=Conversation/>
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/>


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 news | 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 | work=[[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 went viral.<ref>{{cite news | title=Missing Live Solos? Look on TikTok | url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/musicians-on-tiktok-1056258/ | last=Leight | first=Elias | work=[[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>
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 went viral.<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>


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 news | title='Bass 101': Blu DeTiger | url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/blu-detiger-bass-101-1137691/ | last=Kreps | first=Daniel | work=[[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>


She was featured on one of four covers of the August 2021 issue of ''[[Bass Player (magazine)|Bass Player]]'', which described her as the “future of bass”.<ref>{{cite web | title=Bass Player 411 is out! | url=https://www.facebook.com/bassplayermag/videos/bass-player-411-is-out/549844679369320/ | via=[[Facebook]] | date=July 13, 2021 | quote=The new Bass Player is out, a special, four-cover issue in which we meet Davie504, April Kae, Blu DeTiger and Darrell Freeman, YouTubers, TikTokers and social media behemoths known to millions as the future of our instrument.}}</ref><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> That month, her song "Go Bad" was released on the soundtrack for the [[Netflix]] film ''[[He's All That]]''.<ref>{{cite news | title=Cyn Covers Sixpence None the Richer's 'Kiss Me' for 'He's All That' Soundtrack | url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/information/films/9610453/cyn-sixpence-none-the-richer-kiss-me-cover-hes-all-that-netflix-film | last=Mamo | first=Heran | work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | date=August 4, 2021}}</ref> In September 2021, [[Fender (brand)|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.<ref>{{Cite press release | url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/fender-releases-new-player-plus-series-designed-to-unite-the-next-generation-of-players-shaping-the-future-of-guitar-301376516.html | title=Fender® Releases New Player Plus Series, Designed To Unite The Next Generation Of Players Shaping The Future Of Guitar | publisher=[[PR Newswire]] | date=September 14, 2021}}</ref> The following month, DeTiger signed with [[Capitol Records]].<ref>{{cite news | title=The Deals: Blu DeTiger Signs With Capitol; TagMix Reaches Licensing Pact With Warner | url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/deals-blu-detiger-capitol-tagmix-ingrooves-marv-wmg-9657910/ | last=Panaligan |first=EJ |work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |date=November 11, 2021}}</ref> She subsequently released her debut "Blondes" with Capitol.<ref>{{cite news |title=Blu DeTiger has signed to Capitol Records, and dropped her new single 'Blondes'|url=https://readdork.com/news/blu-detiger-single-blondes/ |last=Taylor | first=Sam | work=[[Dork (magazine)|Dork]] | date=November 12, 2021}}</ref>
She was featured on one of four covers of the August 2021 issue of ''[[Bass Player (magazine)|Bass Player]]'', which described her as the “future of bass”.<ref>{{cite web | title=Bass Player 411 is out! | url=https://www.facebook.com/bassplayermag/videos/bass-player-411-is-out/549844679369320/ | via=[[Facebook]] | date=July 13, 2021 | quote=The new Bass Player is out, a special, four-cover issue in which we meet Davie504, April Kae, Blu DeTiger and Darrell Freeman, YouTubers, TikTokers and social media behemoths known to millions as the future of our instrument.}}</ref><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> That month, her song "Go Bad" was released on the soundtrack for the [[Netflix]] film ''[[He's All That]]''.<ref>{{cite magazine | title=Cyn Covers Sixpence None the Richer's 'Kiss Me' for 'He's All That' Soundtrack | url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/information/films/9610453/cyn-sixpence-none-the-richer-kiss-me-cover-hes-all-that-netflix-film | last=Mamo | first=Heran | magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | date=August 4, 2021}}</ref> In September 2021, [[Fender (brand)|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.<ref>{{Cite press release | url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/fender-releases-new-player-plus-series-designed-to-unite-the-next-generation-of-players-shaping-the-future-of-guitar-301376516.html | title=Fender® Releases New Player Plus Series, Designed To Unite The Next Generation Of Players Shaping The Future Of Guitar | publisher=[[PR Newswire]] | date=September 14, 2021}}</ref> The following month, DeTiger signed with [[Capitol Records]].<ref>{{cite magazine | title=The Deals: Blu DeTiger Signs With Capitol; TagMix Reaches Licensing Pact With Warner | url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/deals-blu-detiger-capitol-tagmix-ingrooves-marv-wmg-9657910/ | last=Panaligan |first=EJ |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |date=November 11, 2021}}</ref> She subsequently released her debut "Blondes" with Capitol.<ref>{{cite news |title=Blu DeTiger has signed to Capitol Records, and dropped her new single 'Blondes'|url=https://readdork.com/news/blu-detiger-single-blondes/ |last=Taylor | first=Sam | work=[[Dork (magazine)|Dork]] | date=November 12, 2021}}</ref>


