Dallas Cotton, also known as Yung Bae, is a

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producer from Portland, Oregon, known for his album ''Bae'' which sampled 1980s Japanese

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Early life

Born in 1994 as Dallas Cotton, Yung Bae began as a music producer based out of

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. He attended

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for four months before turning to music full time. His first full album was titled ''Bae''. He has since moved and begun working out of

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Music career

Yung Bae works in the future funk and

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subgenres, releasing tracks online through sites like

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—he released eight in total on that site. These received several million streams on

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. 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''. In 2017 he released ''B4E''. He has collaborated with acts such as Flamingosis,

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, amongst others. In 2019 he released the single “Must Be Love” and “Bad Boy” which were included in his album ''Bae 5''. “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. In 2019 he went on a 21-date North American tour in support of his album ''Bae 5''. He has also toured internationally through Asia at locations such as the National Gallery of Singapore, and performed international music festivals such as

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Discography

References

External links

Video for Yung Bae's "Welcome To The Disco" on artist's official YouTube channelOfficial YouTube channel
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bae, Yung Living people 21st-century American musicians American DJs Musicians from Portland, Oregon Vaporwave musicians 1994 births