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
Occupation(s)
  • Musician
  • singer
  • songwriter
Instrument(s)
  • Vocals
  • bass guitar
Years active2016–present
Labels
Website www.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).

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Early life

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

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] 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

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

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2019 I'm with the Band: Nasty Cherry Herself4 episodes [38]
2022 Olivia Rodrigo: driving home 2 u Herself

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