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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
Occupation(s)
  • Musician
  • singer
  • songwriter
  • Instrument(s)
    • Vocals
  • bass guitar
  • Years active2016–present
    Labels
  • HeavyRoc Music[2]
  • Capitol
  • 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

    [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 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 StalliononTikTok, which became viral videos.[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] 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.[33][34] 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.[35]

    Discography

    [edit]

    Studio albums

    [edit]
    Title Album details
    All I Ever Want Is Everything[35]
    • Released: March 29, 2024
    • Label: Capitol Records
    • Formats: LP, digital download

    Extended plays

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

    Singles

    [edit]
    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
    "Elevator"
    "Cut Me Down"
    (with Mallrat)[36]
    2023 All I Ever Want Is Everything
    "Dangerous Game"[37] 2024
    "Kiss"[37]

    Filmography

    [edit]
    Year Title Role Notes
    2019 I'm with the Band: Nasty Cherry Herself 4 episodes[38]
    2022 Olivia Rodrigo: driving home 2 u Herself

    References

    [edit]
    1. ^ "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.
  • ^ 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.
  • ^ "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
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