Blu DeTiger

Blu DeTiger is an American singer-songwriter, bass player, record producer, and DJ based in New York City.

Early life
DeTiger was born and raised in New York City. Blu DeTiger is her birth name. She was named 'Blu' by her older brother Rex, and her surname comes from her Dutch father. She first started playing bass guitar at 7 years old, and was enrolled in School of Rock from age 7 to 13.

DeTiger attended the New York University Tisch School of the Arts' Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music, and while there, DJ'd at clubs around Manhattan. As a DJ, she would improvise bass lines over songs of various genres. She left NYU after two and a half years to focus on touring and recording music.

Career
DeTiger toured as a bassist with Caroline Polachek and FLETCHER. She was a touring member of the alternative rock band Kitten, notably on their nationwide tour with Blue October in 2018.

DeTiger released her debut single "In My Head" on January 23, 2019. It was produced by The Knocks, and she subsequently toured with them. She went viral by playing bass on TikTok during the COVID-19 lockdowns, covering songs by artists like Prince, Janet Jackson, Russ, and Megan Thee Stallion.

Her debut EP How Did We Get Here? was released on March 5, 2021 on ALT:Vision records. She frequently collaborates with her brother Rex DeTiger, who plays drums and helped to produce her EP. She plays bass on the 2021 Bleachers single "Stop Making This Hurt". Her song "Go Bad" is on the soundtrack for the 2021 Netflix film He's All That.

In September 2021, Fender collaborated with DeTiger to launch a new line of bass guitars for the Fender Player Plus series. She was also announced to be an official Fender Next Player. She was featured on the cover of the August 2021 issue of Bass Player, which described her as the “future of bass”. In November 2021, DeTiger announced that she signed with Capitol Records. She released her debut "Blondes" with Capitol.

On January 15, 2022, DeTiger made her national TV debut on Saturday Night Live, accompanying Jack Antonoff’s Bleachers on bass.