Yung Bae

Dallas Cotton, also known as Yung Bae, is a future funk producer from Portland, Oregon, known for his album Bae which sampled 1980s Japanese city pop.[1][2]

Yung Bae
Born
Dallas Cotton

1994
OccupationMusician
Websitewww.yungbae.com

Early life

Born in 1994 as Dallas Cotton,[3] Yung Bae began as a music producer based out of Portland, Oregon.[4] He attended the Oregon State University for four months before turning to music full time. His first full album was titled Bae.[3] He has since moved and begun working out of Los Angeles.[5]

Music career

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.[3] 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.[6] In 2018 he released B4E.[5] He has collaborated with acts such as Flamingosis, Brasstracks, and Method Man.[7] In 2019 he released the single “Must Be Love”[8] and “Bad Boy”[9] which were included in his album Bae 5.[10] “Bad Boy” was also his first single release after signing to major label Arista Records.[11] Yung Bae is also known for his "futuristic and very groovy" album artwork.[12]

In 2019 Yung Bae was named to the Billboard Dance Ones to Watch list.[13][14] In 2019 he went on a 21-date North American tour[3] in support of his album Bae 5.[15] He has also toured internationally through Asia[12] at locations such as the National Gallery of Singapore,[5] and performed international music festivals[13][16][17] such as Coachella.[18]

Bae

Debuting in 2014, Yung Bae released his first album on Bandcamp. With more to come in the years following. [19]

Track Listing

No. Title Sample Used Length
1 Kado 134 by Toshiki Kadomatsu (2010) 1:53
2 Take My Love Single Handed by Haywoode (1985) 2:16
3 I Want Your Love My Love Is Hot by The Cool Notes (1985) 2:00
4 Satisfy Will You Satisfy? by Cherrelle (1985) 2:34
5 I'm Willing (w/tuuwa) I'm Willing by Ameega (2005) 2:57
6 Tropical Hysteria Out Of This World by Shakatak (1983) 1:44
7 At Sunset One Day At A Time by Shakatak (1993) 2:35
8 マクロスMACROSS 82-99 - 葛城 ミサトYEBISU (YUNG BAE EDIT) Can You Feel My Love by Khemistry (1982) 2:08
9 Bae City Rollaz (w​/​ИΔΤVИ) 黄昏のBay City by Junko Yagami (1983) 3:40
10 Fly With Me Fly Away by Mitsuko Horie (1988) 3:19

[20]

Discography
Year Album Notes
2014Bae[10]
2016BAE 2
BA3
Skyscraper Anonymous
Bae: Side B
2017B4E
2019Bae 5

See also

References
  1. Bae (Explicit) by Yung Bae on Amazon Music
  2. I Want Cha Back: An Interview with Yung Bae|All Things Go
  3. 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.
  4. "GRiZ Set To Bring His Funky, Horn-Heavy Beats To St. Augustine With Yung Bae & Dwilly". L4LM. 12 April 2019. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
  5. "Sweating it out future funk style with Yung Bae – gig report". Bandwagon.asia. 23 April 2018. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
  6. 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.
  7. Lefevre, Zachary (21 December 2018). "Five Undercard Sets You'll Want to Catch at SnowGlobe 2018". Retrieved 24 June 2019.
  8. White, Nick (5 June 2019). "New EDM Release Radar - June 7th - WTF Is Coming Out Friday". Retrieved 24 June 2019.
  9. Ju, Shirley (1 July 2019). "Track of The Week: Yung Bae's "Bad Boy" FT. Billy Marchiafava and bbno$". Retrieved 12 September 2019.
  10. "Yung Bae Discography". Discogs.
  11. https://www.amazon.com/Bad-bbno-Billy-Marchiafava-Yung/dp/B081HYH3DB
  12. "Yung Bae talks mixtapes, the return of funk and Motown, upcoming collaborations and more". Banwagon.asia. 17 April 2018. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
  13. "Portugal. The Man, Hot Chip, Richie Hawtin & More Set For Fall 2019 Edition Of CRSSD". Billboard. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
  14. "Billboard Dance's Ones to Watch: January 2019". Billboard. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
  15. Niesel, Jeff. "Yung Bae Coming to the Grog Shop in October". Cleveland Scene. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
  16. Selbe (6 June 2019). "Firefly Music Festival Featuring Epic Dance Music Lineup in 2019". Retrieved 24 June 2019.
  17. "Five highlights of Garden Beats Festival 2019 – gig report". Bandwagon.asia. 20 March 2019. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
  18. "Pete Tong, Justin Jay, Mr. Carmack & More at Do LaB Coachella 2019". Billboard. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
  19. "Bae, by YUNG BAE". YUNG BAE. Retrieved 2021-01-12.
  20. "Bae by Yung Bae: Album Samples, Covers and Remixes". WhoSampled. Retrieved 2021-01-12.
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