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Yung Bae

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Yung Bae
Born
Dallas Cotton

(1994-07-02) July 2, 1994 (age 30)
Musical career
OriginPortland, Oregon
GenresFuture funk
Occupation(s)Musician, producer
Years active2014–present
Websitewww.yungbae.com

Dallas Cotton, also known as Yung Bae, is a future funk producer from Portland, Oregon, known for his Bae series of albums which sampled American disco, funk, and 1980s Japanese city pop.[1]

Early life

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Born in 1994 as Dallas Cotton,[2] Yung Bae began as a music producer based out of Portland, Oregon.[3] He attended Oregon State University for four months before turning to music full time. His first full album was titled Bae.[2] He has since moved and begun working out of Los Angeles.[4]

Music career

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Yung Bae works in the future funk and vaporwave subgenres, releasing tracks online through sites like Bandcamp—he released eight in total on that site. These received several million streams on Spotify.[2] His early release albums included three volumes of his album series Japanese Disco Edits. In 2016 his releases included Skyscraper Anonymous, BAE 2, BA3, and Bae: Side B.[5] In 2017 he released B4E.[4] He has collaborated with acts such as Flamingosis, Brasstracks, Method Man, Mike Posner, Sam Fischer, Channel Tres, Marc E. Bassy, Jon Batiste, Earthgang, Awolnation, Pink Sweats, and Nile Rodgers, amongst others.[6] In 2019 he released the single "Must Be Love"[7] and "Bad Boy"[8] which were included in his album Bae 5.[9] "Bad Boy" was also his first single release after signing to major label Arista Records.

In 2019 Yung Bae was named to the Billboard Dance Ones to Watch list.[10][11] In 2019 he went on a 21-date North American tour[2] in support of his album Bae 5.[12] He has also toured internationally through Asia[13] at locations such as the National Gallery of Singapore,[4] and performed international music festivals[10][14][15] such as Coachella.[16]

Discography

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Year Album
2014 Bae
2016 BAE 2
BA3
Skyscraper Anonymous
Bae: Side B
2017 B4E
2019 Bae 5
2022 Groove Continental: Side A[17]
2023 Groove Continental: Side B[18]
2024 BAE 6[19]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Yung Bae Insomniac artist profile". Insomniac. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d Shannon Gormley. "Meet the Portland Producer Who Has Amassed Millions of Streams on Spotify and a Following in Korea Without Ever Playing a Hometown Show". Willamette Week. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
  3. ^ "GRiZ Set To Bring His Funky, Horn-Heavy Beats To St. Augustine With Yung Bae & Dwilly". Live for Live Music. 12 April 2019. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
  4. ^ a b c "Sweating it out future funk style with Yung Bae – gig report". Bandwagon.asia. 23 April 2018. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
  5. ^ Markowitz, Douglas (10 October 2018). "5 Vaporwave and Future Funk Tracks to Get You Ready for YUNG BAE". Phoenix New Times. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
  6. ^ Lefevre, Zachary (21 December 2018). "Five Undercard Sets You'll Want to Catch at SnowGlobe 2018". Retrieved 24 June 2019.
  7. ^ White, Nick (5 June 2019). "New EDM Release Radar - June 7th - WTF Is Coming Out Friday". Retrieved 24 June 2019.
  8. ^ Ju, Shirley (1 July 2019). "Track of The Week: Yung Bae's "Bad Boy" FT. Billy Marchiafava and bbno$". Retrieved 12 September 2019.
  9. ^ "Yung Bae Discography". Discogs.
  10. ^ a b "Portugal. The Man, Hot Chip, Richie Hawtin & More Set For Fall 2019 Edition Of CRSSD". Billboard. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
  11. ^ "Billboard Dance's Ones to Watch: January 2019". Billboard. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
  12. ^ Niesel, Jeff. "Yung Bae Coming to the Grog Shop in October". Cleveland Scene. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
  13. ^ "Yung Bae talks mixtapes, the return of funk and Motown, upcoming collaborations and more". Banwagon.asia. 17 April 2018. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
  14. ^ Selbe (6 June 2019). "Firefly Music Festival Featuring Epic Dance Music Lineup in 2019". Retrieved 24 June 2019.
  15. ^ "Five highlights of Garden Beats Festival 2019 – gig report". Bandwagon.asia. 20 March 2019. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
  16. ^ "Pete Tong, Justin Jay, Mr. Carmack & More at Do LaB Coachella 2019". Billboard. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
  17. ^ Cobbald, David (4 March 2022). "Yung Bae's Groove Continental: Side A sees a unique artist delve into the world of commercial music". The Line Of Best Fit. Archived from the original on 5 March 2022. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
  18. ^ "YUNG BAE RELEASES NEW ALBUM GROOVE CONTINENTAL: SIDE B". Drop The Spotlight. 2023-10-07. Retrieved 2024-05-12.
  19. ^ "Spotify". open.spotify.com. Retrieved 2024-11-06.
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