Blu DeTiger Makes A Case For Bass On ‘Lipps Service’

Blu DeTiger is the guest on the latest installment of the SPIN Presents Lipps Service podcast, speaking with host Scott Lipps about becoming one of today’s most exciting bass players, growing up in New York, learning from mentor Warren McCrae and her early years playing sessions and touring.

DeTiger also discusses working with Caroline Polachek, Chromeo and Stargate, the viral videos that launched her career, the influence of Rush’s Geddy Lee and developing her signature slap bass style. The conversation winds down with a breakdown of the bass part from “Whisper,” details about her signature Fender bass and her thoughts on the top five bass players and bass lines of all time.

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On the previous episode of Lipps Service, Young the Giant dished about their new album, Victory Garden, and their journey from forming in Irvine, Ca., to crafting some of the most memorable alternative rock songs of the last two decades.

Since it began in 2018, the acclaimed podcast has featured many of the biggest voices and personalities in music, including exclusive interviews with Anthony Kiedis, David Lee Roth, Hozier, Maynard James Keenan, the Police’s Stewart Copeland, Billy Corgan, Mick Fleetwood, Nikki Sixx, Dove Cameron, Perry Farrell, the Kills and many more. Every few weeks, a new episode of SPIN Presents Lipps Service is available wherever you listen to podcasts.

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