BloodPop

BloodPop
Birth name	Michael Tucker[1][2]
Born	Kansas City, Kansas, United States
Genres	Electropop
Occupation(s)	Record producer
Associated acts	Grimes HANA Madonna Justin Bieber Lady Gaga MØ

Michael Tucker, known professionally as BloodPop (formerly Blood Diamonds),^[3] is an American musician, record producer and songwriter.

Early life

Michael Tucker was born in Kansas City, Kansas, United States.^[4][5] Tucker studied jazz guitar in middle school, went to Kansas City Art Institute, and deejayed art school parties (2007). Cody Critcheloe mentored him in Tucker's parents' basement for a month straight, learning how to produce and how to write music,^[6] using the free one week trial version of Ableton, studied video editing in Vancouver for three years,^[7] made Soundcloud instrumentals under Blood Diamonds, and signed with Transparent Records^[8][9] and OWSLA, and relocated to Los Angeles.

Career

• Blood Diamonds – Grins^[10]
• Blood Diamonds – Grins (Deptford Goth Remix)^[10]
• Blood Diamonds – Move The Stars^[10]
• Keep Shelly In Athens – Hauntin' Me (Blood Diamonds Remix)^[10]
• Blood Diamonds – Heart^[11]
• Blood Diamonds ft. Wet Look – Lasting Love^[12][13]
• Blood Diamonds – Apex^[14]
• Blood Diamonds – Osaska EP^{[15][16][17][18]}
• Blood Diamonds – Phone Sex EP^[15][19]
• Blood Diamonds – Barcode EP^[15][20][21]
• DiamondDahi – "N.M.B.D. feat Little Simz" (Writer/Producer)^[15]
• Justin Bieber – "Sorry" – Purpose (Writer/Producer)^[15]
• Justin Bieber – "Mark My Words" – Purpose (Writer/Producer)^[15]
• Justin Bieber – "I'll Show You" – Purpose (Writer/Producer)^[15]
• Justin Bieber – "Children" – Purpose (Producer)^[15]
• Justin Bieber – "Hit the Ground" – Purpose (Writer)^[15]
• Madonna – "Devil Pray" – Rebel Heart (Writer/Producer)^[15]
• Madonna – "Iconic" feat. Chance The Rapper & Mike Tyson" – Rebel Heart (Writer/Producer)^[15]
• Madonna – "Body Shop" – Rebel Heart (Writer/Producer)^[15]
• Madonna - Bitch I'm Madonna - Rebel Heart (writer/Producer)
• Grimes – "Go feat. Blood Diamonds" (Writer/Producer/Featured Artist)^[15]
• Grimes, Kreayshawn, Blood Diamonds and Tragik as L$D – DONT SMOKE MY BLUNT BITCH^[22][23]
• Lupe Fiasco – "They.Resurrect.Over.New. (feat. Ab-Soul & Troi)" – Tetsuo & Youth (Writer/Producer)^[15]
• Tinashe – "Bet (feat. Devonte Hynes)" – Aquarius (Writer/Producer)^[15]
• Pia Mia – "Touch" (Writer/Producer)^[15]
• Mikky Ekko – "U" – Time (Writer/Producer)^[15]
• Beyonce – "Haunted (Michael Diamond Remix)" – Fifty Shades Of Grey Sdtk (Producer)^[15]
• Kiesza – "Giant In My Heart (Blood Diamonds Remix)" (Producer)^[15]
• Rome Fortune
• Little Simz
• Sky Ferreira – "You're Not The One (Blood Diamonds Remix)" – You're Not The One Remixes EP (Producer)^[15]
• Ellie Goulding – "Anything Could Happen (Blood Diamonds Remix)" (Producer)^[15]
• Major Lazer – "Get Free feat. Amber Coffman (Blood Diamonds Remix)" (Producer)^[15]
• Kendrick Lamar – "Swimming Pools (Drank) (Blood Diamonds Remix)" (Producer)^[15]
• Fifth Harmony – "Scared of Happy" – 7/27 (Writer/Producer)^[15]
• Various Artists – "Hands" (Writer/Producer)^[15]
• Britney Spears - "Better" (Writer/Producer)^[15]
• Lady Gaga – "Perfect Illusion" (Co-writer/Producer)
• Lady Gaga – "Million Reasons" (Producer)
• Lady Gaga - "Diamond Heart" (Producer)
• Lady Gaga - "A-Yo" (Co-writer/Producer)
• Lady Gaga - "Joanne" (Producer)
• Lady Gaga – "John Wayne" (Co-writer/Producer)
• Lady Gaga - "Dancin' In Circles" (Co-writer/Producer)
• Lady Gaga - "Sinner's Prayer" (Producer)
• Lady Gaga - "Come To Mama" (Producer)
• Lady Gaga - "Hey Girl" (Producer) (featuring Florence Welch)
• Lady Gaga - "Angel Down" (Producer)
• Lady Gaga - "Grigio Girls" (Co-writer)
• MØ - "Drum" (Producer)
• John Legend - "What You Do to Me" (Co-writer/Producer)

