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 28)
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
Page
Followers1.4 million
Last updated: March 29, 2025

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

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DeTiger performing with Gayle in 2023

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]

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] which released her debut, "Blondes". [30]

On January 15, 2022, DeTiger made her national TV debut on Saturday Night Live , accompanying Bleachers on bass. [31] She was featured in the 2022 film Olivia Rodrigo: Driving Home 2 U . [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 the Forbes 30 Under 30. [11] Her first studio album, All I Ever Want Is Everything, was released in March 2024. [35] Chappell Roan cowrote the song "Hey You" on the album, [36] which also includes collaborations with Uffie, [37] Mallrat, [38] Mayer Hawthorne [39] and Alexander 23. [39] DeTiger toured for the album in 2024 and played several festivals, including Lollapalooza. [40]

On September 10, 2024, DeTiger announced that Fender would produce her signature Player Plus Jazz Bass. [41]

DeTiger has opened for artists such as Sabrina Carpenter, Charlie Puth, ODESZA, SOFI TUKKER, Bleachers, Chromeo and Jungle. [42] [43] [44] [45] [46] [47]

Awards

Blu received the Future of Bass Award in a ceremony hosted by Bass Magazine [48] on Jan 22 2026 with fellow recipients being Marcus Miller, Claypool of Primus, Mike Dirnt of Green Day and Laura Lee of Khrungbin.

Discography

Studio albums

TitleAlbum details
All I Ever Want Is Everything [35]
  • 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) [49] 		2023All I Ever Want Is Everything
"Dangerous Game" [50] 2024
"Kiss" [50]
"Murder on the Dancefloor"non-album single
"High Like Heaven"
(with Adore)		2025

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2019 I'm with the Band: Nasty Cherry Herself4 episodes [51]
2022 Olivia Rodrigo: Driving Home 2 U Herself

References

  1. ↑ "Blu DeTiger". Bandcamp .
  2. 1 2 "Listen to Blu DeTiger's Ibiza & CBGB-Inspired #TBT Mixtape".
  3. ↑ "thank u for the bday wishes on 2.22.22". Instagram .
  4. 1 2 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. 1 2 3 Herh, Kala; Tracy, Sam (December 10, 2021). "MY NEW YORK: BLU DETIGER". V .
  7. 1 2 3 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. 1 2 "Blu DeTiger". Forbes .
  12. 1 2 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. 1 2 Rosenthal, Paris (September 15, 2020). "Bassist Blu DeTiger Is Taking Over TikTok And Beyond In 2020". Paste .
  14. 1 2 3 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. 1 2 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!". Bass Player . July 13, 2021 – via Facebook.
  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 .
  33. ↑ Major, Michael (August 9, 2022). "Blu DeTiger Announces Fall Headline Tour". BroadwayWorld .
  34. ↑ Solano, Sophia (November 23, 2022). "TikTok's bass queen Blu DeTiger is on her way up". Washington Post .
  35. 1 2 Chambers, Brittany (March 29, 2024). "From Bass To Beats: Blu DeTiger's Evolution And New Album" . Forbes .
  36. ↑ 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)
  37. ↑ Firth, Abigail (March 1, 2024). "Blu DeTiger: "I'm creating my own path"". Dork. Retrieved August 20, 2024.
  38. ↑ "Blu DeTiger Releases New Single "Cut Me Down" (feat. Mallrat)". Bass Magazine. October 13, 2023. Retrieved August 20, 2024.
  39. 1 2 Duran, Anagricel (January 30, 2024). "Blu DeTiger announces debut LP 'All I Ever Want Is Everything' and shares new single 'Dangerous Game'". NME. Retrieved August 20, 2024.
  40. ↑ Kalia Richardson, Althea Legaspi, Nina Corcoran (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)
  41. ↑ Duran, Anagricel (September 10, 2024). "Blu DeTiger announces signature Fender bass guitar". NME. Retrieved October 7, 2024.
  42. ↑ "Photo Gallery: Sabrina Carpenter + Blu DeTiger at The Anthem". District Fray. Retrieved August 4, 2024.
  43. ↑ "Charlie Puth / Blu DeTiger @ Toyota Music Factory, Irving, TX". MTC MAG. Retrieved August 4, 2024.
  44. ↑ "ODESZA w/ Blu DeTiger, Golden Features at Greek Theatre". DoTheBay. Retrieved August 4, 2024.
  45. ↑ "04/21/2023 – SOFI TUKKER @ RED ROCKS AMPHITHEATRE – MORRISON, COLORADO". 303 Magazine. Retrieved August 4, 2024.
  46. ↑ Timms, Tabitha (February 1, 2022). "News: Bleachers Announce Their 2022 Tour". New Noise Magazine. Retrieved August 4, 2024.
  47. ↑ "Funk On The Rocks 2022 - Chromeo Bring The Funk Back To The Legendary Red Rocks Amphitheater". magneticmag.com. June 9, 2022. Retrieved August 4, 2024.
  48. ↑ "Lineup". Bass Magazine Awards. October 4, 2025. Retrieved February 26, 2026.
  49. ↑ "Blu DeTiger Recruits Mallrat For 'Cut Me Down'". Universal Music Group . October 14, 2023.
  50. 1 2 "Blu DeTiger Returns With New Single And Video 'Kiss'". Universal Music Group . February 27, 2024.
  51. ↑ I'm with the Band: Nasty Cherry, IMDb, November 15, 2019
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