Blue Stahli

Blue Stahli is a Los Angeles, California[2]-based multi-genre (predominantly electronic rock) project that was created by Bret Autrey. Blue Stahli has appeared in a number of movie trailers, shows and games.[3][4]

This article is about an American musical group. For the album, see Blue Stahli (album).
Blue Stahli
Autrey in 2011
Background information
Also known asThe Insignificant Others

Lucid Hardware (1997) VOXiS:MACHINA (1997–2000)[1]
VOXiS (2000–2006)

The Gimp Smackin' Love Truckers (2000-2004)
Remorse Code (2006–2007)
Sunset Neon (2017-present)
OriginPhoenix, Arizona, U.S.
Genres
Years active1996—present
Labels
  • Ballistic Test
  • Flaming Fish Music
  • Position
  • FiXT
Associated acts
Websitebluestahlimusic.com
MembersBret Autrey

History

Musical beginnings and VOXiS (1997–2006)

Bret started music at a young age, learning through the use of an old beat up piano he had rescued from a dump. He worked through 3 years of piano lessons, by mimicking his neighbor and playing the melodies by ear. During this same time, he had become interested in sampling and programming music using DOS's Impulse Tracker. Later he received lessons from a friend for guitar, and would play along to music such as Queen's soundtrack to Flash Gordon. He has played in a band as the guitarist, fronted by drag queens; as well as joining a burlesque troupe as a DJ to their shows.[5]

Bret used his self-taught musical skills[6] alongside Collin Landis to enter a demo-tape titled Mainframe into Flaming Fish Music. Once on the label the duo, aided by brother of Collin, Shawn Lanis (Virocity) produced (under VOXiS:MACHINA, and later VOXiS) Lullabies in 1998. Later in 2006, released as VOXiS, was the debut album Darkeworld: Project One. The release was aimed for summer 2001,[7] but complications pushed the album back 5 years. Darkeworld features various collections of songs, demos, and experiments through the years 2000 to 2006, being re-released through FiXT in 2007 prior to his signing on as Blue Stahli.[8][5]

Klayton (of Celldweller; co-founder of the FiXT Music label) discovered Blue Stahli in 2007 through a remix contest for "Own Little World", titled as the "Remorse Code remix". After he was signed he relocated to Detroit, the residence of the FiXT Music label and its studios.[8]

Signing with FiXT Music and album releases (2008–2013)
Main article: Blue Stahli (album)
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The following year Blue Stahli debuted with his first single, Kill Me Every Time[9] then later releasing his first instrumental based album Antisleep Vol. 01.[10] Blue Stahli released additional singles which led up to the release of his first vocal album (with FiXT) Blue Stahli in 2011.[11] He also released two more instrumental albums as sequels to Antisleep Vol. 01 in 2012 and 2013.[12]

On May 20, 2013, Blue Stahli released a stand-alone single titled "Never Dance Again", which featured elements of 80s Dance music, followed by a remix by labelmate Josh Money.[13] In July the same year, Stahli started a YouTube series titled Ask Blue Stahli, a vlogging series where fans can ask him questions on his social sites using the hashtag #askbluestahli for him to answer.[14]

The first song ever officially recorded for Blue Stahli was This Will Make You Love Again, a cover of IAMX. Of the song, Bret tells that it was recorded "in a closet in a family home."[15] It was recorded the night before he left Phoenix, Arizona, to Detroit, Michigan, to begin the Blue Stahli project.[16] Autrey also states that it was singing along to early IAMX records that taught him how to sing.[17]

It could be argued, however, that the first Blue Stahli track is a 2004 demo featuring Rob Buhl of (Torn Skin and Syntax Error) titled 'Untitled Demo 2004' and 'We Haven't Name This Track Yet.' The song was originally slated for one of Rob Buhl's projects, but never got used and was later naturalized as a Blue Stahli track in 2014 on B-Sides And Other Things I Forgot (though it has since been removed).[18]

The Devil (2013–2015)
Main article: The Devil (album)

In 2013, Blue Stahli premiered two new songs, titled "The Fall" and "Down In Flames", both of which were released on December 17 on the first "chapter" for the second upcoming vocal album, The Devil. This album had received wide coverage from popular online magazines such as Loudwire,[19] Revolver[20] and Bloody Disgusting.[21] In an interview, Autrey stated that he aimed to finish and release the album in late 2014, however, this was later pushed back to 2015.[22][23]

In May 2015, Bret announced the completion of Antisleep Vol. 04 (Chapter 01),[24] it was later released, without warning, on June 5, 2015.

The Devil was released on October 2, 2015.

