Devin Star Tailes (born July 2, 1989), better known by her stage name Dev, is an American recording artist. She grew up in Manteca, California. She was discovered by The Cataracs when she made an Amy Winehouse cover and posted it onto MySpace. Dev's song "Booty Bounce" was sampled in Far East Movement's hit single "Like a G6" which reached number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart, and sold over two million downloads in the country. Dev was signed to Universal Republic in October 2010 and released her first official single, "Bass Down Low" in December. The song debuted at number ninety-four in the US. Dev's debut album is set for an April 2011 release.

Contents [hide]
1 Life and career
1.1 Early life and career beginnings
1.2 Debut album
2 Musical style
3 Discography
3.1 Singles
3.2 Featured singles
4 References
5 External links

[edit] Life and career[edit] Early life and career beginningsDev was born in Tracy, California to Lisa, a real estate agent, and Riki Tailes, a painting contractor.[1] Dev grew up in Manteca and is of Mexican and Portuguese descent.[2] She has two younger sisters, Sierra Sol and Maezee Lua.[1] At the age of four, she started swimming and was part of the U.S Olympic development program.[1] She graduated from Sierra High School, where she was a member of a band and a choir. Soon, she attended San Joaquin Delta College, studying English and art history.[1]

[...] I decided put up this song on MySpace. [...] it was basically a “diss track” and I didn’t expect anything out of it? It was just to make me feel good like how music should but Niles [of the Cataracs] came across of my page and was really into my voice and they kind of got me into singing and opened up my eyes to business opportunities.

“”Dev on the start of her career[3]She made a cover of an Amy Winehouse song that she described as being "super-weird and super-different".[1] She recorded the song off her MacBook and made it in response to her ex-boyfriend's new girlfriend, calling it a "diss track".[3] A friend of hers posted the song onto MySpace, and production team The Cataracs noticed it and contacted Dev. She dropped out of college during her freshman year to pursue her singing career. Six months later, Dev and the Cataracs' song "2night" began to gain exposure on the radio, the television channel mtvU and the Billboard Hot Dance Airplay chart.[1] In 2009, Dev moved to Los Angeles to produce music with the Cataracs.[2]

In 2010, the Cataracs produced "Like a G6" with Far East Movement and decided to use a verse from Dev's single "Booty Bounce" as the chorus.[4] The two songs were made in the same summer, at the time where Dev and the Cataracs "were grinding it out in the studio pretty tough together," making a couple of "simplistic random tracks."[3] "Like a G6", which features the Cataracs and Dev, was released in April 2010, and reached number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart.[5] The song went on to sell over two million downloads in the US.[6]

[edit] Debut albumIn August 2010, Dev made a music video for "Booty Bounce", directed by Ethan Adler, and uploaded it onto YouTube, where it has generated over 2,500,000 views.[4][7] In October 2010, Dev was signed to Universal Republic and her first official single, "Bass Down Low", was serviced to rhythmic radio stations in November.[4][8] It was released digitally in select territories on December 6, 2010 and one day later in the United States.[9][10] The song peaked at number seventy-four on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and number two on the Heatseekers Songs chart.[11] In Canada, the song peaked at number forty-two in its third week on the Canadian Hot 100 chart.[12] A critic of The Arizona Republic named the song the fourth best single of December 2010, comparing it to Kesha's 2009 hit singe "Tik Tok", but wrote that "every other element of "Bass Down Low" feels custom-made for squeezing 15 extra minutes off that "Tik Tok" clock. [...] It's there in the throbbing electro-pop groove".[13] The song will be serviced onto mainstream radio on January 11, 2011.[14]

Since 2009, Dev has been working on her debut album with the Cataracs.[1][2] The album is scheduled for a release in April 2011.[3] She spoke of the album in an interview with Fashion Indie, saying, "I'm confident in The Cataracs and myself that this album is going to speak for itself and I won't just be known as the "G6" girl. Pop songs with the feel of "Bass Down Low" will be included but I grew up being into helluva different music! I know that my intricate influences and The Cataracs simple influences are going to come out on this album as one."[3] While speaking of the album's genres, she said, "Typical pop music is not what I am only good at doing; I have a lot of ideas and hip-hop influence records, some electro ballads."[3]

[edit] Musical styleDev's electro style and "sing-talk" vocal style have been compared to fellow pop singer Kesha.[15] Dev responded to this, saying, "I'm confident enough in what I do that people will see me for who I am ... I get why people compare us but once people see me live they won't connect us as much. I am a much better artist, with real talent."[7] While comparing her to Kesha, Idolator wrote that "Dev's beats come off a bit more mellow and her songs a little bit more electro than pop."[15] In response to being compared to both Kesha and Uffie, Dev said, "I just feel that I have a lot more to say and the ability to have an eclectic sound, a very diverse pop album. I'm not bashing either artist, but I'm going to be able to give you a little bit more then what you've heard on those records. When my album comes out, hopefully I won't have to hear another reference or comparison."[3] Much of Dev's music is inspired by hip hop, as she believes that fans respond to "pop music but with rap roots". She said, "I've always been into hip-hop. Eminem changed my life when I was younger."[7] The Hollywood Reporter compared her "futuristic" and "pulsing" sound to underground electroclash musicians Peaches and Yelle.[7] Dev's musical genres have been cited as electro-crunk,[16] electropop,[15] and electro hop.[7]

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