On January 15, 2022, DeTiger made her national TV debut on ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'', accompanying [[Bleachers (band)|Bleachers]] on bass.<ref>{{Cite news | 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 | work=[[Rolling Stone]] | date=January 16, 2022}}</ref> She featured in the 2022 film ''[[Olivia Rodrigo: Driving Home 2 U]]'' that March.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Mylrea |first1=Hannah |title=Blu DeTiger: "My sound definitely has some grit and edge to it" |url=https://www.nme.com/features/music-interviews/blu-detiger-interview-chromeo-olivia-rodrigo-governors-ball-music-festival-new-york-city-radar-3240524 |website=NME |access-date=11 December 2022 |date=6 June 2022}}</ref> During 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 |title=Blu DeTiger Announces Fall Headline Tour |url=https://bassmagazine.com/artists/blu-detiger-announces-fall-headline-tour |access-date=11 December 2022 |work=Bass Magazine - The Future of Bass |language=en-us}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Solano |first1=Sophia |title=TikTok’s bass queen Blu DeTiger is on her way up |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/music/2022/11/23/blu-detiger-interview/ |access-date=11 December 2022 |work=Washington Post |date=23 November 2022}}</ref> She began an extensive North American tour 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 [[Forbes 30 Under 30|''Forbes'' 30 Under 30]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Blu DeTiger |url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/blu-detiger/?sh=3d94ebdb4798 |website=Forbes |access-date=11 December 2022 |language=en}}</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 featured in the 2022 film ''[[Olivia Rodrigo: Driving Home 2 U]]'' that March.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Mylrea |first1=Hannah |title=Blu DeTiger: "My sound definitely has some grit and edge to it" |url=https://www.nme.com/features/music-interviews/blu-detiger-interview-chromeo-olivia-rodrigo-governors-ball-music-festival-new-york-city-radar-3240524 |website=NME |access-date=11 December 2022 |date=6 June 2022}}</ref> During 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 |title=Blu DeTiger Announces Fall Headline Tour |url=https://bassmagazine.com/artists/blu-detiger-announces-fall-headline-tour |access-date=11 December 2022 |work=Bass Magazine - The Future of Bass |language=en-us}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Solano |first1=Sophia |title=TikTok's bass queen Blu DeTiger is on her way up |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/music/2022/11/23/blu-detiger-interview/ |access-date=11 December 2022 |newspaper=Washington Post |date=23 November 2022}}</ref> She began an extensive North American tour 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 [[Forbes 30 Under 30|''Forbes'' 30 Under 30]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Blu DeTiger |url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/blu-detiger/?sh=3d94ebdb4798 |website=Forbes |access-date=11 December 2022 |language=en}}</ref>


==Discography==
==Discography==

Revision as of 08:48, 12 May 2023

Blu DeTiger
DeTiger performing at Hermosa Beach in 2019
Born (1998-02-22) February 22, 1998 (age 26)
New York, NY, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Occupations
  • Singer-songwriter
  • bass player
  • DJ
Years active2016–present
Musical career
GenresIndie pop
Instruments
Labels
Websitewww.bludetiger.com
TikTok information
Page
Followers1.4 million
Likes22.5 million
Last updated: March 4, 2023

Blu DeTiger (born February 22, 1998)[3][4] is an American singer-songwriter, bass guitar player, record producer, and DJ based in New York City.[5]

Early life

DeTiger was born in New York City and grew up in NoHo, Manhattan.[6][7] Her older brother suggested the name 'Blu' when she was born and her parents went along with it; her surname comes from her Dutch father, who is a visual artist.[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, DeTiger played in bands with kids generally older than her.[11]

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.[12] 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.[11][13][14]

Career

Along with her brother, in 2018, DeTiger was a touring member of Kitten on their tour with Blue October.[15][16]

DeTiger released her debut single "In My Head" on January 23, 2019.[13] It was produced by The Knocks, and she subsequently toured with them.[17][13] In 2019 and early 2020, DeTiger toured as a bassist with Caroline Polachek and FLETCHER.[18] 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 went viral.[19][20][21]

Her debut EP How Did We Get Here? was released on March 5, 2021 on ALT:Vision records, with production help from her brother.[22][16][12] She contributed bass to the Bleachers single "Stop Making This Hurt", released in May 2021.[23]

