Davide Biale (IPA:[ˈdaːvideˈbjaːle], born 5 April 1994),[2][3] 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.[4]
Career
Biale began playing bass in high school after being influenced by Kiss bassist Gene Simmons.[5][6] In 2011, he created a channel named Davie504, and began to upload unconventional cover performances of songs in 2012.[7] Examples of these videos include him using M&M's to cover songs by Eminem,[8] a Korn medley played with corn cobs,[9][10] and a Red Hot Chili Peppers medley played with actual chili peppers.[11] 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,[12] and playing a bassline which Deadmau5 claimed to be "technically impossible".[13]
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.[14][15] He also participated in a competition with Jared Dines and Steve Terreberry to play the guitar with the most strings.[16][17]
In 2017, Chowny Bass released the Davie504 signature bass guitar.[18] In May 2019, Biale was listed as number two on MusicRadar's list of "the 20 hottest bassists in the world today".[19] He received his YouTube Gold Play Button later that year, which he turned into a custom bass alongside Amnesia Guitars.[20]
In 2021, Biale was featured on the cover of Bass Player.[21]
In February 2023, Biale performed in a music battle against YouTubers TwoSet Violin at The Star Performing Arts Centre in Singapore, continuing an on-screen feud with the duo since 2020. It was his first-ever live performance.[22]
Personal life
Biale grew up in Albisola Superiore of Savona, Italy. The number '504' in his nickname is a reference to his day and month of birth, 5 April.[3] He attended the University of 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.[23]
Biale's wife, who is also a bassist, is indigenous Taiwanese.[24] They met after she viewed Biale’s content online and connected with him. They got married in October 2022.[25] He lived in Taiwan during the COVID-19 pandemic before relocating to Italy in 2022.[26][27]
^"Bass Player 411 is out!". Bass Player. 13 July 2021. Retrieved 23 November 2021. The new Bass Player is out, a special, four-cover issue in which we meet Davie504, April Kae, Blu DeTiger and Darrell Freeman, YouTubers, TikTokers and social media behemoths known to millions as the future of our instrument.
^Articles concerning the music battle between TwoSet Violin and Davie504:
