Davie504
Italian YouTuber and musician (born 1994) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Davide Biale (IPA: [ˈdaːvide ˈbjaːle] Savona, 5 April 1994),[2][3] better known by his online alias Davie504, is an Italian musician and YouTuber. He is best known for playing bass guitar, primarily with a slapping technique, and creating several covers and viral videos.[4]
Career
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Perspective
Biale began playing bass in high school after being influenced by Kiss bassist Gene Simmons.[5][6] In 2011, he created a channel named Davie504, and began to upload unconventional cover performances of songs in 2012.[7] Examples of these videos include him using M&M's to cover songs by Eminem,[8] a Korn medley played with corn cobs,[9][10] and a Red Hot Chili Peppers medley played with actual chili peppers.[11] He also performs musical challenges, which are often suggested to him by comments on his videos, such as playing an uninterrupted slap bass solo for 5 hours,[12] and playing a bassline which Deadmau5 claimed to be "technically impossible".[13]
Biale is also known for uploading meme-related videos and covers. Most notably, he contributed to the PewDiePie vs T-Series competition, where he played a bass cover of "Bitch Lasagna" outside of the T-Series headquarters as well as a video series where he reacts to posts made on his subreddit page.[14][15] He also participated in a competition with Jared Dines and Steve Terreberry to play the guitar with the most strings.[16][17]
In 2017, Chowny Bass released the Davie504 signature bass guitar.[18] In May 2019, Biale was listed as number two on MusicRadar's list of "the 20 hottest bassists in the world today".[19] He received his YouTube Gold Play Button later that year, which he turned into a custom bass alongside Amnesia Guitars.[20]
In 2021, Biale was featured on the cover of Bass Player.[21]
In February 2023, Biale performed in a music battle against YouTubers TwoSet Violin at The Star Performing Arts Centre in Singapore, continuing an on-screen feud with the duo since 2020. It was his first-ever live performance.[22]
Personal life
Biale grew up in Albisola Superiore of Savona, Italy. The number '504' in his nickname is a reference to his day and month of birth, 5 April.[3] He attended the University of Genoa before dropping out to focus on his YouTube career. He later studied music production at a college in London. He moved to Brighton in 2017.[23]
Biale's wife, who is also a bassist, is indigenous Taiwanese.[24] They met after she viewed Biale’s content online and connected with him. They got married in October 2022.[25] He lived in Taiwan during the COVID-19 pandemic before relocating to Italy in 2022.[26][27]
In a 2013 Q&A video, Biale cited Flea, Gene Simmons, Marcus Miller and Victor Wooten as some of his favorite bass players.[28]
Discography
Studio albums
- Let's Funk! (2014)
- Funkalicious (2015)
- Very Impressive (2016)
Singles
Notes
- A cover of Mariya Takeuchi's "Plastic Love". "Bass" is stylized in all caps: "Plastic BASS".
- A cover of George Michael's "Careless Whisper".
- A cover of Rosé and Bruno Mars' "Apt.". The title is stylized in all caps and the letter b has been replaced with the emoji 🅱️: "A🅱️T."
- A cover of Jamiroquai's "Virtual Insanity". "Bass" is stylized in all caps: "Virtual BASSanity".
References
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