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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
Years active2016–present
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 and bass guitarist 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 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

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 went viral.[20][21][22]

Her debut EP How Did We Get Here? was released on March 5, 2021, on ALT:Vision records, with production help from her brother.[23][17][13] She contributed bass to the Bleachers single "Stop Making This Hurt", released in May 2021.[24]

She was featured on one of four covers of the August 2021 issue of Bass Player, which described her as the “future of bass”.[25][26] That month, her song "Go Bad" was released on the soundtrack for the Netflix film He's All That.[27] 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.[28] The following month, DeTiger signed with Capitol Records.[29] She subsequently released her debut "Blondes" with Capitol.[30]

On January 15, 2022, DeTiger made her national TV debut on Saturday Night Live, accompanying Bleachers on bass.[31] She featured in the 2022 film Olivia Rodrigo: Driving Home 2 U that March.[32] 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.[33][34] 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.[11]

Discography

Extended plays

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 "Blu DeTiger". Forbes. Retrieved December 11, 2022.
  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. ^ Kreps, Daniel (March 5, 2021). "'Bass 101': Blu DeTiger". Rolling Stone.
  24. ^ Mylrea, Hannah (June 6, 2022). "Five things we learned from our In Conversation video chat with Blu DeTiger". NME.
  25. ^ "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.
  26. ^ "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.
  27. ^ Mamo, Heran (August 4, 2021). "Cyn Covers Sixpence None the Richer's 'Kiss Me' for 'He's All That' Soundtrack". Billboard.
  28. ^ "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.
  29. ^ Panaligan, EJ (November 11, 2021). "The Deals: Blu DeTiger Signs With Capitol; TagMix Reaches Licensing Pact With Warner". Billboard.
  30. ^ Taylor, Sam (November 12, 2021). "Blu DeTiger has signed to Capitol Records, and dropped her new single 'Blondes'". Dork.
  31. ^ Kaplan, Ilana (January 16, 2022). "'SNL': Watch Bleachers' Jack Antonoff Perform 'How Dare You Want More' with His Dad". Rolling Stone.
  32. ^ Mylrea, Hannah (June 6, 2022). "Blu DeTiger: "My sound definitely has some grit and edge to it"". NME. Retrieved December 11, 2022.
  33. ^ "Blu DeTiger Announces Fall Headline Tour". Bass Magazine - The Future of Bass. Retrieved December 11, 2022.
  34. ^ Solano, Sophia (November 23, 2022). "TikTok's bass queen Blu DeTiger is on her way up". Washington Post. Retrieved December 11, 2022.
  35. ^ I'm with the Band: Nasty Cherry, IMDb, November 15, 2019
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