Blu DeTiger
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 active	2016–present
Labels	ALT:VISION [1] HeavyRoc Music [2] Capitol
Website	www.bludetiger.com
TikTok information
Page	bludetiger
Followers	1.4 million
Likes	24 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).

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]}

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]

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