She was featured on one of four covers of the August 2021 issue of Bass Player, which described her as the “future of bass”.[24][25] That month, her song "Go Bad" was released on the soundtrack for the Netflix film He's All That.[26] 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.[27] The following month, DeTiger signed with Capitol Records.[28] She subsequently released her debut "Blondes" with Capitol.[29]

On January 15, 2022, DeTiger made her national TV debut on Saturday Night Live, accompanying Bleachers on bass.[30] She featured in the 2022 film Olivia Rodrigo: Driving Home 2 U that March.[31] During 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.[32][33] She began an extensive North American tour in November 2022.[4] DeTiger was listed in the music category for the 2023 edition of Forbes 30 Under 30.[34]

Discography

EP

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

Singles

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

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
2019 I'm with the Band: Nasty Cherry Herself 4 episodes[35]
2022 Olivia Rodrigo: driving home 2 u Herself

References

  1. ^ "Blu DeTiger". ALT:VISION MGMT & Records.
  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 "MY NEW YORK: BLU DETIGER". V. December 10, 2021.
  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 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.
  12. ^ a b Rosenthal, Paris (September 15, 2020). "Bassist Blu DeTiger Is Taking Over TikTok And Beyond In 2020". Paste.
  13. ^ a b c Kelly, Joe (January 23, 2019). "Blu DeTiger Catches a Vibe on Debut Single and Video for 'In My Head': Exclusive". Billboard.
  14. ^ "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.
  15. ^ Pace, Lilly (October 28, 2019). "Kitten Want to Take You Back With Their Nostalgic 'Goodbye Honeymoon Phase' EP". Billboard.
  16. ^ a b Bocci, Maria (April 5, 2021). "In Conversation: Blu DeTiger". The Line of Best Fit.
  17. ^ "Take Five with Blu DeTiger: When music vibrates with you". Guitar Girl Magazine. October 21, 2019.
  18. ^ Escalante, Shanti (May 5, 2020). "Meet Blu DeTiger, the TikTok-Famous Bass Queen". Interview.
  19. ^ Leight, Elias (September 9, 2020). "Missing Live Solos? Look on TikTok". Rolling Stone.
  20. ^ Amter, Charlie (March 11, 2021). "New York's Blu DeTiger Rides Pandemic-Fueled Wave of Interest in Killer Female Basslines". Variety.
  21. ^ Williams, Sophie (February 3, 2021). "Blu DeTiger: New York's achingly cool bass virtuoso". NME.
  22. ^ Kreps, Daniel (March 5, 2021). "'Bass 101': Blu DeTiger". Rolling Stone.
  23. ^ Mylrea, Hannah (June 6, 2022). "Five things we learned from our In Conversation video chat with Blu DeTiger". NME.
  24. ^ "Bass Player 411 is out!". July 13, 2021 – via Facebook. The new Bass Player is out, a special, four-cover issue in which we meet Davie504, April Kae, Blu DeTiger and Darrell Freeman, YouTubers, TikTokers and social media behemoths known to millions as the future of our instrument.
  25. ^ "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.
  26. ^ Mamo, Heran (August 4, 2021). "Cyn Covers Sixpence None the Richer's 'Kiss Me' for 'He's All That' Soundtrack". Billboard.
  27. ^ "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.
  28. ^ Panaligan, EJ (November 11, 2021). "The Deals: Blu DeTiger Signs With Capitol; TagMix Reaches Licensing Pact With Warner". Billboard.
  29. ^ Taylor, Sam (November 12, 2021). "Blu DeTiger has signed to Capitol Records, and dropped her new single 'Blondes'". Dork.
  30. ^ Kaplan, Ilana (January 16, 2022). "'SNL': Watch Bleachers' Jack Antonoff Perform 'How Dare You Want More' with His Dad". Rolling Stone.
  31. ^ Mylrea, Hannah (June 6, 2022). "Blu DeTiger: "My sound definitely has some grit and edge to it"". NME. Retrieved December 11, 2022.
  32. ^ "Blu DeTiger Announces Fall Headline Tour". Bass Magazine - The Future of Bass. Retrieved December 11, 2022.
  33. ^ Solano, Sophia (November 23, 2022). "TikTok's bass queen Blu DeTiger is on her way up". Washington Post. Retrieved December 11, 2022.
  34. ^ "Blu DeTiger". Forbes. Retrieved December 11, 2022.
  35. ^ I'm with the Band: Nasty Cherry, IMDb, November 15, 2019
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