W Presents: Blu DeTiger

W PRESENTS

W PRESENTS is a global live music series curated by W Hotels, spotlighting a diverse array of emerging and established artists who offer an eclectic mix of sounds. Headlining artists are handpicked by LP Giobbi (Leah Chisholm), our Global Director of Music, featuring several opening acts who are part of her FEMME HOUSE organization, a collective that prides itself in creating equitable opportunities for women and gender-expansive individuals in the music industry.

ABOUT THE ARTIST

Blu DeTiger is proof that bassists are main character material. The New York City born-and-raised artist picked up the bass guitar at age seven and soon after played her first gig at the legendary punk venue CBGB. Fueled by the hustle mentality of her environment, she was a fixture in the Lower Manhattan music scene by age 17, playing in various bands and DJing clubs while adding her live bass to her crowd-moving sets. The energy of this fast-paced nightlife world manifests through her pulsating bass lines that serve as the emotional anchor of her eclectic songs melding art pop, electroclash, funk, disco, and alternative rock.

Now with the arrival of her debut Capitol Records studio album All I Ever Want Is Everything, Blu is claiming her spotlight as a rising pop icon who's not afraid to feel it all. All I Ever Want Is Everything is a portrait of Blu at her most unstoppable and her most vulnerable, as she captures the thrillingly unpredictable process of coming into one's own. Inspired by sleepless nights out on the town and memories of her thumping DJ sets, the album sees Blu staking a claim to her desires and transforming into the messy protagonist of her fantasies. On the thumping "Dangerous Game," she playfully pledges to someone that she'll "break up the band" so the two can have an unforgettable evening of dancing and indulgence. "Let's blow our money / Let's go all night," she sings. "I wanted a song that portrayed this fun character who doesn't give a fuck, who wants to go out and experience life — which is a big part of my personality," she explains.

These hedonistic and infectiously groovy songs are balanced out with mature introspection, in which she admits to feeling imposter syndrome and the loneliness of growing up in the digital age. Yet Blu's more melancholy songs are still upbeat, as on the Mallrat-featuring dance track "Cut Me Down." Laughing off memories of past detractors and critics, her pitched-up vocals have a canny robotic effect, adding to the track's layered emotions. "The high-pitched vocals sound like angels talking to you, or this encouraging part of yourself trying to bring yourself out of feeling down," Blu explains. "I love songs that have a sad tinge, but make you feel good at the same time — where a DJ could play it and everyone's dancing and screaming along."

Event Venue

W Nashville, 300 12th Avenue South, Nashville, United States