Blu DeTiger

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

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Early life

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

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

Studio albums

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

Extended plays

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

Singles

TitleYearAlbum
"In My Head"2019non-album singles
"Mad Love"
"Tangerine"
"Figure It Out"2020How Did We Get Here?
"Cotton Candy Lemonade"
"Vintage"2021
"Blondes"non-album single
"Hot Crush Lover"2022non-album single
"Crash Course"
(with Biig Piig)
"Elevator"
"Cut Me Down"
(with Mallrat) [50] 		2023All I Ever Want Is Everything
"Dangerous Game" [51] 2024
"Kiss" [51]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2019 I'm with the Band: Nasty Cherry Herself4 episodes [52]
2022 Olivia Rodrigo: Driving Home 2 U Herself

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