Davie504

Davide Biale (born 5 April 1994), 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.

Career

Biale began playing bass in high school after being influenced by Kiss bassist Gene Simmons. In 2011, he created a channel named Davie504, and began to upload unconventional cover performances of songs in 2012. Examples of these videos include him using M&M's to cover songs by Eminem, a Korn medley played with corn cobs, and a Red Hot Chili Peppers medley played with actual chili peppers. 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, and playing a bassline which Deadmau5 claimed to be "technically impossible".

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. He also participated in a competition with Jared Dines and Steve Terreberry to play the guitar with the most strings.

In 2017, Chowny Bass released the Davie504 signature bass guitar. In May 2019, Biale was listed as number two on MusicRadar's list of "the 20 hottest bassists in the world today". He received his Youtube Gold Play Button later that year, which he turned into a custom bass alongside Amnesia Guitars.

In 2021, Biale was featured on the cover of ''Bass Player''.

In January 2023, Biale announced his first ever live performance in a music battle against TwoSet Violin in Singapore.

Personal life

Biale grew up in Albisola Superiore. He attended a university in 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.

Biale's wife is indigenous Taiwanese, and she also plays bass. They were married in October 2022. He has spent time living in Taiwan.

Discography

Studio albums

* ''Let's Funk!'' (2014)
* ''Funkalicious'' (2015)
* ''Very Impressive'' (2016)

Singles

*"Lighter" (2014)
*"Bass Bass Bass" (2020)
*"S L A P P" (2020)
*"Plastic Bass" (2021)

References

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1994 births
Italian bass guitarists
Italian YouTubers
Living people
Male bass guitarists
Music YouTubers
People from Savona
YouTube channels launched in 2011
Italian expatriates in the United Kingdom