BloodPop
Michael Tucker, known professionally as BloodPop, is an American musician, record producer, songwriter, and gaming executive.
Life and early career
Tucker was born in Kansas City, Missouri, United States. Tucker studied jazz guitar in school and, under the guidance of Cody Critcheloe of SSION, learned how to produce music in his parents' basement while he studied at the Kansas City Art Institute.He moved to Vancouver in the late 2000s to study video game design at the Vancouver Film School. It was while in Vancouver that Tucker bonded with fellow creatives - most notably Grimes, a Vancouver native - while frequently DJ'ing at local parties.
In his spare time, he continued producing music with Ableton and sporadically released glitchy, multi-layered electropop instrumentals online, eventually catching the attention of Transparent Records and dubstep artist Skrillex's Owsla imprint. He then relocated to Los Angeles.
Music career
After relocating to Los Angeles and using the monikers Blood and Blood Diamonds, Tucker began to make his mark by working with established artists. He collaborated with Grimes, while also being drafted in to officially remix tracks by artists such as Kendrick Lamar, Beyoncé, Ellie Goulding, and Major Lazer.In 2014, he worked alongside fellow producers Avicii and DJ Dahl on Madonna's thirteenth studio album, Rebel Heart, which was released the following year, with Tucker providing input on the tracks "Devil Pray", "Iconic", "Body Shop" and "Beautiful Scars". Tucker also earned a prominent production credit for smash hit, "Sorry", on Purpose, the fourth album by Justin Bieber, in 2015.
Tucker then went on to produce tracks for Britney Spears, Fifth Harmony, and Hana before working on Lady Gaga's 2016 album, Joanne, alongside Mark Ronson and Kevin Parker of Tame Impala. Tucker began operating under the name BloodPop that year, and he rounded off 2016 by producing John Legend's "What You Do to Me".
The following year saw him return with a remix of "Little of Your Love" by indie pop trio Haim, as well as a single co-written with Bieber entitled "Friends". 2019 saw Tucker issue the jubilant single "Newman" under the BloodPop moniker, as well as contributing to Post Malone's "Internet".
Tucker executive produced Lady Gaga's sixth studio album, Chromatica, including lead single, "Stupid Love".
In 2023, Tucker was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song for "Hold My Hand", co-written and performed by Lady Gaga, from the Top Gun: Maverick soundtrack.