Collaborators

• Lady Gaga^[24][25][26]
• Britney Spears^[15]
• Justin Bieber^[1]
• Charli XCX^[15]
• Grimes^[1]
• Madonna^[1]
• HANA^[1]
• Tinashe^[1]
• Pia Mia^[1]
• CL^[1]
• DJ Dahi^[1]

Reception

• Grimes f. Blood Diamonds – "Go"
  • 2015 Much Music Video Awards Nominations
    • Video of the Year
    • Best Post–Production
    • Best Director (Claire Boucher & Mac Boucher)

Personal life

Tucker is in a relationship with HANA (Hana Pestle).^[27][28]

References

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3. "Kevin Parker and Bloodpop joins Lady Gaga in the studio!". Lady Gaga History. Retrieved 2016-10-05.
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5. "Blood Diamonds mixtape | Dazed". Dazeddigital.com. 2012-11-06. Retrieved 2016-10-05.
6. "Blood Diamonds | Artist Profile". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2016-10-05.
7. McDermott, Patrick D. (2014-10-31). "Beat Construction: Blood Diamonds". The Fader. Retrieved 2016-10-05.
8. "How BloodPop helped craft this year's pop landscape | Dazed". Dazeddigital.com. 2015-12-28. Retrieved 2016-10-05.
9. "Transparent (Records/Blog)". Facebook. Retrieved 2016-10-05.
10. "TransparentRecs | Transparent Recs | Free Listening on SoundCloud". Soundcloud.com. Retrieved 2016-10-05.
11. ""Heart" by Blood Diamonds Review". Pitchfork. 2010-11-02. Retrieved 2016-10-05.
12. ""Lasting Love"". Pitchfork. 2011-03-22. Retrieved 2016-10-05.
13. "Music Mixers: It Girl Ilirjana Alushaj's Bi-Coastal Playlist". StyleCaster. 2011-07-15. Retrieved 2016-10-05.
14. "Apex". YouTube. 2013-10-03. Retrieved 2016-10-05.
15. Pulse Recordings – BloodPop Archived May 5, 2016, at the Wayback Machine.
16. "Pesquisa". Monkeybuzz. Retrieved 2016-10-05.
17. "Pesquisa". Monkeybuzz. Retrieved 2016-10-05.
18. "Osaka". YouTube. 2013-10-03. Retrieved 2016-10-05.
19. "Blood Diamonds (feat. Grimes) - Phone Sex (4AD)". YouTube. 2012-05-30. Retrieved 2016-10-05.
20. "Blood Diamonds - Barcode ft. Dominic Lord by OWSLA | OWSLA | Free Listening on SoundCloud". Soundcloud.com. Retrieved 2016-10-05.
21. "Blood Diamonds - Barcode ft. Dominic Lord (Official Music Video)". YouTube. 2013-09-13. Retrieved 2016-10-05.
22. "L$D - Dont Smoke My Blunt Bitch". YouTube. 2012-06-10. Retrieved 2016-10-05.
23. "Video // L$D – 'Don't Smoke My Blunt Bitch'". Freedom Spark. 2012-06-11. Retrieved 2016-10-05.
24. "Lady Gaga Announces New Single, 'Perfect Illusion'". Billboard. 2016-08-17. Retrieved 2016-10-05.
25. "Bloodpop being involved in LG5 means EDM music? - Gaga Thoughts". Gaga Daily. 2016-06-24. Retrieved 2016-10-05.
26. "Grimes Congratulates BloodPop For Lady Gaga Collaboration". Popcrush.com. Retrieved 2016-10-05.
27. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-09-21. Retrieved 2016-08-31.
28. "Hana Talks Her Bond with Blood Diamonds and Getting Lorde's Blessing | NOISEY". Retrieved 2016-08-17.