Sunset Neon (2017–present)

Since April 2017, Blue Stahli has been working under the alias Sunset Neon, a predominantly synthwave solo project. He released his debut album Starlight on December 1, 2017.[25]

Discography

VOXiS:MACHINA

  • Mainframe (1997, Ballistic Test/Flaming Fish Music) (demo cassette)
  • Lullabies (1998, Ballistic Test/Flaming Fish Music) (cassette, mini-album)
  • Digital Assimilation Volume 1 (1998, Velvet Empire Records/Flaming Fish Music) (Compilation CD, Album)

VOXiS

Remorse Code

Blue Stahli

Main article: Blue Stahli discography

Sunset Neon

  • Never Dance Again (2013, FiXT) (single, on Starlight)
    • is originally a Blue Stahli track
  • Metrocenter 84 (2016, FiXT) (single, on Starlight)
    • was originally a Blue Stahli track, now labeled as Blue Stahli & Sunset Neon
  • Lazer Pink (2017, FiXT) (single, on Starlight)
  • Got You (2017, FiXT) (single, on Starlight)
  • Tonight (2017, FiXT) (single, on Starlight)
  • Starlight (releasing December 1, 2017) (2017, FiXT) (CD, VHS, digital)
  • Additionally, the track "Sunset Neon" (from the 2015 release Antisleep Vol. 04 Chapter 1) Is listed as Blue Stahli Featuring Sunset Neon
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References
  1. "Voxis:Machina - Lullabies review". Flaming Fish Music. 1998. Archived from the original on June 23, 2015. Retrieved May 21, 2015.
  2. Zukowski, Zenae (September 13, 2018). "Blue Stahli premiere new song "Lakes of Flame"". Metal Insider.
  3. Autrey, Bret. "Bret Autrey - IMDb". IMDb. IMDb. Retrieved November 26, 2017.
  4. Autrey, Bret. "Film/TV Credits - Blue Stahli". FiXT. Archived from the original on December 1, 2017. Retrieved November 26, 2017.
  5. Brenton, Ryan (March 8, 2011). "FiXT Interview: Blue Stahli". Fixtstore.com. FiXT. Archived from the original (Interview) on January 18, 2014. Retrieved November 27, 2017.
  6. Autrey, Bret. "Ask Blue Stahli - Naked Elvis Kung Fu". YouTube. Blue Stahli. Archived from the original on 2016-05-12. Retrieved January 29, 2014.
  7. "Log into Facebook | Facebook". m.facebook.com. Retrieved 2019-11-23.
  8. "VOXiS - Darkeworld Project One". FiXT Music. FiXT Music. 2007. Archived from the original (Online store) on 2014-01-16. Retrieved January 23, 2014. The material on this disc is a non-chronological collection of songs, demos, experiments and crimes against the listening populace I committed between the years 2000 and 2006.
  9. "Blue Stahli Kill Me Every Time" (Database). Allmusic.com. AllMusic. 2008. Archived from the original on 2016-12-23. Retrieved January 23, 2014.
  10. "Blue Stahli Antisleep, Vol. 1" (Database). Allmusic.com. AllMusic. 2008. Archived from the original on 2014-07-29. Retrieved January 23, 2014.
  11. "Blue Stahli - Blue Stahli" (Database). Allmusic.com. AllMusic. 2011. Archived from the original on 2014-07-29. Retrieved January 23, 2014.
  12. "Blue Stahli discography" (Database). Allmusic.com. AllMusic. 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-07-28. Retrieved January 23, 2014.
  13. Maguire, Chris (May 20, 2013). "Blue Stahli Releases '80s Indie Chainsaw Pop' Single: "Never Dance Again"". Altsounds.com. AltSounds. Archived from the original (News post) on February 1, 2014. Retrieved January 23, 2014.
  14. "Ask Blue Stahli - Clownhorning" (YouTube video). YouTube.com. Blue Stahli. July 10, 2013. Archived from the original on 2014-06-26. Retrieved January 23, 2014.
  15. Stahli, Blue (2019-06-22). "So glad you enjoy it! That cover was done ages ago, and recorded in a closet in a family home that is unfortunately not in the family anymore, so it holds a special place besides just loving @IAMX". @bluestahli. Retrieved 2019-11-23.
  16. This Will Make You Love Again (SAB D1T20), retrieved 2019-11-25
  17. "YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2019-11-25.
  18. We Haven't Name This Song Yet [Blue Stahli ft. Rob Buhl] (SAB D1T8), retrieved 2019-11-25
  19. Kaufman, Spencer (December 16, 2013). "Blue Stahli, 'The Fall' – Exclusive Song Premiere" (News post). Loudwire.com. Loudwire. Archived from the original on 2014-01-21. Retrieved January 23, 2014. Detroit multi-instrumentalist Blue Stahli is unleashing his new album, ‘The Devil,’ via a series of chapters, the first of which drops Dec. 17...
  20. Chichester, Sammi (December 17, 2013). "Exclusive: Blue Stahli Premiere New Song, "Down In Flames"". Revolvermag.com. Revolver. Archived from the original (News post) on 2014-02-09. Retrieved January 23, 2014.
  21. Jonathan, Barkan (December 19, 2013). "Blue Stahli Releases "Down In Flames" Lyric Video" (News post). Bloody-disgusting.com. Bloody Disgusting. Archived from the original on 2014-02-03. Retrieved January 23, 2014.
  22. "Interview with ChaosControl.com". Facebook.com. Blue Stahli. Retrieved March 1, 2014.
  23. "Blue Stahli interview". ChaosControl.com. Chaos Control. Archived from the original on 2014-03-01. Retrieved March 1, 2014.
  24. "Blue Stahli - Be sure to lay down an excitement tarp, art for..." Facebook. May 22, 2015. Retrieved May 22, 2015.
  25. https://sunsetneon.bandcamp.com/album/starlight
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