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, and the

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, and has won multiple Independent Music Awards for his work with

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. In addition to his solo act, for which he was signed to

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, McAuley has been in a number of bands over the years, including a duo with

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called Johnson & McAuley,

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-style

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band

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, and a

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homage super-group called LoudLion with Taylor Locke of Rooney and Allison Robertson of

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. McAuley's songs have been featured on soundtracks like ''

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'' and ''

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''. In 2014, he wrote and produced all the soundtrack songs for ''

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'', one of which is a duet featuring himself and

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on vocals.

Career

Early career

Bleu graduated from the

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in Boston, Massachusetts. Bleu was known in the local Boston music scene for his live shows and work with other musicians, and received some local fame for his debut effort ''A Bing Bang Holidang'', which was a

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benefit for the Boston Institute for Arts Therapy. A single from that record, "Boston All Star 12 Dayz," received some local airplay, featuring famous local musicians and acts from Guster and

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as well as

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of Letters to Cleo and

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. Bleu would soon follow with his ''Workaday Day EP'' before releasing his first proper album, ''Headroom''. Released via Lunch Records, it received generally positive reviews, but did not take off until Bleu's entry into the WBCN Rock & Roll Rumble, which he won in 2001. This led him to local opening slots with

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and

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. He would later win a

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for "Best Boston Band" (as well as be nominated for 5 in his career), and land a major label contract.

''Redhead''

Bleu's next album, ''Redhead'' (called "an all around power pop treat" by music critic Aidin Vaziri), was released in 2003 on

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. Two versions were released; both featured the song "Somebody Else," which was also on the ''

'' soundtrack. The first version of the album featured a song, "Sayonara," which had backing vocals from Puffy AmiYumi, and the latter version (released on

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) contained the single "Get Up," which received moderate national airplay. The album was also released in Japan with the Puffy AmiYumi guest spot featured, followed by a short tour in Japan.

Departure from label, ''Alpacas Orgling'', and other projects

Bleu parted ways with Aware Records after a public dispute about the direction of submitted demos, and his third studio album, tentatively titled ''A Watched Pot'', was not released by the label. In 2006, a side project with

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called L.E.O. was released. Featuring contributions from Mike Viola,

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(formerly of

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), Hanson, and

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, ''Alpacas Orgling'' was meant to be similar to 1970s

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pop music, and is described by the band as an "alt-pop version of the

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." In July 2007, Bleu released two EPs on

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. One is a collection of songs he wrote for friends and family members for their birthdays, simply titled ''Happy Birthday''. The other is credited to the band Blizzard of '05 (also the name of the album). The 7-song EP was recorded by Bleu, some friends, and some former bandmates when they converted the basement of one of their houses into a recording studio, and holed up there during the Blizzard of '05, which swept across New England and shut down the city of Boston for five days. In July 2008, Bleu and frequent collaborators Mike Viola and Ducky Carlisle released ''Aquavia'' as a band called The Major Labels. Also in 2008, Bleu regained the rights to ''A Watched Pot''. It was released on July 14, 2009, through Artist Garage and Fontana Distribution. Another side project is a take on 80s rock called LoudLion (plays covers and originals), which planned to release a CD in 2011. Bleu is also an in-demand songwriter and producer, working with such artists as

, the

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, and

among many more major label and independent acts.

''Four''

In August 2010, Bleu made the decision to use

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to fund the release of his already recorded fourth album in the US. (UK label

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had agreed to release the album in Europe.) Fan contributions reached the target of $8000 within 10 hours and went on to raise a total of $39,645 to support the release and marketing of the album in America. Kickstarter named the campaign Best Music Project in the 2010 Kickstarter Awards. The new album, titled ''Four'', was released on CD in Europe on October 25 on Lojinx and on November 2 in North America on Bleu's own "The Major Label" imprint. The European digital release date was November 29.

''To Hell With You''

In November 2012, a crowdfunding for Bleu's fifth record started at pledgemusic.com. The campaign ended October 24, 2013, and was even more successful than ''Four''. One of the many offers from the campaign was the ''Redhead Record Club''. It consisted of re-recorded songs from ''Redhead'' for its 10th anniversary. The songs were released individually in digital form. In 2014, the re-recorded collection on CD was made available exclusively for pledgers. The official release of ''To Hell With You'' was January 28, 2014.

''Tinker Bell and the Legend of the Neverbeast''

In 2014, McAuley wrote and produced all of the soundtrack songs for

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''.

performed vocals on each song, with McAuley lending his vocals for a duet with Tunstall on "1000 Years." The director of the film, Steve Loter, had been listening to McAuley's music on his commute to the studio, and ended up approaching McAuley after one of his shows to ask him to work on the film.

''SiX TAPE''

Bleu's sixth studio album ''SiX TAPE'' arrived in August 2021. Featuring his popular single “Love You So,” ''SiX TAPE'' finds the “Boston in LA” artist opening up about fatherhood, religion, and “growing up,” while building a collage of mostly upbeat pop sounds. With songs inspired by ELO, Prince, Dire Straits, and Carl Carlton, ''SiX TAPE'' plays like a well-worn 90's cassette mixtape. Another self-produced album, ''SiX TAPE'' features collaborations with Lindsey Ray – Nashville based indie ingénue and sync queen, on the album's must-listen duet “Chasin’,” plus co-writers Taylor Locke (Rooney/Sparks/Train) on “Never Believe It” and Isaac Bolivar aka Izzy Fontaine (Seal/Banks) on “My Emo GF.” Mr. McGinty (Jesse McGinty), one of LA's most sought-after session players (Pharrell, Lizzo), makes multiple appearances as a co-writer and instrumentalist on some of the album's most upbeat tracks “Baby By Your Side,” “Love You So,” & “A Crazy Life!” ''SiX TAPE'', mostly written well before 2020 and originally meant to be an album of collaborations, has taken its time to come together, and morphed into something new and more personal than it was originally meant to be. Fatherhood put the kai-bosh on the constant collaborations, and from this new stage of life comes the intimate immediacy of “Kid Someday,” which encapsulates all the excitement of someone who just found out they're about to have their first child. No less personal though is the record's energetic highlight track “A Crazy Life!” written and recorded with Mr. McGinty entirely remotely during the pandemic. Bleu describes in detail the high and low-lights of living “a crazy life” and following your family on that journey even if it's “psycho.” The kaleidoscopic soundscapes presented on this collection reflect Bleu's musical journey, which includes past albums of power-pop (Redhead, on Columbia Records), homage (the Jeff Lynne obsessed collective L.E.O.), and electro indie-pop on his last self-release “To Hell With You.”

Discography

Songwriting and production discography

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Artist discography

* '' A Bing Bang Holidang'' (1999) * ''Headroom'' (2000) * ''

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'' (2003) * '' A Watched Pot'' (2009) * '' Four'' (2010) * '' Besides'' (2012) * ''To Hell With You'' (2014) * ''SiX TAPE'' (2021)

EP's

* ''Workaday Day'' (2000)

Awards

* 2002

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: Best Rock Band (indie label) * 2010

: Best Boston Artist That Doesn't Live in Boston * 11th Independent Music Awards: ''Four'' – Best Pop Album"11th Annual Independent Music Awards Winners Announced!"
Independent Music Awards, May 2, 2012. Retrieved September 4, 2013. * 15th Independent Music Awards: Best Music Producer * 15th Independent Music Awards: ''Black Box'' – Best Indie Album * 16th Independent Music Awards: ''Echo Papa'' – Best Rock EP

References

External links

Official site

National Public Radio
on ''Redhead''. *
Rolling Stone
' review of ''Redhead''.

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